Juan Winans
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Juan Winans is an American singer/songwriter and music producer, a third-generation member of the Winans family
.
, who signed them to Light Records
as The Winans
.
On January 1, 1981, six months prior to the birth of his second son, Carvin Winans and his three brothers released their debut album, Introducing The Winans, embarking on a career that would earn them 5 Grammy Awards and the title, First Family of Gospel music. In 1987 Juan's uncle and aunt, released their debut album and become internationally known as BeBe & CeCe Winans
. Several years later, in 1993, his father's youngest siblings, Angie & Debbie Winans released their debut album.
and Michael Winans Jr., formed the group Winans Phase 2. In the following year they signed a record deal with Myrrh/Epic Records
and began working on their debut album, entitled We Got Next, released in August 1999 with tracks from Rodney Jerkins
, Narada Michael Walden
, and Babyface
. The album debuted at #1 on Gospel Billboard charts
, and sold over 250,000 units in the U.S. It was nominated for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album at the 42nd Grammy Awards. However they lost the award to Yolanda Adams
. The group was also featured on several national television shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show
, Donnie & Marie, Soul Train
, and the Queen Latifah show. In the spring of 2000 the group performed to crowds in London, Germany, and Amsterdam promoting the release of We Got Next. A 2002 40-city tour by the entire Winans Family marked the unexpected end of the group.
Juan has never publicly spoken about why Winans Phase 2 never recorded again. However, former members Marvin and Michael have cited "internal problems", and "not really wanting to be an artist" as reasons for the group's breakup.
In 2005 Winans, along with Babyface
, provided backing vocals for the song I Said I Love You from the Kirk Whalum
release The Songs Of Babyface. He is also credited with singing and arranging background vocals on George Huff
's, My Christmas EP. During this time Winans began attending Bethel World Outreach Church in Nashville, TN, where he led worship service for the next four years.
for their fourth studio release The Sound. The album proved to be their best charting album to date, debuting No. 7 on the Billboard 200
, No. 2 on the US R&B chart, and topping the gospel and CCM charts. The album held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart for over six months after its release. Winans also collaborated with Hip-Hop legend Heavy D on his critically acclaimed, Grammy nominated album, Vibes, co-writing and singing background vocals for the song No Matter What.
The following year Winans composed the lyrics for and produced the song Need You To Fall for Michael Bolton
. The song was released on Bolton's One World One Love
album in September 2009 in the United Kingdom, and in the U.S. on May 4, 2010. In October 2010 Winans and his wife, Lisa, collaborated with producer Warryn Campbell
to compose material for the highly anticipated Tyler Perry
film, For Colored Girls . They wrote the song Sun, performed by Lalah Hathaway
; it appears in both the film and on the soundtrack.
Winans once again teamed up with Warryn Campbell and Mary Mary on their fifth studio release, Something Big, co-writing Catch Me and Never Wave My Flag. The latter was performed by the group on The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno
March 31, 2011.
Winans has been credited with providing music for the movie Jumping The Broom. He also wrote the second single,Closer, for Bishop T.D. Jakes's Sacred Love Songs II album., performed by R&B singer Joe
.
, while attending the same church. They married on September 8, 2007 in Franklin, TN. Their first child, Sophia, was born on New Year's Eve 2010.
Juan currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Winans family
The Winans family is an African-American family of Gospel music artists from Detroit, Michigan.-Family members:* David "Pop" Winans, Sr. * Delores "Mom" Winans * David Winans Jr....
.
Family and early life
Juan Winans was born in Detroit, MI on July 24, 1981. The second child of four (Carvin Jr., Joy & Ian) born to Carvin Winans (b. 1958) and Deborah Kerr Winans. His paternal grandparents, David (April 20, 1934-April 8, 2009) and Delores Winans met each other in 1951, at the ages of 17 and 16 while singing in the Lemon Gospel Chorus. They married two years later; the marriage lasted nearly sixty years, and they had ten children. Mom & Pop Winans, as they would come to be known, had seven sons, David Jr, Ronald, Carvin, Marvin, Michael, Daniel, Benjamin, then three daughters, Priscilla, Angelique, and Debra. Both David's father and grandfather were preachers in the Pentecostal church, and he himself raised his ten children in a strict religious home. They taught their children how to sing and they honed their skills performing quartet music at their grandfather's church. However, it was not until 1980 that Marvin, Carvin, Michael and Ronald were discovered by Andrae CrouchAndrae Crouch
Andraé Crouch is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist, record producer, and pastor.-Early years:Born Andraé Edward Crouch in San Francisco, California....
, who signed them to Light Records
Light Records
Light Records was a gospel record label founded in 1966 by Ralph Carmichael as a joint venture with the Waco, Texas-based Word Records.-History:...
as The Winans
The Winans
The Winans are an American Gospel music quartet from Detroit, Michigan consisting of brothers Marvin, Carvin, Michael and Ronald Winans.-Members:Please refer to the Winans family page for more detail on the individual members.-Origins:...
.
On January 1, 1981, six months prior to the birth of his second son, Carvin Winans and his three brothers released their debut album, Introducing The Winans, embarking on a career that would earn them 5 Grammy Awards and the title, First Family of Gospel music. In 1987 Juan's uncle and aunt, released their debut album and become internationally known as BeBe & CeCe Winans
BeBe & CeCe Winans
BeBe & CeCe Winans are an American Gospel music brother and sister duo. BeBe and CeCe Winans are the seventh and eighth of "Mom" and "Pop" Winans' ten children, most of whom have had successful Gospel music careers.-Musical career:...
