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Virtue is an American Grammy-nominated gospel music trio. The group currently consists of sisters Ebony Holland, Karima Kibble and Heather Martin.
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Virtue | |
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| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana United States |
| Genres | Urban Gospel, Contemporary Christian, Inspirational/Worship |
| Years active | 1997 – Present |
| Labels | Verity Records (1997–2005) Darkchild Gospel (2006–2007) Mixed Bag Entertainment (2014 – Present) |
| Members | Ebony Holland Heather Martin Karima Kibble |
| Past members | Negelle Sumter (1995-2001) Shavonne Sampson (1995–1999) |
Biography
The group was formed in 1994 by Karima Trotter (Kibble), Ebony Trotter (Holland), Negelle Sumter, and Shavonne Sampson. All four women attended the historically Black Seventh-day Adventist institution, Oakwood University (then Oakwood College).
Introducing a fresh take on the fusion of Urban and gospel music with their 1997 self-titled debut, the group – composed of sisters Ebony Holland, Karima Kibble, and Heather Martin – embarked on a journey of sonic excellence that would lead them from humble Southern beginnings to the top of gospel charts with signature hits like "Get Ready", "Put Your War Clothes On", "Til' You Believe", "Lord, I Lift My Hands", "Let the Redeemed", and "Greatest Part of Me". Their discography shines on the hems of five studio albums – Virtue (1997), Get Ready (1999), Virtuosity (2001), Free (2003), and Testimony (2006) – that brought with them no shortage of critical and commercial acclaim. Now, with a trail of gospel gems in their rearview, the sensational sister act is looking to forge a new path with their long-awaited comeback project. Led by a highly anticipated new single shipping to radio and digital outlets this fall, its parent album is set to follow in spring 2015.
Undoubtedly inking yet another page to their illustrious story, the release of the forthcoming album will act as the latest milestone of Virtue's musical journey. A journey that saw its humble beginnings in New Orleans, the group’s original lineup featured founder Ebony Holland, Karima Kibble, and Shavonne Floyd Sampson. Under the name Endurance, the trio thrilled audiences with airtight harmonies and piercing, heartfelt deliveries of praise-and-worship numbers. Their rising buzz would catch the eye of Verity Records, who signed them as the label's first girl group under a new moniker – Virtue. The addition of new member, Negelle Green, would only assist in broadening the spectrum of their already diverse sound as they would impart a noteworthy self-titled debut in 1997.
Quickly becoming gospel music’s new "it" group, Virtue’s 1999-released second album, Get Ready, served as an Urban-flavored toast to the new direction the genre was headed. Decorated with numbers "Get Ready", "Love Me Like You Do", "Angels Watching Over Me", and "Put Your War Clothes On", the album skyrocketed to the Billboard Gospel album charts' top 5 upon its debut. Leading the group to get ready for their biggest hits yet, the next years saw the one time quartet move forward sans Sampson and Sumter to transform into an all sister act with new group member/younger sister Heather Martin. The move proved itself fruitful as their first album as a newly formed trio, Virtuosity, would rise to #4 on the Billboard Gospel Album charts and garner four nominations at the 18th annual Stellar Awards including "Contemporary CD of the Year" and "Group/Duo of the Year".
The upward incline of success would continue to show itself mobile with their fourth album, Free (2003). Not only was it greeted with critical acclaim, but it would see the sisters net a Dove award win for "Urban Album of the Year". With a more aggressively R&B-cloaked sound aboard their Darkchild Gospel-helmed 2006 release, Testimony, the ladies of Virtue would once again prove themselves frontrunners in the contemporary gospel genre. A sentiment echoed by the Stellar award academy who yet again honored the group with a nomination for "Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year" at its 22nd annual showing.
Now, with nearly a decade separating them from their last studio release, the ladies of Virtue are ready to carve a new path along the trail of contemporary gospel. Having supplemented their time away from the genre’s spotlight to tend to family matters, the group is now preparing a project to not only showcase their maturity as women, but as artists as well.
On September 1, 2014 the girls announced their comeback to the gospel music industry after an eight-year recording hiatus.[1]
Their 6th studio album, Fearless debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart, making it their highest appearance on the chart to date. Selling 2,157 copies in its first week,[2] Fearless also debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, number 12 on the Top Christian & Gospel Albums chart, number 21 on the Christian & Gospel Current Digital Albums chart and number 125 on Billboard’s Overall Top Albums chart.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | ||
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| US Gospel [4] |
US Christ. [5] |
US Heat. [6] | ||
| Virtue |
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6 | 18 | — |
| Get Ready |
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4 | 10 | 22 |
| Virtuosity |
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4 | 23 | 33 |
| Free |
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10 | 34 | — |
| Testimony |
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23 | — | — |
| Fearless |
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3 | — | — |
Re-issued albums
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Gospel [4] |
US Christ. [5] |
US Heat. [6] | ||
| Testimony Reloaded |
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21 | — | — |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Gospel [4] |
US Christ. [5] |
US Heat. [6] | ||
| Nothing But the Hits |
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— | — | — |
Singles
As a lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Gospel [15] |
US Gospel Airplay [16] | |||||||||||
| "Greatest Part Of Me" | 1997 | — | — | Virtue | ||||||||
| "Let the Redeemed" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "I Must Tell Jesus" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "My Heart's With You" | 1999 | — | — | Get Ready | ||||||||
| "Get Ready" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Love Me Like You Do" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Angels Watching Over Me" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Put Your War Clothes On" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "He's Been Good" | 2001 | — | — | Virtuosity | ||||||||
| "Till You Believe" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Gotta Worship" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Down on My Knees" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Healin'" | 2003 | — | — | Free | ||||||||
| "Lord. I Lift My Hands" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "You Just Be You" | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Follow Me" | 2006 | 4 | 4 | Testimony | ||||||||
| "You Are" | 2014 | — | 17 | Testimony Reloaded and Fearless | ||||||||
| "Walk it Out" | 2015 | — | — | Fearless | ||||||||
| "Miracle" | 2016 | — | 23 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||
Other appearances
Virtue performed on the Sisters in the Spirit tour with Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams and Mary Mary.[17] They also performed on the Evolution II Tour 2003 with Byron Cage, Percy Bady Tonex, Lisa McClendon, and Corey Red & Precise.[18]
They appeared on the album Bridges: Songs of Unity and Purpose in a duet with Clay Crosse and sang background for Darwin Hobbs on the song So Amazing from his album Vertical.
