Matters of the Heart (Commissioned album)

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Matters Of The Heart
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1994
Genre Gospel music
Length65:44
Label Benson Records
Producer Fred Hammond, Maxx Frank, Mitchell Jones, Bryan Lennox
Commissioned chronology
Number 7
(1991)
Matters Of The Heart
(1994)
Irreplaceable Love
(1996)

Matters Of The Heart is the eighth album by American contemporary gospel music group Commissioned, released in 1994 on Benson Records. It was the last album with Fred Hammond and Michael Williams, both of whom left after this album.

Contents

Domestically, the album peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Top Gospel albums chart, number 13 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian chart and number 65 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Work on Me" – 5:00
  2. "Stand" – 4:56
  3. "Love Is the Way" – 6:27
  4. "Dare to Believe" – 6:20
  5. "Another Day in Paradise" – 6:58
  6. "You Can Always Come Home" – 5:42
  7. "When Love Calls You Home" – 4:32
  8. "Lay Your Troubles Down" – 6:18
  9. "Find Myself in You" – 4:06
  10. "I'm Learning" – 4:55
  11. "We Shall Behold Him" – 6:34
  12. "Draw Me Nearer" – 3:56

Personnel

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References

  1. "allmusic.com Commissioned Charts and Awards". Allmusic.