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.[
Peace In The Valley
Take 6 Lyrics
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But I must go alone
Till the lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes
Well the morning's so bright
And the lamp is alight
And the night, night is as black as the sea, oh yes
There will be peace in the valley for me, some day
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow
No trouble, trouble I see
There will be peace in the valley for me, for me
Well the bear will be gentle
And the wolves will be tame
And the lion shall lay down by the lamb, oh yes
And the beasts from the wild
Shall be lit by a child
And I'll be changed, changed from this creature that I am, oh yes
There will be peace in the valley for me, some day
There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I pray
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow
No trouble, trouble I see
There will be peace in the valley for me, for me
The song "Peace In The Valley" by Take 6 is a spiritual song that alludes to the idea of finding peace and salvation in the afterlife. The lyrics suggest that the singer is tired and weary but must continue on their journey alone until they are called away by the Lord. The morning is bright, and the lamp is lit, which symbolizes hope and guidance in times of darkness. The darkness is compared to the sea, which is often seen as a symbol of chaos and uncertainty.
The chorus of the song expresses the singer's desire for peace in the afterlife. They pray that there will be no more sadness, sorrow, or trouble, and that they will find peace. The imagery in the chorus is powerful as it alludes to the idea of a utopia where even wild animals are civil and gentle. The singer believes that they will be changed from the creature they are today, which signifies that they believe in the concept of salvation.
The take-home message from the song is that even though life may be difficult and full of hardships, there is always hope for peace and salvation. The song encourages listeners to cling onto the hope that someday they will find peace in the valley.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh well, I'm tired and so weary
I am exhausted and drained.
But I must go alone
I have to undertake this journey alone.
Till the lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes
I will continue on this journey until the Lord calls me home.
Well the morning's so bright
The brightness of the morning is refreshing and comforting.
And the lamp is alight
The light is shining and guiding my way.
And the night, night is as black as the sea, oh yes
The darkness of the night is deep and scary.
There will be peace in the valley for me, some day
One day there will be peace in the valley for me.
There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I pray
I pray that there will be peace in the valley for me someday, Lord.
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow
There will be no grief or sorrow in that day.
No trouble, trouble I see
I will not face any difficulty or problem on that day.
There will be peace in the valley for me, for me
I will experience peace in the valley that day, for myself.
Well the bear will be gentle
The bear, a typically ferocious animal, will be meek and mild.
And the wolves will be tame
The naturally wild wolves will be gentle and docile.
And the lion shall lay down by the lamb, oh yes
Even the most ferocious predator, the lion, will coexist peacefully with the gentle lamb.
And the beasts from the wild
The animals of the wild.
Shall be lit by a child
A child will shine a light unto the animals and bring them under control.
And I'll be changed, changed from this creature that I am, oh yes
I will be transformed from the flawed, imperfect creature that I am now, into something divine.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Tratore
Written by: Thomas A. Dorsey
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