The creatively righteous mind of Grammy Award-winning producer, composer an… Read Full Bio ↴The creatively righteous mind of Grammy Award-winning producer, composer and recording artist Donald Lawrence has set the standard for excellence in the gospel music field over the last two decades with signature #1 radio smashes such as “Back II Eden,” “Encourage Yourself” and “The Blessing of Abraham” which spent 18 weeks at #1 on Billboard magazine’s Hot Gospel Songs radio chart. On his third solo and latest masterwork, YRM (Your Righteous Mind), Lawrence blends the classicism of traditional gospel music and retro soul grooves with uplifting, messages of self-affirmation and daily How-To-Faith lessons on the fourteen-track set.
The album opens with the upbeat mantra “YRM (Your Righteous Mind)” that features Dorinda Clark Cole of the legendary Clark Sisters. Throughout the set, the songs speak to the heart of mankind and address life’s everyday challenges. Lawrence put his touch on popular songs such as gospel pioneer Walter Hawkins’ “When the Battle Is Over” and Chaka Khan’s “Through the Fire” and assumes the role of teacher on new compositions such as “Second Wind;” “We Agree,” which features gold-selling praise and worship artist Israel Houghton; “The I Am Factor;” and “Spiritual” – an open prayer to become a spiritually minded person.
Lawrence learned his spiritual principles from an aunt who raised him in Gastonia, NC – not far from Charlotte. A fan of the music of Walter Hawkins and Thomas Whitfield, Lawrence taught himself to play the piano by the age of fifteen and put himself through the prestigious Cincinnati Conservatory of Music as a musical theater major. He and his Professor, Worth Gardner, wrote the 1986 musical revue, “Sing Hallelujah!” that played across the country - including an off Broadway stint at the Village Gate that earned praise from The New York Times. Lawrence eventually returned to North Carolina and joined the music staff of Jim & Tammy Baker’s PTL Club television program. However, word soon spread about his talent and Lawrence was recruited as a vocal coach for En Vogue and, in the early nineties, became music director for R&B star Stephanie Mills.
Mills’ manager signed Lawrence’s urban inspirational group, Company, to Giant Records and they released the Devotion CD in 1993. During that same period, Lawrence had been feeding his songs to the Tri-City Singers (comprised of singers from the Carolina cities of Charlotte, Gastonia and Spartanburg) through his pal Richard Odom, who was a member of Company and also of the choir. The choir’s members enjoyed the songs so much that Lawrence was eventually asked to shepherd the group. Their debut CD, A Songwriter’s Point of View was released on Gospcentric Records. Fueled by cameo performances from R&B crooner Peabo Bryson and Stephanie Mills, the album peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart.
With the success of the CD, the choir’s national career was launched and as its mastermind, Donald Lawrence was in the spotlight. Adorned in Afro-centric garb, the choir stood out among gospel choirs visually, and Lawrence’s unique blend of Hip Hop and other dynamic rhythms made their gospel music equally inimitable. Over the next dozen years, Lawrence took the choir to new heights with signatures hits such as “When Sunday Comes;” “Message To The Saints;” “Never Seen The Righteous,” and “The Best Is Yet To Come.” Lawrence retired the group at the zenith of its popularity in 2006 with a sold-out cross-country concert tour and a smash hit Finale CD/DVD project that featured the two biggest hits of the choir’s existence - “Encourage Yourself” and “The Blessing of Abraham.”
As Lawrence’s stature as a producer increased, requests poured in for him to collaborate with artists as diverse as Mary J. Blige; jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis; Hezekiah Walker & the Love Fellowship Choir (cutting his #1 smash “Souled Out”) and the legendary Clark Sisters on their Grammy Award winning comeback CD, Live: One Last Time. However, he also set time aside to carve out a career as a solo artist with backing by his group, Co. His 2004 solo CD debut I Speak Life featured the radio hits “You Covered Me” and the rousing anthem, “Healed.”
Since 2001, Lawrence has lived in Chicago, IL where he ventured to in pursuit of a master’s degree at Columbia College. The fine arts institution ended up offering him a faculty position where he has intermittently instructed students on the business of music. He visited the Living Word Christian Center where he fell in love with Pastor Bill Winston’s common sense teachings. That wisdom inspired Lawrence’s second solo CD, The Law of Confession Part 1, which was released in 2009. “A law is simply a principle, based on the predictable consequence of an act,” Lawrence said at the time. “Confession in the Greek language is homo-logeo which means to say what has been said. There is a spiritual law for confession: you just say what God has already said...`Speak The Word.’” Evangelists all over the country preached sermons based on the musical messages found in the CD. The initial radio single “Back II Eden” shot to #1 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart and paved the way for follow-up singles “Let The Word Do The Work” and “There Is A King In You.”
