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]
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| Released | September 6, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 51:57 | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- "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) - 7:36
- "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) - 4:12
- "He Cares" [reprise] - 3:25
- "I'm Gonna Make You Proud" (Donald Lawrence) - 3:58
- source[4]
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)
Charts
edit| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| US 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
- ^ Stephanie 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.