# The Anointed Pace Sisters

The Anointed Pace Sisters, commonly known as The Pace Sisters, TAPS or The Pace Siblings, is an American gospel vocal group based in Atlanta. The group was originally composed of sisters Duranice Ann, Phyllis Yvonne, June Lorraine, Melonda Arline, DeJuaii Olesia, Leslie Renee, Latrice Ann, and Lydia Likithia Pace. Their sister LaShun Pace had a solo career and occasionally performed with the group as a recurring member. Their brother, Murphy Pace III, performed as a featured superintendent member.
The Anointed Pace Sisters released seven albums with two labels during their tenure: 1989's It's Morning Time and 1990's In the Hands of God for Faith Records, 1992's U-Know with Savoy Records, 1995's My Purpose again with Savoy, then 2003's It's Already Done by their own label Gospel Pace, 2006's Return by Tyscot Records, and 2009's Access Granted from Tyscot Records. The group's albums U-Know, My Purpose, Return, and Access Granted charted on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart.
The oldest sister, evangelist Dr. Duranice Pace, one of the group's lead vocalists and a songwriter, died on January 14, 2021.

## Background and history

Their parents were Pastor Murphy Pace Jr. and Mother Bettie Ann Pace and the siblings were all born in Atlanta. The Anointed Pace Sisters featuring their brother began singing together in their father's church and they began their professional singing career in 1988. One brother Murphy Joshua Pace III (July 22, 1956 – February 16, 2011) and nine sisters: Duranice Ann Pace (May 13, 1958 – January 14, 2021), Phyllis Yvonne Pace (born February 22, 1959), June Lorraine Pace–Martin (born February 13, 1960), LaShun Pace (September 6, 1961 – March 21, 2022), Melonda Pace (born December 10, 1963), DeJuaii Pace (born April 24, 1965), Leslie Renee Pace (born January 13, 1967), Latrice Pace (born August 28, 1972), and Lydia Lakithia Pace (born April 29, 1974).
The group released seven albums from 1989 until 2009, the first being It's Morning Time in 1989 and In the Hands of God in 1990, both released through Faith Records and produced by Walter Hawkins and Oliver Wells. In 1992, they released U-Know and in 1995, they released My Purpose. The third self-released via Gospel Pace, It's Already Done in 2003. The next two were released by Tyscot Records in 2006's Return and 2009's Access Granted. Four albums from the group charted on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart: U-Know at No. 2, My Purpose at No. 17, Return at No. 20, and Access Granted at No. 5. The last album charted on the Independent Albums chart at No. 39.

## Members

* Duranice Pace: Soprano (Alto) (born May 13, 1958; died January 14, 2021)
* Phyllis Pace: Mezzo-Soprano (Tenor) (65 as of 2024)
* June Pace–Martin: Soprano (Alto) (64 as of 2024)
* LaShun Pace: Soprano (Alto/Soprano) (born September 1961; died March 21, 2022)
* Melonda Pace: Soprano (Soprano) (60 as of 2024)
* DeJuaii Pace: Mezzo-Soprano (Alto) (58 as of 2024)
* Leslie Pace Soprano: (Tenor/Alto/Soprano) (57 as of 2024)
* Latrice Pace: Soprano (Alto/Soprano) (51 as of 2024)
* Lydia Pace: Soprano (Soprano/Alto) (49 as of 2024)

## Discography

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Gos | US Indie |
| It's Morning Time | Released: 1989 Label: Savoy Records CD | – | – |
| In the Hands of God | Released: 1990 Label: Savoy Records CD | – | – |
| U-Know | Released: 1992 Label: Savoy Records CD, digital download | 2 | – |
| My Purpose | Released: February 22, 1995 Label: Savoy Records CD, digital download | 17 | – |
| It's Already Done | Released: April 8, 2003 Label: Gospel Pace CD, digital download | – | – |
| Return | Released: October 24, 2006 Label: Tyscot CD, digital download | 20 | – |
| Access Granted | Released: October 20, 2009 Label: Tyscot CD, digital download | 5 | 39 |