Description
Time & Seasons is an album by the American contemporary gospel/R&B group Commissioned, released on Verity in February 2000, manufactured by Zomba Recording Corporation. The album was produced by group member Mitchell Jones with various co-producers.
It’s Commissioned’s first effort since the departure of Montrell Darrett, and marks the debut of two new vocalists, Marcus Cole and Chris Poole, together with long time members Karl Reid and Mitchell Jones.
Commissioned are living proof that losing your best known members doesn’t have to be the death of a band. Fred Hammond, Keith Staten, Montrell Darrett et al might have moved on, but Karl Reid and Mitchell Jones have kept going, joined on their latest offering by the amply talented Marcus Cole and Chris Poole. The band’s still very much on the R&B tip, but on this album the emphasis is more on worship. I must admit I found the first track «We Will» a tad boring once we’d got past the promising, pompous Intro, but the album improved steadily with each song. The Herbie Hancock/Roger Troutman-style vocoder vocal fills on «Glorious Praise» were a nice touch, although the line “When I think of all his goodness and all he’s done for me,” is a bit clichéd. At one point, we’re transported back in time to a storefront church somewhere for a good old-fashioned gospel service – all testifyin’ and praisin’. Just as you’re beginning to enjoy it, we’re suddenly yanked back to the present with «Testify», (as far as song intros go, this has to be one of the more ingenious ones I’ve heard). Other highlights were «Psalm 84» with its Christopher Cross guitar riff, «You Stayed With Me», where they go all Take 6 on us, and the closer, «Walk Right». [George Luke, Cross Rhythms, August 2000]
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CD tracklist:
01. Shama Of God – 1:34
02. Barach You – 4:38
03. Glorious Praise – 4:10
04. Testimony Service – 1:24
05. Testify – 4:24
06. You’ve Been Good – 4:50
07. Trying Of Your Faith – 4:34
08. Psalms 84 – 4:37
09. Just Worship – 1:14
10. Believe – 4:22
11. One Love – 4:45
12. Charge It To My Head – 4:17
13. That Ain’t No Commissioners (Skit) – 1:19
14. You Stayed With Me Lord – 2:08
15. Thank You For Loving Me – 4:49
16. Ordinary Just Won’t Do – 4:54
17. Clean Heart – 5:12
18. You Are Forgiven – 4:55
19. Walk Right – 4:02
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Verity.
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