Get Ready (Virtue album)

Get Ready is the second album by the gospel group Virtue, released in 1999.[5][3][6] The album contains the singles "Get Ready," "Love Me Like You Do," "Angels Watching Over Me," and "Put Your War Clothes On."

Get Ready
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1999[1]
Recorded1998–1999
GenreGospel
Urban Contemporary Gospel
R&B[2]
Length48:12
LabelVerity Records[3]
ProducerMark and Joey Kibble[4]
Virtue chronology
Virtue
(1997)
Get Ready
(1999)
Virtuosity
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

The album is a mixture of adult contemporary, gospel, and soul musical styles.[6]

Critical reception

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AllMusic called the album "emotionally and sonically ambitious," writing that "the quartet's amazing harmonies carry urban, gospel and R&B settings equally well."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Get Ready"4:44
2."Put Your War Clothes On"4:15
3."Now's the Time"4:10
4."Angels Watching Over Me"4:34
5."Fly Away"4:21
6."My Heart's With You"4:11
7."Love Me Like You Do"4:17
8."Super Victorious"3:48
9."You Encourage My Soul"4:31
10."Don't Take Your Joy"4:28
11."Be Grateful"4:53
Total length:48:12

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[7] 10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 22
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[9] 4

Year-end charts

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Chart (1999) Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[10] 27

References

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  1. ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 14 May 1999 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
  2. ^ "The Sounds of 1999". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 22 December 1999.
  3. ^ a b "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 24, 1999 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c "Get Ready! - Virtue | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ "Virtue | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ a b Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Hendrickson Publishers. p. 1004.
  7. ^ "Top Christian Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 12, 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Billboard.com.
  8. ^ "Heatseekers Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 12, 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Billboard.com.
  9. ^ "Top Gospel Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 12, 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Billboard.com.
  10. ^ "1999 the year in music: Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 25 December 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 3 September 2021.