Maurette Brown Clark

Maurette Brown Clark
Birth name Maurette Brown
Also known as Princess of Praise & Worship[1]
Born May 5, 1966
Long Island, New York
Genres gospel
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active 1998–present
Labels Verity, Atlanta International
Website maurettebrownclark.com

Maurette Brown Clark (born May 5, 1966 as Maurette Brown), is an American gospel musician. She started her solo music career, in 1998, with the release of How I Feel on Verity Records. Her subsequent three album were released by Atlanta Internation Records, with 2002's By His Grace, 2007's The Dream and 2011's The Sound of Victory. These albums all charted on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart.

Early life

Brown Clark was born in Long Island, New York on May 5, 1966,[2] to musically inclined parents.[1] She has one sister and two brothers.[1] She started singing at four years of age and commenced receiving professional help with her singing at six.[3] She sung during her high school and collegiate days before touring with other gospel musicians.[3]

Music career

Her solo music career got started in 1998, with the release of How I Feel on August 25, 1998 by Verity Records.[4] This album peaked on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart at No. 8.[5] While all of her next releases were with Atlanta International Records. She released, By His Grace, on August 6, 2002,[6] and this charted at No. 12 on the Gospel Albums chart.[5] Her next release, The Dream, came out on March 6, 2007,[7] which this charted on the Gospel Albums chart at No. 34.[5] The four album, The Sound of Victory, released on November 1, 2011,[8] and this charted at No. 6 on the Gospel Albums chart.[5] Cross Rhythms' rated her first release a six out of ten, while the second release was rated a nine out of ten.[2]

Personal life

Brown Clark is married to Mark Clark,[9] and they have three children together.[1]

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[5]
US
Gos
How I Feel 8
By His Grace 12
The Dream 34
The Sound of Victory 6

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Malaco Records. "Maurette Brown Clark". Malaco Records. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carpenter, Bil (August 1, 2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia". Backbeat Books.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ankeny, Jason. "Maurette Brown Clark : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ AllMusic (August 25, 1998). "How I Feel - Maurette Brown Clark". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Billboard. "Maurette Brown Clark : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ AllMusic (August 6, 2002). "By His Grace - Maurette Brown Clark". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ AllMusic (March 6, 2007). "The Dream - Maurette Brown Clark". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ AllMusic (November 1, 2011). "The Sound of Victory - Maurette Brown Clark". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Tammy (March 31, 2005). "The Latest Member of the Clark Family Gospel Dynasty". Journal of Gospel Music. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

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