Richard Smallwood

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Richard Smallwood
Background information
Born	November 30, 1948
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia USA
Genre(s)	gospel music
Occupation(s)	writer, director
Instrument(s)	piano
Years active	1975-present
Label(s)	Onyx Records, Sparrow, Word, Capitol, Jive, Verity
Associated acts	The Richard Smallwood Singers

Richard Smallwood is an American gospel music artist who formed The Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977. Whitney Houston covered Smallwood's "I Love The Lord", penned in 1975 for the movie soundtrack to The Preacher's Wife.^[1]

1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 Compilations
2 Awards
- 2.1 Nominations
- 2.2 Wins
3 References
4 External link

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Richard Smallwood Singers (Onyx, 1983)
Textures (Sparrow, 1987)
Portrait (Word/A&M, 1989)
Vision (Word/A&M, 1990)
Testimony (Sparrow, 1992)
Live (Capitol, 1993)
Adoration: Live in Atlanta (Jive, 1996)
Rejoice (Verity, 1997)
Psalms (Dennis & Associates, 1997)
Healing: Live in Detroit (Verity, 1999)
Persuaded: Live in D.C. (Verity, 2001)
Journeys: Live in New York (Verity, 2006)

[edit] Compilations

Gospel Greats (Benson, 1994)
Memorable Moments (Sparrow, 1999)
Praise & Worship Songs of Richard Smallwood With Vision (Verity, 2003)

[edit] Awards

[edit] Nominations

1984: Grammy Award Best Soul Gospel Performance, Duo or Group - Richard Smallwood Singers: "Psalms"
1988: Grammy Award Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male - Richard Smallwood: "You Did It All"
2001: NAACP Image Award for Best Gospel Artist, Traditional - Persuaded: Live in D.C.
2003: Stellar Award for Artist Of The Year - Persuaded, Live in DC; Verity
2003: Stellar Award for Song Of The Year - "My Everything (Praise Waiteth)"; Verity
2003: Stellar Award for Choir Of The Year - Persuaded, Live in DC
2003: Stellar Award for Producer Of The Year - Persuaded, Live in DC
2003: Stellar Award for Male Vocalist Of The Year - Persuaded, Live in DC
2003: Stellar Award for CD Of The Year - Persuaded, Live in DC
2003: Stellar Award for Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year - Persuaded, Live in DC
2003: Stellar Award for Music Video of the Year - Persuaded, Live in DC

[edit] Wins

2000: Stellar Award for Choir of the Year - Healing – Live in Detroit ^[2]
2000: Stellar Award for Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year - Healing – Live in Detroit ^[2]
2000: Stellar Award for Traditional Choir of the Year - Healing – Live in Detroit ^[2]
2003: Stellar Award for Choir of the Year - Healing – Live in Detroit ^[3]