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class="infobox-label">Typical instruments</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">Drum kit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bass guitar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saxophone" title="Saxophone">saxophone</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_horn" title="French horn">horns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Piano" title="Piano">piano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hammond_organ" title="Hammond organ">organ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Human_voice" title="Human voice">vocals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vocal_harmony" title="Vocal harmony">background vocals</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Fusion genres</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_soul" title="Hip hop soul">Hip hop/R&B</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rockabilly" title="Rockabilly">rockabilly</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Christian R&B</b> (also known as <b>gospel R&B</b>, <b>rhythm & praise music</b>, and <b>R&P</b>) is a subgenre of <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">rhythm and blues</a> music consisting of tracks with Christian-based lyrics or by musicians typically known for writing such songs. Music in this genre intends to uplift, entertain, or to give a Christian perspective on a topic. Christian R&B could be considered a subgenre of <a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel music</a>, or a cross-genre under both gospel and R&B. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origin_and_musical_style">Origin and musical style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_R%26B&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origin and musical style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">Gospel music</a> is one of the roots or influences of R&B music.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While it might seem as if Christian R&B should be the subgenre of gospel music, R&B is rooted in several music genres and has developed over the decades, making its musical characteristics audibly different from the musical nuances of gospel music. Yet some modern musicians mix R&B elements with gospel music elements. </p><p>R&B originated between the 1940s and 1950s,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Christian R&B followed close behind. Christian rhythm and blues have the same musical characteristics heard in regular or secular R&B music, with the only major difference between the two being the lyrics. Some Christians who perform R&B may not explicitly mention God, Jesus Christ, or other overtly religious terms, but their lyrics still fit within the Christian moral standards, or may be ethically neutral.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A few early gospel R&B musicians can be found as far back as the 1950s. One R&B vocal group, for example, known as <a href="/wiki/The_Orioles" title="The Orioles">the Orioles</a>, sang "gospel-styled reworkings of songs that had been popular country, blues, or R&B songs."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1953, the Orioles recorded a gospel song called "<a href="/wiki/Crying_in_the_Chapel" title="Crying in the Chapel">Crying in the Chapel</a>"; yet the band was considered to be R&B. </p><p>A strong influence on the merging of gospel and R&B came from <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cooke" title="Sam Cooke">Sam Cooke</a>. He started out as the lead singer for the gospel group <a href="/wiki/Soul_Stirrers" class="mw-redirect" title="Soul Stirrers">Soul Stirrers</a>, but had always loved blues and jazz.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He would incorporate elements from these two musical styles into his gospel recordings. Even though he was making a nice living, he wanted to venture into secular music. In 1956, for fear he would upset his fans, bandmates, and his record label, he released his first R&B single (called "Lovable") under the assumed name 'Dale Cooke'. Because his voice is distinctive, people were not fooled by the name Dale Cooke.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Soon, other singers followed Cooke's footsteps, crossing over from gospel to R&B/soul and merging the two.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a> are other important figures who combined gospel and R&B. </p><p>In the early age of R&B, the musicality distinguishing gospel from R&B was blurred. There was little or no way to tell whether a person was listening to gospel music or R&B music,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> unless they paid close attention to the lyrics. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nomenclature">Nomenclature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_R%26B&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Nomenclature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term rhythm and <i>praise</i> is not merely an offshoot of the term rhythm and <i>blues</i>, but also has a spiritual meaning for the musicians specializing in this form of music. <a href="/wiki/Depression_(mood)" title="Depression (mood)">Blues</a>, or singing the blues, is attributed to sadness, depression, hopelessness, loneliness, or worrisome.