"It's original gospel and it's hot," says singer/songwriter/i-banker Carla Harris.

Carla Harris, a 23-year Morgan Stanley veteran in bank's investment management arm, where she advises companies and public pension managers on their portfolios, has just released her third full-length gospel album on iTunes. Harris started singing as a child in Jacksonville, Fla. She sang her way through Harvard and Harvard Business School and stuck with it as she started her career an analyst at Morgan Stanley.

She sang in New York churches and clubs -- even Carnegie Hall. In fact, Harris occasionally croons for her clients. "I try to graciously decline, but if I'm pressed, I'll do it," she said. "I bring Carla the singer wherever Carla the banker goes."

Praise Be: Morgan Stanley MD Goes Gospel [FINS]