Following Jesus

Following Jesus
Studio album by Vanessa Bell Armstrong
Released	1987
Recorded	Different Fur (Oakland, CA) RMJ Studios (Detroit, MI)
Genre	Gospel music
Label	Muscle Shoals Sound/Malaco Records
Producer	Thomas Whitfield, Walter Hawkins
Vanessa Bell Armstrong chronology
Chosen (1984) Following Jesus (1987) Vanessa Bell Armstrong (1987)

Following Jesus is the third solo album from Detroit-native gospel singer Vanessa Bell Armstrong, released in 1987 on Muscle Shoals Sound/Malaco Records. ^[1] The album peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. ^[2] Following Jesus also won a Soul Train Music Award in the category of Best Solo Gospel Album.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Real Soon"	Walter Hawkins	3:57
2.	"I'm Going Through"	Rudolph Stanfield	4:24
3.	"Following Jesus"	Howard McCrary, Walter Hawkins	3:54
4.	"He's Real"	Charles Nicks	6:38

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Searching"	Walter Hawkins	3:32
2.	"He's My Everything"	Rudolph Stanfield	4:46
3.	"There's A Brighter Day"	Derrick Lee, Thomas A. Whitfield	3:31
4.	"God My God"	Howard McCrary	5:57

References

1. Hill, Edward (November 4, 1988). "A gospel singer's tie to Jesus". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
2. "Top Spiritual Albums" (PDF). Billboard . June 13, 1987. p. 66. Retrieved September 18, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.