Marvin Winans, the multi award-winning tenor, chief songwriter and member of Gospel music's most heralded family, takes center stage as he delivers his debut solo album, Alone But Not Alone, which is set to hit stores September 25, 2007.
The first single, "You Just Don't Want to Know," is being featured in the upcoming motion picture film A Good Man is Hard to Find, starring Hill Harper (CSI: NY), Golden Brooks (Girlfriends), R&B singer Deborah Cox, Melissa De Sousa (One on One) and Darrien Dewitt Henson (Stomp the Yard).
Winans came to international fame as the lead singer of The Winans along with brothers Ronald, Carvin and Michael Winans. The Grammy-award quartet revolutionized the way the world viewed gospel music. The Winans scored hit after hit in the 90's with such classics as "Tomorrow," Ain't No Need to Worry" with Anita Baker and "It's Time featuring Teddy Riley.
The 12-track CD features masterful vocals and lyrics that cements Winans' place as a gospel music icon. From the beginning of the first song until the album's end, the project delivers situational, inspirational and faith-inspired messages in a style that builds on Winans' legacy, stepping beyond just the gospel base, but with tunes that are fitting to smooth jazz and quiet storm radio formats as well.
"His voice is like no other. His message is timeless. His ministry is life changing and his music is something the world needs to hear. I love Marvin Winans and you will, too," says CeCe Winans.
Winans joins forces with producer Tommy Sims, who with extensive experience in pop music was able to maintain Winans' trademark crossover style, without compromising his gospel content.
The first single, "You Just Don't Want to Know" is an acoustic guitar driven ballad that has the makings of a universal mantra. Winans sings of a broken marriage and man's responsibility to his fellow man based upon biblical passage taken from the 15th chapter of Romans.
The title cut "Alone But Not Alone," opens with a snippet of the soulful sound of Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues," then subtly transitions into Winans' declaration of his solid relationship with God. On the up-tempo track, a tightly woven-blend of smooth jazz and neo-soul showcases the singer's remarkable vocals. "Alone But Not Alone" is a song of encouragement and affirmation that you should stand on what you believe even when others don't," states Marvin Winans.
Alone But Not Alone offers tunes that are reminiscent of the family quartet, The Winans, as in "My Story," an upbeat collaboration with twin brother Carvin and "He Brought Me Joy," as Winans' brother Ronald appears on what would be his last recording, to testify of God's faithfulness.
Keeping things close to home, the CD will be released on PureSprings Gospel, headed by platinum-selling sister CeCe Winans' label, and distributed by EMI. Check out Winans' My Space page at http://www.myspace.com/marvinwinansmusic.
