Kim Burrell
| Kim Burrell | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kimberly Burrell |
| Born | August 26, 1972 |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Gospel, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, Producer, Senior Pastor |
| Instruments | Vocals, Piano |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Pearl Records, Tommy Boy Gospel, Elektra, Epic/SME, Shanachie Records |
| Associated acts | Whitney Houston, CeCe Winans |
| Website | kimburrellministries |
Kimberly "Kim" Burrell (born August 26, 1972) is an American gospel singer from Houston, Texas. She has recorded several albums and numerous songs, mostly on religious themes. In 2010, she founded The Love & Liberty Fellowship Pentecostal Overcoming Holy Church, where she serves as Senior Eldress/Overseer-Bishop. In 2017, Burrell received criticism for comments she made, in a sermon, regarding homosexuality.
Burrell is the daughter of a pastor in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC). Burrell began her gospel career performing with Reverend James Cleveland's GMWA Youth Mass Choir (also known as Rev. James Cleveland's Kids), Trinity Temple Full Gospel Mass Choir of Dallas and The Inspirational Sounds Mass Choir of Houston.
In 1996, she appeared on Ricky Dillard & New G's "Worked It Out" album, as the feature on the reprise of "Jesus Paid It All". Her first independent album, Try Me Again, was released on the Texas-based boutique label Pearl Records in 1995. This led to her being signed to Tommy Boy Gospel and releasing another album, Everlasting Life (1999), produced by Asaph Alexander Ward. The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard Gospel Charts.
Burrell recorded a live album in November 2000 at the annual COGIC Convention in Memphis, Tennessee. This Live In Concert album, released in 2001, earned Burrell a Grammy nomination for Best Soul Gospel Album in 2002. Though Tommy Boy Gospel closed shortly after the release of Live In Concert, by 2002, she had signed a recording contract with Elektra Records. Under this contract she recorded only a guest appearance on the all-star gospel track "Higher Ground", which first appeared as a bonus track on Missy Elliott's album Miss E... So Addictive and was later featured on Karen Clark Sheard's 2nd Chance album.
Burrell later married and has a son, Christian. She has continued to perform live and to collaborate with other artists. Though only intermittently active as a recording artist, she established and hosts the annual Ephesians 4 conference, a workshop for performing artists. Burell claims that, after a gospel industry retreat, through prayer she restored life to Kathleen Goodin, a woman who had stopped breathing.
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