This week, GRAMMY®-winning music legend Karen Clark Sheard’s new album Destined To Win (Karew/eOne) debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart and at #20 on the Billboard Top 200, marking her highest chart debut on the Billboard Top 200 for a solo album.
Destined To Win, which was released on July 17th, is Karen Clark Sheard’s sixth solo album. The 10-track CD was recorded live in Chicago and boasts the hit singles, “My Words Have Power” featuring Donald Lawrence & The Co., and the powerful GRAMMY® nominated ode “Sunday AM”.
Clark Sheard worked on Destined To Win with producers including Lawrence, her long time collaborator, Daniel Weatherspoon and her son J. Drew Sheard II. In addition to its commercial success, Destined To Win has also amassed critical acclaim with the New York Times saying that the album brings “depth and flexibility” and can cause listeners to ponder, “Do I deserve these riches?”
Karen Clark Sheard is currently touring the U.S. promoting Destined To Win, with additional stops in Indiana, Illinois, Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina and New Jersey.