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Infobox musical artist | name = Commissioned| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Detroit, Michigan|Detroit , Michigan , United States|U.S. | genre = Gospel music|Gospel , contemporary Christian , Worship music|inspirational/worship | years_active = 1984& ndash;2006| label =| associated_acts =| website =| current_members = Fred Hammond Keith Staten Michael Brooks Mitchell Jones Karl Reid (musician)|Karl Reid Marvin Sapp Maxx Frank Marcus Cole (singer)|Marcus Cole | past_members =| notable_instruments = Commissioned is an United States|American Gospel (music)|Gospel group. The group recorded twelve albums over a period of seventeen years.
Group composition
Originally from Detroit, Michigan , the six original members were Fred Hammond , Mitchell Jones , Keith Staten (singer)|Keith Staten , Karl Reid (singer)|Karl Reid , Michael Brooks, and Michael Williams (singer)|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 Fred Hammond|Radical For Christ . He was replaced by Montrell Darrett . By 2000, Marcus Cole (singer)|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 .cite news|first=Tony|last=Cummings|url= http://www.gospelflava.com/stellar/stellarresults-2002.html|title=17th Annual Stellar Award Winners (2002)|publisher=GospelFlava|date=| accessdate=2007-01-10
The R& B group Silk (group)|Silk remade the Commissioned ballad Cry On for the 1994 soundtrack for the movie Blankman .
Discography
See also :Category:Commissioned albums
Albums
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Album title cite web
Label
RIAA certification
1985 in music
I'm Going On (album)
Light Records
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1986 in music
Go Tell Somebody (album)
Light Records
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1987 in music
On The Winning Side (album)
Light Records
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1988 in music
Will You Be Ready? (album)
Light Records
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1989 in music
Ordinary Just Won't Do (album)
Light Records
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1990 in music
State of Mind (gospel album)
Benson/ Verity Records
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1991 in music
Number 7 (album)
Benson Records
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1994 in music
Matters of the Heart (Commissioned album)
Benson Records
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March 1, 1996
Irreplaceable Love (album)
Benson Records
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February 22, 2000
Time and Seasons
Verity Records
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April 23, 2002
The Commissioned Reunion Live (album)
Verity Records
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Compilations
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Album title cite web
Label
RIAA certification
1991 in music
A Collection
Light Records
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1993 in music
Commissioned Complete
Platinum Records
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1994 in music
''Go Tell Somebody/ I'm Going On
Light Records
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1995 in music
The Light Years
CGI Records
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1995 in music
Gospel Greats
Benson Records
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1999 in music
The Best of Commissioned
Verity Records
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2002 in music
Mega 3 Collection
Light Records
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2003 in music
Essential
BMG Special Products
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2006 in music
The Definitive 16 Greatest Hits
Intersound Records
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Singles
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Single title cite web
Label
RIAA certification
1994 in music
Love is the Way
A& M Records
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1995 in music
One Man
ZYX Records
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Commissioned also performs on the J2K: Jesus 2000 project and the With This Ring projects.
Performance videos
Release date
Video / DVD title cite web
Label
1991 in music
In Concert (Live) (VHS)
Mercury Video
1998 in music
Matters of the Heart (Video/ Live) (VHS)
Verity Records
1998 in music
Commissioned: Live in Concert (VHS)
Xenon Entertainment Group
1998 in music
Number 7 (album)
Verity Records
2002 in music
The Commissioned Reunion Live (album)
Verity Records
Billboard chart history
Albums
Year
Album title
Chart name cite web
Peak position
1985 in music
Go Tell Somebody (album)
Top Gospel Albums
5
I'm Going On (album)
Top Gospel Albums
11
1986 in music
Go Tell Somebody (album)
Top Gospel Albums
2
1987 in music
On The Winning Side (album)
Top Gospel Albums
6
1988 in music
Top Contemporary Christian
24
1989 in music
Will You Be Ready? (album)
Top Contemporary Christian
26
Top Gospel Albums
29
1990 in music
Ordinary Just Won't Do (album)
Top Contemporary Christian
28
Top Gospel Albums
4
State of Mind (gospel album)
Top Contemporary Christian
19
Top Gospel Albums
4
1991 in music
Number 7 (album)
Top Contemporary Christian
22
Top Gospel Albums
7
Matters of the Heart (Commissioned album)
Top Contemporary Christian
13
Top Gospel Albums
13
1994 in music
Top R& B/ Hip-Hop Albums
65
1996 in music
Irreplaceable Love (album)
Heatseekers
19
Top Contemporary Christian
9
Top Gospel Albums
3
1994 in music
The Best of Commissioned
Top Gospel
29
2000 in music
Time and Seasons
Heatseekers
28
Top Contemporary Christian
13
Top Gospel Albums
6
2002 in music
The Commissioned Reunion Live (album)
The Billboard 200
100
Top Contemporary Christian
8
Top Gospel Albums
3
Awards
Nominations
Year !! Award-giving body !! Award category !! Song / Album title
1989
1991
1994
2001
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
Footnotes
reflist Commissioned (gospel group) Category:American gospel musical groups Category:Musical groups from Detroit, Michigan
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