Angel & Chanelle
Angel & Chanelle is the fifth studio album by American girl group Trin-i-tee 5:7. It was released on May 31, 2011 by Music World Gospel. Following a career hiatus that reignited their creativity, Trin-i-tee 5:7 was inspired to create a record musically and lyrically more personal than their previous albums. Their collaborations with songwriters and record producers Rockwilder, Ronny "Flip" Colson, and the Surefire Music Group produced a mellower tone, developing diverse vocal styles and influences from hip hop, pop, and soul music. Angel & Chanelle is also Trin-i-tee 5:7's first album as a music duo, following the departure of Adrian Anderson in October 2010. By October 2011, the album had sold a total of 69,648 copies. In December 2011, Angel & Chanelle was ranked as the 13th Highest-Selling Gospel Album of 2011 by Billboard. Recording and production Production of the album began in summer of 2010 with Trin-i-tee 5:7. Trin-i-tee 5:7 also took the role of executive producing alongside their manager, Mathew Knowles. They collaborated with several record producers and songwriters, including Imani Pressley, Surefire Music Group (production group composed of Jared Hancock, Brendan Brady, Stephen "Nef" Saxon, Sterling Brunsvold, and Brandon "OZ" Coleman), Maroon 5 member PJ Morton, Andrew "Druski" Scott, Tito Ali, Stan Jones, David Mullen, Rockwilder, as well as Rockwilder's protégé Ronny "Flip" Colson. The album also saw the return of frequent collaborator Fred Jerkins III, who co-produced the album's third single "Bring Your Praise". The duo also co-wrote or co-produced all material on Angel & Chanelle. Release and promotion In February 2011, Trin-i-tee 5:7 began filming a mini-series titled "A New Day, A New Journey...On the road with Trin-i-tee 5:7", released on Music World Gospel's YouTube page. The mini-series consisted of fifteen episodes that followed Trin-i-tee 5:7 during their performances and recording of Angel & Chanelle. The duo also released a five-part video "Behind the scenes of Angel & Chanelle", with duo elaborating on the production of Angel & Chanelle. The video was also released on their website and later on Music World Gospel's YouTube page. On May 13, 2011, Trin-i-tee 5:7 appeared on 106 & Park to premiere the music video for their second single "Heaven Hear My Heart". On May 24, 2011, the duo performed "Over and Over" on Trinity Broadcasting Network's JCTV 1 Music Village Concert Special. On May 29, 2011, Lift Every Voice premiered the music video for "Over and Over". The album was released worldwide on May 31, 2011. A deluxe edition of the album was also released simultaneously with the standard edition, which includes all of the previously released songs in addition to the new songs "The Cross", "I'm Still Holdin' On", "Psalm 139", "Drops of Rain", and "New Day". In the same month, they performed "Heaven Hear My Heart" on The Mo'Nique Show where they also sat down for an interview with Mo'Nique. In July 2011, Trin-i-tee 5:7 performed at annual Essence Music Festival. To further promote the album, Trin-i-tee 5:7 embarked on a 25-city tour. Singles The