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Get Ready
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1999 [1]
Recorded1998–1999
Genre Gospel
Urban Contemporary Gospel
R&B [2]
Length48:12
LabelVerity Records [3]
ProducerMark and Joey Kibble [4]
Virtue chronology
Virtue
(1997)
Get Ready
(1999)
Virtuosity
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [4]

Get Ready is the second album by the gospel group Virtue, released in 1999. [5] [3] [6] The album contains the singles "Get Ready," "Love Me Like You Do," "Angels Watching Over Me," and "Put Your War Clothes On."

The album is a mixture of adult contemporary, gospel, and soul musical styles. [6]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "emotionally and sonically ambitious," writing that "the quartet's amazing harmonies carry urban, gospel and R&B settings equally well." [4]

Track listing

  1. Get Ready - 4:44
  2. Put Your War Clothes On - 4:15
  3. Now's the Time - 4:10
  4. Angels Watching Over Me - 4:34
  5. Fly Away - 4:21
  6. My Heart's With You - 4:11
  7. Love Me Like You Do - 4:17
  8. Super Victorious - 3:48
  9. You Encourage My Soul - 4:31
  10. Don't Take Your Joy - 4:28
  11. Be Grateful - 4:53

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Christian Albums ( Billboard) [7] 10
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [8] 22
US Top Gospel Albums ( Billboard) [9] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [10] 27

References

  1. ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 14 May 1999 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
  2. ^ "The Sounds of 1999". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 22 December 1999.
  3. ^ a b "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 24, 1999 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c "Get Ready! - Virtue | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ "Virtue | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ a b Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Hendrickson Publishers. p. 1004.
  7. ^ "Top Christian Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 12, 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Billboard.com.
  8. ^ "Heatseekers Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 12, 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Billboard.com.
  9. ^ "Top Gospel Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 12, 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Billboard.com.
  10. ^ "1999 the year in music: Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 25 December 1999. ISSN  0006-2510. Retrieved 3 September 2021.