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'''''State of Mind''''' is the sixth album by American contemporary [[gospel music]] group [[Commissioned (gospel group)|Commissioned]], released in 1990 on [[Verity Records]]. It was the last album with the original line-up of the group. Keith Staten and Michael Brooks left the group.
'''''State of Mind''''' is the sixth album by American contemporary [[gospel music]] group [[Commissioned (gospel group)|Commissioned]], released in 1990 on [[Benson Records]]. It was the last album with the original line-up of the group before lead vocalist Keith Staten and songwriter/producer/keyboardist Michael Brooks left the group to pursue solo careers.

Sonically, the album builds onto the urban contemporary production style showcased in previous albums. The songwriting contains messages that both encourage Christians and invite unbelievers to trust Christ,


Domestically, the album peaked at number 4 on the US [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']] [[Billboard charts#Top Gospel Albums|Top Gospel albums]] chart and number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Top Contemporary Christian chart.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r90391/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title= allmusic.com Commissioned Charts and Awards|publisher=Allmusic}}</ref>
Domestically, the album peaked at number 4 on the US [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']] [[Billboard charts#Top Gospel Albums|Top Gospel albums]] chart and number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Top Contemporary Christian chart.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r90391/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title= allmusic.com Commissioned Charts and Awards|publisher=Allmusic}}</ref>

The album contains the classic, “I am Here”, an R&B gospel ballad with first person lyrics from God’s point of view.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "He Set Me Free" – 5:00
# "He Set Me Free" (Michael Brooks) – 5:00
# "One Step After Another" – 4:46
# "One Step After Another" (Fred Hammond) – 4:46
# "I Am Here" – 5:03
# "I Am Here" (Mitchell Jones, Parkes Stewart) – 5:03
# "At the Point of Your Need" – 4:23
# "At the Point of Your Need" (Brooks) – 4:23
# "I Will Never Leave You" – 4:56
# "I Will Never Leave You" (Jones, Stewart) – 4:56
# "Back to My First Love" – 4:41
# "Back to My First Love" (Brooks) – 4:41
# "The Way You Love Me" – 5:09
# "The Way You Love Me" (Hammond) – 5:09
# "If God Is for Us" – 4:55
# "If God Is for Us" (Hammond) – 4:55
# "Let Me Tell It" – 4:35
# "Let Me Tell It" (Hammond) – 4:35
# "Everlasting Love" – 5:01
# "Everlasting Love" (Karl Reid) – 5:01
# "Somebody's Watchin' You" – 4:34
# "Somebody's Watchin' You" (Brooks) – 4:34


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==

⚫
*[[Fred Hammond]]: vocals, bass, synthesizer, drum programming
'''Commissioned'''
⚫
*Keith Staten: vocals
⚫
* [[Fred Hammond]] – vocals, synthesizers, bass guitar, drum programming
*Mitchell Jones: vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
* Mitchell Jones – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
*Karl Reid: vocals
* Karl Reid – vocals
⚫
*Michael Brooks: keyboards
⚫
* Keith Staten – vocals
⚫
*Michael Williams: drums
⚫
* Michael Brooks – keyboards
⚫
* Michael Williams – drums


'''Additional Musicians'''
'''Additional Musicians'''
* [[John Jaszcz]] – [[Synclavier|Synclavier programming]]
⚫
*Eric Brice: guitar
⚫
* Randy Poole – Synclavier programming
⚫
*Parkes Stewart: background vocals
⚫
* Eric Brice – guitars
*Randy Jacobs: guitar, sitar
* Randy Jacobs – guitars, [[sitar]]
*David McMurray: saxophone
* [[Dave McMurray]] – saxophones
⚫
*Randy Poole: programming
⚫
* Parkes Stewart – backing vocals


=== Production ===
* Michael Brooks – producer
* Fred Hammond – producer
* John Jaszcz – engineer, mix engineer
* Eric Morgeson – engineer
* Randy Poole – engineer
* Keith Clayton – assistant engineer
* Ray Hammond – assistant engineer
* Tom Lucio – assistant engineer
* Russ Harrington – photography
* Connie Harrington – art coordinator
* Joel Anderson – design
* Robert Pugh – stylist


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:53, 14 October 2024

State of Mind
Studio album by
Commissioned
ReleasedNovember 20, 1990
Studio
  • Studio A (Dearborn Heights, Michigan)
GenreGospel music
Length53:03
LabelVerity Records
Producer
Commissioned chronology
Ordinary Just Won't Do
(1989) 		State of Mind
(1990) 		Number 7
(1991)

State of Mind is the sixth album by American contemporary gospel music group Commissioned, released in 1990 on Benson Records. It was the last album with the original line-up of the group before lead vocalist Keith Staten and songwriter/producer/keyboardist Michael Brooks left the group to pursue solo careers.

Sonically, the album builds onto the urban contemporary production style showcased in previous albums. The songwriting contains messages that both encourage Christians and invite unbelievers to trust Christ,

Domestically, the album peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Top Gospel albums chart and number 19 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian chart.[1]

The album contains the classic, “I am Here”, an R&B gospel ballad with first person lyrics from God’s point of view.

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "He Set Me Free" (Michael Brooks) – 5:00
  2. "One Step After Another" (Fred Hammond) – 4:46
  3. "I Am Here" (Mitchell Jones, Parkes Stewart) – 5:03
  4. "At the Point of Your Need" (Brooks) – 4:23
  5. "I Will Never Leave You" (Jones, Stewart) – 4:56
  6. "Back to My First Love" (Brooks) – 4:41
  7. "The Way You Love Me" (Hammond) – 5:09
  8. "If God Is for Us" (Hammond) – 4:55
  9. "Let Me Tell It" (Hammond) – 4:35
  10. "Everlasting Love" (Karl Reid) – 5:01
  11. "Somebody's Watchin' You" (Brooks) – 4:34

Personnel

[edit]

Commissioned

  • Fred Hammond – vocals, synthesizers, bass guitar, drum programming
  • Mitchell Jones – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Karl Reid – vocals
  • Keith Staten – vocals
  • Michael Brooks – keyboards
  • Michael Williams – drums

Additional Musicians


Production

[edit]
  • Michael Brooks – producer
  • Fred Hammond – producer
  • John Jaszcz – engineer, mix engineer
  • Eric Morgeson – engineer
  • Randy Poole – engineer
  • Keith Clayton – assistant engineer
  • Ray Hammond – assistant engineer
  • Tom Lucio – assistant engineer
  • Russ Harrington – photography
  • Connie Harrington – art coordinator
  • Joel Anderson – design
  • Robert Pugh – stylist

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "allmusic.com Commissioned Charts and Awards". Allmusic.
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