1992 Various – Handel’s Messiah / A Soulful Celebration

Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration is a gospel album by various artists, released in 1992 on Warner Alliance. Executive produced by Norman Miller, Gail Hamilton and Mervyn Warren, it is a reinterpretation of the 1741 oratorio Messiah by George Friedrich Händel, and has been widely praised for its use of multiple genres of African-American music, including spirituals, blues, ragtime, big band, jazz fusion, R&B and hip hop.
The album received the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, as well as the 1992 Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year. In 1993, the various recording artists participating in the project were collectively nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist.
Tracks
1 Overture: A Partial History Of Black Music 05:13
(a) African
(b) Negro Spiritual
(c) Ragtime
(d) Big Band
(e) Gospel
(f) Blues
(g) The 70’s
(h) Jazz Fusion
(i) Hip Hop
(j) House
2 Comfort Ye My People 05:47
3 Every Valley Shall Be Exalted 03:42
4 And The Glory Of The Lord 03:56
5 But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming 06:40
6 And He Shall Purify 04:36
7 Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive 03:58
8 O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion 03:53
9 For Unto Us a Child Is Born 03:52
10 Glory To God 04:53
11 Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion 05:10
12 Behold The Lamb Of God 04:35
13 Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates 05:13
14 Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage? 02:39
15 I Know That My Redeemer Liveth 06:00
16 Hallelujah 05:53
Musicians
1 Overture: A Partial History Of Black Music
(a) African
| African Drums | Mustafa Abdul-Aleem |
| African Drums | Elmore Brantly |
| Keyboards | Mervyn Warren |
| Programming | Mervyn Warren |
| Sequencing | Mervyn Warren |
| Percussion | Mustafa Abdul-Aleem |
| Percussion | Elmore Brantly |
(b) Negro Spiritual
| Choir | Beverly Dent |
| Choir | Angela Wright |
| Choir | Marsha Wilson |
| Choir | Kim Fleming |
| Choir | Duane Hamilton |
| Choir | Cedric Dent |
| Choir | Chris Willis |
| Choir | Bob Bailey |
| Choir | Mervyn Warren |
| Vocal | Janice Chandler |
(c) Ragtime
| Piano | Dwayne Adell |
(d) Big Band
| Arco Bass | Craig Nelson |
| Drums | James Blair |
| Piano | Mervyn Warren |
| Brass | Dennis Good |
| Brass | Robert Green |
| Brass | Chris McDonald |
| Brass | Jeff Bailey |
| Brass | Mike Haynes |
| Brass | Denis Solee |
| Brass | Sam Levine |
(e) Gospel
| Bass | Victor Caldwell |
| Organ | Fred Vaughn |
| Piano | Mervyn Warren |
| Tambourine | Eric Darken |
| Vocals | Donna McElroy |
| Vocals | Vicki Hampton |
| Vocals | Angela Wright |
| Vocals | Kim Fleming |
| Vocals | Mervyn Warren |
(f) Blues
| Guitar | Michael Ellis Wright |
(g) The 70’s
| Drums | Mervyn Warren |
| Drums | James Blair |
| Guitar | Michael Ellis Wright |
| Keyboards | Mervyn Warren |
| Programming | Mervyn Warren |
| Sequencing | Mervyn Warren |
(h) Jazz Fusion
| Keyboards | Cedric Dent |
| Keyboards | Ben Tankard |
| Programming | Cedric Dent |
| Programming | Ben Tankard |
| Sequencing | Cedric Dent |
| Sequencing | Ben Tankard |
(i) Hip Hop
| Keyboards | Joe Hogue |
| Programming | Joe Hogue |
| Sequencing | Joe Hogue |
(j) House
| Keyboards | Joe Hogue |
| Programming | Joe Hogue |
| Sequencing | Joe Hogue |
2 Comfort Ye My People
| Bass | Jackie Street |
| Drum (Programming) | Mark Hammond |
| Guitar | Tom Hemby |
| Keyboards | Mervyn Warren |
| Programming | Mervyn Warren |
| Sequencing | Mervyn Warren |
| Sax | Mark Douthit |
| Background vocals | Donna McElroy |
| Background vocals | Bob Bailey |
| Background vocals | Vicki Hampton |
| Background vocals | Chris Willis |
| Background vocals | Angela Wright |
| Background vocals | Mervyn Warren |
| Vocals | Vanessa Bell Armstrong |
| Vocals | Daryl Coley |
3 Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
| Drums (Programming) | Mark Hammond |
| Guitar | Michael Ellis Wright |
| Keyboards | Mervyn Warren |
| Keyboards | Mark Kibble |
| Programming | Mervyn Warren |
| Programming | Mark Kibble |
| Sequencing | Mervyn Warren |
| Sequencing | Mark Kibble |
| Brass | Chris McDonald |
| Brass | George Tidwell |
| Brass | Mike Haynes |
| Background Vocals | Mark Kibble |
| Background Vocals | Mervyn Warren |
| Background Vocals | Donna McElroy |
| Rap | Michael Ellis Wright |
| Vocals | Liz Lee |
