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			{{Short description\|American urban contemporary gospel group}}
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	\| origin = ], ], ]		\| origin = ], Michigan, U.S.
	\| genre = ], ], ]		\| genre = ], ], ], ]
	\| years_active = ~~1984~~–2006, 2011, 2013		\| years_active = 1983–2006, 2011, 2013, 2017–present
			\| label = {{hlist\| ]\|]\|]\|\|]\|Platinum}}
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	\| current_members = ] <br> ~~] <br> Michael Brooks <br>~~ Mitchell Jones <br> Karl Reid ~~<br> ] <br> Maxx Frank <br> ] <br> ] <br> Chris Poole~~ <br> Michael Williams		\| current_members =Parkes Stewart<br>Mitchell Jones<br>Karl Reid<br> Michael Williams
			\| past_members = ]<br>]<br>]<br>Maxx Frank<br>]<br>Chris Poole (deceased)<br> Eddie Howard, Jr.<br> Michael Brooks (deceased) <br>] }}
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			'''Commissioned''' is an American ] group from ], Michigan. Members included ], ], Karl Reid, Mitchell Jones, ], ] and ].
	'''Commissioned''' is an ], Urban Contemporary ] group. The group recorded twelve albums over a period of seventeen years.

			The group recorded twelve albums over a period of seventeen years, and were nominated for ] and ] awards.
⚫	==Group ~~composition~~==
	Originally from ], the six original members were ], ], ], ], Michael Brooks, and ] formed a group in 1982, 2 years after ] played bass for ]. In 1991 Staten and Brooks left the group and were replaced by ], ], and ]. By 1994 Howard had left the group and Williams left a year later. Hammond also left to pursue a career with the choir ]. He was replaced by ]. By 1999, ] and Chris Poole had taken the place of Sapp and Darrett on the group's last studio album. In 2002 Commissioned released a reunion album recorded live at the Straightgate Church in Detroit, MI on October 26, 2001 which brought back most of the group's former members and featured most of its greatest hits. The group performed live on stage during the 2002 ] in ].<ref>{{cite news\|first=Tony\|last=Cummings\|url=http://www.gospelflava.com/stellar/stellarresults-2002.html\|title=17th Annual Stellar Award Winners (2002)\|publisher=GospelFlava\|date=\| accessdate=2007-01-10}}</ref> In 2011, They were honored at the BMI Awards after the Stellar Awards. Gospel singers such as Dawkins & Dawkins, ], Marvin Sapp, The Soul Seekers, ], and ] sang musical tributes. The members who were present at the event were Fred Hammond, Keith Staten, Marvin Sapp, Mitchell Jones, Karl Reid, Michael Williams, Michael Brooks, Maxx Frank, Montrell Darrett, and Marcus Cole. The group sang their song "Victory" from their sophomore record, Go Tell Somebody.

		⚫	== Group history ==
⚫	The R&B group ] ~~remade~~ the Commissioned ballad ''Cry On'' ~~for~~ the ~~1994~~ soundtrack for ~~the movie~~ '']''.
			The group originates from ], Michigan. The six original members were ], Mitchell Jones, ], Karl Reid, Michael Brooks and Michael Williams. The group formed in 1982, two years after Hammond played bass for ]. In 1990, Staten and Brooks left the group and were replaced with ], Maxx Frank and Eddie Howard, Jr. By 1994, Howard had left the group, and Williams left a year later. Hammond also left to pursue a career with the choir ]. He was replaced by ]. By 1999, ] and Chris Poole had taken the place of Sapp, Frank and Darrett on the group's last studio album.

		⚫	The R&B group ] ] the Commissioned ballad "Cry On" on the movie soundtrack for '']'' (1994).

			In 2002, Commissioned released a reunion album, which was recorded live at the Straightgate Church in Detroit, Michigan on October 26, 2001. Most of the group's former members reunited, and featured most of its greatest hits.

			The group performed live on stage during the 2002 ] in ], Georgia.<ref>{{cite news\|first=Tony\|last=Cummings\|url=http://www.gospelflava.com/stellar/stellarresults-2002.html\|title=17th Annual Stellar Award Winners (2002)\|publisher=GospelFlava\| accessdate=2007-01-10}}</ref>

			In 2011, they were honored at the BMI Awards after the Stellar Awards. Gospel artists sang musical tributes, including: ], ], Marvin Sapp, ], ] and ]. The members who were present at the event were Hammond, Staten, Sapp, Jones, Reid, Williams, Frank, Darrett, Cole and Brooks. The group sang "Victory" from their sophomore record, ''Go Tell Somebody''.

			Hammond, Brooks, Staten, Sapp, Reid, Jones and Williams performed another reunion concert in 2019. It was hosted by the ] Incorporated. The group was invited to perform to celebrate the 104th Summer Convention of the P.A.W. Inc.

