WOW Gospel 2011 is a

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from the award-winning

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. Released on February 1, 2011 (which made it the first annual ''WOW Gospel'' album in the history of the series not released in January), the double CD album features thirty contemporary gospel hits. The album cover pays tribute to

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. The album debuted straight at number one on the

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Gospel Albums chart, and peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in 2011. Five songs featured on ''WOW Gospel 2011'' have reached number one on Gospel Songs chart: The Best In Me, I Believe, God In Me, He Wants It All and Nobody Greater.

Track listing

Disc One

#Awesome God -

Fred Hammond Frederick William Hammond (born December 27, 1960) is an American gospel singer, bass guitar player, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most popular figures in contemporary gospel music. He is known for using a variety of differe ...

- 4:38 #Resting On His Promise -

Youthful Praise Youthful Praise is an American gospel choir led by James "J.J." Hairston who directs the choir and composes most of their material. Biography Youthful Praise originated at the Bridgeport, Connecticut church Turner's Faith Temple. The outfit was ...

featuring J.J. Hairston - 5:57 #The Best In Me -

Marvin Sapp Bishop Marvin Louis Sapp Sr. (born January 28, 1967) is an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career. Sapp is also the founder and former sen ...

- 4:17 #I Believe -

James Fortune James Fortune is a gospel music recording artist, songwriter and producer. He is also a radio personality on 1190 AM WLIB. Music career James Fortune & FIYA's highly debut CD, ''You Survived'', was released in September 2004. He was honored a ...

& FIYA featuring Shawn McLemore &

Zacardi Cortez Zacardi Renye Louis Cortez (born September 17, 1985) is an American gospel musician and Christian artist. He started his music career, in 2012, with the release of ''The Introduction'' by Blacksmoke Records. His second album, ''REloaded'', was ...

- 5:37 #God In Me -

Mary Mary Mary Mary is a female American urban contemporary gospel duo composed of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell (born April 29, 1972) and Trecina Atkins-Campbell (born May 1, 1974). Formed in 1998, Mary Mary was launched into mainstream recognition fo ...

featuring

Kierra "Kiki" Sheard Kierra Valencia "Kiki" Sheard-Kelly (born June 20, 1987) is an American gospel singer. She is the daughter of gospel singer Karen Clark-Sheard (member of gospel singing group the Clark Sisters) and granddaughter of gospel choral director Mattie ...

- 3:09 #Prayed Up -

Karen Clark Sheard Karen Valencia Clark Sheard (née Clark; born November 15, 1960) is an American Grammy Awards, Grammy Award–winning gospel music, Gospel singer, musician, songwriter, and businesswoman. Clark-Sheard is the wife of the current Church of God in Ch ...

- 3:51 #Hide Me -

Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) a ...

- 5:12 #Rebuild (Remix) -

J. Moss James Moss (born September 22, 1971), better known by his stage name J. Moss, is an American gospel musician, composer, producer and arranger. Early years Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, James Moss went to Cass Technical High School, the ...

- 3:50 #He Wants It All -

Forever Jones Forever Jones (usually stylized as forever JONES) is a Christian gospel group formed by husband and wife Dewitt and Kim Jones and their five children. Band history Husband and wife Dewitt and Kim Jones grew up in Washington and came from musical ...

- 3:20 #No One Else -

Smokie Norful Rev. W.R. "Smokie" Norful, Jr. is an American gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be d ...

- 6:07 #God Favored Me -

Hezekiah Walker Bishop Hezekiah Walker (born December 24, 1962) is a popular American gospel music singer and artist and pastor of prominent Brooklyn New York Pentecostal megachurch, Love Fellowship Tabernacle. Walker has released several albums on Benson Reco ...

& The Love Fellowship Choir featuring Marvin Sapp & D. J. Rogers - 5:14 #There Is A King In You -

Donald Lawrence Donald Lawrence (born May 4, 1961, Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American gospel music songwriter, record producer and artist. He is best known for his Grammy Award-nominated songs "The Blessing of Abraham" and "Encourage Yourself". He studied ...

