Still (BeBe & CeCe Winans album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Still

| type = studio

| artist = BeBe & CeCe Winans

| cover = BeBe & CeCe Winans STILL.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2009|10|06}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = R&B

| length = 46:23

| label = Malaco

| producer = (various) Mervyn Warren

| prev_title = The Best of BeBe & CeCe Winans

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

Still is the seventh album by the duo BeBe & CeCe Winans, and was released in October 2009 on Malaco Records.{{cite book|title=Bebe and Cece Winans: Still|date=October 2009|publisher=Malaco Records}} It rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bebe-cece-winans/chart-history/blp/|title=Bebe and Cece Winans: Still (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)|publisher=Billboard|website=billboard.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bebe-cece-winans/chart-history/tlp/|title=Bebe and Cece Winans: Still (Billboard 200)|publisher=Billboard|website=billboard.com}}

Overview

Still won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album. The track "Grace" won in the category of Best Gospel Performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/bebe-winans|title=Bebe Winans|website=grammy.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/cece-winans|title=Cece Winans|website=grammy.com}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1=Allmusic

|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/still-mw0000831823|title=Still - BeBe & CeCe Winans|publisher=Allmusic.com|last=Farias|first=Andree|accessdate=August 10, 2013}}

|rev2=Billboard

|rev2Score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1070728/bebe-cece-winans-still|title=BeBe & CeCe Winans "Still"|publisher=Billboard.com|date=October 16, 2009|accessdate=August 10, 2013}}

}}

Samples

"Reason to Dance" samples "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson. "Never Thought" contains a sample of Earth, Wind & Fire's "That's the Way of the World".

Track listing

Adapted from album's text.

{{Track listing

|extra_column=Producer(s)

|title1=Still

|length1=4:02

|writer1=BeBe Winans;
arranged by Keith Thomas

|note1= music programmed & bass played by Keith Thomas)
(electric guitar: Jonathan Crone

|extra1= Keith Thomas, Jonathan Crone (coordinator),
Daryl Bush (coordinator)

|title2=Close to You

|length2=3:24

|writer2=BeBe Winans;
arranged by Keith Thomas

|note2=music programmed by Keith Thomas)
(electric guitar: Jonathan Crone

|extra2= Keith Thomas, Jonathan Crone (coordinator),
Daryl Bush (coordinator)

|title3=Things

|length3=3:18

|writer3=BeBe Winans, Peter Zizzo

|note3=featuring Marvin Winans)
(music arranged by Peter Zizzo)
(drum machine, keyboards & guitar: Peter Zizzo)
(additional vocals: Marvin Winans

|extra3= Peter Zizzo

|title4=Grace

|length4=5:47

|writer4=BeBe Winans;
arranged by Keith Thomas

|note4=music programmed & piano played by Keith Thomas)
(violin: Tracy Silverman)
(acoustic guitar: Jonathan Crone)
(percussion: Eric Darken)
(choir director: Nathan Young)
(choir vocals: Anthony Davis, Cindy Larson, Gene Smith, Olivia Mack, Sheldon Goodson & Sherrie Kibble)
(guest & additional choir vocals: Nathan Young & Suzanne Young

|extra4= Keith Thomas, Jonathan Crone (coordinator),
Daryl Bush (coordinator)

|title5=Reason to Dance

|length5=4:14

|writer5=Warryn Campbell

|note5=background vocals: Priscilla Jones-Campbell & Nu Colours: Fay Simpson, Lawrence Johnson & Lain Gray)
(horns: Dontae Winslow)
(additional instruments: Warryn Campbell

|extra5= Warryn Campbell

|title6=He Can Handle It

|length6=4:41

|writer6=BeBe Winans

|note6=lead vocals performed by BeBe & CeCe Winans)
(drums & DJ chants performed by Tony "CD" Kelly)
(percussion: Tony "CD" Kelly, & Lionel "Deadbeat" De La O)
(virtual horns: Lionel "Deadbeat" De La O)
(organ & keyboards: Leroy Romans)
(bass: Zemroy Lewis)
(lead & ska guitars: Wendel "Junior Jazz" Ferraro)
(background vocals: Shaze

|extra6= Tony "CD" Kelly

|title7=Changed My World

|length7=4:08

|writer7=Alvin Love III;
arranged by Alex Teamer & Mervyn Warren; orchestrated by Mervyn Warren

|note7=background vocals: Lisa Vaughn & Mervyn Warren)
(keyboards & drum machine: Alex Teamer)
(music programming & additional keyboards: Mervyn Warren)
(guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.

|extra7= Mervyn Warren

|title8=The Garden

|length8=4:20

|writer8=Percy Bady,
CeCe Winans

|note8=vocals: BeBe & CeCe Winans)
(vocals arranged by BeBe Winans

|extra8= Percy Bady

|title9=Never Thought

|length9=4:59

|writer9=Bebe Winans, Peter Zizzo

|note9=background vocals: Darwin Hobbs)
(music arranged by Peter Zizzo)
(drum machine, keyboards & guitar: Peter Zizzo

|extra9= Peter Zizzo

|title10=I Found Love (Cindy's Song)

|length10=3:58

|writer10=Bebe Winans;
arranged & orchestrated by Mervyn Warren

|note10=lead vocals: BeBe Winans)
(drum machine & percussion programming: Scott Frankfurt)
(guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.

|extra10= Mervyn Warren

|title11=Let It Be

|length11=3:32

|writer11=BeBe Winans, Mario Winans

|note11=featuring Mary Mary)
(additional vocals: Mary Mary)
(instruments played by Mario Winans

|extra11= Mario Winans

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|12\|artist=BeBe & CeCe Winans\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 15, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardGospel\|1\|artist=BeBe & CeCe Winans\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 15, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardRandBHipHop\|2\|artist=BeBe & CeCe Winans\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 15, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardIndependent\|1\|artist=BeBe & CeCe Winans\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 15, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2009)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/gospel-albums|title=Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2009|work=Billboard|accessdate=November 15, 2020}}

| 4

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009|work=Billboard|accessdate=November 15, 2020}}

| 73

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2010)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/gospel-albums|title=Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2010|work=Billboard|accessdate=November 15, 2020}}

| 3

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2010|work=Billboard|accessdate=November 15, 2020}}

| 42

References

Category:2009 albums

Category:BeBe & CeCe Winans albums