	==Discography==		==Discography==
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	\|]		\|Light Records
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|Light Records
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|]		\|Light Records
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|'']''		\|'']''
	\|]		\|Light Records
	\|		\|
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	\|		\|
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	\|'']''		\|'']''
	\|]		\|Benson Records
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~March~~ 1, 1996		\|]
	\|'']''		\|'']''
	\|]		\|Benson Records
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~October~~ ~~12,~~ 1999		\|]
	\|'']''		\|'']''
	\|]		\|Verity Records
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~April~~ ~~23,~~ 2002		\|]
	\|'']''		\|'']''
	\|]		\|Verity Records
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

	===Compilations===		===Compilations===
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	!Release date		!Release date
			!]<ref name="allmusic1"/>
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	!Label		!Label
	!] certification		!] certification
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	\|]		\|]
	\|''Go Tell Somebody/I'm Going On''		\|''Go Tell Somebody/I'm Going On''
	\|]		\|Light Records
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|1995
	\|''Gospel Greats''		\|''Gospel Greats''
	\|]		\|]
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	\|]		\|]
	\|''Mega 3 Collection''		\|''Mega 3 Collection''
	\|]		\|Light Records
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
	\|''Essential''		\|''Essential''
			\|]
	\|]
		⚫	\|
		⚫	\|-
			\|2003
			\|''Legends of Gospel''
			\|Compendia Media Group
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
	\|''The Definitive 16 Greatest Hits''		\|''The Definitive 16 Greatest Hits''
	\|Intersound Records		\|]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	!Label		!Label
	!] certification		!] certification
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	\|''Love is the Way''		\|''Love is the Way''
	\|]		\|]

⚫	\|
⚫	\|-
⚫	\|]
	\|''One Man''
	\|]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

			===Guest appearances===
	Commissioned also performs on the ''J2K: Jesus 2000 project'' and the ''With This Ring'' projects.
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			\|+ List of non-single songs with guest appearances by Commissioned
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			! scope="col" \| Album
			! scope="col" \| Artist(s)
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "Before It Falls Down"
			\| 2000
			\| ''J2K - Jesus 2000''
			\| Various
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| "All Because of You"
			\| 2001
			\| ''With This Ring''
			\| Various
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| "What Child is This"
			\| rowspan="2" \| 2013
			\| rowspan="2" \| '']''
			\| rowspan="2" \| ]
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| "Honor The King"
			\|-
		⚫	\|}

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	!Label		!Label
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
	\|~~'''~~''In Concert (Live)~~'''~~'' ~~<sup>~~(VHS)~~</sup>~~		\|''In Concert (Live)'' (VHS)
	\|]		\|Mercury Video
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
	\|~~'''~~''Matters of the Heart~~'''~~ (Video/Live)'' ~~<sup>~~(VHS)~~</sup>~~		\|''Matters of the Heart (Video/Live)'' (VHS)
	\|]		\|]
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|1998
	\|~~'''~~''Commissioned: Live in Concert~~'''~~'' ~~<sup>~~(VHS)~~</sup>~~		\|''Commissioned: Live in Concert'' (VHS)
	\|]		\|]
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|1998
	\|] ~~<sup>~~(VHS)~~</sup>~~		\|'']'' (VHS)
	\|]		\|Verity Records
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
	\|] ~~<sup>~~(~~Video~~/DVD)~~</sup>~~		\|'']'' (video/DVD)
	\|]		\|Verity Records
			\|-
		⚫	\|]
			\|''The Winans: The Lost Concert'' (video/DVD)
			\|Xenon Pictures
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

	==Billboard chart history==		==''Billboard'' chart history==

	===Albums===		===Albums===
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	!Peak position		!Peak position
	\|-		\|-
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	\|] / '']''		\|] / '']''
	\|Top Gospel Albums		\|Top Gospel Albums
	\|align="center"\|5		\|align="center"\|5
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	\|Top Gospel Albums		\|Top Gospel Albums
	\|align="center"\|2		\|align="center"\|2
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	\|rowspan=2\|'']''		\|rowspan=2\|'']''
	\|Top Contemporary Christian		\|Top Contemporary Christian
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	\|align="center"\|7		\|align="center"\|7
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		⚫	\|rowspan=3\|]
	\|rowspan=3\|'']''		\|rowspan=3\|'']''
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	\|-		\|-
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	\|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums		\|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
	\|align="center"\|65		\|align="center"\|65
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	\|align="center"\|3		\|align="center"\|3
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
	\|''The Best of Commissioned''		\|''The Best of Commissioned''
	\|Top Gospel		\|Top Gospel
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	\|align="center"\|100		\|align="center"\|100
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	==Awards==		==Awards==

