Group 1 Crew

"G1C" redirects here. For the indoor arena in Sacramento, California, see Golden 1 Center.

Group 1 Crew was an American Christian hip hop and R&B band signed to Fervent Records and Warner Bros. Records. They made their debut with the hit song "Can't Go On" on WOW Hits 2007. Soon after they released their first EP I have a dream (2006), the band released their self-titled full-length debut studio album, Group 1 Crew, in February 2007. Their song "Love is a Beautiful Thing" charted into the Top 20 in May 2007 on R&R magazine's Christian chart.^[2] The group's second studio album Ordinary Dreamers was released on September 16, 2008.^[3] Their popular radio single "Forgive Me" appeared on Season 5 Episode 2 of One Tree Hill, which premiered on January 8, 2008. In September 2010, they released the album Outta Space Love, which has proven to be their most mainstream effort, as many of the songs were used in the reality television show America's Got Talent. In 2017, it was announced that vocalist/rapper Manwell Reyes would be departing the group in order to pursue other interests.^{[citation needed]}

Group 1 Crew
Group 1 Crew at the Generation Rising tour. From left to right: Pablo Villatoro, Blanca Reyes (Callahan), and Manwell Reyes.
Background information
Origin	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Genres	CCM, pop, R&B, pop rap, Christian hip hop
Years active	2003–2017[1]
Labels	Fervent, Word
Past members	Jose "Manwell" Reyes Sarah Sandoz Lance Herring Loren "Snoopy" Clark Brian Ramey Pablo Villatoro Blanca Callahan Ben Callahan
Website	www.group1crew.com

Band members

Former

• Jose "Manwell" Reyes – vocals and rap (2003–2017)
• Sarah Sandoz - vocals and rap (2014–2017)
• Lance Herring - guitars (2014–2017)
• Loren "Snoopy" Clark - bass (2014–2017)
• Brian Ramey - drums (2014–2017)
• Pablo Villatoro – vocals & rap (2003–2011)
• Blanca Callahan – lead vocals (2003–2013)
• Ben Callahan - percussion and background vocals (2006–2013)

Personal lives

On June 11, 2011, Manwell married comedian Anjelah Johnson in Half Moon Bay, California.^[4]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	US 200	US Christian	US Heatseekers
2007	Group 1 Crew Released: February 20, 2007 Formats: CD, digital download	—	38	40
2008	Ordinary Dreamers Release: September 16, 2008 Formats: CD, digital download	—	19	11
2010	Outta Space Love Release: September 21, 2010 Formats: CD, digital download	96	4	—
2012	Fearless Release: September 10, 2012 Formats: CD, digital download	—	6	—
2016	Power Release: July 29, 2016 Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—

EPs

Year	Album	US 200	US Christian	US Heatseekers
2006	I Have a Dream	—	—	—
2007	No Plan B (EP)	—	—	—
2009	Movin' the EP	—	—	—
2010	Spacebound	—	22	35
2012	Christmas	—	—	—
2014	#Faster	—	41	—
2014	#Stronger	—	—	—

Singles

Year	Title	US Christian			AU	Album
		CHR	AC [5]	Hot Songs [6]
2007	"Can't Go On"	17	—	—	—	Group 1 Crew
	"Love is a Beautiful Thing"	16	—	28	—
2008	"(Everybody's Gotta) Song to Sing"	17	—	—	—
	"Forgive Me"	—	—	—	—
2009	"Keys to the Kingdom'"	3	—	19	—	Ordinary Dreamers
	"Movin'"	4	—	38	—
	"Our Time"	12	—	48	15
2010	"Breakdown"	—	—	—	—	Outta Space Love
	"Walking on the Stars"	4	—	26	4
2011	"Please Don't Let Me Go"	8	—	35	—
	"Let's Go" (featuring tobyMac)	10	—	49	18
2012	"He Said" (featuring Chris August)	1	9	10	—	Fearless
	"His Kind of Love"	1	17	20	26
	"O Holy Night"	—	29	—	—	Christmas
	"No Christmas (Without You)"	—	—	—	29
2013	"Dangerous"	1	—	40	—	Fearless
2014	"A Little Closer"	7	—	—	—	#Faster
2015	"Wake Me Up (Amnesia)"	6	—	—	—	Power
2016	"Power" (featuring My Kid Brother)	9	—	—	—

Compilation contributions

^[1]

Release date	Compilation	Song
October 3, 2006[7]	WOW Hits 2007	Can't Go On from I Have a Dream
April 3, 2007[8]	The CCM New Music Collection: Vol. 1	"A Lot In Common" from Group 1 Crew
2007	Hip Hope 2008	"Let It Roll" from Group 1 Crew
October 6, 2009[9]	WOW Hits 2010	"Keys to the Kingdom" from Ordinary Dreamers
May 23, 2011[10]	Artists In Adoration: 15 Worship Songs from your favorite Christian Artists	"Closer" from Ordinary Dreamers
September 20, 2011[11]	Word: Six Decades of Hits	"Keys to the Kingdom" from Ordinary Dreamers
September 27, 2011[12]	Music Inspired by The Story	"Bring Us Home (JOSHUA)" with Michael Tait and Lecrae
September 27, 2011[13]	WOW Hits 2012	"Walking on the Stars" from Outta Space Love
September 27, 2012[14]	WOW Hits 2013	"He Said" featuring Chris August from Fearless

Album appearances of Blanca

Main article: Blanca (musician) § Album appearances

Album appearances of Manwell

Year	Artist	Album	Song
2009	KJ-52	Five-Two Television	"Firestarter"
2012	Chris August	The Upside of Down	"Center of It (Remix)"
	Press Play	World Anthem	"F-I-R-E"
			"Walking on Air"
2013	Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers	Show Me the Way	"Party"
	V.Rose	Electro-Pop (Deluxe)	"Supernova"
	Anthem Lights	Anthem Lights Covers	"All Around the World"
			"As Long As You Love Me"
	Amanda Noelle	Beautiful Name	"Lights Out"
2014	Jamie Grace	Ready to Fly	"Just a Friend"
	Manic Drive	VIP	"VIP"
2015	Jonathan Thulin	Science Fiction	"Compass"

Awards and nominations

GMA Dove Awards

Group 1 Crew has been nominated for nine Dove Awards in its career, winning five of them so far.^[15]

Year	Award	Result
2008	New Artist of the Year	Nominated
	Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year (Group 1 Crew)	Won
2009	Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("Keys to the Kingdom")	Nominated
	Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year (Ordinary Dreamers)	Won
	Short Form Music Video of the Year ("Movin'")	Nominated
2010	Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song of the Year ("Movin'")	Won
2011	Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song of the Year ("Walking On the Stars")	Won
	Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year (Outta Space Love)	Won
2012	Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song of the Year ("Please Don't Let Me Go")	Nominated
2013	Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song of the Year ("Dangerous")	Nominated