The music industry has taken note of Lawrence’s majestic career and Verizon Wireless tapped him as its spokesman for its How Sweet The Sound (HSTS) national gospel choir talent competition in 2007. He has served as the face of the promotion in national television commercials, print advertising and as emcee of the actual events ever since. He also spent a year as musical mentor for BET’s “Sunday Best” television talent competition. It’s all a part of Lawrence’s future goals of expanding his career into television, film and more musical theatre.
In the meantime, he’s ready to unveil the YRM (Your Righteous Mind) CD, which is a continuum of what he’s been preaching through music for years. “This project really doesn't differ from my past ones,” he says. “I want to continue to teach, through song, spiritual principles and laws based on scriptures.”
The album opens with the upbeat mantra “YRM (Your Righteous Mind)” that features Dorinda Clark Cole of the legendary Clark Sisters. Throughout the set, the songs speak to the heart of mankind and address life’s everyday challenges. Lawrence put his touch on popular songs such as gospel pioneer Walter Hawkins’ “When the Battle Is Over” and Chaka Khan’s “Through the Fire” and assumes the role of teacher on new compositions such as “Second Wind;” “We Agree,” which features gold-selling praise and worship artist Israel Houghton; “The I Am Factor;” and “Spiritual” – an open prayer to become a spiritually minded person.
Lawrence learned his spiritual principles from an aunt who raised him in Gastonia, NC – not far from Charlotte. A fan of the music of Walter Hawkins and Thomas Whitfield, Lawrence taught himself to play the piano by the age of fifteen and put himself through the prestigious Cincinnati Conservatory of Music as a musical theater major. He and his Professor, Worth Gardner, wrote the 1986 musical revue, “Sing Hallelujah!” that played across the country - including an off Broadway stint at the Village Gate that earned praise from The New York Times. Lawrence eventually returned to North Carolina and joined the music staff of Jim & Tammy Baker’s PTL Club television program. However, word soon spread about his talent and Lawrence was recruited as a vocal coach for En Vogue and, in the early nineties, became music director for R&B star Stephanie Mills.
Mills’ manager signed Lawrence’s urban inspirational group, Company, to Giant Records and they released the Devotion CD in 1993. During that same period, Lawrence had been feeding his songs to the Tri-City Singers (comprised of singers from the Carolina cities of Charlotte, Gastonia and Spartanburg) through his pal Richard Odom, who was a member of Company and also of the choir. The choir’s members enjoyed the songs so much that Lawrence was eventually asked to shepherd the group. Their debut CD, A Songwriter’s Point of View was released on Gospcentric Records. Fueled by cameo performances from R&B crooner Peabo Bryson and Stephanie Mills, the album peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart.
With the success of the CD, the choir’s national career was launched and as its mastermind, Donald Lawrence was in the spotlight. Adorned in Afro-centric garb, the choir stood out among gospel choirs visually, and Lawrence’s unique blend of Hip Hop and other dynamic rhythms made their gospel music equally inimitable. Over the next dozen years, Lawrence took the choir to new heights with signatures hits such as “When Sunday Comes;” “Message To The Saints;” “Never Seen The Righteous,” and “The Best Is Yet To Come.” Lawrence retired the group at the zenith of its popularity in 2006 with a sold-out cross-country concert tour and a smash hit Finale CD/DVD project that featured the two biggest hits of the choir’s existence - “Encourage Yourself” and “The Blessing of Abraham.”
As Lawrence’s stature as a producer increased, requests poured in for him to collaborate with artists as diverse as Mary J. Blige; jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis; Hezekiah Walker & the Love Fellowship Choir (cutting his #1 smash “Souled Out”) and the legendary Clark Sisters on their Grammy Award winning comeback CD, Live: One Last Time. However, he also set time aside to carve out a career as a solo artist with backing by his group, Co. His 2004 solo CD debut I Speak Life featured the radio hits “You Covered Me” and the rousing anthem, “Healed.”
