''Pronounced Toe-Nay'' is a
studio album
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by the American
gospel music
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singer
Tonéx
Anthony Charles Williams II (born May 16, 1975), better known by his stage name B. Slade, formerly known under the gospel moniker Tonéx ( ), is an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, dancer, producer, and acti ...
.
It was released via
Verity Records
Verity Records is an American gospel music-focused record label, founded in 1994. The Gospel group operated by Provident Label Group, which in turn is owned by Sony Music Entertainment.
Artists
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* Crystal Aikin
* Deitrick Haddon
* DeWay ...
and
Jive Records
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in 2000.
It peaked at No. 12 on the ''
Billboard
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'' Top Gospel Albums chart.
Critical reception
In a 2010 profile, ''
The New Yorker'' called ''Pronounced Toe-Nay'' a "breakthrough album ...
hatmarked the arrival of a major new voice in gospel music," writing that "'Personal Jesus' had a spaced-out funk groove that recalled Sly & the Family Stone."
Track listing
# Radio
# Pronounced Toe-Nay
# It's On Like That (featuring Jaz)
# One Good Reason (featuring Big J)
# The Good Song
# Personal Jesus
# Trinity
# U Send Me
# The 1 U Need
# Real 2 Me
# Why?
# Waiting
# Taxi
# As I Played
# Real With U
# Cry No More
# Make Me Right (featuring ATaQ)
# Restoration
# Untitled (featuring E.B. Williams)
# One Good Reason (92105 Myx)
# P.T. 2001
References
External links
CCM magazine review
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2000 albums
Tonéx albums
1997 albums