2nd Chance (Karen Clark Sheard album)

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2nd Chance
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Studio album by
Karen Clark Sheard
ReleasedJuly 30, 2002
Genre
Length59:40
LabelElektra
Producer
Karen Clark Sheard chronology
Finally Karen
(1997) 		2nd Chance
(2002) 		The Heavens Are Telling
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
Christianity Today4.5/5 stars[2]

2nd Chance is the second studio album by American gospel musician Karen Clark Sheard. It was released on July 30, 2002 on Elektra Records. The release was much ballyhooed for several reasons. Sheard was only the second gospel artist signed to Elektra Records, and this was her debut for the label. It was also her first release since the success of her Grammy-nominated debut Finally Karen, and a long bout with illness had delayed any releases from her since. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Gospel Charts, #3 on the Billboard Contemporary Christian Charts, #27 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Charts, and #82 on the Billboard 200.[3]

In 2001, Clark-Sheard was faced with a life-threatening crisis when a blood vessel burst during a scheduled hernia surgery. Her doctors only gave her a 2% chance of survival due to her complications. After the blood clot was surgically removed, Clark-Sheard fell into a coma. The coma lasted three and a half weeks,[4] but Clark-Sheard says she made a miraculous [5][6] recovery. Despite citing hernia surgery, fans continue to speculate Clark-Sheard underwent a gastric bypass operation which led to complications of hernia and brain aneurysm since after the ordeal Sheard returned in 2001 looking 1/3 of her size.

Though the release performed well on the charts and Clark-Sheard's vocals were in excellent form, the slick contemporary R&B production was not openly embraced by Sheard's core audience of traditional gospel music listeners. The 2003 follow-up release The Heavens Are Telling returned to the formula of her hugely successful, well-received, and Grammy-nominated debut Finally Karen by offering half of the album as a collection of live tracks, and half as a collection of upbeat studio productions.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Be Sure"James MossPAJAM3:56
2."Only Call On Jesus"
4:09
3."I've Been Changed"
  • Walter "Lil Walt" Milsap III
  • Candice Nelson
  • Erick Walls
  • Harold Lilly
  • Karen Clark Sheard
  • Magdeline Millsap
Milsap4:03
4."If I Can't Say a Word"Donald LawrenceLawrence5:30
5."I'll Be Right There"
Tim & Bob4:40
6."Higher Ground" (featuring Missy Elliott, Yolanda Adams, Kim Burrell, Dorinda Clark Cole, Mary Mary, and Tweet)
5:01
7."Brand New Day" (featuring Yolanda Adams)Michael FlowersMike City4:04
8."So Good"MossPAJAM4:05
9."2nd Chance"MossPAJAM4:15
10."A Secret Place"Richard SmallwoodSmallwood5:30
11."I Won't Let Go"
  • Daniel Weatherspoon
  • Lawrence
Lawrence5:12
12."Sacrifice" (featuring Kierra "Kiki" Sheard)
  • Clark Sheard
  • Sheard
Clark Sheard4:31
13."It's Not Over"Clark SheardClark Sheard4:39

Notes

  • ^a denotes co-producer

Charts[]

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 82
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 27

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Christianity Today Review
  3. ^ "Charts & Awards for Karen Clark Sheard". Allmusic.
  4. ^ Taylor, LaTonya (February 20, 2006). "Back From The Dead". Christianity Today.
  5. ^ Gospel City Interview Archived 2005-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Christian Music Planet
  7. ^ "Karen Clark Sheard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Karen Clark Sheard Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.

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