title: James Grear
text: # James Grear
  
  James Thomas Grear (born June 5, 1962) is an American gospel musician. He started his music career, in 1998, with Company that are based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has released eight albums, with three of them charting on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart. He has released albums with a few labels, such as the following: Born Again Records, Diamante Records, Liquid 8 Records, Alliant Music Group, Habakkuk Music, Echo Park Records.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Grear was born James Thomas Grear, in Gary, Indiana on June 5, 1962, and was raised as a member of The Church of God in Christ by his parents.
  
  ## Music career
  
  His music recording career began in 1998, and he has released eight albums with a myriad of labels, which are the following: Born Again Records, Diamante Records, Liquid 8 Records, Alliant Music Group, Habakkuk Music, Echo Park Records. He had three albums place on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart, with one placing on the R&B Albums chart. The three that charted on the Gospel Albums chart were 1998's Don't Give Up at No. 8, 2001's What Will Your Life Say at No. 14, and A Special Place in 2004 at No. 18. The album Don't Give Up, also charted on the R&B Albums chart at No. 34. He released, It's My Season, on May 5, 2015 by Universal Records alongside EchoPark JDI Records.
  
  ## Discography
  
  List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions :
  
  | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
  | - | - | - |
  | Title | Album details | US Gos |
  | Don't Give Up | Released: March 24, 1998 Label: Born Again CD, digital download | 8 |
  | What Will Your Life Say | Released: July 31, 2001 Label: Diamante CD, digital download | 14 |
  | A Special Place | Released: June 22, 2004 Label: Liquid 8 CD, digital download | 18 |
  