| Desmond Pringle | |
| Birth Name: | Desmond Clinton Pringle |
| Birth Date: | April 22, 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Origin: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Genre: | gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2000 - present |
| Label: | Tommy Boy, Central South, Kingdom |
Desmond Clinton Pringle (born April 22, 1970) is an American gospel musician. He started his music career, in 2000, and his first studio album released in 2001. He has released three albums with all of them charting on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart. He has released albums with only three labels, and those are Tommy Boy Records, Central South Music, and Kingdom Records.
Pringle was born Desmond Clinton Pringle,[1] on April 22, 1970,[2] in Charleston, South Carolina, and his parents were of the Reformed Episcopal church, which was where he was christened as a baby.[2] He attended, Winthrop University[2] He would relocate to Chicago, Illinois, after touring was over. He was mentored by T. D. Jakes and Clay Evans, during his formative songwriting days.[2]
His solo recording career began in 1999, with the self-released project, but his first major deal was not released until 2001.[3] He released, Loyalty, with Tommy Boy Records on January 16, 2001,[3] and this charted on five Billboard magazine charts.[4] His second album, Be Still, released on September 26, 2006, by Central South Music,[3] only charted on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart;[4] likewise, the third album, Fidelity, released on May 14, 2013, by Kingdom Records,[3] only placed on the aforementioned chart.[4]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gos | |||
| Loyalty |
| 9 | |
| Be Still |
| 42 | |
| Fidelity |
| 48 |