	===Nominations===		===Nominations===
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	! Year !! Award-giving body !! Award category !! Song /~~Album~~ title		! Year !! Award-giving body !! Award category !! Song/album title
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	\|1989\|\|]\|\|Best Soul Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus\|\|'']''		\|1989\|\|]\|\|Best Soul Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus\|\|'']''
	\|-		\|-
	\|1991\|\|]\|\|Best Pop Gospel Album\|\|''Shakin' the House...Live - Carman & Commissioned (& the Christ Church Choir)''		\|1991\|\|Grammy Awards\|\|Best Pop Gospel Album\|\|''Shakin' the House...Live - Carman & Commissioned (& the Christ Church Choir)''
	\|-		\|-
	\|1994\|\|]\|\|Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album\|\|'']''		\|1994\|\|Grammy Awards\|\|Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album\|\|'']''
	\|-		\|-
	\|2001\|\|]\|\|Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year\|\|'']''		\|2001\|\|]\|\|Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year\|\|'']''
	\|-		\|-
	\|2002\|\|]\|\|Producer of the Year (Israel ~~humphrey~~)\|\|'']''		\|2002\|\|Stellar Awards\|\|Producer of the Year (Israel Humphrey)\|\|'']''
	\|-		\|-
	\|2002\|\|]\|\|Group/Duo of the Year\|\|'']''		\|2002\|\|Stellar Awards\|\|Group/Duo of the Year\|\|''Commissioned Reunion Live''
	\|-		\|-
	\|2002\|\|]\|\|Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year\|\|'']''		\|2002\|\|Stellar Awards\|\|Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year\|\|''Commissioned Reunion Live''
	\|-		\|-
	\|2002\|\|]\|\|Contemporary CD of the Year\|\|'']''		\|2002\|\|Stellar Awards\|\|Contemporary CD of the Year\|\|''Commissioned Reunion Live''
	\|-		\|-
	\|2002\|\|]\|\|Special Event CD of the Year\|\|'']''		\|2002\|\|Stellar Awards\|\|Special Event CD of the Year\|\|''Commissioned Reunion Live''
	\|-		\|-
	\|2002\|\|]\|\|Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album\|\|'']''		\|2002\|\|Grammy Awards\|\|Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album\|\|''Commissioned Reunion Live''
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

	==~~The~~ Members ~~Of Commissioned~~==		==Members==
	*Fred Hammond: ~~Lead~~ ~~Vocals~~, ~~Background~~ ~~Vocals~~, ~~Bass~~ ~~Guitar~~ (1982-1994, ~~2001-2002~~, 2011, 2013)		* ]: lead vocals, background vocals, bass guitar (1982-1994, 2001–2002, 2011, 2013, 2018–2022)
	*Keith Staten: ~~Lead~~ ~~Vocals~~, ~~Background~~ ~~Vocals~~ (~~1984~~-~~1991~~, ~~2001-2002~~, 2011, 2013)		* ]: lead vocals, background vocals (1982-1990, 2001–2002, 2011, 2013, 2017–2024)
	*Mitchell Jones: ~~Lead~~ ~~Vocals~~, ~~Background~~ ~~Vocals~~ (1982-2002, 2011, 2013)		* Mitchell Jones: lead vocals, background vocals (1982-2002, 2011, 2013, 2017-present)
	*Karl Reid: ~~Lead~~ ~~Vocals~~, ~~Background~~ ~~Vocals~~ (~~1984~~-2002, 2011, 2013)		* Karl Reid: lead vocals, background vocals (1982-2002, 2011, 2013, 2017-present)
	*Eddie Howard, Jr: ~~Background Vocals, Keyboards~~ (~~1991~~)		* Eddie Howard, Jr: keyboards (1990-1994)
	*Marvin Sapp: ~~Lead~~ ~~Vocals~~, ~~Background~~ ~~Vocals~~ (~~1991~~-1996, ~~2001-2002~~, 2011, 2013)		* ]: lead vocals, background vocals (1990-1996, 2001–2002, 2011, 2013, 2018–2023)
	*Michael Williams: ~~Drums~~ (1982-1994, ~~2001-2002~~, 2011)		* Michael Williams: drums (1982-1994, 2001–2002, 2011, 2018-present)
	*Marcus Cole: ~~Lead~~ ~~Vocals~~, ~~Background~~ ~~Vocals~~ (1996-2002, 2013)		* ]: lead vocals, background vocals (1996-2002, 2013, 2017–2019, 2022-2024)
	*Michael Brooks: ~~Keyboards~~ (1982-~~1991~~)		* Michael Brooks: keyboards (1982-1990, 2018–2024) (died 2024)
	*Montrell Darrett: ~~Lead~~ ~~Vocals~~, ~~Background~~ ~~Vocals~~ (1996)		* ]: lead vocals, background vocals (1995-1996)
	*Chris Poole (1999-2000)(~~Deceased~~)		* Chris Poole: lead vocals, backgrounds vocals (1999-2000) (deceased)
	*Maxx Frank: ~~Keyboards~~ (1990-~~1997~~)		* Maxx Frank: keyboards, B3 organ, mixing (1990-1996)
			* Parkes Stewart: lead vocals, background vocals (2023-present)

