William Murphy (musician)

William Murphy
Birth name William Henry Murphy III
Also known as William H. Murphy III, William Murphy III
Born August 2, 1973
Detroit, Michigan
Origin Atlanta, Georgia
Genres gospel, black gospel, Christian R&B, contemporary R&B urban contemporary gospel, traditional black gospel
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active 2005–present
Labels Epic, Central South, Verity
Website williammurphy.org

William Henry Murphy III (born August 2, 1973) is an American gospel musician and pastor. He started his music career, in 2005, with the release of, All Day, by Epic Records. This album would chart on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart. His second album, The Sound, was released in 2007 on Central South. The album charted on the aforementioned chart. He self-released, We Are One, in 2011. This album would chart on the aforementioned chart along with the Heatseekers Albums chart. His fourth album, God Chaser, was released in 2013, with Verity. The album would chart on the Gospel Albums and this time around chart on The Billboard 200.

Early life

Murphy was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 2, 1973,[1] as William Henry Murphy III.[2] Murphy's father and grandfather were ministers.[3] He moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 2001, with his wife Danielle and two children, to be the worship minister at New Birth.[3] He founded The dReam Center Church in 2006, where Tasha Cobbs is on staff.[3] His wife is the pastor with him at the church.[3]

Music career

His music career got started in 2005, with the release of All Day on August 16, 2005 by Epic Records,[4] and this charted on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart at a peak of No. 22.[5] The second album, The Sound, was released by Central South Records on May 1, 2007,[6] and it charted on the aforementioned chart at No. 23.[5] His third album was self-released on July 26, 2011, We Are One,[7] and it charted on the aforementioned chart at No. 16 and, also, had a placement on the Heatseekers Albums at No. 28.[5] The four album, God Chaser, released on February 5, 2013 by Verity Records,[8] and this chart on Billboard 200 at No. 90, while at the same time placing at No. 3 on the Gospel Albums chart.[5] Andy Kellman, writing for AllMusic, responds, some of the tracks are "potent numbers",[8] while Cross Rhythms rated the album a seven out of ten.[9] The album was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

Personal life

Murphy was arrested in 2013, for trying to bring a loaded gun onto an airplane.[2]

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[5]
US US
Gos		 US
Heat
All Day – 22 –
The Sound – 23 –
We Are One – 16 28
God Chaser 90 3 –

References

  1. ↑ Murphy, William (August 2, 2013). "TODAY...is my 40th birthday!". Twitter. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Crimesider (June 21, 2013). "Atlanta bishop arrested for allegedly trying to bring gun on plane, report says". CBS News. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Murphy, William. "About". William Murphy. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ AllMusic (August 19, 2005). "All Day : William Murphy". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Billboard. "William Murphy : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ AllMusic (May 1, 2007). "The Sound : William Murphy". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ AllMusic (July 26, 2011). "We Are One : William Murphy". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kellman, Andy (February 5, 2013). "God Chaser : William Murphy". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ Cooper, Andy (July 24, 2013). "Review: God Chaser - William Murphy". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

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