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The Sound is the fifth studio album by R&B/gospel duo Mary Mary. It was released on October 21, 2008 in the U.S.. In the UK, The Sound's release has been delayed to September, then it has since been delayed again till October.[2] It was later announced the tentative release date in the UK is October 20, 2008.[3]

In advance of the album's release, the duo released a promotional song entitled "A Mother's Smile" in conjunction with a Mother's Day promotion with Colgate.[4][5] The official lead single "Get Up" was released digitally via iTunes on July 15, 2008. The Album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart, as well as number 1 on both the Billboard Top Gospel Albums and Billboard Top Christian Albums Charts. The album sold 37,800 copies it first week. Due to the success of the album it is said that album will have a deluxe edition of the album expected to release later this year.

Production

As with other Mary Mary recordings, Warryn Campbell (known as Baby Dubb) assumes production over the album and the duo co-writes many of the songs on the album.

The Sound saw Mary Mary explore more genres, with less songs containing their signature contemporary R&B sound. The songs "Forgiven Me" and "Dirt" feature elements of pop rock. The duo also covers a traditional gospel song, "It Will All Be Worth It". The Sound covers their famous R&B/hip hop sound with songs such as "Superfriend" and "God In Me". Whereas he group experiments with 50s pop on the title track. Finally, the duo also incorporated dance pop music in their lead single "Get Up". The latter tracks on the album are primarily worship ballads.

Another difference between The Sound and the duo's previous efforts is the vocal structure. On previous recordings, each group member would sing a verse and take turns on the bridge. However, on songs such "Get Up", the duo harmonizes both of the verses and bridge together, only ad-libing on the final chorus. On Superfriend, each member alternated lines and shared one verse while harmonizing on the bridge.

The entire album is recorded to give the listener the illusion of listening to a radio station. The album employs inter-track drops and frequent station IDs (WMLB/MyBlock Radio).[6]

Walmart Exclusive with DVD

"The Sound" was release exlusively at Wal-Mart with a limited edition which included a DVD with 55 minutes of footage of the making of "The Sound", and backstage look on what the group will be doing in the future. There are plans of a deluxe edition of the record being release in the future.

Critical Reception

Reviews of The Sound were pretty positive, Soultracks said: "what's surprising about their newest disc, The Sound, is how Mary Mary can sound so new -- and maybe even better -- five records into their career."[7]

Awards

In December 2008, The Sound was Grammy Award-nominated for the upcoming 51st Grammy Awards of 2009 in the category "Best Gospel Album". The album's first single "Get Up" also received two Grammy nominations for "Best Gospel Song" and "Best Gospel Performance," of which it won "Best Gospel Performance."[8]

Track listing

  1. "Intro" (featuring Deborah Joy Imani Winans)
  2. "The Sound"
  3. "Get Up"
  4. "Superfriend" (featuring David Banner)
  5. "God in Me" (featuring Kierra "Kiki" Sheard)
  6. "Boom"
  7. "I'm Running"
  8. "Forgiven Me"
  9. "Dirt"
  10. "Seattle"
  11. "I Worship You"
  12. "It Will All Be Worth It" (featuring Andrae Crouch, Daryl Coley, Tramaine Hawkins, Walter Hawkins, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Joe Ligon, Karen Clark Sheard, and Rance Allen)
Bonus Track - iTunes
  1. "I Trust You" (featuring Marvin Winans)[9]
Bonus Track - f.y.e. Exclusive Edition
  1. "Get Up (Karmatronics Remix)"[10]

Leftover Tracks

  • "Because of Him" (featuring Kirk Franklin)[11]
  • "His Rhythm"[11]
  • "I Wish Things Would Change"[11]
  • "In Light Of"[11]
  • "Just When You Thought"[11]
  • "The Melody"[11]
  • "The Things We Changed"[11]

Singles

The lead single, "Get Up", was released digitally on July 15th, 2008. The song is currently active on the charts, garnering radio play mainly on Urban, Urban Adult Contemporary, Rhythmic, Gospel and Dance radio formats. In the U.S. it has so far peaked at #5 on the Hot Gospel Songs, #12 on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay, #32 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play, and #6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. The song has not been officially released outside of the U.S., although the album will be given a full release in the UK.[12][13]

A music video for Mary Mary's next single "I Worship You" has been released through several online channels. The video appeared for sale on iTunes in January 2009.[14] An additional single "God In Me" featuring Kierra Sheard has been released to radio and is gaining airplay in both hip-hop and R&B formats.[15] According to a bulletin post on Sheard's official MySpace page, an internet contest to appear in the music video for "God In Me" was announced in December.[16][17] "God In Me" has so far peaked at #91 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at #20 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[18][19]

Chart performance

The Sound was released on October 21, 2008 in the US. The Sound sold 37,000 copies in its first week debuting at #7 on the Billboard 200 charts, becoming Mary Mary's highest charting album (their third self-titled studio album Mary Mary debuted at #8). Other chart positions include #2 on the US R&B chart, #1 on both the gospel and CCM charts. To date it has sold 280,000 [citation needed] copies.

The lead single "Get Up", while very successful on many charts (particularly the component charts), still failed to match the success of their debut single "Shackles (Praise You)".

Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 7
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums 1

Release history

Region Date Label
United States September 30, 2008
(Exclusive digital release via Rhapsody.com) 		Columbia/Sony
United Kingdom October 20, 2008
United States October 21, 2008
Europe October 21, 2008 Integrity Europe/Provident

References

  1. ^ "God In Me Promo Single (Cached Link)". ebay.com. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  2. ^ "Album Delay: Mary Mary's 'The Sound' now set for September UK release". July 29, 2008.
  3. ^ "Mary Mary - The Sound CD". Play.com (UK). Retrieved 1009-01-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ Yarbrough, Kenya M. (May 9, 2008). "MARY MARY MOTHER'S DAY GIFT SONG: Gospel duo helps Colgate-Palmolive send smiles".
  5. ^ Official Mary Mary Website
  6. ^ Gospel Flava Review
  7. ^ Soul Tracks
  8. ^ Kim Jones. "2009 GRAMMY Awards". About.com. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  9. ^ The Sound on iTunes
  10. ^ Template:Amg
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Mary Mary: The Sound
  12. ^ "Mary Mary: The Sound". Amazon.com.
  13. ^ "'SOUNDS' LIKE MARY MARY IS BACK: Gospel duo to release new album on Oct. 14". EURweb. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  14. ^ "I Worship You (Music Video)". iTunes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  15. ^ ""God In Me" Chart Information". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  16. ^ Mary Mary "God In Me" Contest Details
  17. ^ "Mary Mary "God In Me" Dance-Off". Columbia Records. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  18. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles
  19. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Songs&pageNumber=Top+11-50&g=Singles
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