Beloved (trio)
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Beloved is an American
Contemporary Christian group
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es' "This Woman's Work" remains the groups most downloaded song to date. In February 2007 the group hosted their very own Women's Conference in Norcross, GA. The first year was a success and the group made plans for another event. In June of that year Kim had her first child and Denise became a grandma!
(singer for the Contemporary Christian group Third Day
) produced single "Love God, Serve Others" was well received for a first single at radio and climbed its way into the Top 30. The group preceded the album release with a wide variety of TV and in-store appearances around the country to promote the release. The re-worked follow up single "God Knows Where You Are", which originally appeared on Kim's solo project "Heavenly Intuition", gave the group its highest charted song to date reaching all the way to #11 where it sat for three weeks. In 2009 Beloved hosted their third annual retreat entitled "I Dare You" in Duluth, GA. Kim had her second child (another boy) just days after the retreat. Later that year the group's song "The Way Home" was accepted as the title track for the movie "The Way Home
" starring Dean Cane. The movie is set for release on DVD on October 28, 2010. In March 2010 the group hosted their fourth annual women's retreat.
's "Yahweh
". Kim is interim music minister at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, GA and is one of the few female worship leaders in Georgia. The group is also working on a television show featuring the reality of life on the road. Also the group is planning the next retreat which will be called "Let's Face It!" and held in Duluth, GA on February 18–20, 2011.
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Contemporary Christian group
Musical ensemble
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Formation
The members of Beloved first met when former Miss Georgia Kim Hardee was asked to be a guest singer at Roswell Street Baptist church in Marietta, Georgia. In the next couple of weeks she started attending the church's Sunday school department and started meeting new people. Amy Goins just happened to be in that class as well. They quickly developed a friendship and started writing songs together. Those early songs would later find their way onto Kim's solo project Heavenly Intuition (2000). Along with writing songs together Amy begin to appear onstage with Kim singing backup during performances around the South. A couple of months into it Hardee asked Goins if she knew an alto. Denise Clark came to mind since Amy had sung with Clark in the choir at Roswell Street for years. The three got together and it just clicked.Memphis To Nashville
Following God's call Kim and Amy moved to Memphis. With interest from Christian label Ardent Records the duo went back into the studio with local producer Kevin Paige (80's Solo Artist whose hit "Don't Shut Me Out" was a Top 40). "I Give My All" and "God Knows Where You Are" were birthed from those sessions. Those songs were the last to be added to the "Heavenly Intuition" project which was released in the fall of 2000. Kim got married in 2001 to then manager Travis Gravel. One night after a performance at the "Blue Bird Cafe" Kim decided she wanted to move back to Atlanta to be closer to home. Two thirds of the group packed up and moved back to Atlanta thinking this was the end. But in early 2003, shortly after being back in their home state, the two reconnected with Denise Clark and formed Beloved officially. The group naturally started work on a new project."Beloved"
In the summer of 2003 the group recorded their first self titled project with Nashville producer Kenny Royster at Direct Imaging Studios. The songs were cut in a day and vocals laid throughout the next couple of months. In 2004 the self-titled release Beloved was ready for release. The first single from the group still remains the fans favorite, "A Child Of The King". The group released their first song in the division of gospel music entitled Southern Gospel. The industry took to the girls right away. "A Child Of The King" became the biggest single in over two decades by a female group. The subsequent singles made steady progress up the charts. The third single "Sometimes" gave the group their first top 40 hit. After selling the album at performances exclusively, the group inked a deal with New Day Distribution in the summer of 2004 to deliver the music to independent music stores across the nation. The girls continued to sing at Women's events across the South and geared themselves up for the next record."Lovely Day"
In 2005 the girls started work again with Kenny Royster at Direct Imaging in Nashville. The recording was an eclectic mix of Southern Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music. Beloved showed with this record that they certainly do not follow trends. The group created their own unique sound and again proved to have a style of their own. This was never more evident than on their second album Lovely Day. The album was released in March 2006. One of the highlights of the album is "Heritage" which features a guest performance from gospel music legend Eva Mae LeFever. Even though the song never charted it still remains the most widely played single the group has ever released. The album also contained another highly successful song for the group. The cover of Kate BushKate Bush
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es' "This Woman's Work" remains the groups most downloaded song to date. In February 2007 the group hosted their very own Women's Conference in Norcross, GA. The first year was a success and the group made plans for another event. In June of that year Kim had her first child and Denise became a grandma!
"Wake The World"
At the end of 2007 the group began recording songs for their third album "Wake The World". The album was another progression forward with the groups sound. Leaving behind the Southern Gospel roots the trio went for a more contemporary sound. The album was completed in January 2008 and pre-sold exclusively to attendees of the 2nd annual Beloved Women's Retreat held at Lake Lanier Islands Resort in February 2008. By mid summer the group had inked a deal with Infinity Music Group to distribute the groups third release Nationwide. The Mac PowellMac Powell
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(singer for the Contemporary Christian group Third Day
Third Day
Third Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...
) produced single "Love God, Serve Others" was well received for a first single at radio and climbed its way into the Top 30. The group preceded the album release with a wide variety of TV and in-store appearances around the country to promote the release. The re-worked follow up single "God Knows Where You Are", which originally appeared on Kim's solo project "Heavenly Intuition", gave the group its highest charted song to date reaching all the way to #11 where it sat for three weeks. In 2009 Beloved hosted their third annual retreat entitled "I Dare You" in Duluth, GA. Kim had her second child (another boy) just days after the retreat. Later that year the group's song "The Way Home" was accepted as the title track for the movie "The Way Home
The Way Home
The Way Home is an award-winning 2002 film written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang. It tells the heart-warming story about a grandmother and her city-born grandson who comes to live with her in a rural village...
" starring Dean Cane. The movie is set for release on DVD on October 28, 2010. In March 2010 the group hosted their fourth annual women's retreat.
Future
The group is busy writing new songs for a yet untitled album due for release early 2011. The album is a more of a reflection of where the group is musically these days and could be described as a praise and worship album. Some new songs titles are "Shadow Of The Cross", "Grateful Heart", "Way You Been Loved" and a cover of U2U2
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Yahweh
Yahweh is the name of God in the Bible, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jews and Christians.The word Yahweh is a modern scholarly convention for the Hebrew , transcribed into Roman letters as YHWH and known as the Tetragrammaton, for which the original pronunciation is unknown...
". Kim is interim music minister at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, GA and is one of the few female worship leaders in Georgia. The group is also working on a television show featuring the reality of life on the road. Also the group is planning the next retreat which will be called "Let's Face It!" and held in Duluth, GA on February 18–20, 2011.
Discography
Chart placings are from the Singing News National Chart,except those marked *, which are from the Christian Radio Weekly Charts.Albums
- Beloved (TraTo Records, TRA001, 2004)
- Lovely Day (TraTo Records, TRA0005, 2006)
- Wake the World (TraTo Records, TRA006, 2008)
- "tba" (TraTo Records, TRA007, 2/2011)
Singles
- "A Child of the King" (March 2004) #48
- "Somebody Shout, Somebody Sing" (September 2004) #62
- "Sometimes" (March 2005) #39
- "Heritage" (feat. Eva Mae LeFever) (April 2006)
- "Now I Can Thank You" (May 2007)
- "Love God, Serve Others" (June 2008) #29*
- "God Knows Where You Are" (December 2008)#11*
- "Shadow Of The Cross" (tba)
Promos
- Magazine promo (2004) - music from Beloved and Lovely Day
- "Freedom (Revolution)" Radio promo (2007) - radio remix of song from Lovely Day