William Murphy (musician)

William Murphy
Birth name William Henry Murphy III
Also known as William H. Murphy III, William Murphy III
Born (1973-08-02) 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
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 on Epic Records. This album was listed on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart. His second album, The Sound, was released in 2007 on Central South, and was listed on the Top Gospel Albums chart as well. He self-released We Are One in 2011. This album was listed on the Top Gospel Albums chart, along with the Heatseekers Albums chart. His fourth album, God Chaser, was released in 2013 on Verity. The album reached the Gospel Albums chart, as well as the Billboard 200.

Early life

Murphy was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 2, 1973.[1][2] His 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 also a pastor at the church.[3]

Music career

Murphy's music career began with the release of All Day on August 16, 2005 on Epic Records.[4] This peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.[5]

His second album, The Sound, was released by Central South Records on May 1, 2007,[6] peaking at No. 23 on the same chart.[5]

His third album, We Are One, was self-released on July 26, 2011,[7] and it peaked at No. 16. It also placed on the Heatseekers Albums at No. 28.[5]

His fourth album, God Chaser, was released on February 5, 2013 by Verity Records.[8] It reached No. 90 on the Billboard 200, and placed at No. 3 on the Gospel Albums chart.[5]

Andy Kellman, writing for AllMusic, said that some of the tracks on this album are "potent numbers",[8] while Cross Rhythms rated the album a seven out of ten.[9]

God Chaser was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

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. ↑ Crimesider (June 21, 2013). "Atlanta bishop arrested for allegedly trying to bring gun on plane, report says". CBS News. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Murphy, William. "About". William Murphy. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ AllMusic (August 19, 2005). "All Day: William Murphy". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 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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