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 and Los Angeles, respectively. In 1981, they began their gospel music career as a quartet with the release of Tell the World on Message Records. The album did not sell well chart, but 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 signed with Command Records. Their 1985 debut release for the label, Dedicated, reached the number-one spot on the Gospel Albums chart. 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!.