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| | State of Mind | | | Music Artist : | | Commissioned | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Verity | | Release Date : | | 1997-05-20 | | Store Price : | | $7.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $7.97 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. He Set Me Free
2. One Step After Another
3. I Am Here
4. At the Point of Your Need
5. I Will Never Leave You
6. Back to My First Love
7. Way You Love Me
8. If God Is for Us
9. Let Me Tell It
10. Everlasting Love
11. Somebody's Watchin' You
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Excellent!
Submitted on: 2009-08-01 |
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I remember the first time that I heard this album. I was in a record store looking for some new music, and they were playing this album. So I asked the clerk what were they playing and he told me, "Oh...that's Commissioned!" And he took me to the rack and showed me where it was and I bought the tape.
For years, the songs on this album, especially "I Am Here," have been some on my favorites. So when I saw that I could order the CD at such an affordable price, I jumped at the opportunity. And I have not been disappointed!!! |
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Just Tight!
Submitted on: 2008-04-16 |
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| First and formost do not listen to people who say that any Commisssioned ballad(slow song)moves at a snails pace. You can go to any one of their albums before State Of Mind and hear how the harmonies is always off the hook. This last reviewer is not a REAL fan of Commissioned. Yes this album/cd is last of the original six but the song quality never lacks. Take "I Am Here" and "Back To My First Love" R&B groups (Jagged Edge, Jodeci, Boyz II Men etc) admitted to coping their style. Commissioned along with other groups(The Winans etc) have set the bar high for others to follow. Hey! don't let me say it all; get the cd for yourself and find out why this will always be a group you can't stop listening to. |
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I Love Commissioned!!!!!
Submitted on: 2006-04-25 |
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| This cd is one of the best cd's created by Commisioned. No doubt you can listen to this cd straight through. It offers uptempo and great slow paced songs. featuring the hit classic "Let me tell it". and my personal favorite, "the way you love me" This cd is the bomb. Commissioned rocks forever!!!1 |
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 Birthplace of so many gospel acts
Submitted on: 2005-11-01 |
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The younger gospel listener today may have no idea but Fred Hammond wasn't always a solo artist. He's one of many who got his start in this male R&B/gospel act including Michael Brooks and Keith Staten (from this lineup), Parkes Stewart (from an earlier lineup), and Marvin Sapp (he'd join the band on their next outing). The band tried to function as a collective with lead vocal duties split nearly equally (except for drummer Michael Williams) and in many cases a song's writer chose to let someone else sing it. Vocally, this gave them a tight harmony blend as they learned each other's writing idiosyncracies.
Musically, the band has a bit of an identity crisis. When they focus on new jack swing style R&B sounds they do well but they often introduce formulaic saccharine balladry that threatens to put the listener to sleep. They sometimes forget a song can be "slow" without being lifeless.
HIGHLIGHTS:
"He Set Me Free" starts the disc off in great fashion with a Keith Staten vocal. The song kicks into overdrive toward the end as the band proclaims "Whom the Son has set you free, you know, he's free indeed" and Staten growls out "In Jesus Christ you're free for sure". A skittering drum pattern carries "I Will Never Leave You", a Parkes Stewart and Mitchell Jones penned mid-tempo assurance of Christ's commitment. "Let me Tell It" is a bouncy tribute to the Great Commission. ("All the Lord's done for you/you're tellin' me you don't have nothin' to say?/You can't tell it/Oh, let me tell it..") It has one of the best call and response arrangements on the disc. "Everlasting Love" is one of the rare times they hit upon a ballad that works. Its sax is smoothly soulful, adding a jazzy tinge to the tune where on other songs it feels more like "Kenny G." territory. The arrangement also doesn't plod, allowing the drum machines to give it a bit of movement.
LOWS:
"Back to my First Love" is the worst offender in the sugary sweet category. It crawls at a snail's pace and suffers from a weak hook.
BOTTOM LINE:
The production is very VERY 80s with synths, drum machines, and reverb galore. If you were (or ARE) a New Edition/Bobby Brown fan, this is a more "sanctified" New Jack sound. Skip most of the ballads, though.
3 1/2 stars |
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 Another Work of Art
Submitted on: 2001-10-12 |
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| I haven't heard the whole CD, but the songs that I did listen to I liked, such as "He Set Me Free", "I Will Never Leave You", and "Let Me Tell It". That last song talks about testifying about the goodness of Jesus and what He's done for you. Gospel means "good news", and we (those who know and serve the Lord) should spread the "good news" about Jesus and all that He's done!! |
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