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Commissioned Origin Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Genres Gospel, contemporary Christian, inspirational/worship Years active 1984–2006 Members Fred Hammond
Keith Staten
Michael Brooks
Mitchell Jones
Karl Reid
Marvin Sapp
Maxx Frank
Marcus ColeCommissioned is an American Gospel group. The group recorded twelve albums over a period of seventeen years.
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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 group in 1982, 2 years after Fred Hammond played bass for The Winans. In 1991 Staten and Brooks left the group and were replaced by Marvin Sapp, Maxx Frank, and Eddie Howard, Jr.. By 1994 Howard had left the group and Williams left a year later. Hammond also left to pursue a career with the choir Radical For Christ. He was replaced by Montrell Darrett. By 2000, Marcus Cole and Chris Poole had taken the place of Sapp and Darrett on the group's last studio album. In 2002 Commissioned released a reunion album recorded live at the Straightgate Church in Detroit, MI on October 26, 2001 which brought back most of the group's former members and featured most of its greatest hits. The group performed live on stage during the 2002 Stellar Awards in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
The R&B group Silk remade the Commissioned ballad Cry On for the 1994 soundtrack for the movie Blankman.
Discography
See also Category:Commissioned albums
Albums
Compilations
Release date Album title [2] Label RIAA certification 1985 I'm Going On Light Records 1986 Go Tell Somebody Light Records 1987 On The Winning Side Light Records 1988 Will You Be Ready? Light Records 1989 Ordinary Just Won't Do Light Records 1990 State of Mind Benson/Verity Records 1991 Number 7 Benson Records 1994 Matters of the Heart Benson Records March 1, 1996 Irreplaceable Love Benson Records February 22, 2000 Time and Seasons Verity Records April 23, 2002 The Commissioned Reunion Live Verity Records Release date Album title [3] Label RIAA certification 1991 A Collection Light Records 1993 Commissioned Complete Platinum Records 1994 Go Tell Somebody/I'm Going On Light Records 1995 The Light Years CGI Records 1995 Gospel Greats Benson Records 1999 The Best of Commissioned Verity Records 2002 Mega 3 Collection Light Records 2003 Essential BMG Special Products 2006 The Definitive 16 Greatest Hits Intersound Records Singles
Release date Single title [4] Label RIAA certification 1994 Love is the Way A&M Records 1995 One Man ZYX Records Commissioned also performs on the J2K: Jesus 2000 project and the With This Ring projects.
Performance videos
Release date Video / DVD title [5][6] Label 1991 In Concert (Live) (VHS) Mercury Video 1998 Matters of the Heart (Video/Live) (VHS) Verity Records 1998 Commissioned: Live in Concert (VHS) Xenon Entertainment Group 1998 Number 7 (VHS) Verity Records 2002 The Commissioned Reunion: Live (Video/DVD) Verity Records Billboard chart history
Albums
Year Album title Chart name [7] Peak position 1985 Go Tell Somebody' / I'm Going On Top Gospel Albums 5 I'm Going On Top Gospel Albums 11 1986 Go Tell Somebody' Top Gospel Albums 2 1987 On the Winning Side Top Gospel Albums 6 1988 Top Contemporary Christian 24 1989 Will You Be Ready? Top Contemporary Christian 26 Top Gospel Albums 29 1990 Ordinary Just Won't Do Top Contemporary Christian 28 Top Gospel Albums 4 State of Mind Top Contemporary Christian 19 Top Gospel Albums 4 1991 Number 7 Top Contemporary Christian 22 Top Gospel Albums 7 Matters of the Heart Top Contemporary Christian 13 Top Gospel Albums 13 1994 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 65 1996 Irreplaceable Love Heatseekers 19 Top Contemporary Christian 9 Top Gospel Albums 3 1994 The Best of Commissioned Top Gospel 29 2000 Time and Seasons Heatseekers 28 Top Contemporary Christian 13 Top Gospel Albums 6 2002 The Commissioned Reunion: Live (Video/DVD) The Billboard 200 100 Top Contemporary Christian 8 Top Gospel Albums 3 Awards
Nominations
Year Award-giving body Award category Song /Album title 1989 Grammy Awards Best Soul Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus Will You Be Ready? 1991 Grammy Awards Best Pop Gospel Album Shakin' the House...Live - Carman & Commissioned (& the Christ Church Choir) 1994 Grammy Awards Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album Matters of the Heart 2001 Stellar Awards Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year Time & Seasons 2002 Stellar Awards Producer of the Year (israel humphrey) Commissioned Reunion Live 2002 Stellar Awards Group/Duo of the Year Commissioned Reunion Live 2002 Stellar Awards Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year Commissioned Reunion Live 2002 Stellar Awards Contemporary CD of the Year Commissioned Reunion Live 2002 Stellar Awards Special Event CD of the Year Commissioned Reunion Live 2002 Grammy Awards Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album Commissioned Reunion Live Footnotes
- ^ Cummings, Tony. "17th Annual Stellar Award Winners (2002)". GospelFlava. http://www.gospelflava.com/stellar/stellarresults-2002.html. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
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- ^ "allmusic Discography". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p2244. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "allmusic Filmography". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p2244. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "allmovie Filmography". http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:14392~T2. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "allmusic Charts & Awards". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p2244. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
Commissioned Current members Fred Hammond · Keith Staten · Marvin Sapp · Mitchell Jones · Karl Reid · Michael Williams · Marcus ColeFormer members North American albums I'm Going On · Go Tell Somebody · On the Winning Side · Will You Be Ready? · Ordinary Just Won't Do · State of Mind · Number 7 · Matters of the Heart · Irreplaceable Love · Time and Seasons · The Commissioned Reunion Live · Praise & Worship · Look & LiveCategories:- American gospel musical groups
- Musical groups from Detroit, Michigan
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