With little recording experience Maranatha set into studio to record her first album titled Smile on which she featured gospel artists like Effy and D-Naff. She said it was very different from what she knew as she was used to performing live. “I love being with a band and then the magic happens. Performing with a back track is limiting and I don't think my fans will get their money's worth if they come to a show and I don't have a live band. Being in studio was totally new and challenging, yet a learning experience. My producer told me to feel a certain song and I began to cry which was powerful,” she said. The album is available at Antonio's Arts in town. From the album's work, Maranatha was awards NAMAs Best Gospel Song and Best Live Performance of the year 2017. She says the year 2016 was terrible for her and her winning was all God and she realised that He can do wonders.