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Mary Mary On-Board Sisters in the Spirit Tour; Best-Selling Gospel Duo To Tour With Yolanda Adams, & Shirley Caesar.


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NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2000

The best-selling best·sell·er also best seller  
n.
A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers.



best
 gospel duo Mary Mary ''This article is about the musical duo. For other uses, see Mary Mary (disambiguation).

Mary Mary is an American gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Monique Campbell ( born April 29, 1972 [1] ) and Trecina "Tina" Evette Campbell
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, and Shirley Caesar Shirley Caesar (born: October 13, 1938) Durham, NC is an American gospel singer.

She often shouts her music in order for her messages to be received, Shirley Caesar performed with the Caravans in the '60s before pursuing a professional solo career in 1966.
 as part of the Sisters In The Spirit tour beginning September 28 in Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham (pronounced [ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County.  (see itinerary following).

Mary Mary's single "Shackles (Praise You)" and debut album Thankful thank·ful  
adj.
1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful.

2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile.
 have been crossover Crossover

The point on a stock chart when a security and an indicator intersect. Crossovers are used by technical analysts to aid in forecasting the future movements in the price of a stock. In most technical analysis models, a crossover is a signal to either buy or sell.
 sensations. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 SoundScan, "Shackles (Praise You)" scored big on the R&B Singles Sales chart (peaking at No. 4), the Dance Maxi-Singles Sales chart (No. 9), and the Top Singles Sales chart (No. 6). The single also did well on several Billboard charts On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade and on July 20, 1940 the first Music Popularity Chart was calculated. Since 1958 the Hot 100 has been published, combining single sales and radio airplay. : R&B (No. 9), the Hot 100 (No. 28), and Dance/Club Play (No. 19). The single reached No. 1 across Europe and is a Top 10 record in the U.K.

According to SoundScan, Thankful held the No. 1 slot on the Gospel Album Sales chart for six consecutive weeks, occupied the No. 1 spot on the Gospel Album Sales -RnB Core chart for five weeks, and sat in the No. 1 position on the Christian Album Sales chart for four weeks; as of July 30, the album was still Top 3 or better on all three charts. Thankful also reached No. 22 on Billboard's R&B Album Sales chart and No. 59 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.

Erica and Tina Atkins are Mary Mary. Growing up in Inglewood, California, the children of gospel singers, Erica and Tina began singing in the church choir and made their television debut on "The Bobby Jones Gospel Bobby Jones Gospel (sometimes called The Bobby Jones Gospel Hour) is a program on Black Entertainment Television that airs on Sunday mornings at 9:00E/8:00C. The show is hosted by gospel legend Dr. Bobby Jones.  Show" on BET. After appearing in two Michael Matthews traveling gospel shows, "Mama I'm Sorry" and "Sneaky," the sisters each sang backup in a variety of R&B revues while continuing to write contemporary gospel material. In 1998, "Dance," a song they'd written with Robin S., appeared on the soundtrack to "Dr. Doolittle" while "Let Go, Let God," another of Atkins-penned composition appeared on The Prince Of Egypt -- Inspirational in·spi·ra·tion·al  
adj.
1. Of or relating to inspiration.

2. Providing or intended to convey inspiration.

3. Resulting from inspiration.
, one of three soundtrack albums for the movie. Mary Mary wrote all but one song on Thankful and penned Yolanda Adams' hit single, "Yeah."

            Mary Mary/Sisters In The Spirit Tour Itinerary

09/28/00 Birmingham, AL       Boutwell Municipal Auditorium, Main Arena
09/29/00 Atlanta, GA          Atlanta Civic Center, Theatre
09/30/00 Nashville, TN        Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Arena
                              Floor
10/01/00 St Louis, MO         Fabulous Fox Theater
10/05/00 Pittsburgh, PA       Benedum Center For The Performing Arts,
                              Theatre
10/08/00 Philadelphia, PA     Academy Of Music, Theatre
10/12/00 Augusta, GA          Bell Auditorium
10/13/00 Charlotte, NC        Charlotte Coliseum/Ovens Auditorium,
                              Theatre
10/15/00 Detroit, MI          Fox Theatre
10/19/00 Rochester, NY        Auditorium Center, Theater
10/20/00 Newark, NJ           Symphony Hall
10/22/00 New York, NY         The Beacon Theatre
10/26/00 Mobile, AL           Mobile Civic Center, Arena
10/27/00 Jacksonville, FL     Florida Theatre
10/28/00 Sunrise, FL          Sunrise Musical Theatre
10/29/00 Kissimmee, FL        Tupperware Convention Center Theatre
11/01/00 Chicago, IL          New Regal Theater
11/02/00 Chicago, IL          New Regal Theater
11/03/00 Cleveland, OH        Allen Theatre
11/04/00 Richmond, VA         Landmark Theater
11/05/00 Baltimore, MD        Lyric Opera House, Theatre
11/07/00 Memphis, TN          Orpheum Theatre
11/08/00 Little Rock, AR      Robinson Center, Exhibition Hall
11/11/00 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Black Academy Of Arts & Letters
11/12/00 Houston, TX          Arena Theater
11/16/00 Hampton, VA          Hampton Coliseum, Arena
11/18/00 Washington, DC       Constitution Hall, Hall
11/19/00 Cincinnati, OH       Aronoff Center For Arts
11/22/00 Portland, OR         Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
11/24/00 Los Angeles, CA      Wiltern Theatre
11/25/00 Oakland, CA          Paramount Theatre
11/26/00 Sacramento, CA       Sacramento Community Theatre
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