The Search Is Over is the third studio album by the American gospel singer Tramaine Hawkins, released in 1986 on A&M Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Top Spiritual LPs chart and No. 33 on the US Billboard Top Black Albums chart.
Reception
AllMusic's Ron Wynn, in a 4.5/5-star review, commented "Although Tramaine insisted that she never deserted the church, it was hard to tell the difference between most of this album's songs and standard secular urban contemporary material."
Hawkins received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female, for the album.
Track listing
Personnel Alan Rubin - trumpet Andy Cardenas - Assistant Engineer Bashiri Johnson - Drum Programming, Percussion Benny Diggs - Choir/Chorus Brenda Roy - Vocals (Background) Bruce Smith - Assistant Engineer Buddy Williams - drums Carol Coleman - Production Assistant Chuck Beeson - Art Direction Doc Powell - guitar Edwin Hawkins - Vocals (Background) Eric Gale - guitar Fonzi Thornton - Choir/Chorus, Composer, Drum Programming, Vocal Contractor, Vocals (Background) Francisco Centeno - Bass Frank Doyle - Programming, Synthesizer Frank Wess - saxophone George Marino - Mastering Jack Waldman - keyboards, synthesizer James Pugh - trombone Jeff Gold - Art Direction Jimmy Blondolillo - Rhythm Arrangements Jimmy Maelen - percussion Joel Smith - bass, drums Jonathan DuBose, Jr. - guitar Larry Williams - photography Lawrence Feldman - saxophone Loris Holland - Drum Programming, Keyboards, Orchestration, Producer Luci Martin - Choir/Chorus Mark Kovach - Programming, Synthesizer Marshall Titus - Vocals (Background) Marvin Stamm - trumpet Michael "Dino" Campbell - guitar Michael Brecker - saxophone Michael D. Hektoen - Executive Producer Michelle Cobbs - Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) Nat Adderley - Horn Arrangements, Keyboards, Rhythm Arrangements, Synthesizer Phillip Ballou - Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) Raul Rekow - percussion Rev. Yvette Flunder - Vocals (Background) Robert Wright - Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Orchestration, Vocal Arrangement Ronnie Cuber - saxophone Sammy Merendino - drums Shirley Miller - vocals (Background) Skip Anderson - bass, synthesizer Steve Love - guitar T.M. Stevens - bass Tawatha Agee - Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) Tom Roberts - Engineer, Mixing, Special Effects Tramaine Hawkins - vocals Vassal Benford - Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer Walter Hawkins - piano, background Walter Levinsky - saxophone Wayne Andre - trombone
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