Mary Mary
Aug 22, 2011
Mary Mary is a gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Tina Atkins-Campbell. The duo are often credited along with Kirk Franklin for broadening the fan base of urban contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz. Mary Mary broke onto the music scene with their popular song "Shackles (Praise You)"-which is considered one of the pioneering songs of urban contemporary gospel music.
Their debut album Thankful (2000) was certified Platinum. The duo has released three Gold albums: Incredible (2002), and Mary Mary (2005), which all charted No. 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums. They have also received three Grammys, among other awards.
Their latest album Something Big was released on March 29th, 2011. The duo released the lead single, "Walking," in the fall of 2010. Mary Mary debuted their follow-up single, the title track "Something Big" on the BET Celebration of Gospel 2011. The next single from the album is "Survive" and debuted on July 27, 2011.