In a relatively short span of time, he’ s accumulated a long list of gospel and R&B–crossover radio hits like “The Blood,” “Encore,” “ I Wouldn’t Know You,” “ You Survived,” and “ I Trust You,” which spent 29 weeks at #1 on Billboard’ s Hot Gospel Songs chart. Fortune’s current smash, “I Believe” (featuring Shawn McLemore & Zacardi Cortez), just locked in its 12th week at #1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.
The new James Fortune and FIYA CD, I Believe: Live, is now available for purchase on Amazon and iTunes. The 14-track CD, which was recorded live at the Houston Arena Theater in early 2010, includes many of the group’s biggest gospel songs such as “I Believe,” “I Wouldn’t Know You,” “Encore” and “You Are Here”.
Featured guests include Shawn McLemore, Nakitta Fox, Kierra Sheard, Pastor Terrence Johnson, Lowell Pye, William Murphy and Anaysha Figueroa.
Last year, Billboard named Fortune the 2nd most popular gospel artist in the country based on radio airplay – just behind platinum-selling artist, Marvin Sapp. The group is currently up for ten Stellar Award nominations for the hit CD, Encore. Be sure to tune in to the Tom Joyner Morning Show on December 9, 2010 in Dallas, TX to hear James Fortune sing songs from the CD.
