The Commissioned Reunion Live (album)
Encyclopedia
The Commissioned Reunion Live, released on April 23, 2002, on Verity Records
, is a gospel music
album by the American
contemporary gospel music group Commissioned
.
Top Gospel albums chart and #8 on the Billboard
Top Contemporary Christian chart.
Executive producer:
Arrangers:
Worship Leaders:
Commissioned
Musicians:
Vocals:
Engineers
Production Coordinators:
Verity Records
Verity Records is an American gospel music-focused record label founded in 1994. The label is a now major component and namesake of Verity Gospel Music Group , the Gospel group operated by Jive Label Group, which in turn is owned by Sony Music Entertainment.-Artists :* 21:03* Crystal Aikin*...
, is a gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
album by the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
contemporary gospel music group Commissioned
Commissioned (gospel group)
Commissioned is an American Gospel group. The group recorded twelve albums over a period of seventeen years.-Group composition:Originally from Detroit, Michigan, the six original members were Fred Hammond, Mitchell Jones, Keith Staten, Karl Reid, Michael Brooks, and Michael Williams formed a...
.
Chart rankings and awards
Domestically, the album peaked at #3 on the US BillboardBillboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Top Gospel albums chart and #8 on the Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Top Contemporary Christian chart.
Track listing
- "You've Got a Friend"
- "I'm Going On"
- "You Keep on Blessing Me"
- "Back in the Saddle"
- "Go Tell Somebody"
- "Lord Jesus Help Me (Help Somebody Else)"
- "Everlasting Love"
- "Hold Me (Leaning)"
- "I Am Here"
- "King of Glory"
- "Let Me Tell It"
- "Lay Your Troubles Down"
- "Giving My Problems to You"
- "The City"
- "Cry On"
- "Love Isn't Love"
- "Ordinary Just Won't Do"
- "When Love Calls You Home"
- "Please You More"
- "Secret Place"
- "Find Myself in You"
- "Will You Be Ready?"
- "'Tis So Sweet"
- "Running Back to You"
- "So Good to Know"
- "Victory"
- "I Can't Live Without You"
- There are two prologues in the beginning where they are freestyling, known as "Hype (A strange land)" and "Triumphant entry".
Credits
Producer:- Fred HammondFred HammondFred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist...
- Noel Hall
- Tommie Walker
- Marcus Cole
Executive producer:
- Fred HammondFred HammondFred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist...
Arrangers:
- Noel Hall - arranger, horn arrangements
- Marvin Thompson - horn arrangements
- Tommie Walker - arranger
- Fred Hammond - arranger, horn arrangements, vocal arrangements
- Luther Hanes - arranger
Worship Leaders:
Commissioned
- Fred Hammond
- Mitchell Jones
- Karl Reid
- Marcus Cole
- Marvin Sapp
- Keith Staten
Musicians:
- Marvin McQuitty – drums
- Michael Williams – drums
- Darius Fentress - percussion
- Darryl Dixon - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Randolph Ellis – saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Noel Hall - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, music direction - Joey Woolfalk – acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Earl Wright – keyboards
- Marvin Thompson – tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Clifton Brockington – trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Tommie Walker - drum programming, keyboard programming
- Fred HammondFred HammondFred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Luther Hanes - synthesizer bass
Vocals:
- Pamkenyon Donald
- Davey Hammond
- Marsha Johns
- Bryan Pratt
- Frederick Purifoy II
- Radical for Christ
- Danielle Stephens
Engineers
- Chris Athens - mastering
- Darius Fentress - assistant engineer
- Dan Glomski - assistant remote engineer
- Fred Hammond - engineer, mixing,
- Ray Hammond - engineer, mixing, mixing engineer, sound reinforcement, sound technician
- John Jaszcz - engineer
- Timothy Powell - engineer
- Greg Snyder - sound reinforcement
- Kevin Wilson - engineer, mixing engineer
Production Coordinators:
- Pamkenyon Donald - production coordination
- Marsha Johns - production administrator
- Bryan Pratt - production administrator