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BeBe - Live and Up Close

BeBe Winans

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Album Review

Massively popular black gospel vocalist BeBe Winans followed up his first two solo albums with a live album, BeBe Live and Up Close, released in 2002. The album features several songs that don't appear on Winans' solo albums, including the album-opening "Do You Know Him" as well as other songs like "I Believe," "Love Thing," and "Humpty Dumpty." These songs make BeBe Live and Up Close somewhat more than just another live album. While most live albums tend to have a function similar to best-ofs, this one features few of Winans' best-known songs in favor of previously unreleased songs. Therefore, ardent fans should consider treating BeBe Live and Up Close just like another studio album, since many of the featured songs are exclusive to this album. However, there are some of Winans' more popular songs here, such as the 15-minute medley featuring Debra Winans Lowe, BeBe's sister. The medley includes four songs from BeBe's days with CeCe: "Heaven," "Meantime," "Celebrate New Life," and "Lost Without You." In addition, BeBe Live and Up Close ends climactically when Stephanie Mills joins Winans for a performance of "Born for This." Overall, this isn't the career-spanning best-of live performance that you might expect from someone with as much success as Winans, but rather it's a mixed bag, featuring new songs as well as old songs but not too many popular songs, leaving room instead for the less familiar material.

Customer Reviews

It All Comes Down to Love

I like this song! It has a nice beat. Bebe always writes jazzy sounding music!

Medley with Debbie (sister)

At the end of the medley there is a part where Debbie sings about the midnight hour. It took me a few times listening to the song to really understand what the song was saying and then the Lord spoke to my heart. It is those midnight hours where we feel so all alone and no one is understanding what we are going through that HE is there during that MIDNIGHT HOUR! Take it in and know that during those midnight hours we are not alone.

The medley seals the deal!

The medley between BeBe and his sister Debbie (who fills in for CeCe) makes this collection more than worth the price of admission. Lots of love and ministering in that selection alone -- too bad it can't be bought separately -- HOWEVER, this is definitely a five-star collection nonetheless. Just absolutely inspirational!!!!

Biography

Born: September 17, 1962 in Detroit, MI

Genre: Christian & Gospel

Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

Usually working as a duet act with his sister CeCe or working the background on releases by the Winans (four of his older brothers), BeBe Winans released his first solo album in October 1997. It did very well on gospel charts, and even made an impact on the secular charts. He followed it with 2000's Love & Freedom. The concert...
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