EXCLUSIVE: In Studio Jam: Mary Mary On The Tom Joyner Morning Show

This morning Mary Mary stopped by The Tom Joyner Morning Show…And in studio the duo talked about their new CD thats in stores right now “Go Get It” and their shared about the new reality show and MORE…Check out the audio….

Erica and Tina Atkins have had their share of fans via their gospel duo “Mary Mary” but now that they have a WEtv reality show, they’ve gotten even more popular. So it makes sense that they’d put out a CD, “Go Get It,” based in part on their successful reality show. The sisters feel that their music and show are all a part of their ministry that proves that you can be Christian without being perfect. Their biggest hits, “Shackles” and “God in Me,” have been criticized as sounding too secular, but the Atkins sisters don’t believe in just preaching to the choir. And to that end, their reality show has earned a second season. Find out more about our latest In-Studio Jam artist here.

BORN: Erica and Trecina Atkins in Englewood, California.

BIG BREAK: Meeting Warryn Campbell who helped the duo get signed to a publishing deal and ultimately became Erica’s husband.

EDUCATION: The sisters studied voice at El Camino College.

BACK STORY: Mary Mary was born into a musical church family. Their mother, Thomasina, was the choir director and their father Eddie a youth minister at the Evangelistic Church of God in Christ in Englewood, CA. The sisters and their seven siblings sang in the church choir and with traveling music productions. All the siblings sang on “Bobby Jones Gospel” the longest-running show on BET.

RESUME: Mary Mary has written for Robin S., 702 and Yolanda Adams. Their behind-the-scenes work brought them attention from the music industry and they ultimately formed as a duo. Their big hit “Shackles” from their Columbia Records debut “Thankful” crossed over from the gospel charts and helped gain them a place in contemporary music.

FUN FACTS: Both sisters are married to men with the last name Campbell, although their husbands are unrelated. Kanye West and Amber Rose appeared in their video for “God in Me,” which earned them some criticism from church folks who thought the song and video were “too worldly.” Their popular WEtv reality show, “Mary Mary” was renewed this spring for a second season.

LATEST WORK: “Go Get It” out now.

‘GO GET IT’ CD TRACK LISTING:

1. Go Get It

2. God Bless

3. Little Girl

4. Dirt

5. Can’t Give Up Now

6. I’m Running

7. Good to Me (featuring Destiny’s Child)

8. Sunday Morning

9. He Said

10. And I (featuring Kirk Franklin)