Commissioned, Will You Be Ready, 1988 LP- Gospel Clark sisters Era 33rpm

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Commissioned - Will you be Ready - 1988 - LP Album- Gospel Funk Soul - Clark sisters Era. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Record is in Mint condition, sleeve and jacket Near mint

Commissioned is a Grammy and Stellar award nominated, American, urban contemporary gospel group. The group recorded twelve albums over a period of seventeen years.

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, two years after Hammond played bass for The Winans. In 1990 Staten and Brooks left the group and were replaced with 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 1999, Marcus Cole and Chris Poole had taken the place of Sapp, Frank and Darrett on the group's last studio album.

In 2002 Commissioned released a reunion album recorded live at the Straightgate Church in Detroit, Michigan 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]

In 2011, they were honored at the BMI Awards after the Stellar Awards. Gospel singers such as Dawkins & Dawkins, Deitrick Haddon, Marvin Sapp, The Soul Seekers, The Clark Sisters, and Men of Standard sang musical tributes. The members who were present at the event were Fred Hammond, Keith Staten, Marvin Sapp, Mitchell Jones, Karl Reid, Michael Williams, Michael Brooks, Maxx Frank, Montrell Darrett, and Marcus Cole. The group sang "Victory" from their sophomore record, Go Tell Somebody.

The R&B group Silk remade the Commissioned ballad "Cry On" for the 1994 soundtrack for the movie Blankman. In 2019, Fred Hammond, Michael Brooks, Keith Staten, Marvin Sapp, Karl Reid, Mitchell Jones and Michael Williams came back together to do another reunion concert. This concert was hosted by the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Incorporated. The group was invited to perform to celebrate the 104th Summer Convention of the P.A.W Inc.

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

October 12, 1999 Time and Seasons Verity Records

April 23, 2002 The Commissioned Reunion Live Verity Records

Compilations Edit

Release date Album title[2] 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

2003 Legends of Gospel Compendia Media Group

2006 The Definitive 16 Greatest Hits Intersound Records

Singles Edit

Release date Single title[2] Label RIAA certification

1994 Love is the Way A&M Records

Guest appearances Edit

List of non-single songs with guest appearances by Commissioned

Title [2] Year Album Artist(s)

"Before It Falls Down" 2000 J2K - Jesus 2000 Various

"All Because of You" 2001 With This Ring Various

"What Child is This" 2013 Christmas Card Marvin Sapp

"Honor The King"

Performance videos Edit

Release date Video / DVD title[3][4] 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

2005 The Winans: The Lost Concert (video/DVD) Xenon Entertainment Group