Mary Mary

One of the most commercially successful contemporary gospel plays of the 2000s, Mary Mary is the sister duo of Erica and Tina Atkins, who grew up in Inglewood, California in a family of five sisters. and one brother. The girls’ parents were gospel singers, and it wasn’t long before the kids sang in their local church choir, eventually appearing on the Bobby Jones Gospel show on BET. The brothers joined Michael Matthews’ traveling gospel show Mama I’m Sorry in 1995, followed by Matthews’ second production, Sneaky. Each of the sisters then toured as backup singers for a series of R&B acts. Meanwhile, they write contemporary gospel material with crossover appeal. A meeting with producer Warryn Campbell (who would eventually marry Erica) resulted in an agreement to publish the song and “Dance,” a song the sisters wrote and performed with Robin S. ., appearing on the soundtrack of Dr. Doolittle in 1998. The following year, “Let Go, Let God” was used in The Prince of Egypt – Inspirational, and their songs were also recorded by 702 and Yolanda Adams. Mary Mary then signed a recording contract with Columbia/C2 Records and released her debut single, “Sharors (Praise You)”, a Top Ten R&B and Top 40 Hot 100 hit, followed by the album Thankful in May. 2000. Thankful was a huge hit with Christian audiences, offering a younger, hipper version of the gospel that audiences could associate with. written by you. Both Erica and Tina became mothers before their album of the same name came out in 2005. It was the duo’s first album to break into the Top Ten of the Billboard 200. The Sound, released in 2008, can also be found. does even better; it debuted at number seven and was Mary Mary’s most savvy crossover album, benefiting from Campbell’s sole producer role. Two singles, “Get Up” and “God in Me,” topped the Dance/Club Play Music chart, while the latter also peaked at number one on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. Something Big, featuring works by Campbell and several other collaborators, was released in 2011. The following year, they starred in the We channel reality series, Go Get It, and released the soundtrack. – including old and new documents – in May of that year.