Vernessa Mitchell

Vernessa Mitchell

Vernessa Mitchell is a R&B/Soul music/Gospel/House music artist from Pasadena, California. She and her sister Barbara Mitchell were first discovered and introduced to the music industry by producer Melvin Ware in the mid-70s, and later they also became part of the 1970s R&B vocal quartet High Inergy. She left the group in 1978 to pursue a gospel career after becoming a born-again Christian. Mitchell released two Gospel/CCM music album during the 1980s. "This Is My Story" was released in 1985 and "Higher Ground" followed in 1988.

Although she had success as a Gospel/CCM artist, Mitchell has also done well as a dance diva. Her uplifting house songs have charted seven times on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play with gospel/inspirational themed dance songs "Reap (What You Sow)" (#19/1996), "This Joy" (#5/1998), "Issues" (#12/2000), "Serious" (#37/2003), "Took My Life" (#2/2004; #1 Club Play track in 2004 year-end chart) and "Accept Me"(#1/2005). Mitchell's 2006 single, "Love Will Find A Way" peaked at #5 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

Discography

Albums

* "This Is My Story" 1985 Top Gospel Albums #19
* "Higher Ground" 1988 Top Gospel Albums #32
* "On a Mission" 1990 Benson
* "Destiny" 1992 A&M
* "Let Your Presence Fall" 1998 Priority Sound

ingles

* "Reap (What You Sow)"
* "This Joy"
* "Serious"
* "Took My Life"
* "Accept Me"
* "Trouble don't last always
* "Love Will Find A Way"

ee also

*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

External links

* [http://www.vernessa.com Vernessa Mitchell's website]


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