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Group Members:

Karl Reid, Mitchell Jones, Fred Hammond, Marcus Cole, Michael Brooks, Keith Staten, Montrell Darrett, Marvin Sapp, Chris Poole

Similar Artists:

Eden's Bridge, The Winans, The Christianaires

Followers:

Joe, Alvin Frazier, Eric Roberson

Performed Songs By:

Mark Luckey, Ty Lacy, Montrell Darrett, Eddie Howard, Jr., Eric Dawkins, Anson Dawkins, Michael Brooks, Bryan Lenox, Mitchell Jones, Steve Grisette, Maxx Frank, Parkes Stewart

Formal Connection With:

Fred Hammond
See Commissioned Lyrics
  • Genres: Gospel
  • Representative Albums: "The Best of Commissioned," "State of Mind," "Commissioned Complete"
  • Representative Songs: "Ordinary Just Won't Do," "Running Back to You," "Love Isn't Love"

Biography

An urban Black gospel band with crossover appeal, Commissioned are an extremely evangelistic group in concert who put on such a dramatic show that the altars are routinely packed with repenters following their performances. Members Fred Hammond, Keith Staten, Michael Brooks and Marvin Sapp have all done many successful solo projects as well. They spent most of the '90s pursuing those careers, but found themselves back together in 2001 for a reunion tour and the first of another successful series of albums. ~ Bil Carpenter, All Music Guide
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Background information
Origin Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres Gospel,
Contemporary Christian,
Inspirational/Worship
Years active 1984 – 2006
Members
Fred Hammond
Keith Staten
Marvin Sapp
Mitchell Jones
Karl Reid
Michael Williams
Marcus Cole

Commissioned is an American Gospel music 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 Keith Staten, Fred Hammond, Mitchell Jones, Karl Reid, Michael Brooks, and Michael Williams. 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 group 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 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. Commissioned is now a legendary group in gospel music

Discography

See also Category:Commissioned albums

Albums

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 Verity Records
1991 Number 7 A&M Records
1994 Matters of the Heart A&M Records
March 1, 1996 Irreplaceable Love Benson Records
October 12, 2000 Time and Seasons Verity Records
April 23, 2002 The Commissioned Reunion Live Verity Records
June 13, 2006 Praise & Worship Verity/Legacy

Compilations

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 (Fred Hammond) 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

  1. ^ Cummings, Tony. "17th Annual Stellar Award Winners (2002)". GospelFlava. http://www.gospelflava.com/stellar/stellarresults-2002.html. Retrieved 2007-01-10. 
  2. ^ "allmusic Discography". http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=COMMISSIONED&sql=11:hifrxqq5ldje~T2. Retrieved 2007-05-31. 
  3. ^ "allmusic Discography". http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=COMMISSIONED&sql=11:hifrxqq5ldje~T21. Retrieved 2007-05-31. 
  4. ^ "allmusic Discography". http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=COMMISSIONED&sql=11:hifrxqq5ldje~T22. Retrieved 2007-05-31. 
  5. ^ "allmusic Filmography". http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=COMMISSIONED&sql=11:hifrxqq5ldje~T23. Retrieved 2007-05-31. 
  6. ^ "allmovie Filmography". http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:14392~T2. Retrieved 2007-05-31. 
  7. ^ "allmusic Charts & Awards". http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=COMMISSIONED&sql=11:hifrxqq5ldje~T5. Retrieved 2007-05-31. 
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Former members
Michael Brooks · Eddie Howard, Jr. · Montrell Darrett · Maxx Frank · Chris Poole
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