Since 2001, Lawrence has lived in Chicago, IL where he ventured to in pursuit of a master’s degree at Columbia College. The fine arts institution ended up offering him a faculty position where he has intermittently instructed students on the business of music. He visited the Living Word Christian Center where he fell in love with Pastor Bill Winston’s common sense teachings. That wisdom inspired Lawrence’s second solo CD, The Law of Confession Part 1, which was released in 2009. “A law is simply a principle, based on the predictable consequence of an act,” Lawrence said at the time. “Confession in the Greek language is homo-logeo which means to say what has been said. There is a spiritual law for confession: you just say what God has already said...`Speak The Word.’” Evangelists all over the country preached sermons based on the musical messages found in the CD. The initial radio single “Back II Eden” shot to #1 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart and paved the way for follow-up singles “Let The Word Do The Work” and “There Is A King In You.”
The music industry has taken note of Lawrence’s majestic career and Verizon Wireless tapped him as its spokesman for its How Sweet The Sound (HSTS) national gospel choir talent competition in 2007. He has served as the face of the promotion in national television commercials, print advertising and as emcee of the actual events ever since. He also spent a year as musical mentor for BET’s “Sunday Best” television talent competition. It’s all a part of Lawrence’s future goals of expanding his career into television, film and more musical theatre.
In the meantime, he’s ready to unveil the YRM (Your Righteous Mind) CD, which is a continuum of what he’s been preaching through music for years. “This project really doesn't differ from my past ones,” he says. “I want to continue to teach, through song, spiritual principles and laws based on scriptures.”
Happy Being Me
Donald Lawrence & Company Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Happy Being Me' by these artists:
Angie Stone Looking back on when I started Had a lot of sun…
Angie Stone Feat. Pauletta Washington Looking back on when I started Had a lot of sun…
Angie Stone featuring Pauletta Washington Looking back on when I started Had a lot of sun…
Angie Stone Pauletta Washington Looking back on when I started Had a lot of sun…
Angie Stone/Pauletta Washington Looking back on when I started Had a lot of sun…
Angie Stone; Pauletta Washington Looking back on when I started Had a lot of sun…
Britton When I was young, I was the tallest in my…
Donald Lawrence Baby, I'm thanking you Looking back on when I started Ha…
Pauletta Washington Looking back on when I started Had a lot of sun…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Donald Lawrence & Company:
Back II Eden When God made man, He made a spirit It was His…
Beautiful Feet Beautiful are the feet of those which carry this gospel They…
Believe Shake me up I had lessons, that I'm trying to forget Creepin…
Better Time is ticking slow I know It all seems blue But we’ll get…
Don't Forget to Remember Don't forget to remember where your blessings come from. Don…
Healed Got a story to tell you about some things that…
Heaven Chorus: When you see me fasting and praying down Here I'm do…
I Choose to Worship I choose love I choose You, I choose love, I choose…
I Speak Life We're livin' in a time Where everybody is strugglin' for the…
II Chronicles If my people who are called by my name, Would humble…
Intro I am God all by myself, I don't need any…
Lamb Who'd ever thought a lamb would die for me? Who'd ever…
Let The Word Do The Work One word away! One word away! The power of life and…
Miracles Inside out umbrellas Any train that's running late Can make …
Not Making Sense Making Faith Faith is the substance of things hoped for, The evidence of…
Restoring The Years Lend me your ears, thus said the Lord Just know that…
Second Wind We are people, People of faith, we know God will do…
Spiritual You're not a natural being Having a spiritual experience But…
Sweeter Baby, you're hotter Than a bowl of soup You're oh so…
The "I Am" Factor I left my name for generations to come. A name of…
The Blessing Is On You You come from Royalty, An aristocratic dynasty The goal of t…
The Blessing Of Abraham I am the Lord Who health thee. Oh that you only trust…
The Gift The gift it looks good on you The gift it looks…
The I Am Factor I left my name for generations to come. A name of…
The Word Of The Lord The word of the Lord is great, eternal And it shall…
There Is A King In You You come from Royalty, An aristocratic dynasty The goal of t…
Through The Fire I look in your eyes and I can see you've…
Walking Doors locked (doors locked) Blinds pulled (blinds pulled) Li…
