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.[
Just In Time
Take 6 Lyrics
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Before you came
My time was running low
I was lost, the losing dice were tossed
My bridges all were crossed, nowhere to go
Now you’re here
And now I know just where i’m going
I’ve found my way for love came
Just in time, you found me just in time
And changed my lonely life
That lovely day
Changed my lonely life, that lovely
Just in time, I found you just in time, before you came
My time was running low
I was lost, the losing dice were tossed
My bridges all were crossed
Nowhere to go
Now you’re here and now I know just where i’m going
No more doubt or fear
I’ve found my way for love came
Just in time, you found me just in time
And changed my lonely life, that lovely
Now you’re here
And now I know just where i’m going
No more doubt or fear
I’ve found my way for love came
The song "Just In Time" by Take 6 is a love song about how the singer was lost and running out of time before they found their significant other. The lyrics convey a sense of hopelessness before the singer found the love they were looking for. The metaphor of "losing dice" being tossed and "bridges all were crossed" indicates a feeling of desperation and having exhausted all options before the love interest arrived. The singer expresses gratitude for finding love just in time, which changed their lonely life.
The lyrics also convey a sense of empowerment and confidence in finding love. The singer declares that they now know where they're going and have no more doubt or fear. The repetition of "just in time" emphasizes the importance of timing in finding love, and how it made all the difference in the singer's life. The ending of the song circles back to the beginning with the line "just in time, I found you just in time," bringing the song full circle and emphasizing the importance of timing in love.
Line by Line Meaning
Just in time, I found you just in time
I met you at the perfect time, just when I needed you.
Before you came, My time was running low
My life was not going well, and I was running out of hope.
I was lost, the losing dice were tossed
I was directionless and feeling helpless, as if I had no control over my fate.
My bridges all were crossed, nowhere to go
I had tried everything and had no other options left.
Now you’re here, And now I know just where i’m going
Having you in my life has given me direction and purpose.
No more doubt or fear, I’ve found my way for love came
I am no longer uncertain or anxious because love has guided me to where I need to be.
Just in time, you found me just in time
You came into my life at the perfect moment when I needed you most.
And changed my lonely life, that lovely day
The day I met you was a beautiful and transformative experience that changed my solitary existence.
Now you’re here, And now I know just where i’m going
Having you by my side has given me purpose and direction.
No more doubt or fear, I’ve found my way for love came
I no longer have any uncertainty or trepidation because love has shown me the way.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jule Styne, Adolph Green, Betty Comden
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