| Janice Gaines | |
| Birth Name: | Janice Patrice Reddick |
| Birth Date: | May 22, 1981 |
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Origin: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Instrument: | vocals, singer-songwriter |
| Genre: | Urban contemporary gospel |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Label: | Motown Gospel |
Janice Patrice Gaines[1] (née: Reddick; born May 22,[2] 1981),[3] is a Stellar Award[4] and GMA Dove Award[5] -nominated American urban contemporary gospel singer and songwriter. Her debut singles, "Wait On You" and "The Break-Up Song," were released as an extended play album on April 14, 2015. Her debut album, "Greatest Life Ever," released on Motown Gospel, was produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer LaShawn Daniels.[6] and debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.[7]
Gaines was born, Janice Patrice Reddick, in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 22, 1981, but raised in Memphis, Tennessee.[8] She grew up singing in church, where her father was a Methodist minister, Lawrence Lewis Reddick III,[9] and her mother, a singer-songwriter/musician, Jacquelyn Reddick-Jones (née, Merriwether),[10] [11] and she has a brother, Jon.[11] As a teenager, Gaines was the youngest member of the Memphis-based community choir O'Landa Draper & The Associates.[11] Gaines attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH,[8] during which time she sang background vocals for R&B singer Howard Hewett.[8] Following college, Gaines attended Ashland Theological Seminary, where she received a Masters of Divinity, before moving to New York City to teach seventh-grade math in the Bronx.[8] She presently resides in Franklin, Tennessee, with her husband, Erik Justin "E.J." Gaines.[3]
In 2010, Janice Gaines began touring the nation as a member of the Worship Team for Women of Faith, a Christian-based live events organization.[12] Following the 2012 release of her debut single, "One Day," Gaines caught the attention of Motown Gospel president Ken Pennell, who later signed her to a recording agreement.[13]
In December 2014, Janice Gaines was featured on the Motown Christmas album, singing a duet with GRAMMY Award-nominated R&B/soul singer Kem (singer) on the song "Bethlehem."[14]
In 2015, Motown Gospel released two singles from Janice Gaines-- "Wait On You" and "The Break-Up Song".[13] "Wait On You" peaked at No. 21 on Billboard's Hot Gospel Songs chart.[7] Her debut album, Greatest Life Ever, produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer LaShawn Daniels, was released on October 9, 2015, and debuted at No. 7 on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart.[7]
In 2016, Janice Gaines earned her first GMA Dove Award nomination for her debut single, "Wait On You," in the Contemporary Gospel/Urban Recorded Song of the Year category. In 2017, Gaines earned her first Stellar Award nomination for Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year.
| Project details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Gos | |||
| Greatest Life Ever |
| – | 7 | |
| Year | Single | Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Gos | ||
| 2015 | "Wait On You" | 21 |
| 2015 | "The Break-Up Song" | – |
| 2014 | "Bethlehem" (featuring Kem (singer)) | – |