Personal Inspirations
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| Released | September 6, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 51:57 | |||
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Personal Inspirations is an album by American R&B singer Stephanie Mills released in 1994 on the independent label GospoCentric Records, it is her first gospel album release.[2] It was produced by Mills, and gospel artist Donald Lawrence. Featured, are songs written by gospel/R&B singers' Marvin Winans, Angela Winbush, James Cleveland, and a cover version of "People Get Ready" by Curtis Mayfield. The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Gospel chart, and No. 20 on the Billboard Contemporary Christian chart.[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Had a Talk with God" |
| 6:25 | |
| 2. | "Sweepin' Through the City" |
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| 4:10 |
| 3. | "He Cares" | John P. Kee |
| 5:15 |
| 4. | "In the Morning Time" | Robert Wright |
| 4:42 |
| 5. | "Everything You Touch" | Marvin Winans |
| 6:13 |
| 6. | "Everybody Ought to Know" |
| 6:02 | |
| 7. | "Power of God" | Angela Winbush |
| 7:36 |
| 8. | "People Get Ready" | Curtis Mayfield |
| 4:12 |
| 9. | "He Cares" (Reprise) |
| 3:25 | |
| 10. | "I'm Gonna Make You Proud" | Lawrence |
| 3:58 |
Personnel
[edit]- 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)
Credits taken from album liner notes.[4]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| US Top Christian Albums (Billboard)[5] | 20 |
| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[6] | 8 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Personal Inspirations review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ↑ Stephanie Mills - Album Discography|Allmusic
- ↑ Allmusic.Stephanie Mills-Albums chart history
- ↑ "Stephaie Mills - Personal Inspirations (CD, Album)". Discogs.
- ↑ "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
