Added Orginators of the christian love song with citation
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| '''Philip Nicholas and Brenda Nicholas''' née Watson, known mononymously as the gospel duo '''Nicholas''', are an African-American husband and wife gospel duo who hail from Philadelphia PA, and Penns Grove, NJ, respectively. Nicholas has won and been nominated for numerous awards including Grammy<ref>{{cite news |author1=Lisa A. Kearns |title=Ex-county resident anxiously awaits 'the envelope, please' |publisher=Daily Local News (West Chester, PA) |date=February 21, 1986}}</ref>, Dove, and Stellar awards<ref>{{cite journal |title=Phil and Brenda Nicholas: New Album, New Baby |journal=American Gospel Magazine |date=November 1991 |pages=10-11}}</ref>. In 1981, they began their gospel music career as a quartet with the release of ''Tell the World'' on Message Records. This album yielded their first radio hit "God's Woman".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Sweethearts of Gospel |journal=Purpose Magazine |date=February 1996 |pages=4, 5, 7}}</ref> In 1983 Nicholas recorded ''Words Can't Express'', also released on Message Records. This was the duo's last album with Message though ''Words Can't Express'' broke into the ''Billboard'' Top Gospel Albums chart. The duo then signed with Command Records. Their 1985 debut release for the label, ''Dedicated'', reached the number-one spot on the Gospel Album chart and was Billboard's #1 Gospel album of the year 1986<ref>{{cite journal |title=Billboard #1 Awards 1986 |journal=Billboard Magazine |date=December 27, 1986 |volume=98 |issue=52}}</ref>. Nicholas released nine more albums. Four of the albums—''A Love Like This'' (1987), ''Live in Memphis'' (1989), ''More than Music'' (1990), and ''Back to Basics'' (1992)—all placed on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. In 1994, the duo released ''Fired Up!''. | '''Philip Nicholas and Brenda Nicholas''' née Watson, known mononymously as the gospel duo '''Nicholas''', are an African-American husband and wife gospel duo who hail from Philadelphia PA, and Penns Grove, NJ, respectively. Dubbed the sweethearts of gospel, the duo is credited with being the originators of Christian love songs which helped change church culture concerning marriage and relationships.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Jessilyn Lancaster |title=How Myles Munroe Changed the Course for Christian Music’s Most Romantic Couple |url=https://www.charismanews.com/news/u...e-for-christian-music-s-most-romantic-couple/ |website=Charisma News |access-date=April 27, 2024 |date=August 24, 2017}}</ref> Nicholas has won and been nominated for numerous awards including Grammy<ref>{{cite news |author1=Lisa A. Kearns |title=Ex-county resident anxiously awaits 'the envelope, please' |publisher=Daily Local News (West Chester, PA) |date=February 21, 1986}}</ref>, Dove, and Stellar awards<ref>{{cite journal |title=Phil and Brenda Nicholas: New Album, New Baby |journal=American Gospel Magazine |date=November 1991 |pages=10-11}}</ref>. In 1981, they began their gospel music career as a quartet with the release of ''Tell the World'' on Message Records. This album yielded their first radio hit "God's Woman".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Sweethearts of Gospel |journal=Purpose Magazine |date=February 1996 |pages=4, 5, 7}}</ref> In 1983 Nicholas recorded ''Words Can't Express'', also released on Message Records. This was the duo's last album with Message though ''Words Can't Express'' broke into the ''Billboard'' Top Gospel Albums chart. The duo then signed with Command Records. Their 1985 debut release for the label, ''Dedicated'', reached the number-one spot on the Gospel Album chart and was Billboard's #1 Gospel album of the year 1986<ref>{{cite journal |title=Billboard #1 Awards 1986 |journal=Billboard Magazine |date=December 27, 1986 |volume=98 |issue=52}}</ref>. Nicholas released nine more albums. Four of the albums—''A Love Like This'' (1987), ''Live in Memphis'' (1989), ''More than Music'' (1990), and ''Back to Basics'' (1992)—all placed on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. In 1994, the duo released ''Fired Up!''. |
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Okumaya devam et...