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.[
It's Gonna Rain
Take 6 Lyrics
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Noah told the people that it's gonna rain
When he told them they paid him no mind
And when the rains came they were left behind
It' gonna rain, it's gonna rain
You better get ready and bear this in mind
God showed Noah showed him the rainbow sign
(Fire next time)
After the rain began to pour
They knocked on the windows you know
That they knocked on the doors
The people didn't know exactly what to do
You don't want this to happen to you
It' gonna rain, it's gonna rain
You better get ready and bear this in mind
God showed Noah showed him the rainbow sign
Said it won't be water but fire
(Fire next time)
Noah said I'm sorry my friend
But God's got the key and you can't get in
(So sorry)
If something don't happen to the very hearts of men
Don't you know that the same, same
Thing is gonna happen again
It' gonna rain, it's gonna rain
You better get ready and bear this in mind
God showed Noah showed him the rainbow sign
Said it won't be water but fire
(Fire next time)
The lyrics to the song "It's Gonna Rain" by Take 6 are referring to the story of Noah's Ark from the Bible. In the story, Noah warns the people of his village that God is going to send a flood, but they ignore him. The people continue on with their lives, not taking Noah's warning seriously. However, when God does send the flood, the people who ignored Noah's message are left behind and consequently, perish.
The song's lyrics encourage listeners to learn from the people who ignored Noah's warning and take to heart God's message, to prepare and be ready for whatever may come. The song emphasizes that if the people do not change their ways, history will repeat itself and they will face a similar fate.
"It's Gonna Rain" highlights the importance of taking action and living life with purpose, always staying aware and conscious of one's actions, and embracing the good or bad that comes with life. It also delivers an urgent message that life is precious and should be lived with a higher purpose.
Line by Line Meaning
Way back in the Bible days
This event happened a long time ago, during the time of the Bible.
Noah told the people that it's gonna rain
Noah warned the people that there was going to be heavy rain.
When he told them they paid him no mind
The people didn't take Noah's warning seriously.
And when the rains came they were left behind
As a result, when the rains came, they were unprepared and suffered the consequences.
It's gonna rain, it's gonna rain
The chorus is a repetition of Noah's warning about the heavy rain.
You better get ready and bear this in mind
The warning is a call to be prepared and keep this warning in memory.
God showed Noah showed him the rainbow sign
God gave Noah a sign in the form of a rainbow to signify that the flood would end soon.
Said it won't be water but fire (Fire next time)
God told Noah that next time, the punishment will not come in the form of water, but with fire.
After the rain began to pour
Once the rain started to fall heavily,
They knocked on the windows you know
The people started to panic and knock on their windows.
That they knocked on the doors
The people also started knocking on their doors for help.
The people didn't know exactly what to do
The people were unprepared for the flood and didn't know how to handle it.
You don't want this to happen to you
The song is a warning to listeners to avoid the same fate as those who ignored Noah's warning.
Noah said I'm sorry my friend
Noah expressed remorse towards his friends (neighbors), who did not take him seriously.
But God's got the key and you can't get in (So sorry)
Noah explained that God was in control and that his friends couldn't enter the ark.
If something don't happen to the very hearts of men
The song highlights the importance of a change in the hearts and attitudes of people.
Don't you know that the same, same thing is gonna happen again
If people do not change, they will suffer the same fate as those who were unprepared for the flood.
Contributed by Kaylee I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.