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For some Christians, music should not invoke depression but rather inspire praise to God, as referenced in the following biblical scriptures: </p> <ul><li>Psalms 47:6<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Acts 16:25<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ephesians 5:18-19<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ephesians 4:29 - Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The last two biblical passages above are not talking about music specifically, but may set a benchmark from which Christian artists write their lyrics. This is not to say Christian musicians do not sing about their troubles and pains; what sets them apart from many other singers is that the Christian artist is inclined to lyrically mention God or Jesus Christ as the solution to their burdens, providing hope to listeners who may be going through a similar hardship. In his book <i>Sound of Light</i>, Don Cusic writes:<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Contemporary Christianity tends to ignore some aspects of the [biblical book of] Psalms—the themes for revenge, fear, doubting, frustration, and outrage. Yet these are all part of the Psalms, although modern songwriters prefer to emphasize only the praise and worship aspects of the Psalms. Still, the Psalms show us songs of individual expression, of earthly concerns, of personal cries of pain and help.</p></blockquote> <p>In an interview with Sketch the Journalist on the Houston Chronicle, DJ D-Lite stated that the term <i>Rhythm & Praise</i> originated from the gospel singing duo Dawkins and Dawkins on their album <i>Focus</i> (released in 1998), with one of the songs being entitled <i>The Rhythm and the Praise</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He goes on to say that, from there, artists made it a subgenre, calling it R&P for short. </p><p>Despite musicians’ reason to use the term <i>praise</i> over <i>blues</i>, no historical texts about rhythm and blues would associate the genre’s name to sadness. The original term for this style of music was <i>race</i> music, because it was predominantly performed by African-Americans. People found that term to be offensive. In the late 1940s, Jerry Wexler, a writer for the Billboard music magazine who would later become a record producer, coined the term rhythm and blues as a way to describe the music.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is probable that the <b>rhythm</b> part of the name <b>rhythm and blues</b> described the music’s up-tempo vibe of that time. The term <b>blues</b> of the genre is probably borrowed from <a href="/wiki/Jump_blues" title="Jump blues">jump blues</a> music, since jump blues evolved into R&B.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most music services, music websites, and even entertainment companies do not recognize rhythm & praise as an official music subgenre, leaving people to categorize this music instead as Christian/R&B, Gospel/R&B, <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_Christian_music" title="Contemporary Christian music">Contemporary Christian</a>/<a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">Contemporary Rhythm and Blues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary_gospel" title="Urban contemporary gospel">Urban Contemporary Gospel</a>, or any variation of these. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_reaction_and_acceptance">Public reaction and acceptance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_R%26B&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Public reaction and acceptance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The success of a person's Christian music is partly based on how the songs are composed and who is performing those songs. Even secular R&B artists are known to record Christian music.<sup id="cite_ref-singersroom1_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-singersroom1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tribune1_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribune1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are Christian singers with a balanced R&B and contemporary gospel blend whereas other singers fuse <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a> with <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">contemporary R&B</a>, a combination that has been in existence since the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Singers in the former will mainly attract those who prefer gospel music, and singers in the latter appeal to those who favor hip-hop and contemporary R&B. Some artists, like <a href="/wiki/Canton_Jones" title="Canton Jones">Canton Jones</a>, tend to alternate between both combinations, which may have garnered him a relatively larger audience than those who fuse gospel sounds only or hip-hop sounds only. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religious_reaction">Religious reaction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_R%26B&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Religious reaction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many people continuously listen to their favorite style of music after professing their Christian faith. They begin to find sacred music of the same genre. This would mean that those who listen to R&B music could still do so after their religious conversion, embracing artists like <a href="/wiki/J._Moss" title="J. Moss">J. Moss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canton_Jones" title="Canton Jones">Canton Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Mary" title="Mary Mary">Mary Mary</a>, <a href="/wiki/One_Nation_Crew" title="One Nation Crew">One Nation Crew</a>, 21:03, <a href="/wiki/Mali_Music_(singer)" title="Mali Music (singer)">Mali Music</a>, Cynthia Jones, and <a href="/wiki/Debra_Killings" title="Debra Killings">Debra Killings</a>. </p><p>Some Christian circles believe certain musical styles are inherently immoral, even if positive lyrics are being sung over the music.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They say genres like rap, rock, blues and R&B should not mix with Christian music<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and that music should never veer away from the topic of Jesus, praise, or worship.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In light of this info, it is no surprise that secular artists are backlashed after releasing gospel records.