. Several years later, in 1993, his father's youngest siblings, Angie & Debbie Winans released their debut album.
Winans Phase 2
In the winter of 1997 the Winans were asked to compose and perform a theme song for a Detroit NBC affiliate. They approached their sons about recording the song with them. It was during this time that Juan first expressed an interest in pursuing music, stating in a 1999 interview for CCM magazine, "I don't think I ever aspired to sing before we put this group together". He, along with his older brother, Carvin and two cousins, Marvin Winans JrMarvin Winans Jr
-References:...
and Michael Winans Jr., formed the group Winans Phase 2. In the following year they signed a record deal with Myrrh/Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
and began working on their debut album, entitled We Got Next, released in August 1999 with tracks from Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
, Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...
, and Babyface
Babyface
Babyface or Baby Face can refer to:Nicknames:* Baby Face Nelson, an infamous 1930s bank robber* Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette , an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician...
. The album debuted at #1 on Gospel Billboard charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
, and sold over 250,000 units in the U.S. It was nominated for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album at the 42nd Grammy Awards. However they lost the award to Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams is an American Grammy- and Dove-award-winning Yolanda Adams is an American [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]- and [[Dove Awards|Dove]]-award-winning...
. The group was also featured on several national television shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, Donnie & Marie, Soul Train
Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...
, and the Queen Latifah show. In the spring of 2000 the group performed to crowds in London, Germany, and Amsterdam promoting the release of We Got Next. A 2002 40-city tour by the entire Winans Family marked the unexpected end of the group.
Juan has never publicly spoken about why Winans Phase 2 never recorded again. However, former members Marvin and Michael have cited "internal problems", and "not really wanting to be an artist" as reasons for the group's breakup.
2003-2007
In 2003 Winans returned to the studio to record background vocals for his uncle BeBe Winans Christmas album My Christmas Prayer. The following year he relocated to Nashville to concentrate on song-writing.In 2005 Winans, along with Babyface
Babyface
Babyface or Baby Face can refer to:Nicknames:* Baby Face Nelson, an infamous 1930s bank robber* Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette , an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician...
, provided backing vocals for the song I Said I Love You from the Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years. Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz...
release The Songs Of Babyface. He is also credited with singing and arranging background vocals on George Huff
George Huff
George Clayton Huff, Jr. is an American singer. He placed first among male contestants and overall fifth-place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol....
's, My Christmas EP. During this time Winans began attending Bethel World Outreach Church in Nashville, TN, where he led worship service for the next four years.
Since 2008
In 2008 Winans co-wrote the song Seattle for Gospel/R&B dou Mary MaryMary Mary
Mary Mary is an American gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Tina Atkins-Campbell . The duo are often credited along with Kirk Franklin for broadening the fan base of urban contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz...
for their fourth studio release The Sound. The album proved to be their best charting album to date, debuting No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, No. 2 on the US R&B chart, and topping the gospel and CCM charts. The album held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart for over six months after its release. Winans also collaborated with Hip-Hop legend Heavy D on his critically acclaimed, Grammy nominated album, Vibes, co-writing and singing background vocals for the song No Matter What.
The following year Winans composed the lyrics for and produced the song Need You To Fall for Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
. The song was released on Bolton's One World One Love
One World One Love
One World One Love is an album by Michael Bolton, with collaborations by Tami Chynn, Ne-Yo and Lady Gaga.-Track listing:# Ready For You 4:00# Just One Love 4:12...
album in September 2009 in the United Kingdom, and in the U.S. on May 4, 2010. In October 2010 Winans and his wife, Lisa, collaborated with producer Warryn Campbell
Warryn Campbell
Warryn Campbell is an American record producer. He specializes in gospel music and R&B.-Career:His work includes production and songwriting credits for Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Xzibit, Yolanda Adams, Dayna Caddell, Mos Def, Missy Elliott, Kierra Sheard, Brandy, Dave Hollister, Men of Standard,...
to compose material for the highly anticipated Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
film, For Colored Girls . They wrote the song Sun, performed by Lalah Hathaway
Lalah Hathaway
Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway best known as Lalah Hathaway referred to as the First Daughter of Soul, is a contemporary R&B and jazz singer. She is the daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway and a classically trained vocalist. In 1990, Lalah Hathaway released a self-titled album. The album's first...
; it appears in both the film and on the soundtrack.
Winans once again teamed up with Warryn Campbell and Mary Mary on their fifth studio release, Something Big, co-writing Catch Me and Never Wave My Flag. The latter was performed by the group on The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
with Jay Leno
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...
March 31, 2011.
Winans has been credited with providing music for the movie Jumping The Broom. He also wrote the second single,Closer, for Bishop T.D. Jakes's Sacred Love Songs II album., performed by R&B singer Joe
Joe
Joe may be a nickname originating from the name "Joseph", "Josephina" and others.Joe may refer to:-People:* Joe , an American R&B singer and record producer* Joe , a character known only as "Joe" on the popular children's show...
.
Personal life
In the fall of 2005 Winans met and began dating recording artist Lisa Kimmey, lead singer of Contemporary Christian group Out Of EdenOut of Eden
Out of Eden was an American Gospel music group often identified with R&B, and contemporary Christian music. It featured sisters Lisa Kimmey, Andrea Kimmey-Baca, and Danielle Kimmey...
, while attending the same church. They married on September 8, 2007 in Franklin, TN. Their first child, Sophia, was born on New Year's Eve 2010.
Juan currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.