Gospel and jazz a cappella sextet Take 6 â originally known as The Gentlemenâs Estates Quartet - formed in Huntsville, Alabama in 1980. The group, whose vocalists also reproduce the sounds of percussion and double bass - has been nominated for over 20 Grammy Awards, winning a total of eight. Theyâve also won numerous GMA Dove Awards. Outside of their own releases and tours, theyâve collaborated with artists such as Ray Charles, k.d. Lang, The Manhattan Transfer, Quincy Jones, Don Henley, Joe Sample, Whitney Houston and many others. Take 6 released their Platinum-selling self-titled debut album in 1988, reaching Number 3 in the Billboard Gospel Albums chart and Number 8 on the jazz chart. The album featured one of their signature songs - âIf We Ever Needed the Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now)". They continued to release a series of popular albums including 1994âs Join the Band, which eventually went Gold. After releasing eight albums on Warner Alliance and Reprise Records, they set up their own label for their 2006 album Feels Good. Theyâve continued to release albums on a variety of labels including Sono, where theyâve released Believe (2016) and Iconic (2018).
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