The group sings in a contemporary style, integrating R&B and jazz influences into their devotional songs and has 10 Grammy wins, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations. They won Grammy Awards in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, and 2003 and have collaborated with Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Don Henley, Ray Charles, Queen Latifah, Joe Sample, Quincy Jones, Marcus Miller and Gordon Goodwin.
In 1980, Claude McKnight formed an a cappella quartet, The Gentlemen's Estate Quartet, at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, a Seventh-Day Adventist College, where he was a freshman. He auditioned fellow students for the hobby group. The Gentlemen were rehearsing in a campus bathroom (later said to be in Peterson Hall), getting ready for a performance, when Mark Kibble walked by and heard them singing. He joined the harmonizing, adding a fifth part, and ended up singing with them onstage that very night.[1] Mark later invited Mervyn Warren to join the group. The group performed under the moniker "Alliance".
The group performed in local churches and on campus over the next years, with members changing due to college's inevitable comings and goings. In 1985, the lower half of the group (bass, baritone, and second tenor) left upon graduating. At that time, Alvin Chea, Cedric Dent, and David Thomas joined.
The group was signed to Warner Brothers in 1987, and quickly changed its name to "Take 6" after a name search revealed that "Alliance" was already being used. Their eponymous debut album, released in 1988, won them two Grammy Awards and resulted in top ten appearances on both the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Contemporary Christian Charts. Take 6's swinging, harmony-rich gospel sound attracted a flurry of attention, and the group went on to record or appear with a number of luminaries, including Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and Stevie Wonder.
In 1991, after the release of their second album, So Much 2 Say, Mervyn Warren left the group to pursue a career as a producer. Joey Kibble, Mark's younger brother, was invited to round out the vocal lineup. The group added instrumentation to their purely a cappella sound beginning with the record He Is Christmas; Join The Band and Brothers continued their streak of success, and Take 6 amassed a total of seven Grammys and eight Dove awards, as well as topping the Downbeat Magazine's Reader's and Critic's poll for seven years' consecutively.
Take 6's 1998 release, So Cool, brought the group back to its a cappella origins.
In 2006 the group launched Take 6 Records and the 2006 release Feels Good was released on that label.
The group currently lists Nashville, Tennessee as its home.[2] All members grew up Seventh-Day Adventist.[
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Take 6 Lyrics
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The a-what?!? The human body!
Yeah right, anyone can do that:: scuffle, grunt:: Trust me
The opening lines of the song "Dialog" by Take 6 are a humorous dialogue between two people discussing the origins of the sounds used in the upcoming song. The singer reveals that all of the sounds used in the song, including the drums, were made by the human voice or other body parts. This conversation adds a layer of intrigue to the song before it even begins, as the audience is left wondering how the group will create the various sounds using only their voices.
This dialogue also highlights the impressive talent and creativity of Take 6 as a vocal group. The fact that they are able to mimic the sounds of drums, guitars, and other instruments using only their voices is a testament to their skill and dedication to their craft. The playful banter between the two speakers also adds a fun and lighthearted tone to the song, making it instantly accessible to a wider audience.
Line by Line Meaning
You do realize, silly ol' chap, that all of the sounds on this next song including the drums were made by the human voice, or some other part of the anatomy.
Greetings my fellow companion, I want you to comprehend that every sound that you will hear in our upcoming performance was created solely by the human body, even the drums.
The a-what?!? The human body!
Are you serious? The human body is capable of that kind of musical expression?
Yeah right, anyone can do that:: scuffle, grunt:: Trust me
I don't believe you, that's too amazing to be true. Show me with some basic sounds like a scuffle or a grunt, and I might believe you. Have some faith in me.
Contributed by Skyler M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.