Fred Hammond Speak Those Things: Pol Chapter 3 CD

Personnel includes: Fred Hammond (vocals, bass, programming); Joann Rosario (vocals); Joey Woolfalk (acoustic & electric guitars); Daryl Dixon (guitar); Raphael Price, Christopher Burton, Patricia Moore, Tony Krempa, Brenneta Horst, Sidney Skinner (violin); Leslie DeShazor, Anthony Cheung (viola); Tanya Bennett Charis Price (cello); Clifton Brokington (trumpet); Marvin Thompson (trombone); Tommie Walker (keyboards, programming); Noel Hall (keyboards); Marvin McQuitty (drums, percussion); Dana Davis (drums); Darius Fentress (percussion); PamKenyon M. Donald, Bryan J. Pratt, Frederick J. Purifoy II, Verdena Charlayne "Polly Taylor, Eugenia "Bootsie" Newman, The Singletons (background vocals); Mary Mary.
Producers: Fred Hammond, Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell.
Recorded at Face To Face Studios, Southfield, Michigan.
SPEAK THOSE THINGS: POL CHAPTER 3 was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.
Personnel: Fred Hammond (vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass synthesizer, drum programming, background vocals); Allen Von Shea Norman (vocals, background vocals); JoAnn Rosario (vocals); Joey Woolfalk (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Darryl "Major D" Dixon , John Jubu Smith, Paul Jackson, Jr. , Tim Bowman (guitar); Raphael Price, Linda Trotter, Monica Jackson, Molly Hughes, Tami Lee, Karen Coleman , Patricia Moore (violin); Tanya Bennett (cello, strings); Randolph Ellis (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Clifton Brockington (trumpet); Marvin Thompson (trombone); Mo Horns (horns); Noel Hall (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, keyboards); Tommie Walker, Warryn Campbell (keyboards, drum programming); Marvin McQuitty (drums, percussion); Dana Davis (drums); Darius Fentress (percussion, drum programming, background vocals); Tia Robertson, Davey Hammond, Bryan Pratt, Eugenia "Bootsie" Newman, Frederick Purifoy II, Marguerite Foster, Pamkenyon Donald, Kim Rutherford, The Singletons, Straight Gate Mass Choir, Kevin Bloody Wilson (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Fred Hammond; Ray Hammond.
Recording information: Face To Face Studios, Southfield, MI; Hartman Way Sounds, West Hill, CA; Studio A, Dearborn, MI; The Straight Gate Recording Studios, Detroit, MI.
Photographer: Sarah A. Friedman.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Fred Hammond; Bryan Pratt.
Award-winning artist/songwriter/producer Fred Hammond adds a third chapter to his popular Pages of Life series with Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3. The 15-song set begins with two live tracks, the upbeat "You Are My Daily Bread" and "Lord of the Harvest." They are followed by the contemporary-flavored "Show Yourself Strong," which is the first of the 13 studio tracks making up this project. The track features a punchy, in-your-face rhythm arrangement, augmented with some effectively placed horn accents. Keeping it on the funky side are two tracks sure to give speakers a workout, "Great" and "That Ain't Nothin'." The former, written and produced by Hammond and the popular Warryn Campbell, features a bumping rhythm track along with scorching hot vocal performances from Hammond and special guest Mary Mary. The latter features many of the same elements, together with piercing horn and basslines. When Hammond decides to slow the pace down, the project loses none of its artistic quality or effectiveness. Tracks such as "A Song of Strength," "Show Me Your Face," "You Are My Life," and "He Is Not Just a Man" show Hammond's ability to craft beautifully written, urban-flavored praise & worship ballads. "A Song of Strength" features a lead vocal performance from Hammond discovery JoAnn Rosario. Speak Those Things is a definite winner. ~ Tim A. Smith
Biz insiders call Fred Hammond "the Babyface of gospel," due to his multitude of talents. Skilled as a producer, singer, songwriter, musician, and label boss, Hammond made music news with the groups Commissioned and Radical For Christ, and has made more inroads into the music mainstream then near