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'At This Age, This Is Who I Am': The Gospel According To CeCe Winans

CeCe Winans hadn't released an album since the late 2000s when she decided, at the urging of her son Alvin Love III, to make what would become Let Them Fall in Love. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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'At This Age, This Is Who I Am': The Gospel According To CeCe Winans

Winans has spent her long career expanding what gospel can sound like and where it can go. To pull off her first release in nearly a decade, she adapted once again — by letting go of the wheel.

'At This Age, This Is Who I Am': The Gospel According To CeCe Winans

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CeCe Winans' 'Hey Devil!' Gives The Boot To Beelzebub

CeCe Winans' new album, Let Them Fall In Love, comes out Feb. 3, 2017. Jeremy Cowart/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Songs We Love

CeCe Winans' 'Hey Devil!' Gives The Boot To Beelzebub

It's high time for gospel's greats to reassert their power. Winans teams with the mighty Clark Sisters to carry the spirit of the Lord right back to Motown.

CeCe Winans' 'Hey Devil!' Gives The Boot To Beelzebub

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Gospel Superstar CeCe Winans Gets 'Purified'

CeCe Winans takes pride in having never strayed from the principal message of gospel music: love and reverence. But her new CD, Purified, updates the sound with touches of soul, R&B, and even hip-hop to give her tunes a contemporary feel.

Gospel Superstar CeCe Winans Gets 'Purified'

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