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God’s angel Smokie Norful is an American gospel singer and pianist, best known for his 2002 album I Need You Now and his 2004 release, Nothing Without You, which won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album in 2005.
Norful, a minister who is also the son of an African Methodist Episcopal Church minister, was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas but grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, deeply involved in his father’s church. He was interested in music from a very young age, reportedly picking out one-finger piano melodies from the age of two. His parents supported him with music lessons, and, unusually for his background, allowed him to experiment with and listen to the current R&B and soul music of the day as well as gospel music. Norful graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as a History major and spent four years teaching high school. In 1998 he felt “called” to the ministry, and pursued a Masters of Divinity degree at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Upon graduation and ordination, he took a position as assistant pastor at a church in Chicago. He participated in an album release by the Thompson Community Choir, a well-known gospel group, and contributed a song as well as solo vocals. He was then offered t...
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Top 10 Smokie Norful Songs
I Need You Now
Celebrate
God Is Able
I Understand
In The Middle
Were You There?
I Know Too Much About Him
Healing In His Tears
The Least I Can Do
He Knows
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Nothing Without You
I Need You Now
Life Changing
Were You There (Premiere Performance Plus Track)
Nothing Without You - Special Edition
Smokie Norful Limited Edition
How I Got Over...Songs That Carried Us
Double Take - Smokie Norful
Justified (Live)
Worship And A Word: According To Your Faith
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