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Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received several Grammy Awards as well as Dove Awards, a Soul Train Award and nominations for the NAACP Image Award.

The band has worked with Ray Charles, Joe Sample, Nnenna Freelon, Gordon Goodwin, Don Henley, Whitney Houston, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, k.d. lang, Queen Latifah, The Manhattan Transfer, Johnny Mathis, Brian McKnight, Luis Miguel, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, Ben Tankard, Randy Travis, CeCe Winans, Stevie Wonder and Jacob Collier. All original members grew up in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Kibble invited Mervyn Warren to join the group, which performed under the name Alliance. in 1987 and changed its name to Take 6 after a search revealed the name "Alliance" was in use. Their self-titled debut album (1988) won Grammy Awards in the gospel and jazz categories

In 2006, the group started the label Take 6 Records; Feels Good, the first album on their new label, was released the same year. In 2007, they recorded with Eros Ramazzotti for his album E². A year later Take 6 released The Standard, which ventured into more traditional jazz territory.

Believe (Sono, 2016), produced by Claude Villani and Ross Vannelli, charted in six categories on Billboard in its first two weeks of release. Iconic (Sono, 2018), produced and arranged by the band, was its first album to chart at No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart. The first single was a cover version of "Change the World" by Eric Clapton and debuted on the Contemporary Jazz Song chart in the top 30. The second single, "Sailing", is a cover of the Christopher Cross classic.

Members

thumb|right| Members of Take 6 after performance with guest Vladimir Aleksandrovich Savenok at the 2013 [[NAMM Show in California]]

Current members

Claude V. McKnight III – first tenor or first voice (1980–present)
Mark Kibble – second tenor or second voice (1980–present)
David Thomas – third or fourth tenor (voice) (1985–present)
Joey Kibble  – third or fourth tenor (voice) (1991–present)
Khristian Dentley  – baritone or fifth voice (2004–present)
Alvin Chea  – vocal bass or sixth voice (1985–present)

Former members

Mervyn Warren  – third tenor or third voice/first tenor or first voice (song/section dependent) (1980–1991)
Cedric Dent  – baritone or fifth voice (1985–2004)

Discography

Albums

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"

!Year

! style="width:250px;"|Album

! style="text-align:center;"|US

! style="text-align:center;"|US R&B

! style="text-align:center;"|US Gospel

! style="text-align:center;"|US Jazz

! Label

! Certification(s)

|1988

|Take 6

| style="text-align:center;"|71

| style="text-align:center;"|41

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;"|8

| style="text-align:left;|Warner Alliance

|US: Platinum

|1990

|So Much 2 Say

| style="text-align:center;"|72

| style="text-align:center;"|22

| style="text-align:center;"|8

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:left;|Warner Alliance

|1991

|He Is Christmas

| style="text-align:center;"|100

| style="text-align:center;"|84

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:left;|Reprise

|1994

|Join the Band

| style="text-align:center;"|86

| style="text-align:center;"|17

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:left;|Reprise

|US: Gold

|1996

|Brothers

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"|71

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:left;|Reprise

|1998

|So Cool

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"|92

| style="text-align:center;"|8

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:left;|Reprise

|1999

|We Wish You a Merry Christmas

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:left;|Reprise

|2002

|Beautiful World

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"|14

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:left;|Warner Bros.

|2006

|Feels Good

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:left;|Take 6 Records

|2008

|The Standard

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| rowspan="2"|Heads Up

|2010

|The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"|70

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"|40

|2012

|One

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:left;|Shanachie

|2016

|Believe

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 25

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| rowspan="2"| Sono

|2018

|Iconic

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | "—" denotes that a release did not chart

Live albums

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"

!Year

! style="width:250px;"|Album

! style="text-align:center;"|US

! style="text-align:center;"|US R&B

! style="text-align:center;"|US Gospel

! style="text-align:center;"|US Jazz

! Label

! Certification(s)

|2000

|Tonight: Live  

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:left;|Reprise

Singles

1988: "Spread Love" (Reprise)
1988: "David & Goliath" (Reprise)
1988: "Milky-White Way" (Reprise)
1988: "Gold Mine" (Take 6)
1988: "A Quiet Place"
1990: "I L-O-V-E U" (Reprise) (No. 19 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)
1990: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Reprise)
1990: "Ridin' the Rails" k.d. lang & Take 6) (Sire)
1991: "Where Do the Children Play"
1991: "I Believe"
1994: "Biggest Part of Me" (No. 36 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks