Purified (album)

Purified is the seventh studio album by American singer CeCe Winans. It was released independently under her own label, Puresprings Gospel, on September 13, 2005 in the United States. Purified won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006, while the song "Pray" won a Grammy for Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance.

Purified
Studio album by CeCe Winans
Released	September 13, 2005
Studio	Fairway Studios (Anniston, Alabama) Cedarmont Farms, Dark Horse Recording and The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee) Platinum Lab Recording, Shut The Door Studio and Uncle Tom's Cabin (Nashville, Tennessee) Blue Heaven Studios (Salina, Kansas) Big 3 Recording Studios (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Genre	Funk Gospel Soul
Length	52:46
Label	Puresprings Gospel
Producer	Andy Selby Tommy Sims Keith Thomas Mario Winans
CeCe Winans chronology
Throne Room (2003) Purified (2005) Thy Kingdom Come (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The singles "Pray" and "All That I Need" were released in July in anticipation of the album's release. Winans' nephew, Mario Winans, produced the former. It reached number one on Billboard's Hot Gospel Songs chart, while "Let Everything That Hath Breath" peaked at number 8 on the Dance Music/Club Play chart.

Critical reception

Rick Anderson for AllMusic writes, "Her seventh solo album is a mixed bag, thematically speaking, combining funky pop music, moderately gritty R&B, and more typical gospel fare."

Stan North begins his review for GospelFlava by writing, "On Purified, CeCe Winans' seventh solo project, the emphasis swings back to catchy, soulful jams, with pop sensibilities. And she brings in some familiar names —both family and friends— to do it."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mama's Kitchen"	Andrew Ramsey Heather Headley Shannon Sanders Tommy Sims	Sims	3:02
2.	"You Will"	Tommy Sims	Sims	4:22
3.	"Pray" (Ken Lewis Mix)	CeCe Winans Mario Winans Michael Carlos Jones	Mario Winans Adam Anders[a] Supaflyas[a]	3:28
4.	"All That I Need"	CeCe Winans Keith Thomas	Thomas	3:52
5.	"Just Like That"	CeCe Winans Thomas	Thomas	3:08
6.	"You Are Loved"	Denise Allen Dennis Matkosky Madeline Stone	Andy Selby	5:51
7.	"Let Everything That Hath Breath"	Fred Sawyers Jeff Kwafie Myrna Walker William Burke	Sims	3:18
8.	"Always Sisters" (Featuring Angie & Debbie Winans)	Angie Winans CeCe Winans Debbie Winans Sims	Thomas	4:12
9.	"I Promise (Wedding Song)"	CeCe Winans Thomas	Thomas	4:52
10.	"Colorful World"	CeCe Winans Thomas Alvin Love III	Thomas	4:31
11.	"A Place Like This" (Featuring GRITS)	CeCe Winans Thomas Love	Thomas	4:15
12.	"Purified"	CeCe Winans Thomas Love	Thomas	4:34
13.	"He's Concerned"	Kayla Parker	Thomas	3:21
Total length:				52:46

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes an additional producer

Personnel

• CeCe Winans – vocals, backing vocals (7)
• Tommy Sims – keyboards (1, 2, 8), guitars (1, 8), bass (1, 8), drums (1), backing vocals (1), acoustic guitar (2, 7), synth horns (8)
• Andy Selby – programming (2, 6, 7)
• Mario Winans – all instruments (3)
• Keith Thomas – keyboards (4, 5, 9-13), bass (4, 5, 9-12), arrangements (4, 5, 9-13), drum programming (9, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (10, 12), additional drums (10), acoustic piano (13)
• Dan Muckala – keyboards (4), drum programming (4), additional keyboards (9)
• Michael Ripoll – electric guitars (5, 6, 11), acoustic guitar (9), nylon guitar (9, 11)
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitars (10)
• Josiah Bell – drum programming (5, 8), keyboards (10, 11), additional drums (10), additional drum programming (11)
• Dan Needham – drums (10)
• Eric Darken – percussion (9, 13)
• The Nashville String Machine – strings (2, 6)
• Lloyd Barry – string arrangements and conductor (2)
• Tim Akers – string arrangements (6)
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor (2, 6)
• Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals (1)
• Darwin Hobbs – backing vocals (2)
• Leanne Palmore – backing vocals (2, 7, 9)
• Jerard Woods – backing vocals (2, 7, 9)
• Jovaun Woods – backing vocals (2, 7, 9)
• The Born Again Church Choir – backing vocals (2)
• Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (4)
• Debbie Winans-Lowe – backing vocals (4, 10, 12), vocals (8)
• Kayla Parker – backing vocals (5, 11, 13), BGV arrangements (13)
• Debi Selby – backing vocals (6)
• Nee-C Walls-Allen – backing vocals (6)
• Angie Winans – vocals (8)
• Rachel Gaines – backing vocals (8)
• GRITS – rap (11)

Production

• Demetrus Stewart – executive producer
• Michael-Anthony Taylor – executive producer
• Keith Thomas – executive producer
• Ken Johnson – production coordinator (1, 2, 6-8)
• Daryl Bush – production coordinator (4, 5, 9-13)
• Ryan Kyzar – production coordinator (4, 5, 9-13)
• Giulio Turturro – art direction
• Kwaku Alscon – photography
• Kenny Vereen – hair stylist
• Derrick Rutledge – make-up
• Roni Burke – stylist
• Chandra Jamison – stylist

Technical

• Tom Coyne – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Drew Douthit – engineer (1, 2, 7, 8), string recording assistant (2, 6), mixing (2, 6, 8), digital editing (7, 8)
• Marcelo Pennell – mixing (1, 7)
• Danny Duncan – string recording (2, 6)
• Eric Hunter – recording (3)
• Ken Lewis – mixing (3)
• Bill Whittington – recording (4, 5, 9-13), mixing (4, 5, 9-13)
• Andy Selby – recording (6), string recording (6), mixing (6), digital editing (7, 8)
• Bryan Lenox – mixing (8)
• Tommy Sims – mixing (8)
• Ryan Kyzar – Pro Tools and MIDI technician (4, 5, 9-13)
• Chris Yoakum – Pro Tools and MIDI technician (4, 5, 9-13)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	41
US Christian Albums (Billboard)	3
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	12

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)	8