''Sing, Pray, Love, Vol. 1: Sing'' is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter

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. It was released on June 3, 2014 through

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and produced by Anthony "Shep" Crawford, Kelly Price and Phillip "P3" Scott III. The album was preceded by the release of one single "It's My Time."

Promotion

"It's My Time" was released as the lead and only single taken from the album. The song was released to

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on February 25, 2014. On May 30, 2014 "It's My Time" debuted at number 5 on the ''

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chart, the following week the song peaked at number 4 on June 7, 2014 and remained on the charts for 13 weeks. On July 5, 2014 the song debuted at number 25 on the

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chart. On June 28, 2014 the song debuted at number 23 on the

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chart, the following week the song peaked at number 22 and remained on the charts for 14 weeks. On June 17, 2014, a new version of the song was released to iTunes, titled "It's My Time (Mike Cruz EDM Mix)".

Critical reception

Melody Charles from ''

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'' "blessed with some of the most powerful of pipes in her generation, Kelly Price is a singer and songwriter who has combined equal measure of gospel fervor and relatable authenticity since her 1998 debut. No matter what medium she's delivering in live or Memorex the clarity and conviction poured into Kelly's performances are enough to make the listener want to run down an aisle ("He Proposed"), shout His praises ("This Is Who I Am") or throw a temper tantrum ("Tired") all at the same time, which is why ''Sing Pray Love, Vol. 1: Sing'' is such an appropriate title for her seventh studio release."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 64 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, number 6 on the

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, number 12 on the US

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chart and number 10 on the US

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chart on June 21, 2014.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Performers and musicians *Kelly Price – Vocals, Background *Ruben Studdard – Vocals (track 3) *Algebra Blessett – Vocals (track 9) Technical personnel *Kelly Price – Producer *Phillip "P3" Scott III – Producer, Instruments *Anthony "Shep" Crawford – Producer, Instruments *Isabel Evans – A&R *Danielle Brimm – A&R *Andrew Kelley – Art Direction *Julia Sutowski – Coordinator, Production *Paul Grosso – Creative Director *Deborah Rigaud – eOne *Esq – eOne *Jeffery Rolle – Management *Brendan Laezza – Management, Digital Marketing *Chris Herche – Management, Digital Marketing *Dontay Thompson – Management, Radio Promo *Maurice White – Management, Radio Promo *Marleny Dominguez – Management, VP Of Urban *James Cruz – Mastering *Peter Mokran – Mixing *Stevier – Photography *Shawnte Crespo – Production Senior Manager *Victor Morante – Production Direction Manager *John McDonald – Production Senior Manager

Charts

Release history

References

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