English (UK) 
Nederlands 1995
In Japan only, Best Of Take 6 is released.
Single ‘You Can Never Ask Too Much (Of Love)' as well.
This year they sing at Oprah Winfrey's, together with Patti Austin and Brian McKnight, ‘Moody's Mood For Love'.
Video: Moody's Mood For Love
Video: Moodys Mood Take 6 Chord Video! (Convenient if you'd want to transcribe the song!!)
They perform at the Stellar Awards as well, which is broadcasted from January 14 to February 12, and was recorded in Chicago, IL. Actors Meshach Taylor and Arnetia Walker host the show.
Official announcement:
“In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, Central City Productions presents The Tenth Annual “Stellar Gospel Music Awards," a spirited two-hour television special honoring the achievements of African-Americans in the gospel music industry."
March 6, album Join the band is awarded Gold. (500.000 items sold)
In March as well, collection album Rhythm & Soul (various artists) is released containing ballad ‘Even If' (track 8) sung by Claude and Liz Lee.
Performances
- 01-11-95 Osaka, Japan
- 01-12-95 Okayama, Japan
- 01-13-95 Fukuoka, Japan
- 01-15-95 until 01-17 Tokyo, Japan
- 01-19-95 Nagoya, Japan
- 01-20-95 Osaka, Japan
- 01-21-95 until 01-22 Tokyo, Japan
- 01-24-95 Sapporo, Japan
- 01-25-95 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- SUBARU NEW Impreza PRESENTS TAKE6 JAPAN TOUR '95
- 01-30-95 Los Angeles, CA (House of Blues)
- 03-01-95 Los Angeles, CA (Shrine Auditorium, 37th Annual Grammy Awards)
- The group is nominated for a Grammy Award for the year 1994:
- winner in category Jazz/Gospel: Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: ‘Join The Band'
- 04-27-95 Nashville, TN (Grand Ole Opry House, 26th Annual GMA Dove Awards)
- The group is nominated for a Dove Award for the year 1994:
- winner in category Jazz/Gospel: Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year: ‘Join The Band'
- 30-01-95 Los Angeles, CA (House of Blues)
- 05-16-95 (TV) Live from the House of Blues
- Other artists are Sheila E, David Foster and Andru Donalds.
Video: What's Going On (motown back in the day)
Video: You Can Never Ask To Much Of Love
Other songs, like ‘Revelation', ‘David & Goliath', ‘Brazilian Rhyme' and ‘Can't Keep Goin' On' are no longer on Youtube.
Collaborations
- Q's Jook Joint – Quincy Jones
- 6. Moody's Mood For Love
BGV's for Rachelle Ferrell and Brian McKnight. Mervyn Warren is working on this album as well.
- Walt Disney Records presents the music of Cinderella (soundtrack)
- 3. The Work Song
- Conversation Peace – Stevie Wonder
- 5. I'm New
- The Bronze Buckaroo (Rides Again) – Herb Jeffries
- 4. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Jim Ed Norman is producer of this album.
Album WOW 1996: The Year's 30 Top Christian Artists and Songs (various artists, November 7 1995) contains ‘Biggest Part of Me' (on disk 2, track 4).
Album Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits of Don Henley contains ‘New York Minute' (track 8), a collaboration of T6 from 1989.
Album Collection of the Yellowjackets contains ‘Revelation' as track 5.
1996
Album Brothers (the 5th album under Reprise Records) is released in October.
Mark says: “This album was entitled Brothers because #1, Brian McKnight (Claude's brother) produced most of it... #2, we are all brothers in Christ, and #3, we invite you to be a part of our family. The a cappella album will probably come in 1997, because we are working on it right now."
Single ‘Almost Paradise' is released. To the Japanese market, a seperate version of Brothers is released.
Warner Jazz releases an album with Take 6 songs: Les Incontournables
Performances
- 06-23-96 Pittsburgh, PA (Three Rivers Arts Festival)
- 07-12-96 Tokyo, Japan
- 07-15-96 Tokyo, Japan
- 07-17-96 Tokyo, Japan
- 07-21-96 Saga, Japan
- 07-22-96 Fukuoka, Japan
- 11-30-96 (TV) Soul Train
Collaborations
- Jack (soundtrack, composed by Michael Kamen)
- 5. The Basketball Game
8. Treehouse Collapse
- Tribute: the Songs of Andrae Crouch (various artists)
- 8. This Is Another Day
- Disney's Music From The Park (various artists)
- 12. When You Wish Upon A Star
On Take6.net you'll find a promotional photo
- Place of Hope (various artists)
- 6. Broken Wings
This song is sung by Claude. Everyone except for Cedric sings on this album, but only in personal capacity (not as a group). Roger Ryan plays strings, piano and keyboards by the way. Former Take 6 manager Gail Hamilton has decided to go and live in South Africa.
- NBA at 50 (various artists)
- 6. This Magic Moment
- Donnie McClurkin – Donnie McClurkin
- 8. Yes We Can Can
Mark is all over this CD... Hij produces it with Andraé Crouch and Cedric and Victor Caldwell (liner notes are saying: Producer, Synthesizer Bass, Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement, Programming, Mixing, Arranger); he is singing on this song with Joey and others).
- First Call – First Call
- 8. Sunrise On Ararat
At track nr 3 (‘Will I Find Love') Michael McDonald sings as guest singer. Don't you think Take 6 and Michael McDonald could get to collaborate more in the future... ;-)
- Instrumentally Yours – Ben Tankard
- 3. You Will Know
Mark again, with Joey. And Ben on piano of course. Funny to see the last song, 12, to be ‘A Quiet Place'! A lot of those chords there correspond to what Take 6 was doing then...
Album Black History Month 1997 (various artists, 1996) contains the song ‘You Don't Have To Be Afraid'.