| Vocals | Chris Willis |
4 And The Golory Of The Lord
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Charles Mims |
| Synthesizer | Charles Mims |
| Programming | Charles Mims |
| Percussion | Rocky Deardrick |
| Background Vocals | Phil Perry |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
| Vocals | Dianne Reeves |
5 But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | David Pack |
| Programming | John Lehmkuhl |
| Computer | Bob McChesney |
| Violin | Daniel Kobialka |
| Percussion | David Pack |
| Percussion | Greg Phillinganes |
| Background Vocals | Patti Austin |
| Background Vocals | David Pack |
| Background Vocals | Greg Phillinganes |
| Vocals | Patti Austin |
6 And He Shall Purify
| Bass | Jackie Street |
| Drums (Programming) | Mark Hammond |
| Organ | Michael O Jackson |
| Piano | Michael O Jackson |
| Programming | Mervyn Warren |
| Sequencing | Mervyn Warren |
| Background Vocals | Donna McElroy |
| Background Vocals | Chris Willis |
| Background Vocals | Angela Wright |
| Background Vocals | Mervyn Warren |
| Background Vocals | Bob Bailey |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Hampton |
| Background Vocals | Gayle Mayes |
| Vocals | Tramaine Hawkins |
7 Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
| Keyboards | George Duke |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Background Vocals | Howard Hewett |
| Vocals | Howard Hewett |
8 O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
| Vocals | Stevie Wonder |
| Vocals | Take 6 |
9 For Unto Us A Child Is Born
| 1st Soprano Vocals | Jayn Bell |
| 1st Soprano Vocals | Jamecia Bennett |
| 1st Soprano Vocals | Dorothy Brown |
| 1st Soprano Vocals | Sandra Harris |
| 2nd Sopranos Vocals | Angela Henderson |
| 2nd Sopranos Vocals | Wanda Lewis |
| 2nd Sopranos Vocals | Renee McCall |
| 2nd Sopranos Vocals | Ann Nesby |
| 2nd Sopranos Vocals | Cherly Reeves |
| 2nd Sopranos Vocals | Elizabeth Turner |
| 1st Altos Vocals | Core Cotton |
| 1st Altos Vocals | Shirely Marie Graham |
| 1st Altos Vocals | Carrie Harrington |
| 1st Altos Vocals | Valerie Johnson |
| 2nd Altos Vocals | Beverly Mahto |
| 2nd Altos Vocals | Alecia Russell |
| 2nd Altos Vocals | Dorothy Shelby |
| 2nd Altos Vocals | Dorothy Townes |
| 2nd Altos Vocals | Jennifer Whitlock |
| 1st Tenors Vocals | Kimberly Brown |
| 1st Tenors Vocals | Robert Edwards |
| 1st Tenors Vocals | Terrence Frierson |
| 2nd Tenors Vocals | Dr. Robert Jones |
| 2nd Tenors Vocals | Russell Knighton |
| 2nd Tenors Vocals | Patricia Lacy |
| 2nd Tenors Vocals | Bill Smith |
| 2nd Tenors Vocals | Craig Taylor |
| Baritones Vocals | Trenson Graham |
| Baritones Vocals | Billy Steele |
| Baritones Vocals | James Wright |
| Bass Vocals | Michael Bowens |
| Bass Vocals | Freddie Winston |
| Bass Vocals | David Brian Young |
| Bass Vocals | Rev. Joseph Young Jr. |
| Background Vocals | Sounds Of Blackness |
| Additional Vocals | Michael Bowens |
| Additional Vocals | Kimberly Brown |
| Additional Vocals | Core Cotton |
| Additional Vocals | Terrence Frierson |
| Additional Vocals | David Young |
| Vocals | Core Cotton |
| Vocals | Jamecia Bennett |
| Vocals | James Wright |
| Vocals | Carrie Harrington |
| Vocals | Pat Lacy |
10 Glory To God
| Drums (Programming) | Robert Sadin |
| Keyboards | Robert Sadin |
| Programming | Robert Sadin |
| Programming | Dave Darlington |
| Programming | Jeff Dovner |
| Rap | Leaders Of The New School |
| Vocals | The Boys Choir Of Harlem |
| Vocals | Michelle Weeks |
11 Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
| Bass | Tim Linzy |
| Keyboards | Bryant Pugh |
| Keyboards | Richard Smallwood |
| Programming | Richard Smallwood |
| Programming | Bryant Pugh |
| Percussion | Terry McMillan |
| Vocals (*) | Dennis Sawyers |
| Vocals (*) | Carolene Evans |
| Vocals (*) | Darlene Simmons |
| Vocals (*) | Jacki Ruffin |
| Vocals (*) | Richard Smallwood |
| *The Richard Smallwood Singers |
12 Behold The Lamb Of God feat. Yellowjackets
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Drums | William Kennedy |
| Keyboards | Russell Ferrante |
| Synclavier | Steve Croes |
| Saxophone | Bob Mintzer |
13 Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
| Bass (Keyboards) | Fred Hammond |
| Drum (Programming) | Fred Hammond |
| Keyboards | Timothy Carpenter |
| Keyboards | Eddie Howard |
| Keyboards | Fred Hammond |
| Vocals | Commissioned & The Clark Sisters |
14 Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage?
