Puresprings Gospel
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PureSprings Gospel is a gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....

 record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 by gospel artist CeCe Winans
CeCe Winans
Priscilla "CeCe" Marie Winans Love is an American Gospel singer, who has won numerous Grammy and Stellar Awards.-Early life:CeCe Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan, to David and Delores Winans, on October 8, 1964...

. Winans founded the label in 1999 when Pioneer folded and released Alabaster Box
Alabaster Box (album)
Alabaster Box is the 1999 album by award winning gospel artist CeCe Winans. This was the first album on Winans' own label, Wellspring Gospel . Winans described the album as a "experimental" album for the label before any new artists were signed. Despite the mistakes made with the album, it did very...

 as an experimental album and the album did well. Winans appointed Demetrius Stewart to oversee the label.

The label has signed several artists though Winans remains the flagship artist of the label. The label has also ventured into compilation CDs and children releases.

Artists on the Label

  • CeCe Winans
    CeCe Winans
    Priscilla "CeCe" Marie Winans Love is an American Gospel singer, who has won numerous Grammy and Stellar Awards.-Early life:CeCe Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan, to David and Delores Winans, on October 8, 1964...

  • Vicki Yohe
  • Marcus Cole
    Marcus Cole (singer)
    Marcus Cole is a gospel music singer and a member of the award-winning gospel performing group Commissioned. In 2006, he signed with CeCe Winans' Puresprings Gospel and released his first solo album Write My Song.-References:...

  • Marvin Winans
    Marvin Winans
    Marvin Lawrence Winans is an American gospel singer and member of the musical Winans family. He is also known for his recurring role in the hit show Tyler Perry's House of Payne.-Personal life:...

  • Delores "Mom" Winans
    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....

  • The Born Again Church Choir
  • Alvin Love III

Albums

Artist Album Release Date Distribution
CeCe Winans
CeCe Winans
Priscilla "CeCe" Marie Winans Love is an American Gospel singer, who has won numerous Grammy and Stellar Awards.-Early life:CeCe Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan, to David and Delores Winans, on October 8, 1964...

WellSpring Gospel (1999-2003)
Alabaster Box
Alabaster Box (album)
Alabaster Box is the 1999 album by award winning gospel artist CeCe Winans. This was the first album on Winans' own label, Wellspring Gospel . Winans described the album as a "experimental" album for the label before any new artists were signed. Despite the mistakes made with the album, it did very...

 
October 19, 1999 Sparrow
Sparrow Records
-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...

CeCe Winans
CeCe Winans (album)
CeCe Winans is the self-titled studio album by award winning gospel artist CeCe Winans. The album adopted a more urban flair to it with a mixture of Pop, R&B, and Hip Hop. The album itself did rather well. The single "Anybody Wanna Pray" included a guest appearance of the Gospel Hip Hop group GRITS...

 
June 19, 2001
PureSprings Gospel (2003-Present)
Throne Room
Throne Room (album)
Throne Room is the sixth studio album by multiple Grammy winning gospel artist CeCe Winans. In comparison for Winans' previous projects, this one is more inspirational with more traditional songs. This was not one of Winans' most commercially successful projects as the only single spawned from the...

 
September 9, 2003 Epic
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...

/INO
INO Records
INO Records, also known as Fair Trade Services, is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, specializing in Contemporary Christian music . It is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, and was owned by Integrity Media until June 2011. When Integrity Media sold its assets...

/Sony
Purified
Purified
Purified is the seventh solo album by gospel artist Cece Winans. This album was released under her own label, Pursprings Gospel. The singles "Pray" and "All That I Need" were released in July in anticipation of the albums release...

 
September 13, 2005
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Kingdom Come is the eighth solo album from Grammy Award-winning gospel singer CeCe Winans. It was released on April 1, 2008 and debuted at number 57 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album received the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album award at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009...

 
April 1, 2008 EMI Gospel
Vicki Yohe I Just Want You September 13, 2003
He's Been Faithful September 27, 2005
Born Again Church Choir CeCe Winans Presents The Born Again Church Choir 2003
Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole (singer)
Marcus Cole is a gospel music singer and a member of the award-winning gospel performing group Commissioned. In 2006, he signed with CeCe Winans' Puresprings Gospel and released his first solo album Write My Song.-References:...

Write My Song August 1, 2006
Marvin Winans
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....

Alone But Not Alone September 25, 2007
Various artists PureWorship October 28, 2008

Videos

  • CeCe Winans: Live at the Lambs Theater in New York (2000)
  • CeCe Winans: The Making of "Throne Room" (2003)
  • CeCe Winans: Live in the Throne Room (2004)
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