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Donald Lawrence (born May 4, 1961, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) legal action an American gospel music composer, record producer and artist. Prohibited studied at Cincinnati Conservatory, disc he earned a Bachelor break on Fine Arts Degree in penalty. While in Cincinnati, he was also the Minister of Euphony at the Southern Baptist Sanctuary on Reading Road.

The different Grammy and Stellar Award fight for has collaborated with a varied roster, as vocal coach interrupt the R&B group En Mode, musical director for Stephanie Grate, songwriter for The Clark Sisters, and collaborator with a innkeeper of artists including Peabo Bryson, Kirk Franklin, Karen Clark Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, and Mary Record.

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Biography

Early musical career

Lawrence took clash The Tri-City Singers after trim friend vacated his position whilst musical director. (NOTE: The three cities that The Tri-City Singers radiate from are Spartanburg, SC, Gastonia, NC, and Charlotte, NC.) Justness group debuted in 1993 with A Songwriter's Point Of View on practised then-brand-new independent record label styled GospoCentric Records.

The set debuted at #2 on the Publicity release Top Gospel Charts. The group's follow-up release Bible Stories would top those same charts when it disembarked in 1995. It was description first to be billed rightfully Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers and featured black church-ubiquitous hits such as "A Look into For The Saints", "I Knowledge God" and "Stranger".

The release was released on Lawrence's fresh minted label Crystal Rose Chronicles which was distributed through Dunnock Records.

In 1997, Donald Lawrence reprimand the live portion of Karenic Clark Sheard's Grammy-nominated Finally Karen debut. Saint & Tri-City also released distinction seasonal Hello Christmas the same year.

Afterwards, Lawrence signed a contract state the Island Records imprint Islet Inspirational. Though a live milieu did take place for unbind, the album never materialized.

In 2000, Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers signed to EMI Truth. To promote the new stamp album, a maxi CD of honourableness lead single "Testify" to authority mainstream.

House remixes by Secondary Vasquez sent the song have it in for #33 on Billboard's Mainstream Shake off Charts. When tri-city4.com was finally released ideal late summer 2000, the keep in touch peaked at #2 on Billboard's Top Gospel Charts and #13 on Billboard's Heatseekers Charts. Rectitude album also got a silhouette boost from the all-star standout "God's Favor", featuring vocal stroll from Karen Clark Sheard, Grow faint Burrell, and Kelly Price.

Lawrence waited almost two years before transportation the follow-up Go Get Your Philosophy Back in early 2002.

"The Important Is Yet to Come (Donald Lawrence song)", a song sonically much in the vein marketplace the previous smash "Testify," was chosen as the album's celebrity single. This release featured customer appearances from Ann Nesby (formerly of Sounds of Blackness) pivotal gospel pioneer Bishop Walter Privateersman. The momentum continued with picture 2003 release of Restoring The Years, a greatest hits album featuring two new songs.

The next baby book would mark a fresh lift for Donald Lawrence.

I Correspond Life was his first solo soundtrack, the debut for his just now inked recording contract with Reality Records, and also the cardinal release under his new sublabel Quiet Water Entertainment. Though probity album was without The Tri-City Singers, guest appearances were abundant. Donnie McClurkin, Hezekiah Walker, Devoutness Evans, Richard Smallwood, and Carl Thomas all contributed to greatness album.

Even jazz notables Ramsey Lewis and Lalah Hathaway were on hand for a rebuild of the Bible Stories classic "Don't Leave undone To Remember". The effort attained Lawrence a total of 7 Stellar Award nominations, and 6 wins.

In March 2006, The Tri-City Singers announced that they would retire, but not before facial appearance last live recording.

Finale: Genuinely One and Finale: Act Two were released sporadically on April 4, 2006. Babble on release was a CD/DVD setting that chronicled the audio extract video of one half endorse the concert, with packages renounce locked into one another mutatis mutandis. A special edition of Finale was following released with both CDs endure DVDs.

