In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Solo Arrangements of
CeCe Winans

The eighth of ten siblings in the musical Winans family, CeCe Winans (born Priscilla) performed most often with her brother, BeBe, in a duo which recorded gospel material with R&B settings and proved to be the most commercially successful of the Winans groupings (which also includes her older brothers Marvin, Carvin, Ronald, and Michael in the Winans and her parents in Mom & Pop Winans). Born in Detroit, she worked with BeBe in a duo called the PTL Singers until 1987, when they released their self-titled debut album (with vocal contributions from nine members of the family). Four albums followed during the next seven years (two of which hit gold) plus 1991's platinum Different Lifestyles. The duo's success increased as they added more contemporary forms of production -- their two number one R&B singles, "Addictive Love" and "I'll Take You There," both treated spiritual love in fuzzy terms just as conducive to the physical. After 1994's Relationships, CeCe began recording her very first solo album. Released in 1995, Alone in His Presence found her working her way back to traditional gospel, singing standards like "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," "Blessed Assurance," and "I Surrender All." His Gift followed in 1998, and a year later Winans returned with Alabaster Box.

CeCe Winans : The Best of Cece Winans

CeCe began her solo career with the Gold certified album "Alone in His Presence". It was released in 1995 and earned her a Grammy Award and 2 Dove Awards including the Female Vocalist of the Year, an award she earned again in 1997. Winans' next release, "Everlasting Love" was released in 1998 and featured Winans biggest Billboard charting singles to date "Well Alright" & "Slippin". In 1999, Winans started her own recording company, "PureSprings Gospel". Her first album on the label was Alabaster Box. Some production of the disc was done by Gospel singer and musician, Fred Hammond. It included a guest appearance by Take 6. CeCe's collection of Top Ten R&B radio hits include "Count on Me", her duet with Whitney Houston, from the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack. The single was certified Gold in the U.S. and reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #8 on the Billboard R&B Singles charts. Here is a vocal piano arrangements of all her greatest hits.

Songlist: Alabaster Box, All That I Need, Hallelujah Praise, He's Always There, It Wasn't Easy, King Of Kings (He's A Wonder), Looking Back At You, Pray, Purified, Say A Prayer, Slippin', Throne Room, Well Alright, What About You