Will You Be Ready?

Will You Be Ready?
Studio album by Commissioned
Released	December 13, 1988
Studio	Studio A (Dearborn Heights, Michigan) Billy Meadows Studio (Detroit, Michigan)
Genre	Gospel music
Length	49:11
Label	Light Records
Producer	Michael Brooks Fred Hammond
Commissioned chronology
On the Winning Side (1987) Will You Be Ready? (1988) Ordinary Just Won't Do (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide	[2]

Will You Be Ready? is the fourth album by the American contemporary gospel music group Commissioned, released in 1988. The album was nominated for a Grammy. ^[3] It won a GMA Dove Award. ^[4]

The album peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Top Gospel albums chart and number 22 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian chart. ^[5]

Track listing

1. "So Good to Know (The Savior)" (Michael Brooks) – 4:41
2. "Waiting to Hear from You" (Brooks) – 4:55
3. "Don't Worry" (Eric Brice, Parks Stewart) – 4:42
4. "Save Me Now" (Fred Hammond) – 5:15
5. "Will You Be Ready?" (Brooks) – 6:56
6. "Lord Jesus Help Me (Help Somebody Else)" (Mitchell Jones) – 4:35
7. "Let's Not Crucify Him Again" (Brooks) – 3:56
8. "More Than You'll Ever Know" (Brooks) – 4:48
9. "Take Your Burdens (To the Lord)" (Stewart, Earl J. Wright) – 3:42
10. "A Praise for You" (Brooks) – 5:39

Personnel

Commissioned

• Fred Hammond – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, drum programming
• Mitchell Jones – lead and backing vocals
• Karl Reid – lead and backing vocals
• Keith Staten – lead and backing vocals
• Michael Brooks – keyboards, Synclavier, drum programming
• Michael Williams – Synclavier, acoustic drums, electric drums, drum programming

Additional Musicians

• Earl Wright, Jr. – keyboards
• Eric Brice – keyboards, guitars
• John Jaszcz – Synclavier programming
• Randy Poole – Synclavier programming
• Michael J. Powell – guitars
• Mario Resto – guitars
• Dave McMurray – saxophone solos
• Byron Cage – backing vocals
• Sharon Page – backing vocals
• Parkes Stewart – backing vocals
• Witness – backing vocals
• Commissioned Community Choir – various singers

Production

• Alan Abrahams – executive producer
• Michael Brooks – producer
• Fred Hammond – producer
• Mitchell Jones – associate producer
• Karl Reid – associate producer
• Keith Staten – associate producer
• Michael Williams – associate producer, production assistant
• John Jaszcz – engineer, mix engineer
• Randy Poole – engineer
• Chris Tabor – assistant engineer
• Ray Hammond – production assistant
• Monica Barker – production coordinator
• Ameen Howrani – photography
• Bryant + Associates – design
• John McDaniels – hair stylist
• D.C.D Management – management

References

1. "Will You Be Ready? - Commissioned | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 127.
3. "Winners & Nominees". GRAMMY.com.
4. Carpenter, Bil (August 6, 2005). Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879308414 – via Google Books.
5. "allmusic.com Commissioned Charts and Awards". Allmusic.