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Donald Lawrence (born May 4, 1961, Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American gospel music songwriter, record producer and artist. He is best known for his Grammy Award -nominated songs "The Blessing of Abraham" and "Encourage Yourself".
The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, [1] to recording artists for quality songs in the gospel music genre.
Donald Lawrence and The Company perform onstage during the BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards on March 30, 2023, in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for BMI)
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WOW Gospel Essentials is a "best of" Gospel music collection spanning more than ten years. The album includes twelve tracks on one CD. It reached 124 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2008, third place on the Top Gospel Albums chart and twenty-second place on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
"Don't Give Up" is a 1996 song by the Island Inspirational All-Stars (Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, Donald Lawrence and Karen Clark Sheard). The song appears on the soundtrack of the 1996 film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. [1]
It was produced by Mills, and gospel artist Donald Lawrence. Featured, are songs written by gospel/R&B singers' Marvin Winans, Angela Winbush, James Cleveland, and a cover version of "People Get Ready" by Curtis Mayfield. The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Gospel chart, and No. 20 on the Billboard Contemporary Christian chart. [3]
It was reissued on their hits compilation Restoring the Years: The Best of Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City Singers in 2003. [ 1 ] The song musically is similar to his previous hit "Testify", and features guest appearances from Ann Nesby (formerly of Sounds of Blackness) and gospel pioneer Bishop Walter Hawkins.