James Grear

James Thomas Grear (born June 5, 1962) is an American gospel musician. He started his music career, in 1998, with Company that are based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has released eight albums, with three of them charting on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart. He has released albums with a few labels, such as the following: Born Again Records, Diamante Records, Liquid 8 Records, Alliant Music Group, Habakkuk Music, Echo Park Records.

James Grear
Birth nameJames Thomas Grear
Born (1962-06-05) June 5, 1962
Gary, Indiana
OriginMinneapolis, Minnesota
GenresGospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, singer-songwriter
Years active1998–present
LabelsBorn Again, Diamante, Liquid 8, Alliant, Habakkuk, Echo Park
Associated actsCompany
Websitefacebook.com/JamesGrear

Early life

Grear was born James Thomas Grear,[1] in Gary, Indiana on June 5, 1962, and was raised as a member of The Church of God in Christ by his parents.[2]

Music career

His music recording career began in 1998, and he has released eight albums with a myriad of labels, which are the following: Born Again Records, Diamante Records, Liquid 8 Records, Alliant Music Group, Habakkuk Music, Echo Park Records.[3] He had three albums place on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart, with one placing on the R&B Albums chart.[4] The three that charted on the Gospel Albums chart were 1998's Don't Give Up at No. 8, 2001's What Will Your Life Say at No. 14, and A Special Place in 2004 at No. 18.[4] The album Don't Give Up, also charted on the R&B Albums chart at No. 34.[4] He released, It's My Season, on May 5, 2015 by Universal Records alongside EchoPark JDI Records.

Discography
List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[4]
US
Gos
Don't Give Up
  • Released: March 24, 1998
  • Label: Born Again
  • CD, digital download
 8
What Will Your Life Say
  • Released: July 31, 2001
  • Label: Diamante
  • CD, digital download
 14
A Special Place
  • Released: June 22, 2004
  • Label: Liquid 8
  • CD, digital download
 18

References
  1. "James Grear in Minneapolis, MN". Intelius. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. Carpenter, Bil (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia": 160. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. AllMusic. "James Grear : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  4. Billboard. "James Grear : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
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