The Christianaires was an American black gospel music group from Sontag, Mississippi, they were active from 1989 until 2004. At its inception, The group consisted of two sibling pairs, two brothers, Arnold and Ronald Brown, and two more brothers,

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and Tyrone Porter. Later on with the subtraction of Paul Porter and Ronald Brown, the group added George Carter and Charles Porter. They released ten albums with various labels during their tenure, and those were 1989's ''Walking with Me'', 1990's ''Ain't No Way I Could'' and ''Another Step Forward'', 1993's ''The Vision Becomes Clearer'', 1995's ''Thru the Storm'' and ''Reaching Out'', 1997's ''Saints Hold On'', 1998's ''Standing Room Only'', 2001's ''Thank You'', and 2004's ''Stand Up! Live''. The group's albums ''Another Step Forward'', ''The Vision Becomes Clearer'', ''Standing Room Only'', and ''Thank You'' charted on the ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart.

Background

The

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-based black gospel group, The Christianaires started in 1989 and ceased in 2004. They were made up of two pairs of siblings from their outset the brothers, Arnold and Ronald Brown, and the other two brothers,

and Tyrone Porter, which they were cousins the Browns and Porters. They would add with the departure of two of their members Paul Porter and Ronald Brown, the group would replace them with George Carter and Charles Porter.

History

The quartet released ten albums from 1989 until 2004, with four of them charting on the ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart. The releases were with various labels over the course of the group's tenure, and those albums were: 1989's ''Walking with Me'', 1990's ''Ain't No Way I Could'' and ''Another Step Forward'', 1993's ''The Vision Becomes Clearer'', 1995's ''Thru the Storm'' and ''Reaching Out'', 1997's ''Saints Hold On'', 1998's ''Standing Room Only'', 2001's ''Thank You'', and 2004's ''Stand Up! Live''. The four albums that charted on the Gospel Albums chart were: ''Another Step Forward'' at No. 31, ''The Vision Becomes Clearer'' at No. 17, ''Standing Room Only'' at No. 17, and ''Thank You'' at No. 8. The last one charted on the Independent Albums chart at No. 34.

Members

* Anthony Brown * Ronald Brown * Paul Porter * Tyrone Porter * George Carter * Charles Porter

Discography

References

External links

Malaco Records profile
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