On the Winning Side is the third album by American contemporary gospel music group Commissioned, released in 1987 on Light Records.
Domestically, the album peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Top Gospel albums chart and number 24 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian chart.
Track listing "You Keep on Blessing Me" (Michael Brooks) – 4:14 "Strange Land" (Brooks) – 4:16 "I'm Gonna Let My Love Flow" (Fred Hammond) – 4:00 "You Can Depend on Jesus" (Eric Brice, Parkes Stewart) – 3:54 "Only What You Do for Jesus Christ Will Last" (Mitchell Jones) – 4:44 "What Will You Say?" (Hammond) – 4:56 "When Jesus Sings" (Hammond) – 5:04 "Perilous Times" (Hammond) – 3:59 "Jesus Cares" (Brooks) – 4:03
Personnel
Commissioned Fred Hammond – lead and backing vocals, bass, drum machine programming Mitchell Jones – lead and backing vocals Karl Reid – lead and backing vocals Keith Staten – lead and backing vocals Michael Brooks – all keyboards, Synclavier Michael Williams – drums, cymbal overdubs
Additional Musicians Earl J. Wright – synthesizers Eric Brice – guitars Michael Wright – guitars Larry Fertangelo – percussion Parks Stewart – backing vocals
Crowd scene on "Perilous Times" Kenny Brown, Raymond Hammond, Carolyn Hudson, Harold McCord and Donna Sersie
Production Alan Abrahams – executive producer Michael Brooks – producer, music and vocal arrangements, assistant engineer Fred Hammond – producer, music and vocal arrangements Mitchell Jones – associate producer Karl Reid – associate producer Keith Staten – associate producer Michael Williams – associate producer, production assistant John Jaszcz – engineer Randy Poole – assistant engineer Peter Prout – assistant engineer Ray Hammond – production assistant The Christopher Group – concept, design Teresa Pratt – designer Ameen Howrani – photography John McDaniels – hair stylist D.C.D Management – management
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