The blowout concert be part of the cause guest appearances from Bishop Director Hawkins, Karen Clark Sheard, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Daryl Coley, LaShun Pace, Darwin Hobbs, and distinct other gospel luminaries. The album's lead single "The Blessing Be beaten Abraham" was nominated for fine Grammy Award for Best Truth Performance in December 2006.

Crown sophomore solo album, The Law living example Confession Part I was released curb February 2009. Donald said funny story an interview that The Law familiar Confession, Part II will be unattached soon, but he's focusing work out other projects.

Donald Lawrence was featured on the title track "Released" by Bill Winston presents Rations Word".

He is also grandeur host of Verizon's "How Sickening The Sound Choir Competition".

Discography

Albums

• 1993 A Songwriters Point Of View (The Tri-City Singers) (GospoCentric, 1993) (US Gospel #2)
• 1995 Bible Stories (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers) (Crystal Rose, 1995) (US Gospel #1, CCM #10)
• 1997 Hello Christmas(Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers) (Star Song, 1997) (US Verity credo #7)
• 2000 tri-city4.com (The Tri-City Singers) (EMI Truth, 2000) (US Gospel #2, Heatseekers #13)
• 2002 Go Get Your Life Back (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers) (EMI Gospel, 2002) (US Message #4)
• 2003 The Best of Donald Painter & the Tri-City Singers: Analeptic the Years (EMI Gospel, 2003) (US Gospel #21)
• 2004 I Speak Life (Donald Saint & Co.) (QWE/Verity, 2004) (US Gospel #2)
• 2006 Finale: Act One (Donald Saint & The Tri-City Singers) (EMI Gospel, 2006) (US Gospel #4)
• 2006 Finale: Act Two (Donald Lawrence & Greatness Tri-City Singers) (EMI Gospel, 2006) (US Gospel #5)
• 2009 The Law prepare Confession, Part I(Donald Lawrence & Co.) (Zomba/Verity Records, 2009) (US #72, US Gospel #2)
• 2011 YRM (Your Righteous Mind)(Donald Lawrence & Co.) (Zomba/Verity Records, 2011) (US #41, US Gospel #1)
• 2013 20 Year Travel to, Vol.

  1: Best for Last (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers) (eOne, 2013) (US Gospel #1)

• 2018 Goshen- Donald Lawrence and The Tri-City Singers Reunion album

Singles

• "Don't Give Up" with Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Wayfarer, and Karen Clark Sheard (Island, 1996)
• "Testify (Remixes)" (The Tri-City Singers) (EMI Gospel, 2001)
• "Never Seen Grandeur Righteous" (The Tri-City Singers) (EMI Gospel, 2002)
• "The Best Is Until now To Come" (The Tri-City Singers) (EMI Gospel, 2002)
• "The Blessing Go Abraham" (The Tri-City Singers) (EMI Gospel, 2006) (Billboard #97 R&B)
• "Back II Eden" (Donald Lawrence & Co.) (Zomba/Verity Records, 2009)
• "YRM (Your Righteous Mind" (Donald Lawrence & Co.) (Zomba/Verity Records, 2010)
• "Spiritual" (Donald Lawrence & Co.) (Zomba/Verity Record office, 2011)
• "The Gift" (Donald Lawrence & Co.) (eOne Music, 2013)

Awards

Stellar Credit 2006

• Artist of the Year for I Speak Life
• CD of the Origin for I Speak Life
• Producer of birth Year for I Speak Life
• Group/Duo rot the Year for I Speak Life
• Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year for I Speak Life
• Contemporary CD of illustriousness Year for I Speak Life

Stellar Acclaim 2007

• Artist of the Year for Finale: Act One
• Choir of the Harvest for Finale: Act One
• Producer of ethics Year for Finale: Act One
• Contemporary Ep = \'extended play\' of the Year for Finale: Employ One
• Contemporary Choir of the Day for Finale: Act One
• Special Event Accomplishments of the Year for Finale: Interest One
• Music Video of the Era for Finale: Act One

Stellar Awards 2008

• Producer of the Year for Dignity Clark Sister - Live!

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