Take 6 Takes Six Billboard Chart Spots with New Album BELIEVE

By: Apr. 05, 2016
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The most awarded acappella group in history, Take 6, have achieved another career milestone with the release of their new album Believe, which simultaneously landed across six Billboard charts in its opening week.

Believe debuted at #2 on the Contemporary Jazz Chart, #5 Current Jazz, #9 Current Gospel, #25 Current R&B Albums, #41 Christian/Gospel Albums and #58 Current R&B/Hip Hop.

Produced by recording legend Ross Vannelli (Celine Dion, Richard Marx, Jeffrey Osbourne) and featuring Stevie Wonder, along with a song penned by the multiple Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated writer Diane Warren, Believe is a contemporary record filled with exciting collaborations and new material. It is a true return to form for the Gospel and R&B sextet with every hallmark of the classic Take 6 sound.

Purchase Believe:
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Amazon MP3 http://smarturl.it/Take6Believe_Amz
Amazon CD http://smarturl.it/Take6Believe_AmzCD
Google http://smarturl.it/Take6Believe_GPlay
Spotify http://smarturl.it/Take6Believe_Stream
SRG Store https://bitly.com/Take6Believe

Upcoming Tour Dates:
April 06 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, N.J.
Apr 08 Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, Morristown, N.J.
Apr 10 NYCB Theatre at Westbury, Westbury, N.Y.
April 15 Oceanside Jazz Festival Oceanside, Calif.
Apr 26 Tapiola Park, Espoo, Finland
Apr 27 New Morning, Paris, France
Apr 30 Blue Note Milan, Milano, Italy
May 01 Kauno Žalgirio Arena, Kaunas, Lithuania
May 02 A Capella Woche at Pavilion, Hannover, Germany
May 03 A-Trane Berlin, Germany
May 04 Scandic Nidelven Hotel, Trondheim, Norway
May 05 Hamar Kulturhus, Hamar, Norway
May 07 Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, Italy
May 08 Auditorium Arvedi c/o Museo del Violino, Cremona, Italy
May 09 La Citta del Teatro, Cascina, Italy

Take 6 is the most awarded acappella group in history, with 10 Grammys, 10 Dove Awards, Best Jazz Vocal Group honors for seven consecutive years in Downbeat's prestigious "Reader's and Critic's Poll," a Soul Train Music Award, BRE (Black Radio Exclusive) Vocal Group of the Year, two NAACP Image Award nominations, induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and countless other musical and humanitarian citations. Known for working with some of the biggest and most iconic names in music, including Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, Justin Timberlake, Al Jarreau, Don Henley and James Taylor, to name a few, Take 6's uniquely cutting-edge style is comprised of six virtuosic voices united in crystal clear harmony, against a backdrop of syncopated rhythms, innovative arrangements, and funky grooves. All of this bubbles into an intoxicating brew of gospel, jazz, R&B and pop. Take 6 are quintessential a cappella. They have performed on Saturday Night Live, the Oscars, the Grammys, had the honor of performing for four sitting U.S. Presidents, and appeared at the Democratic National Convention. They've also appeared on film soundtracks, including Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing, John Singleton's Boyz In The Hood, Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy, David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross and the theme song to the TV series Martin.

For more, visit take6.com or follow on Facebook: facebook.com/Take6Official and Twitter @Take6official.



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