Artist's albums
Live
2000 · album
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
1999 · album
So Cool
1998 · album
Brothers
1996 · album
Join the Band
1994 · album
He Is Christmas
1991 · album
So Much 2 Say
1990 · album
Raymond Scott Reimagined
2023 · album
Let There Be Peace on Earth
2021 · single
Jesus What A Wonderful Child
2020 · single
Spread Love (The Re-Do) [2020]
2020 · single
The Summit: Live on Soundstage
2018 · album
Sailing (Tim Kelley Remix)
2018 · single
Iconic
2018 · album
Sailing
2018 · single
Change The World
2018 · single
Seven Days of the Week!
2016 · single
The Magic of Manners!
2016 · single
The Swingin' ABCs!
2016 · single
Believe
2016 · album
Pat Boone Sings a Tribute to The Ink Spots featuring Take 6
2012 · compilation
One
2012 · album
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
2010 · album
The Standard
2008 · album
Feels Good
2006 · album
Beautiful World
2002 · album
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Biography
With roots in gospel, doo wop, and sophisticated jazz-influenced singing groups of mid-century America, the a cappella group Take 6 are a throwback to an earlier era of American music, and they were a precursor for a number of Black male pop groups of the '90s, most notably Boyz II Men. The group's membership includes Alvin Chea, Khristian Dentley (who replaced Cedric Dent in 2011), Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III (brother of Brian McKnight), Joey Kibble (who replaced Mervyn Warren in 1991), and David Thomas. Kibble and McKnight caught the a cappella bug at Alabama's Oakwood College in the early '80s, forming a vocal group that solidified into Take 6 when singer/arranger Warren joined in 1985. They signed to the Warner Alliance label, for which they made a pair of smooth yet vocally adventuresome albums that defied pigeonholing other than the all-purpose a cappella classification. Take 6 (1988) won jazz and gospel Grammy awards, took three Dove awards, went platinum, and led to contributions to Spike Lee's blockbuster film Do the Right Thing and Quincy Jones' extremely successful Back on the Block. Like the debut, So Much 2 Say (1990) pulled off the remarkable feat of hitting Billboard's overall, R&B, jazz, and gospel charts with Top Ten placements in the latter two. After that hot beginning, the group shifted over to Reprise, another Warner-distributed imprint, and delivered six additional albums -- including a live recording and a pair of holiday releases -- through the early 2000s. They continued to combine genres and mixed traditional and original material. Although their releases didn't sell as well as the debut and follow-up, the group continually added to their collection of Grammy and Dove awards. They utilized instrumental backing, beginning with Join the Band (1994), and Brothers (1996), which indicated a sharper turn toward commercial R&B, though the group did so while retaining their identity. After Beautiful World (2002), released on Warner Bros. proper, Take 6 went independent. Among their more notable later releases were The Standard (2008), which featured appearances from George Benson, Roy Hargrove, and Aaron Neville, and One (2012), highlighted by a collaboration with Stevie Wonder. They later signed with SoNo for Believe (2016), produced by label vice president and industry veteran Ross Vannelli. ~ Richard S. Ginell & Andy Kellman, Rovi