Phil and Brenda Nicholas

Philip Nicholas and Brenda Nicholas née Watson, known mononymously as the gospel duo Nicholas, are an African-American husband and wife gospel duo who hail from Philadelphia PA, and Penns Grove, NJ, respectively. Dubbed the sweethearts of gospel, the duo is credited with being the originators of Christian love songs which helped change church culture concerning marriage and relationships. Nicholas has won and been nominated for numerous awards including Grammy, Dove, and Stellar awards. In 1981, they began their gospel music career as a quartet with the release of Tell the World on Message Records. This album yielded their first radio hit "God's Woman". In 1983 Nicholas recorded Words Can't Express, also released on Message Records. This was the duo's last album with Message though Words Can't Express broke into the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. The duo then launched their new label, Command Records. Their 1985 debut release for the label, Dedicated, reached the number-one spot on the Gospel Album chart and was Billboard's #1 Gospel album of the year 1986. Nicholas released nine more albums. Four of the albums—A Love Like This (1987), Live in Memphis (1989), More than Music (1990), and Back to Basics (1992)—all placed on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. In 1994, the duo released Fired Up!.