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Will You Be Ready?

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Will You Be Ready?
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 13, 1988
Studio
  • Studio A (Dearborn Heights, Michigan)
  • Billy Meadows Studio (Detroit, Michigan)
GenreGospel music
Length49:11
LabelLight Records
Producer
Commissioned chronology
On the Winning Side
(1987)
Will You Be Ready?
(1988)
Ordinary Just Won't Do
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[2]

Will You Be Ready? is the fourth album by the American contemporary gospel music group Commissioned, released in 1988. The album was nominated for a Grammy.[3] It won a GMA Dove Award.[4]

The album peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Top Gospel albums chart and number 22 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian chart.[5]

Track listing

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  1. "So Good to Know (The Savior)" (Michael Brooks) – 4:41
  2. "Waiting to Hear from You" (Brooks) – 4:55
  3. "Don't Worry" (Eric Brice, Parks Stewart) – 4:42
  4. "Save Me Now" (Fred Hammond) – 5:15
  5. "Will You Be Ready?" (Brooks) – 6:56
  6. "Lord Jesus Help Me (Help Somebody Else)" (Mitchell Jones) – 4:35
  7. "Let's Not Crucify Him Again" (Brooks) – 3:56
  8. "More Than You'll Ever Know" (Brooks) – 4:48
  9. "Take Your Burdens (To the Lord)" (Stewart, Earl J. Wright) – 3:42
  10. "A Praise for You" (Brooks) – 5:39

Personnel

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Commissioned

  • Fred Hammond – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, drum programming
  • Mitchell Jones – lead and backing vocals
  • Karl Reid – lead and backing vocals
  • Keith Staten – lead and backing vocals
  • Michael Brooks – keyboards, Synclavier, drum programming
  • Michael Williams – Synclavier, acoustic drums, electric drums, drum programming

Additional Musicians

  • Earl Wright, Jr. – keyboards
  • Eric Brice – keyboards, guitars
  • John Jaszcz – Synclavier programming
  • Randy Poole – Synclavier programming
  • Michael J. Powell – guitars
  • Mario Resto – guitars
  • Dave McMurray – saxophone solos
  • Byron Cage – backing vocals
  • Sharon Page – backing vocals
  • Parkes Stewart – backing vocals
  • Witness – backing vocals
  • Commissioned Community Choir – various singers


Production

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  • Alan Abrahams – executive producer
  • Michael Brooks – producer
  • Fred Hammond – producer
  • Mitchell Jones – associate producer
  • Karl Reid – associate producer
  • Keith Staten – associate producer
  • Michael Williams – associate producer, production assistant
  • John Jaszcz – engineer, mix engineer
  • Randy Poole – engineer
  • Chris Tabor – assistant engineer
  • Ray Hammond – production assistant
  • Monica Barker – production coordinator
  • Ameen Howrani – photography
  • Bryant + Associates – design
  • John McDaniels – hair stylist
  • D.C.D Management – management

References

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  1. ^ "Will You Be Ready? - Commissioned | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 127.
  3. ^ "Winners & Nominees". GRAMMY.com.
  4. ^ Carpenter, Bil (August 6, 2005). Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879308414 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "allmusic.com Commissioned Charts and Awards". Allmusic.