A combination of sacred and secular music -- including covers of songs by Earth, Wind & Fire, Maxwell, Al Green, Michael Jackson and Lynyrd Skynyrd -- will appear on the self-titled debut album from the Alabama a capella group Committed, winner of the second season of NBC's "The Sing-Off."
"We wanted to be true to who we are," the group's Therry Thomas tells Billboard.com. "We're singers who love a capella music and singers who happen to be Christian. Christian music is inspirational. It's love music. We wanted to have an album with real-life music. Christians go through breakups and love and all that stuff. We just wanted it to be real, and to not offend anybody."
Video: Committed sings Michael Jackson's "Hold My Hand"
"Committed," due out Aug. 30, will include the sextet's rendition of Michael Jackson's "Hold My Hand" that it performed during "The Sing-Off." Other covers include Al Green's "Let's Stay Together," Maxwell's "Pretty Wings," Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" and "a new spin" on Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama." "We're just trying to pay homage to our home state," Thomas says. "We've been living in Huntsville the last six years, so we also wanted to pay tribute to our supporters from there. It was a lot of fun. It's a nice new spin to an old song."
"Committed's" spiritual fare, meanwhile, include the Thomas-written "Break Free," which will be the album's first single, as well as a version of "Soon I Will Be Done" arranged by Take 6's Cedric Dent and featuring a guest vocal by that group's Joey Kibble. Take 6's Dave Thomas, meanwhile, wrote the "Committed" track "Do Anything," while former group member Mervyn Warren composed "That's When I'll Get Over You."
Committed has already started a summer tour to advance "Committed's" release. "We're going to be building our fan base and perfecting our show," says the group's Dennis "DJ" Baptiste. "Then once August comes and the album is out, we're just gonna promote, promote, promote everywhere." The schedule includes performances July 1-2 at the 17th Annual Essence Music Festival in New Orleans and a return to "The Sing-Off" when its third season gets under way on Sept. 19.
"Before 'The Sing-Off' we were just normal people," Thomas says with a laugh, "just into singing around, singing in choirs and stuff like that. But since the show, people recognize us randomly in Wal-Mart and the airport. People ask for autographs...A lot has changed." Adds Baptiste, "It's crazy to be looked at like that now. To me I'm the same person I was before 'The Sing-Off;' all we did was go sing on a TV show, and now all of a sudden people are going crazy and crying when they come to see us. That love and support from fans is probably the most surprising thing to me."
Source: Committed's Post-'Sing-Off' Debut to Feature MJ Cover, Christian Music.
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wow. that girl sounds a little crazy.
you didn't provide much info on what you said, but given the calm way you're describing it, i feel like it musn't have been soo bad.
i think you should talk to your teacher. if you and your group members don't get along, that's fine - it happens to everybody. but that doesn't mean you should all be evil to each other and hurt one another's grades. and i'd say not being allowed to see the final result could hurt your grade.
s this the same one who was in a "secret study" group for the Lt's test a few years back run by Captian Barbie from a certain northside district. Wasn't the other members of the group the captain's desk sergeants, one who should have been fired for residency and the other who didn't leave the station parking lot when assigned to a sector car? Didn't the captain serve as the proctor for another study group member who was allowed to take the test from home? Didn't all four score in the top 40 on the Lt's test?
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!.What was the name of the grunge supergroup that featured members of Alice in Chains,Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees? GREEN RIVER
2.Who sang R2-D2 We wish you a Merry Xmas on the record Xmas in the Stars:Star Wars Xmas Album? JON BON JOVI
3.Which band's song became the theme tune for the O.C.? And it's name?
4.From which song are the following lyrics taken:"Ten Silver Saxes,a Bass with a bow/The drummer relaxes and waits between shows".Who recorded it?
5.Which rootsy rocker started their career singing backing backing vocals on tour with Michael Jackson? SHERYL CROW
6.Who was the guest singer on REM's "E-Bow The Letter" from "New Adventure in Hi-Fi" album? PATTI SMITH
7.What do The New York Dolls,The D'Molls,Pretty Boy Floyd,Epica,Billy Idol and Crosby,Stills & Nash have in common with Sandy Shaw?
8."Of a Lifetime,Kohoutek,Topaz and Mystery Mountain "are all tracks on which band's debut album from 1975?
9.Meathook Seed formed in 1993 as an off-shoot of which two insanely heavy bands? NAPALM DEATH AND DEATH ?
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