''Pronounced Toe-Nay'' is a
studio album
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by the American
gospel music
Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music vary according to culture and social context. Gospel music is compo ...
singer
Tonéx
Anthony Charles Williams II (born May 16, 1975), better known by his stage name B.Slade and formerly known under the gospel moniker Tonéx ( ), is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, dancer, producer, and activist f ...
.
It was released via
Verity Records
Verity Records is an American gospel music-focused record label, founded in 1994. The Gospel group operated by Provident Label Group, which in turn is owned by Sony Music Entertainment.
Artists
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* Crystal Aikin
* Deitrick Haddon
* D ...
and
Jive Records
Jive Records (later stylized as JIVE Records) was a British-American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary of the Zomba Group of Companies, Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chic ...
in 2000.
It peaked at No. 12 on the ''
Billboard
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'' Top Gospel Albums chart.
Critical reception
In a 2010 profile, ''
The New Yorker
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'' called ''Pronounced Toe-Nay'' a "breakthrough album ...
hat
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marked the arrival of a major new voice in gospel music," writing that "'Personal Jesus' had a spaced-out funk groove that recalled Sly & the Family Stone."
Track listing
# Radio
# Pronounced Toe-Nay
# It's On Like That (featuring Jaz)
# One Good Reason (featuring Big J)
# The Good Song
# Personal Jesus
# Trinity
# U Send Me
# The 1 U Need
# Real 2 Me
# Why?
# Waiting
# Taxi
# As I Played
# Real With U
# Cry No More
# Make Me Right (featuring ATaQ)
# Restoration
# Untitled (featuring E.B. Williams)
# One Good Reason (92105 Myx)
# P.T. 2001
References
External links
CCM magazine review
{{Authority control
2000 albums
Tonéx albums
1997 albums