Yolanda Adams Biography:
Growing up in Houston, TX, as the oldest of five children, Yolanda lived in a house filled with music. Her mother studied music and Yolanda heard everything from Gospel legends James Cleveland and the Edwin Hawkins Singers to jazz icon Nancy Wilson to pop/R&B great Stevie Wonder. Those different styles of music, as well as a strong presence in the church, helped to shape Yolanda as a singer as well as a person.As an adult and lead singer with the Southeast Inspirational Choir, this former school teacher of seven years caught the attention of the well-known composer/producer Thomas Whitfield. He helped her release her first album on a small Gospel label and that release led to subsequent releases on Tribute Records.A little over ten years, several Stellar Awards and Grammy nominations and many powerful concerts later, Yolanda signed with Elektra Records, a mainstream heavyweight. Her first release with Elektra went multi-platinum, won several awards and successfully made the cross over to the secular market without watering down or compromising her message at all.Restructuring at her label left her on hiatus for nearly four years, until 2005 when she released a new album with Atlantic. Not that she sat around doing nothing - she kept touring and started laying the groundwork for her Voice of an Angel Foundation, which focuses on mentoring high school students to help them find a career in education. Yolanda also started working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources to ensure that kids in low-income areas receive immunizations.Yolanda has touched audiences worldwide, and they in turn have made their impact upon her. ”I believe that fans enhance your career. They draw out of me what they need and that’s how I’m able to write the songs. It inspires me to feel their love and appreciation. It’s like what Sally Fields said when she won the Oscar, “You like me! You really like me!” I never take that for granted, and each year and each album I am humbled that there are people who want to hear my songs. It’s truly amazing.”
Yolanda Adams Discography:
- What a Wonderful Time, 2007
- The Best Of Me - Yolanda Adams Greatest Hits, 2007
- Day By Day, 2005
- Shakin' the House: Live in L.A., 2004
- The Praise & Worship Songs Of Yolanda Adams, 2003
- Believe, 2001
- The Experience, 2001
- Christmas With Yolanda Adams, 2000
- The Best Of Yolanda Adams, 1999
- Mountain High... Valley Low, 1999
- Songs From The Heart, 1998
- Live In Washington, 1996
- More Than A Melody, 1995
- Save The World, 1993
- At Her Very Best, 1993
- Through The Storm, 1991
Yolanda Adams News & Extras:
Yolanda Adams Sheet Music:
- Just a Prayer Away - Sheet Music (Digital Download)
- My Desire - Sheet Music (Digital Download)
- My Everything - Sheet Music (Digital Download)
- The Best of Yolanda Adams - Music Book
- The Only Way - Sheet Music (Digital Download)
- Trust and Believe - Sheet Music (Digital Download)