<sup id="cite_ref-tribune1_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribune1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several R&B artists like <a href="/wiki/Dave_Hollister" title="Dave Hollister">Dave Hollister</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Williams_(singer)" title="Michelle Williams (singer)">Michelle Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shei_Atkins" title="Shei Atkins">Shei Atkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Price" title="Kelly Price">Kelly Price</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coko" title="Coko">Coko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Murdock" title="Shirley Murdock">Shirley Murdock</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Ingram" title="James Ingram">James Ingram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Green" title="Al Green">Al Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montell_Jordan" title="Montell Jordan">Montell Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a><sup id="cite_ref-singersroom1_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-singersroom1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are said to have straddled the fence. </p><p>In 2012, gospel singer Johnny Mo appeared on Christian television program <i>Atlanta Live</i> singing a Christian imitation of R. Kelly's 1994 hit "<a href="/wiki/Bump_n%27_Grind_(R._Kelly_song)" title="Bump n' Grind (R. Kelly song)">Bump n' Grind</a>", titled "I Don't See Nothing Wrong with Living for Jesus".<sup id="cite_ref-madamenoire1_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-madamenoire1-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the comments on Madame Noir<sup id="cite_ref-madamenoire1_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-madamenoire1-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> supported this song while others rejected it. One of the issues that some Christian music listeners may have with listening to Christianized versions of secular music is that the newer Christian version may cause the listener to have a flashback, tempting that listener to commit behaviors they no longer wish to enact.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secular_reaction">Secular reaction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_R%26B&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Secular reaction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Devout Christians are not the only ones enjoying Christian/gospel music. As one blogger who claims to be a black atheist said, "It's not about the message. It's about the sound and the feeling."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He goes on to say that although he doesn't believe in a god nor in the testimonies of gospel artists, he accepts gospel music because it is rooted in his African heritage. </p><p>It is generally known that people listen to music that they can relate to. In this case, non-Christians and those who aren't serious about the faith may sometimes come across Christian music that affects them in emotions (giving them hope)<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or entertainment (loving the style of music without necessarily caring for the lyrics). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mary_Mary" title="Mary Mary">Mary Mary</a>, the R&B/gospel singing duo, released their single "<a href="/wiki/God_in_Me" title="God in Me">God in Me</a>" in 2008, featuring <a href="/wiki/Kierra_Sheard" title="Kierra Sheard">Kierra "KiKi" Sheard</a>. On the <i>Billboard</i> charts, the song peaked at No. 68 on the Hot 100 chart,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> reached the top 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart during its 43rd week,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and went No. 1 on both the Dance Club Songs<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Hot Gospel Songs charts.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mary Mary had another popular song, "<a href="/wiki/Shackles_(Praise_You)" title="Shackles (Praise You)">Shackles (Praise You)</a>", released between 1999 and 2000, peaking at No. 9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and No. 28 on the Hot 100 chart.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Adams" title="Yolanda Adams">Yolanda Adams</a> is another popular R&B/gospel singer, whose successes include four albums that reached the top 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums <i>Billboard</i> chart.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her album <i>Mountain High, Valley Low</i> was on the chart for 94 weeks and peaked at No. 5. Her album <i>Believe</i> remained on the chart for 67 weeks and peaked at No. 7. <i>Day By Day</i> charted for 58 weeks and peaked at No. 4, and <i>The Best of Me</i> peaked at No. 9 while being on the chart for 18 weeks. </p><p>Without going into further chart performances for other R&B/gospel musicians, the two examples above reveal that these songs/albums were not only played on gospel channels, and that they were received by secular audiences. Other musicians whose music charted among the top 10 or close to the top 10 R&B/Hip-Hop songs and the top 10 R&B/Hip-Hop Albums are <a href="/wiki/Oleta_Adams" title="Oleta Adams">Oleta Adams</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/J._Moss" title="J. Moss">J. Moss</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Trin-i-tee_5:7" title="Trin-i-tee 5:7">Trin-i-tee 5:7</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/BeBe_Winans" title="BeBe Winans">BeBe Winans</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/CeCe_Winans" title="CeCe Winans">CeCe Winans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_R%26B&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary_gospel" title="Urban contemporary gospel">Urban contemporary gospel</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_R%26B&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Handyside, Christopher. 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