again returned to produce the
album and saw collaborations
with Kierra Sheard, David
Banner, Marvin Winans, Daryl
Coley, Andrae Crouch, Rance
Allen,Dorinda Clark Cole, Joe
Ligon, Walter
Hawkins, Tramaine Hawkins,
and Karen Clark Sheard. In
Spring 2009 "God In Me"
began achieving crossover
success (as Shackles had nine
years earlier), reaching No. 5
on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs, and No. 1 on the Hot
Dance Club Play.
The duo (along with Warryn
Campbell) was nominated as
songwriters at the 52nd
Grammy Awards in the Best
Gospel Song category for "God
in Me" while the Israel
Houghton song they were
featured on "Every Prayer" was
also nominated. They went on
to win the award. After the
awards, they were invited to
participate in the remake of We
Are The World to
benefit Haiti after
the earthquake. The album also
won Mary Mary four Stellar
Awards on January 16, 2010.
In 2009, Mary Mary
commenced recording their
sixth studio album. Originally
titled OMG, the pro