Destined to Win

Destined to Win is a live album from Karen Clark Sheard. Entertainment One Music alongside Karew Music released the album on July 21, 2015. This album became her highest-charting album in her solo career, debuting with 15,000 copies sold in its first week.^[1] She worked with Donald Lawrence, in the production of this album.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Gospel Pundit	^[3]
Journal of Gospel Music	^[4]
New Release Today	^[5]

Reviewing the album for The New York Times, Ben Ratliff states, "There are three or four places on the record — and they are extended sequences, not just moments — when a listener can start to worry: Do I deserve these riches?"^[6] Andy Kellman, awarding the album four stars at AllMusic, writes, "this is another worthy addition to the Clark Sheard catalog."^[2] Rating the album three and a half stars from New Release Today, Dwayne Lacy says, "the 'less is more' approach shows that 10 total songs are enough for a complete album."^[5] Bob Marovich, indicating in a four star review by the Journal of Gospel Music, responds, "Destined to Win reminds listeners of the church's—and gospel music’s—mandate to encourage the discouraged and give heart to the disheartened."^[4] Assigning the album a five stars rating for Gospel Pundit, Erik Justin "E.J." Gaines replies, "Destined To Win is a powerful declaration of faith and victory, marked by the impeccable and unparalleled vocals of one of gospel music’s greatest treasures."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Who Doesn't Matter"	Donald Lawrence, Loren McGee	5:33
2.	"Destined to Win"	Myron Butler, Darrell Freeman	5:04
3.	"The Resurrection"	Richard Smallwood	5:10
4.	"Sunday A.M."	Rudy Currence, Lawrence	6:12
5.	"Only Call on Jesus"	Craig Brockman, Melissa Elliott, Charlene Keys, Nisan Stewart	6:09
6.	"My Words Have Power" (featuring Donald Lawrence & Co.)	Minister Gerald Robinson	8:14
7.	"Already Looking Better"	Donishisa Ballard	5:30
8.	"The Worst Is Over"	Oscar Williams	6:39
9.	"My God Is Big"	Karen Clark Sheard, Mike Guglielmucci, J. Drew Sheard II	3:54
10.	"We Acknowledge You"	Lawrence	3:58
Total length:			56:23

Chart performance

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	20
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)^[8]	2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[9]	4

References

^ Asker, Jim; Trust, Gary (January 9, 2015). "Tasha Cobbs, Rend Collective & Plumb Climb Christian, Gospel Charts". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Billboard.com.
^ ^a ^b Kellman, Andy (July 21, 2015). "Destined to Win - Karen Clark Sheard : Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Gaines, Erik Justin "E.J." (July 21, 2015). "Karen Clark Sheard Scores Big With New Live Project - 'Destined To Win'". Gospel Pundit. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Marovich, Bob (July 23, 2015). "Karen Clark Sheard – Destined to Win". Journal of Gospel Music. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Lacy, Dwayne (July 22, 2015). "Empowerment and Encouragement". New Release Today. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ Ratliff, Ben (July 15, 2015). "Review: Karen Clark Sheard Brings Depth and Flexibility to a New Album". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ "Karen Clark-Sheard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ "Karen Clark-Sheard Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ "Karen Clark-Sheard Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

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