''Personal Inspirations'' is an album by American R&B singer
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to stardom as Dorothy Gale in the original seven-time Tony Awards, Tony Award winning Broadway theatre, Broadway run of the musical ''The Wiz'' ...
released in 1994 on the independent label GospoCentric Records, it is her first gospel album release. It was produced by Mills, and gospel artist
Donald Lawrence
Donald Lawrence (born May 4, 1961, Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American gospel music songwriter, record producer and artist. He is best known for his Grammy Award-nominated songs "The Blessing of Abraham" and "Encourage Yourself".
He studied ...
. Featured, are songs written by gospel/R&B singers'
Marvin Winans
Marvin Lawrence Winans Sr. (born March 5, 1958) is an American pastor and gospel singer, and a member of the Winans family as well as The Winans musical group. He is also known for his recurring role in the hit show ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne ...
,
Angela Winbush
Angela Lisa Winbush (born January 18, 1955) is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who rose to fame first in the 1980s R&B duo René & Angela, also scoring hits as a solo artist. To date, Winbush has sold over ...
,
James Cleveland
James Edward Cleveland (December 5, 1931 – February 9, 1991) was an American gospel singer, musician, and composer. Known as the "King of Gospel," Cleveland was a driving force behind the creation of the modern gospel sound by incorporating ...
, and a cover version of "People Get Ready" by
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Dubbed the " Gentle Genius", he is considered one of the most influential musicians of soul and socially conscious Afric ...
. The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Gospel chart, and No. 20 on the Billboard Contemporary Christian chart.
Track listing
# "
I Had a Talk with God" (James Cleveland) - 6:25
# "Sweepin' Through the City" (James Herndon) - 4:10
# "He Cares" (
John P. Kee) - 5:15
# "In the Morning Time" (Robert Wright) - 4:42
# "Everything You Touch" (Marvin Winans) - 6:13
# "Everybody Ought to Know" - 6:02
# "Power of God" (
Angela Winbush
Angela Lisa Winbush (born January 18, 1955) is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who rose to fame first in the 1980s R&B duo René & Angela, also scoring hits as a solo artist. To date, Winbush has sold over ...
) - 7:36
# "
People Get Ready
"People Get Ready" is a 1965 single by the Impressions, and the title track from the '' People Get Ready'' album. The single is the group's best-known hit, reaching number three on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and number 14 on the ''Billboard'' ...
" (
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Dubbed the " Gentle Genius", he is considered one of the most influential musicians of soul and socially conscious Afric ...
) - 4:12
# "He Cares"
eprise - 3:25
# "I'm Gonna Make You Proud" (Donald Lawrence) - 3:58
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sourceStephanie Mills - ''Personal Inspirations'' (CD, Album)
Discogs
Personnel
*Stephanie Mills - Lead and backing vocals
*Backing vocals – Tricity Singers (tracks: 1, 5)
*Bass – Mel Gray
*Drums – James Robinson (tracks: 2), Jeremy Hays
*Percussion – Jim Brock
*Guitar – Eric Brice
*Keyboards – Kevin Bond, Stanley Brown (tracks: 4, 8)
*Mixed by Donald Lawrence, Mark Williams, Stephanie Mills
*Engineer by Dave Harris, Donald Lawrence, Mark Williams (tracks: 2), Mike Lawler (tracks: 2)
*Executive producer – Donald Lawrence, Stephanie Mills
*Producer – Donald Lawrence, Kevin Bond (tracks: 5, 6), Stanley Brown (tracks: 4, 8), Stephanie Mills (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10)
Charts
References
External links
''Personal Inspirations'' - amazon.com
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1994 albums
Stephanie Mills albums
GospoCentric Records albums
Urban contemporary gospel albums