Songs Written by Warryn Campbell - Homecoming, Get Up, Shackles, God in Me, Braid My Hair, Religious, Yeah (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Homecoming, Get Up, Shackles, God in Me, Braid My Hair, Religious, Yeah. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Shackles (Praise You)" is the debut single by singer-songwriter duo Mary Mary. It was first released in 2000 and has since been dubbed the signature Mary Mary song as it ultimately raised the profile of the duo in the gospel music industry. Stan North of GospelFlava.com deemed it as one of the pioneer songs of Urban Gospel music The song was originally recorded and released in December 1999 upon Mary Mary's signing with Columbia Records and was re-released one month later as a promotional single for their upcoming album, Thankful. They both feature the same track listing but different album covers, the second using a picture of the duo. Mary Mary later shot a music video for the song. "Shackles (Praise You)" became a crossover hit, being popular with gospel, R&B, and pop audiences. It was a Top 10 R&B and Top 40 pop hit, and peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became the first gospel song in five years to crack the R&B top ten and gained wide exposure on the MTV video cable channel. In addition, Shackles was one of the few gospel songs to receive significant airplay on many CCM stations and appeared on many compilation CDs (include WOW Hits). It was also a worldwide hit and reached Number 5 in the United Kingdom and Number 17 in Ireland. Like many contemporary gospel songs, Shackles was not without its criticism, many cited the song as being too modern and not staying true to its gospel roots. Mary Mary responded by saying: However, the hip hop lines on many subsequent Mary Mary only added to the criticism. With the advent of more urban gospel songs, a new fan base was introduce...http: //booksllc.net/?id=17017202