Number 7 is the seventh album by the American urban contemporary gospel group Commissioned, released in 1991 on Benson Records.
At the time of the album's release, Commissioned's line-up included four of its six original members (Fred Hammond, Mitchell Jones, Mike Williams and Karl Reid) along with newer members Marvin Sapp, Maxx Frank and Eddie Howard.
Track listing "Second Chance" (Anson Dawkins, Eric Dawkins, Eddie Howard Jr.) – 5:37 "Love U With the Rest of My Life" (Fred Hammond, Maxx Frank) – 5:51 "We Are Overcomers" (Anson Dawkins, Mitchell Jones) – 5:40 "I Really Love the Lord (Interlude)" (Hammond, Frank) – 0:51 "Hold Me" (Jones, Parkes Stewart) – 5:56 "King of Glory" (Hammond) – 5:57 "Please You More" (Hammond, Frank) – 6:29 "Be an Example" (Hammond, Anson Dawkins) – 5:23 "I Can't Live Without U" (Hammond, Eric Dawkins) – 4:34 "Secret Place" (Hammond, Anson Dawkins, Eddie Howard Jr.) – 4:15 "I Really Love the Lord" (Hammond, Frank) – 2:42 "I Love Thinking of U" (Jones, Stewart) – 4:39 "Please You More [instrumental]" (Hammond, Frank) – 6:26
Chart positions Album Year Chart Peak 1991 Top Contemporary Christian 22 1991 Top Gospel Albums 7
Personnel
Commissioned Fred Hammond – vocals, bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11), drum programming (1, 2, 6–9, 12, 23), arrangements (1), vocal arrangements (3), keyboards (7–9, 13) Mitchell Jones – vocals, keyboards (3, 5, 12), drum programming (3, 5), vocal arrangements (3, 5) Karl Reid – vocals Marvin Sapp – vocals Maxx Frank – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6–13), string overdub (5), acoustic piano solo (7, 13) Eddie Howard Jr. – synth bass (1), keyboards (10, 12) Michael Williams – drum overdubs (1), drums (2, 10), drum programming (7, 13), cymbal overdubs (7, 13)
Additional Musicians Paul Allen – keyboard programming (1, 8) Dave Ward – keyboard programming (1, 8), drum programming (1) Eric Dawkins – arrangements (1), keyboards (2, 9) Valdez Brantley – keyboards (3, 5), drum programming (3, 5) Bernard Wright – keyboards (6, 8–10), keyboard bass (6), drum programming (6) Randy Poole – keyboard programming (8) Anson Dawkins – drum programming (1, 3, 8, 9), vocal arrangements (3) Skip Pruitt – saxophone (7, 13) Parkes Stewart – vocal arrangements (3, 5) Transformation Crusade – rap (6)
Production Dan Cleary – executive producer Fred Hammond – executive producer, producer (1, 2, 4, 6–13) Maxx Frank – co-producer (1, 2, 4, 7–11, 13) Mitchell Jones – producer (3, 5, 12) Bernard Wright – producer (6) John Jaszcz – engineer, mix engineer Dave Ward – engineer (1) Randy Poole – engineer (2, 4, 6, 7, 10–13) Mike Grace – engineer (3, 5) Scott Morgan – engineer (5) Kevin Wright – engineer (6, 10), additional engineer Eric Morgeson – engineer (10), additional engineer Raymond Hammond – sampling Connie Harrington – art direction Joel Anderson – cover concept, design David Thomas – cover concept, design Russ Harrington –photography
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