& Company - 4:49 #Everywhere That I Go -

Israel Houghton Israel Houghton (; born May 19, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, producer and worship leader. He is usually credited as Israel & New Breed. Musical career Houghton produced an album by Michael Gungor, ''Big ...

- 4:24 #Background -

Lecrae Lecrae Devaughn Moore (born October 9, 1979), mononymously known as Lecrae, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record and film producer, record executive, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the president, co-owner and co-founder of the ind ...

featuring C-Lite - 4:40 #Good -

Tye Tribbett Tyrone "Tye" Tribbett (born January 26, 1976) is an American gospel music singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He is choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A. (short for 'Greater ...

- 4:06

Disc Two

#Living On The Top - DeWayne Woods - 3:28 #Joy Of The Lord -

Tamela Mann Tamela Jean Mann (née Johnson; born June 9, 1966) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, and actress. Mann began her career as a singer with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family. She was a featured soloist on several tracks while wit ...

- 4:37 #Nobody Greater -

VaShawn Mitchell VaShawn Mitchell (born November 19, 1976) is an American gospel singer and songwriter. He has produced several Stellar Award-winning projects and songs for Grammy Award winners Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Smokie Norful. Early life Born and ra ...

- 6:08 #Speak -

Myron Butler Myron Demond Butler (born July 27, 1974) is a gospel musician, record producer, singer-songwriter, music director, vocalist, organist and pianist. Most notably, he is known as the leader of the gospel choir, Myron Butler & Levi. Since 1997, he's ...

& Levi - 5:40 #Love Like Crazy - Kierra "Kiki" Sheard - 3:46 #Just Love - Brian Courtney Wilson - 4:15 #The Great I Am -

Donnie McClurkin Donald Andrew "Donnie" McClurkin, Jr. (born November 9, 1959) is an American gospel singer and minister. He has won three Grammy Awards, ten Stellar Awards, two BET Awards, two Soul Train Awards, one Dove Award and one NAACP Image Awards. He i ...

- 5:33 #How I Got Over -

Vickie Winans Vickie Winans (born Viviane Bowman; October 18, 1953) is an American gospel singer. Early life The seventh of twelve children, Winans was born in Michigan to Mattie A. Bowman, a housewife, and Aaron Bowman, who worked at various times as a lab ...

featuring

Tim Bowman Jr. Timothy Bowman Jr. (born May 26, 1987) is an American gospel musician. He started his music career in 2012 with the release of ''Beautiful'' by Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records. This album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard (magazine), ''B ...

- 5:29 #I'll Be Up There -

Mighty Clouds Of Joy The Mighty Clouds of Joy are an American traditional gospel music quartet. Joe Ligon Bio: Willie Joe Ligon was born on October 11, 1936, and died on December 11, 2016 (80 years, 2 months). He dedicated his life to Jesus making many hit songs ...

- 3:30 #So Good To Me - Lee Williams & The Spiritual QC's - 5:33 #I Can't Hold It - Byron Cage - 4:35 #Help -

Vanessa Bell Armstrong Vanessa Bell Armstrong ( Bell; born October 2, 1953) is an American gospel singer who released her debut album '' Peace Be Still'' in 1983. Armstrong is an 7x Grammy Award Nominee, Stellar Award Winner, and a Soul Train Award winner. She has wor ...

- 6:27 #I Give Myself Away - William McDowell - 5:18 #Jesus Is Love -

Heather Headley Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Trinidadian-born American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the titular role of ''Aida''. She also won the 2010 Grammy Aw ...

and Smokie Norful - 5:40 #Favor -

Shirley Caesar Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams (born October 13, 1938), known professionally as Shirley Caesar, is an American gospel singer whose career has spanned seven decades. She has won 11 Grammys in addition to Dove Awards and Stellar Awards; Caesar is kno ...

- 4:40

References

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