We Agree These are the days of your decree What we speak will…
When The Battle Is Over Don't wait till the battle is over shout now. You know…
Word Of My Power Speak about your words Power of life and death is in…
You Are Don't you know That you are royal greatness Chosen to reign …
You Covered Me I could have lost my mind Wanted to give up so…
Yrm If you're really risen risen, risen in Christ in Christ (Foc…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Donald Lawrence:
angels With all the good times, when you want some, where…
Back II Eden When God made man, He made a spirit It was His…
Beautiful Feet Beautiful are the feet of those which carry this gospel They…
Best for Last Just want to encourage you Remind you the best is still…
Best Is Yet To Come The Hold on, my brother, don't give up Hold on, my sister,…
Bless Me Bless me, bless me Oh Lord, bless me indeed Enlarge my terri…
Blessing Is on You [Choir:] The Lord has made... a covenant with you He has p…
blessing of abraham I am the Lord Who health thee. Oh that you only trust…
Can I Lay In Your Arms Can I lay in Your arms Keep me from all harm Breathe…
Carol of The Bells Hark! how the bells Sweet silver bells All seem to say "Thro…
Celebrate I feel a celebration, show my appreciation He is the great…
Deliver Me He leads me beside still waters He restoreth my soul When yo…
Don't Forget To Remember Don't forget to remember where your blessings come from. Don…
Encourage Yourself Sometimes you have to encourage yourself Sometimes you have …
Giants Giants, Do die. The bigger they are, The harder they fall. G…
God Oh thou who knowest my beginning Thou who created the plan W…
Happy Being Me Baby, I'm thanking you Looking back on when I started Ha…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
Healed Got a story to tell you about some things that…
Hebrews 4:9 There remaineth a rest, a rest For the people of God A…
Hebrews 4:9 "A Rest" there remaineth rest, a rest for the people of god a promise…
I Am God I am God all by myself, I don't need any…
I Can'T Complain When I think about the state of the world Innocent victims,…
I Speak Life We're livin' in a time Where everybody is strugglin' for the…
If I Can't Say A Word If I can't say a word, I'll just wave my…
In the Presence of a King You come from Royalty, An aristocratic dynasty The goal of t…
Instrument Giants, Do die. The bigger they are, The harder they fall. G…
Intro I am God all by myself, I don't need any…
Just Like The Air The promises of God are always there, Everywhere, just like …
Lamb Who'd ever thought a lamb would die for me? Who'd ever…
Law of Confession Man can't cannot live by bread alone But by every word…
Let The Word Do The Work One word away! One word away! The power of life and…
Little Drummer Boy Come, they told me pa-rum pum pum pum Our newborn King…
Matthew 28 Destroy this temple and in three days, I will raise…
Mighty God What a mighty god we serve Marvelous in all his works Heaven…
Miracles And with all his facts He tins not to react He simply…
Overture When the saints go to worship That's when the King of…
Restoring The Years Lend me your ears, thus said the Lord Just know that…
Right Now Don't want to wait 'til tomorrow Why put it off another…
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose. And i…
Say a Prayer Lord I come to you I ask you to grant my…
Say Prayer Intro Lord I come to you I ask you to grant my…
Seasons I feel seasons everywhere And I feel blessings in the air Th…
Speak Life We're livin' in a time Where everybody is strugglin' for the…
Stranger There′s a Stranger in town He's giving sight to the blind He…
Sweet Little Jesus Boy / We Didn't Know Sweet little Jesus boy, lying in a manger Sweet little Holy…
Testify In the morning when I wake I'm so thankful for…
The Best Is Yet Hold on, my brother, Don't give up Hold on, my sister,…
The Best Is Yet to Come Hold on, my brother, don't give up Hold on, my sister,…
The Blessing Is On You (Choir) The Lord has made?a covenant with you He has promi…
The Blessing Of Abraham I am the Lord Who health thee. Oh that you only trust…
The Gift The gift it looks good on you The gift it looks…
The Law of Confession Man can't cannot live by bread alone But by every word…
There Is a King in You You come from Royalty, An aristocratic dynasty The goal of t…
Wailing' to Dancin' You turned my wailin' into dancin', Took my sorrow, gave me…
When Sunday Comes When Sunday comes My trouble gone As soon as it gets here I'…
When The Saints Go To Worship This song is never ending chapter of my love for…
Word of My Power (Choir and Lead) By the word…of my power…I speak…over you …
Word of the Lord The word of the Lord is great, eternal And it shall…
