BeBe & CeCe Winans
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| BeBe & CeCe Winans | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
| Genre(s) | Gospel music, pop, R&B |
| Years active | 1982-1996, 2007- (reunion) |
| Label(s) | PTL, Sparrow, Capitol, EMI |
| Associated acts | CeCe Winans BeBe Winans The Winans Winans family |
| Members | |
| Benjamin "BeBe" Winans Priscilla "CeCe" Winans-Love | |
BeBe & CeCe Winans is an American gospel music brother and sister duo.
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[edit] Biography
BeBe & CeCe debuted in 1982 as part of the singing group on the long running popular Christian television show Praise The Lord. They were introduced by Jim Bakker by their childhood nicknames. They recorded their first album Lord Lift Us Up as a duo for PTL Records. Within a few years, Sparrow Records offered the two siblings a gospel recording contract. They were one of the first black artists to receive significant airplay on CCM radio stations and the second Black artists to receive the Dove Award for Group of the year.
They also remained steadily popular with R&B audiences as well, spawning 12 R&B hit singles including 2 #1 singles. The pair became the first Gospel artists to see their album reach #1 on the Billboard sales charts in 1988 after the release of their second LP Heaven.
BeBe & CeCe had their biggest success with the release of their 1991 album Different Lifestyles featuring the singles "Addictive Love" and a cover of The Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There" featuring Mavis Staples. Both singles topped R&B charts.[1] Rapper MC Hammer also made an appearance on the single "The Blood" at the height of his career.
The release of Lifestyles was followed by a holiday release titled First Christmas in 1993 and then a proper studio release Relationships in 1994. The latter featured the singles "If Anything Ever Happened To You," "Love Of My Life," and "Stay With Me."
As a duo BeBe and CeCe Winans' accolades include 5 Grammy Awards, 8 Dove Awards, 2 NAACP Image awards, a Soul Train award, and over a dozen Stellar Awards, 12 charting R&B singles as well as numerous #1 singles on Christian AC and CHR radio, 3 Gold Albums and 1 Platinum album. In 1996 they officially parted ways to work on their solo careers as well as to pursue other areas of interest. Look to the pages BeBe Winans and CeCe Winans for information on their separate careers.
On May 23, 2007 BeBe & CeCe performed with Melinda Doolittle, one of their previous backup singers, on the finale of American Idol Season 6 at the Kodak Theatre.
CeCe's website[2] has confirmed a reunion album scheduled for an early 2008 release. This will be the first full length album by the duo in 13 years.
[edit] Discography
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Lord Lift Us Up (1984) |
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BeBe & CeCe Winans (1987) |
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Heaven (1988) |
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Different Lifestyles (1991) |
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Relationships (1994) |
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Greatest Hits (1996) |
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The Best of BeBe & CeCe Winans (2006) |
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BeBe & CeCe: The Ultimate Collection [DualDisc Set] (2007) |
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TBA (2008) |
[edit] Albums
- Lord Lift Us Up (PTL Records, 1984)
- BeBe & CeCe Winans (Sparrow/Capitol, 1987)
- Heaven (Sparrow/Capitol, 1988)
- Different Lifestyles (Sparrow/Capitol, 1991)
- First Christmas (Sparrow/Capitol, 1993)
- Relationships (Sparrow/Capitol, 1994)
- Greatest Hits (Sparrow/EMI, 1996)
- The Best Of BeBe & CeCe Winans (Sparrow, 2006)
- TBA (Early 2008) [2]
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I.O.U. Me (1987) |
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Call Me (1987) |
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Celebrate New Life (1988) |
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Addictive Love (1991) |
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I'll Take You There (1991) |
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Silent Night, Holy Night (1991) |
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The Blood (1991) |
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Jingle Bells (1993) |
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Stay With Me (1995) |
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Feels Like Heaven (With You) (1996) |
[edit] Singles
- "Up Where We Belong" (1984)
- "I.O.U. Me" (1987)
- "Love Said Not So" (1987)
- "Call Me" (1987)
- "Heaven" (1988)
- "Celebrate New Life" (1988)
- "Meantime" (1989)
- "Addictive Love" (1991)
- "I'll Take You There" (1991)
- "It's O.K." (1991)
- "Silent Night, Holy Night" (1991) REISSUE
- "The Blood" (1991)
- "Depend On You" (1991)
- "Jingle Bells" (1993)
- "If Anything Ever Happened To You" (1994)
- "Love Of My Life" (1994)
- "Stay With Me" (1995)
- "Feels Like Heaven (With You)" (1996)
[edit] Music Videos
- "Heaven"
- "Celebrate New Life"
- "Addictive Love"
- "I'll Take You There"
- "It's O.K."
- "Jingle Bells"
- "If Anything Ever Happened To You"
- "Love Of My Life"
- "Feels Like Heaven (With You)"
[edit] Awards
- Christian Music Hall of Fame and Museum inductee, 2007
[edit] Trivia
- Since pursuing solo careers, BeBe & CeCe Winans have only recorded together twice. Once on "What A Child", a duet from CeCe's Christmas album His Gift, and once on "Tonight Tonight", a duet from BeBe's 2000 album Love & Freedom.
- On the Disney Channel's animated television show The Proud Family, the youngest children in the family are twin toddlers named BeBe and CeCe.
- One of the duo's signature songs, Heaven, was remade by Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams featuring Carl Thomas on her 2002 gospel album Heart to Yours.
[edit] References
- ^ BeBe & CeCe Winans Biography at All Music Guide
- ^ a b CeCe Winans Official Homepage. Puresprings Gospel. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
