Smokie Norful
{{short description|American gospel singer and pianist (born 1975)}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2009}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Smokie Norful
| image = SmokieNorful 250.jpg
| caption =
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Willie Ray Norful, Jr.
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|31}}
| resides =
| origin = Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
| instrument = Vocals, piano
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, pastor
| years_active = 2002–present
| label =
| website = http://getthevictory.org
}}
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 Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album in 2004.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165126/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=&year=2005&genreID=0&hp=1] Norful received his second Grammy in 2015 at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for his song "No Greater Love", ten years after winning his first.
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/smokie-norful/chart-history/tlp/|title=Smokie Norful Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 11, 2023}} |
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| scope="row"| I Need You Now
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| 154 | |
| scope="row"| Nothing Without You
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| 57 | |
| scope="row"| Life Changing
|
| 56 | |
| scope="row"| Smokie Norful Live
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| 55 | |
| scope="row"| Smokie Norful Presents Victory Cathedral Choir
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| 121 | |
| scope="row"| How I Got Over...Songs That Carried Us
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| 131 | |
| scope="row"| Once in a Lifetime
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| 116 | |
| scope="row"| Forever Yours
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| 67 | |
=EPs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of EPs, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| US |
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| scope="row"| Smokie Norful: Limited Edition
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| 90 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.smokienorful.com/ Official website]
- [http://www.getthevictory.org Happy Founders Month]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422155822/http://getthevictory.org/contentpages/10709/cbaa26e2-f039-40f3-ae44-0bc9bba92586/OurPastor.aspx Pastor Smokie Norful]
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Category:20th-century African-American male singers
Category:20th-century American male singers
Category:20th-century American singers
Category:American gospel singers
Category:Singers from Arkansas
Category:People from Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Category:Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary alumni
Category:21st-century American singers