| Title (Artist) |
Year | Album |
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| "The First Noel"[19] (Virtue) |
1998 | The Real Meaning of Christmas, Vol. 2 |
| "Together"[20] (Clay Crosse & Virtue) |
1999 | Bridges - Songs of Unity and Purpose |
| "Can You Hear the Angels?"[21] (Virtue) |
The Real Meaning of Christmas, Vol. 3 | |
| "So Amazing"[22] (Darwin Hobbs featuring Virtue)[23] |
2000 | Vertical |
| "So Amazing"[24] (Oakwood University USM Compilation featuring Virtue) |
2008 | The Experience |
Music videos
- "Greatest Part of Me"
- "Follow Me"
Award history
| Year | Award-giving body | Award Category | Song /Album Title |
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| 2003 | Dove Awards | Urban Album of the Year | Free |
| 2006 | Grammy Awards | Nominated for Gospel Album of the Year | Testimony |
References
Footnotes
- "Dove Award Winning, Grammy-Nominated Veteran Urban Contemporary Gospel Female Trio Virtue Returns with New Look and Music After 8 Year Recording Hiatus".
- Arbet, DeVante (March 7, 2016). "Virtue Hits #3 on Billboard With 'Fearless' Album". thegospelguru.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- "POPULAR SISTER TRIO, VIRTUE, CELEBRATES THEIR HIGHEST BILLBOARD CHARTING IN THEIR 20-YEAR CAREER WITH 7TH STUDIO ALBUM FEARLESS | @VIRTUEGIRLS |". gospelcentric.net. 7 March 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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Studio albums
- For Virtue: "POPULAR UPRISINGS". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 17. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 April 1999. p. 17. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- For Get Ready: "Top Gospel Albums Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 June 1999. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
- For Virtuosity: "Top Gospel Albums Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 October 2001. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
- For Free: "Top Gospel Albums Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 6 September 2003. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
- For Testimony: "Top Gospel Albums Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 15 July 2006. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
- For Fearless: "Top Gospel Albums Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
- For Testimony Reloaded: "Top Gospel Albums Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
- "Virtue | Billboard Top Christian Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 October 2001. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
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- For Get Ready: "Billboard's Heatseekers Albums Chart". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 24. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 June 1999. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- For Virtuosity: "Billboard Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 October 2001. p. 85. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Virtue - Virtue | Releases | Allmusic". Allmusic. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Get Ready - Virtue | Releases | Allmusic". Allmusic. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Virtuosity! - Virtue | Releases | Allmusic". Allmusic. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Free - Virtue | Releases | Allmusic". Allmusic. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Testimony - Virtue | Releases | Allmusic". Allmusic. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Fearless - Virtue | Releases | Allmusic". Allmusic. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Testimony Reloaded - Virtue | Releases | Allmusic". Allmusic. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Nothing But the Hits - Virtue | Releases | Allmusic". Allmusic. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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- For "Follow Me": "Hot Gospel Songs". Billboard. 16 December 2006. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
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- For "Follow Me": "Gospel Airplay". Billboard. December 9, 2006. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
- For "You Are": "Gospel Airplay". Billboard. April 18, 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
- For "Miracle": "Gospel Airplay". Billboard. August 13, 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021 – via Billboard.com.
- Collins, Lisa (28 July 2001). "Artists & Music: In The Spirit". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ""Prince of Praise" Headlines Evolution II Tour 2003". Gospelwire.com. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- "The Real Meaning of Christmas, Vol. 2 by Various Artists on Apple Music". Apple Music. 29 September 1998. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "Bridges - Songs of Unity and Purpose by Various Artists on Apple Music". Apple Music. 21 September 1999. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- Huey, Steve. "The Real Meaning of Christmas, Vol. 3 - Various Artists". Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- "Vertical by Darwin Hobbs on Apple Music". Apple Music. January 2000. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- "The Best of Darwin Hobbs by Darwin Hobbs on Apple Music". Apple Music. January 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- "The Experience by Oakwood University USM Compilation on Apple Music". Apple Music. 4 April 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
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