| Arco Bass | Jim Ferguson |
| Drums | Chuck Tilley |
| Piano | Mervyn Warren |
| Brass | Jerry Hey |
| Brass | Chuck Findley |
| Brass | Gary Grant |
| Brass | Larry Hall |
| Brass | Charlie Loper |
| Brass | Lew McCreary |
| Brass | Tom Malone |
| Brass | George Bohanon |
| Brass | Bill Reichenbach |
| Brass | Dan Higgins |
| Brass | Gerald Albright |
| Brass | Kirk Whalum |
| Sax Solo | Kirk Whalum |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
15 I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
| Drums (Programming) | Mark Hammond |
| Guitar | Tom Hemby |
| Keyboards | Mervyn Warren |
| Programming | Mervyn Warren |
| Sequencing | Mervyn Warren |
| Background vocals | Ray Davis |
| Background vocals | Chris Willis |
| Background vocals | Mervyn Warren |
| Vocals | Tevin Campbell |
16 Hallelujah!
| Bass | Victor Wooten |
| Drums (Programming) | Mark Hammond |
| Keyboards | Mervyn Warren |
| Piano | Michael O Jackson |
| Programming | Mervyn Warren |
| Sequencing | Mervyn Warren |
| Brass | Jerry Hey |
| Brass | Gary Grant |
| Brass | Bill Reichenbach |
| Brass | Dan Higgins |
| Brass | Larry Williams |
| French Horns | Eberhard Ramm |
| French Horns | Leslie Norton |
| Choir | Vanessa Bell Armstrong |
| Choir | Patti Austin |
| Choir | Bernie Kimbell |
| Choir | Daryl Coley |
| Choir | Andraé Crouch |
| Choir | Sandra Crouch |
| Choir | Clifton Davis |
| Choir | Charles Dutton |
| Choir | Kim Fields |
| Choir | Larnelle Harris |
| Choir | Edwin Hawkins |
| Choir | Tramaine Hawkins |
| Choir | Linda Hopkins |
| Choir | Al Jarreau |
| Choir | Chaka Khan |
| Choir | Gladys Knight |
| Choir | Lizz Lee |
| Choir | Dwann Lewis |
| Choir | Babbie Mason |
| Choir | Johnny Mathis |
| Choir | Marilyn McCoo |
| Choir | Stephanie Mills |
| Choir | Jeffrey Osborne |
| Choir | David Pack |
| Choir | Phylicia Rashad |
| Choir | Joe Sample |
| Choir | Richard Smallwood |
| Choir | Sounds Of Blackness |
| Choir | Take 6 |
| Choir | Darryl Tookes |
| Choir | Mervyn Warren |
| Choir | Thomas Whitfield |
| Choir | Vanessa Williams |
| Choir | Chris Willis |
| Choir | Mike Ellis Wright |
| Background vocals | Kim Fleming |
| Background vocals | Angela Wright |
| Background vocals | Gayle Mayes |
| Background vocals | Donna McElroy |
| Background vocals | Chris Willis |
| Background vocals | Mervyn Warren |
| Background vocals | Bob Bailey |
Liner Notes
Produced By – George Duke (Tracks 4, 7)
Produced By – David Pack (Track 5)
Co-Producer – Patti Austin (Track 5)
Produced By – Take 6 (Track 8)
Produced By – Gary D Hines (Track 9)
Produced By – Robert Sadin (Track 10)
Produced By – Richard Smallwood (Track 11)
Produced By – The Yellowjackets (Track 12)
Produced By – Fred Hammond (Track 13)
Ad Lib – Daryl Coley (Track 16)
Arranged By – Mervyn Warren (Tracks 1(a), 1(d), 1(e), 1(f), 1(g), 2, 14)
Arranged By – Mervyn Warren, Shelton Kilby (Tracks 1(b))
Arranged By – Mervyn Warren, Mark Kibble (Track 3)
Arranged By – George Duke (Track 7)
Arranged By – Mervyn Warren, Michael O Jackson (Track 15)
Arranged By – Mervyn Warren, Michael O Jackson, Mark Kibble (Track 16)
Arranged By – Dwayne Adell (Tracks 1(c))
Arranged By – Cedric Dent (Tracks 1(h), 8)
Arranged By – Joe Hogue (Track 1(i), 1(j))
Arranged By – Charles Mims (Track 4)
Arranged By – David Pack, Greg Phillinganes, Patti Austin (Track 5)
Arranged By – Gary Hines (Track 9)
Arranged By – Robert Sadin (Track 10)
Arranged By – Richard Smallwood (Track 11)
Arranged By – The Yellowjackets (Track 12)
Arranged By – Fred Hammond (Track 13)
