Lisa Charise Brooks (née, Harris; born November 23, 1963) is an American urban contemporary gospel, traditional black gospel, and gospel music recording artist and musician. She started her music career, in 1986, with her quartet, Witness. Her solo music career began in 1997, while she has since released four solo studio albums, More Than You'll Ever Know in 1997, Lisa Page Brooks in 2001, Strong in 2009, and Ready in 2013. Three of those albums charted on the Billboard magazine charts.
Lisa Page Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lisa Charise Harris |
| Born | November 23, 1963 Detroit, Michigan |
| Genres | Gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | vocals(alto), singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | A&M, Air Gospel, Habakkuk |
| Formerly of | WItness |
Early life
editPage Brooks was born Lisa Charise Harris, on November 23, 1963,[1][non-primary source needed] in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Charles Warren Harris (1942-2002) and Shirley Ann Harris (née, Earnest) (1940-2004).[2][3]
Music career
editHer music career started in 1986, with the female black gospel quartet, Witness.[2][3] She commenced her solo music recording career in 1997, with the studio album, More Than You'll Ever Know, that was released on April 8, 1997, from A&M Records. This was her breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, while it placed on the Gospel Albums chart, where it peaked at No. 32.[4] Her subsequent studio album, Lisa Page Brooks, was released on July 31, 2001, with Air Gospel.[5][6][7] The third album, Strong, was released on October 20, 2009, by Habakkuk Music, and this album peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart.[4] She released, Ready, on June 4, 2013,[8] where this album peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart.[4]
Personal life
editSince January 31, 1997, she was married to Bishop Michael Alan Brooks of gospel group, Commissioned; Bishop Brooks passed away July 16, 2024.[9] Together they resided in Birmingham, Michigan.[2][3] Brooks is also the mother of fellow gospel singer Tasha Page-Lockhart.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[4] |
|---|---|---|
| US Gos | ||
| More Than You ll Ever Know |
|
32 |
| Lisa Page Brooks |
|
– |
| Strong |
|
18 |
| Ready |
|
17 |
References
edit- ^ Lisa Page Brooks (LisaPageBrooks) (November 22, 2013). "Birthday Eve dinner with The Bishop!! @MrMABrooks. 50!! Yea Baby!!!!! :)". Twitter. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c Collar, Matt. "Lisa Page : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c Collar, Matt. "Lisa Page Brooks : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Lisa Page : Awards". Billboard. AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Tim A. (July 31, 2001). "Lisa Page Brooks – Lisa Page". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ Kirk, Trevor (January 7, 2002). "Review: Lisa Page Brooks – Lisa Page Brooks". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ North, Stan (July 31, 2001). "Review – Lisa Page Brooks". GOSPELflava. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ Yap, Timothy (June 10, 2013). "Lisa Page Brooks' "Ready" Album Review". BREATHEcast. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ Staff, IGMC (July 18, 2024). "Rest Well! Bishop Michael Brooks, husband to Lisa Page Brooks and founding member of Commissioned, passes away at 62". IGMC. Retrieved July 18, 2024.