You Are An Heir Don't you know That you are royal greatness Chosen to reign …
You Cover Me I could have lost my mind Wanted to give up so…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Company:
Act II Finale I feel you, Johanna I feel you Do they think that walls…
Act One: Neighborhood Ooooo Here's a picture of the neighborhood Here's …
All Over The World March went out like a lion A-whippin' up the water in…
America She knocked down my money, she knocked down my fame Just…
Be-In ® Your heartstrings all came undone When she left you out in…
Century Plant Outside my house is a cactus plant They call the century…
Doors Well what do you know? (Well what do you know?…
Finale Thank you. Roxie and I would just like to thank…
Finale Act Two I feel you, Johanna I feel you Do they think that walls…
Hair She asks me why, I'm just a hairy guy I'm hairy…
How Do You Say... Your heartstrings all came undone When she left you out in…
I Believe In Us I remember how I trusted you Put my faith in your…
I Go To Rio Where do I go Follow the river Where do I go Follow the…
I Hope I Get It Step kick kick leap kick touch, again! Step kick kick leap…
I Love To Travel When you're sleepy you yawn Getting sleepy, oh oh Let your h…
It's Only A Play I get high when I see you go by, (my…
Just One Person I've just seen a face, I can't forget the time or…
Lady Roxanne Roxanne Roxanne Oh Man I'm Sorry for you Cuz I adore…
listen Not every day is going to feel like a breeze Sometimes…
live for love You know you know you know How much I love you So…
Mamma Mia I been cheated by you since you know when So I…
Manchester England Manchester England England Across the Atlantic Sea And I'm a…
Masquerade Monsieur Andre! Monsieur Firmin! Dear Andre, what a splendid…
Now! There she stood in the street Smilin' from her head to…
Oh Look At Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
One I love that sunlight on your skin The way it warms…
One / Finale I get no kick from champagne, Mere alcohol, Doesn't thrill…
One Normal Night See and hear and taste that He is good Once you've…
Opening Step kick kick leap kick touch, again! Step kick kick leap…
Ready for Your Love Walkin' down this rocky road Wonderin' where my life is lead…
Red Army Blues Blue and red can be the best of friends Cause when…
Skid Row (Downtown) Alarm goes off at seven And you start uptown. You put in…
Song of a Summer Night Summer nights It's cool outside And I think I'm gonna Take a…
Stay With Me You wanna talk to her? Yes! Go on Orpheus? Yes? Don't come o…
Superstar Well my baby, she's a superstar She's got diamond fingers, D…
Tango De Amor Eres una rata mo-mo-mo-molesta Tonta y …
That's How it Goes That's the way it goes I've been waiting for the perfect…
The Want Of A Nail I've been wrong, I had plans so big But the devil's…
thinking about you There's something about you that I can't let go Your spell…
This Is The Army This land is your land, this land is my land From…
Tonight Tonight no one has to know Dressing up so racy so…
Voulez‐vous [Company] People everywhere A sense of expectation Hangin' i…
Waiting When I was young I used to had A little cat,…
Walking In Space Doors locked (doors locked) Blinds pulled (blinds pulled) Li…
Waterloo My my At Waterloo Napoleon did surrender Oh yeah And I have …
We Are Connected So baby are we concrete cause I gotta know You're all…
We Go Together Drawing lines on a piece of paper And away we go And…
We Love Jesus Standin' there, a shadow in the hall I'm hopin' that it…
What Is Love Feeling sick, angry, and numb That's how you know you've bee…
When You're An Addams Gomez (Spoken): Ah, the intoxicating spell of the graveyard.…
You Can I can see that you've got quite a mind for…
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T Lynn
This entire album is STILL fire!!!! A musical reminder of God’s Word!!! Nice to see the videos!!🙌🏽
Angieb2u
A Lil Jazzy Gospel, still at it Donald Lawrence!!!! Always enhancing Life lessons experiences❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥1st time hearing this in 2022☺️
NyceTee
Check out Anita’s version on her album
Angieb2u
@NyceTee Thank U☺️I definitely will do that!!!
Joann Laney
When people try to tare ur character down I regret nothing about me. God has been better than good to me. All the things I been through Im so happy being me Hallelujah 🙏💕
Ernest Early
I’m walking in a new season of my life and so happy for God allowing to be me again
Lifted Up
🙌🏾BEAUTIFULLY & GRACEFULLY DONE❤🌹🌹🌹🔥
Nola Fuqua
So happy being me in Christ Jesus! Good job Tobi, Tommie , Anita, & DL! Such talented singers!
Rhonda Holmes
GLORY TO GOD HALLELUJAH 🙌🏽 beautiful lyrics and beautiful song awesome voices. Thank you God
Sabrina Doctor
Beautiful Testimony, So Happy Being Me “ Hallelujah 🙌🏽❤️