Arranged By (Brass) – Jerry Hey (Track 16)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – David Pack, Greg Phillinganes, Patti Austin (Track 5)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Michael O Jackson, Mervyn Warren (Track 6)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Patti Austin, David Pack (Track 5)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Michael O Jackson (Track 6)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Fred Hammond, Dorinda Clark Cole, Mitchell Jones (Track 13)
Conductor – Quincy Jones (Track 16)
Engineer – Randy Poole (Track 13)
Engineer (Choir) – Humberto Gatica (Track 16)
Engineer (Second) – Gil Morales, Chad Blinman
Engineer (Additional) – Craig Portails
Engineer (Additional Mix) – Ray Bardani
Engineer (Assistant ) – Ed Marx
Recorded By – Tony Shepperd (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 14, 15, 16)
Recorded By – Erik Zobler (Tracks 4, 7)
Recorded By – Barry Rudolph (Track 5)
Recorded By – Mike McCarthy (Track 8)
Recorded By – Gary Hines (Track 9)
Recorded By – Dave Darlington, Jeff Dovner, Mike Krowiak, Jack Hersce, Steve Boyer, Lane Craven, Gary Glugston (Track 10)
Recorded By – Roger Holmes, Carl Lucero, Chris Murphy (Track 11)
Recorded By – Mick Guzauski (Track 12)
Recorded By (Assistant) – David Hall (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 14, 15, 16)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Wayne Homes, Tonya McGinnis-Potvin (Tracks 4, 7)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Amy Hughes, Patrick Kelly (Track 8)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Bradley M. Yost, Steve Hodge (Track 9)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Suzie Dyer, Ben Arrindel (Track 9)
Mastered By – Glenn Meadows
Mixed By – Tony Shepperd (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 14, 15, 16)
Mixed By – Erik Zobler (Tracks 4, 7)
Mixed By Jess Sutcliffe, David Pack (Track 5)
Mixed By – Mike McCarthy (Track 8)
Mixed By – Steve Hodge (Track 9)
Mixed By – Axel Niehaus (Track 10)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Track 12)
Mixed By – John Jaszcz (Track 13)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Mervyn Warren, David Hall, Amy Hughes (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 14, 15, 16)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Barry Rudolph (Tracks 4, 7)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Cedric Dent, David Thomas, Alvin Chea, Amy Hughes (Track 5)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Chris Flam, Lisa Keller (Track 10)
Mastered At Masterfonics
Mixed At Woodland Digital, Nashville, TN
Mixed At Mama Jo’s, North Hollywood, CA
Mixed At Flyte Tyme Productions Inc, Edina, MN
Mixed At Platinum Island Studios
Mixed At The Complex, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded At Quad Studios, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Nightingale Studio, Nashville, TN
Recorded At OmniSound Studios
Recorded At Mama Jo’s, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Pack’s Place, LA, CA
Recorded At Sixteenth Avenue Sound, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Le Gonks West, LA, CA
Recorded At Woodland Digital, Nashville, TN
Recorded At The Complex, LA, CA
Recorded At Westlake Audio, LA, CA
Recorded At Flyte Tyme Productions Inc, Edina, MN
Recorded At Bass Hit Studios
Recorded At RPM Studios
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Platinum Island Studios
Recorded At Chung King Studios
Recorded At Star Gem, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Omega Recording Studios, Rockville, MD
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Hummingbird Studio, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Track Record, LA, CA
Recorded At The Enterprise, Burbank, CA
Recorded At A&M Studios, LA, CA
Mixed At Pack’s Place
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