''Smokie Norful Live'' is a live album from

Contemporary Gospel Urban/contemporary gospel, also known as urban gospel music, urban gospel pop, or just simply urban gospel, is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genr ...

singer

Smokie Norful Willie Ray "Smokie" Norful Jr. (born October 31, 1975) is an American gospel singer and pianist. Career Norful is best known for his 2002 album, '' I Need You Now'' and his 2004 release, '' Nothing Without You'', which won a Grammy at the 47th ...

. The album was released on April 7, 2009, through

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Track listing

# "He's Gonna Come Through" (feat.

Tye Tribbett Thomas Tyrone "Tye" Tribbett (born January 26, 1976) is an American gospel music singer, songwriter and a keyboardist. He is a choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A. (short f ...

) - 4:56 # "I Will Bless The Lord" - 6:07 # "Justified" - 8:43 # "Mighty God" - 6:10 # "In The Presence Of The King" - 7:02 # "Dear God" - 5:37 # "No One Else" - 6:12 # "Jesus Is Love" (feat.

Heather Headley Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Trinidadian-born American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the title role of '' Aida''. She also won the 2010 Grammy A ...

) - 6:41 # "Don't Quit" - 7:07 # "I've Been Delivered" - 6:30

Awards

At the

41st GMA Dove Awards The 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation was held on April 21, 2010 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2009. The show was held at The Opry Entertainment Complex in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Bart Millard. Nom ...

, the album was nominated to a

Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards ceremonies presented annually and have been held in Nashville, Tennessee exce ...

for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year. The songs "Justified" and "Dear God" were also nominated to Dove Awards for Traditional Gospel and Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year respectively. "Justified" ended up winning its Dove Award. The album was also nominated for a

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album at the

52nd Grammy Awards The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares P ...

Chart performance

The album peaked at #55 on ''Billboard'' 200, #5 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and #1 on Billboard's Gospel Albums. It stayed 38 weeks on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts and 66 weeks on the Gospel charts. Smokie Norful Liveon ''

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Charts

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References

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