Believe for It (album)

Believe for It
Live album by
CeCe Winans
ReleasedMarch 12, 2021 (2021-03-12)
Recorded2020
VenueTBN Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre
Length97:39
Label
Producer
  • Kyle Lee
  • Dwan Hill
CeCe Winans chronology
Something's Happening! A Christmas Album
(2018) 		Believe for It
(2021) 		More Than This
(2024)
Alternative cover
Believe for It deluxe edition cover
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Believe for It
  1. "Never Lost"
    Released: September 4, 2020
  2. "Believe for It"
    Released: March 26, 2021
  3. "I've Got Joy"
    Released: May 13, 2022

Believe for It is the first live album and twelfth overall album by American gospel singer CeCe Winans. It was released on March 12, 2021,[1] via Puresprings Gospel and Fair Trade Services. The deluxe edition of the album was released on April 1, 2022.[2] The album was produced by Kyle Lee.

Believe for It was supported by the release of "Never Lost," the album's title track, and "I've Got Joy" as singles. "Never Lost" peaked at number two on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. "Believe for It" peaked atop the Hot Gospel Songs chart and at number nine on the Hot Christian Songs Chart. "I've Got Joy" peaked at number 11 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart and number 26 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. To further promote the album, Winans will embark on the Believe for It: Live In Concert tour which will span over 40 cities across the United States in the fall of 2022.

Believe for It became a commercially successful album upon its release, debuting at number one on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums Chart and at number two on Top Christian Albums Chart in the United States. The album was ranked by Billboard as the biggest gospel album by a gospel artist in 2022.[3] The album garnered critical acclaim following its release. At the 52nd GMA Dove Awards in 2021, Believe for It won the GMA Dove Award for Gospel Worship Album of the Year, with the title track also being awarded the GMA Dove Award Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year, and "Never Lost" getting nominated for the GMA Dove Award Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year.[4] At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, the album was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album, with the title track also being awarded for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song and "Never Lost" also getting awarded for Best Gospel Performance/Song making CeCe the only gospel artist to sweep every category they were nominated for.[5] At the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, it was also nominated for the Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Album and Top Gospel Album.[6] At the 53rd GMA Dove Awards in 2022, "Believe for It" won the GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year, "I've Got Joy" was nominated for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year, and "Goodness of God" was nominated for Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year.[7]

  1. ^ Windsor, Pam (February 4, 2021). "Gospel Legend CeCe Winans Releases New Live Album 'Believe For It'". Forbes. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Clarks, Jessie (April 1, 2022). "CeCe Winans Releases 'Believe For It (Deluxe Edition)' - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Asker, Jim (December 1, 2022). "Kanye West, CeCe Winans Dominate Gospel Charts in 2022 – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Thom, Mike (October 23, 2021). "CeCe Winans and For King & Country among big winners of Dove Awards - CHVNRadio: Southern Manitoba's hub for local and Christian news, and adult contemporary Christian programming". CHVNRadio. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Clarks, Jessie (April 3, 2022). "CeCe Winans Wins Big At 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Clarks, Jessie (April 8, 2022). "Billboard Music Awards Announces 2022 Finalists - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Longs, Herb (October 21, 2022). "53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Winners List - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved October 22, 2022.