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
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American urban contemporary gospel group

Commissioned
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Gospel, contemporary Christian, contemporary worship, urban gospel
Years active	1983–2006, 2011, 2013, 2017–present
Labels	Light Benson Verity Intersound Platinum

Members	Parkes Stewart Mitchell Jones Karl Reid Michael Williams

Past members	Fred Hammond Marvin Sapp Keith Staten Maxx Frank Montrell Darrett Chris Poole (deceased) Eddie Howard, Jr. Michael Brooks (deceased) Marcus Cole

Commissioned is an American urban contemporary gospel group from Detroit, Michigan. Members included Fred Hammond, Keith Staten, Karl Reid, Mitchell Jones, Marvin Sapp, Marcus Cole and Montrell Darrett.

The group recorded twelve albums over a period of seventeen years, and were nominated for Grammy and Stellar awards.

Group history

The group originates from Detroit, Michigan. The six original members were Fred Hammond, Mitchell Jones, Keith Staten, Karl Reid, Michael Brooks and Michael Williams. The group formed in 1982, two years after Hammond played bass for The Winans. In 1990, Staten and Brooks left the group and were replaced with Marvin Sapp, Maxx Frank and Eddie Howard, Jr. By 1994, Howard had left the group, and Williams left a year later. Hammond also left to pursue a career with the choir Radical For Christ. He was replaced by Montrell Darrett. By 1999, Marcus Cole and Chris Poole had taken the place of Sapp, Frank and Darrett on the group's last studio album.

The R&B group Silk covered the Commissioned ballad "Cry On" on the movie soundtrack for Blankman (1994).

In 2002, Commissioned released a reunion album, which was recorded live at the Straightgate Church in Detroit, Michigan on October 26, 2001. Most of the group's former members reunited, and featured most of its greatest hits.

The group performed live on stage during the 2002 Stellar Awards in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2011, they were honored at the BMI Awards after the Stellar Awards. Gospel artists sang musical tributes, including: Dawkins & Dawkins, Deitrick Haddon, Marvin Sapp, The Soul Seekers, The Clark Sisters and Men of Standard. The members who were present at the event were Hammond, Staten, Sapp, Jones, Reid, Williams, Frank, Darrett, Cole and Brooks. The group sang "Victory" from their sophomore record, Go Tell Somebody.

Hammond, Brooks, Staten, Sapp, Reid, Jones and Williams performed another reunion concert in 2019. It was hosted by the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Incorporated. The group was invited to perform to celebrate the 104th Summer Convention of the P.A.W. Inc.

Discography

Albums

Release date	Album title	Label
1985	I'm Going On	Light Records
1986	Go Tell Somebody	Light Records
1987	On The Winning Side	Light Records
1988	Will You Be Ready?	Light Records
1989	Ordinary Just Won't Do	Light Records
1990	State of Mind	Benson Records
1991	Number 7	Benson Records
1994	Matters of the Heart	Benson Records
1996	Irreplaceable Love	Benson Records
1999	Time and Seasons	Verity Records
2002	The Commissioned Reunion Live	Verity Records

Compilations

Release date	Album title	Label
1991	A Collection	Light Records
1993	Commissioned Complete	Platinum Records
1994	Go Tell Somebody/I'm Going On	Light Records
1995	The Light Years	CGI Records
1995	Gospel Greats	Benson Records
1999	The Best of Commissioned	Verity Records
2002	Mega 3 Collection	Light Records
2003	Essential	BMG Music
2003	Legends of Gospel	Compendia Media Group
2006	The Definitive 16 Greatest Hits	Intersound Records

Singles

Release date	Single title	Label	RIAA certification
1994	Love is the Way	A&M Records

Guest appearances

List of non-single songs with guest appearances by Commissioned
Title	Year	Album	Artist(s)
"Before It Falls Down"	2000	J2K - Jesus 2000	Various
"All Because of You"	2001	With This Ring	Various
"What Child is This"	2013	Christmas Card	Marvin Sapp
"Honor The King"	2013	Christmas Card	Marvin Sapp

Performance videos

Release date	Video / DVD title	Label
1991	In Concert (Live) (VHS)	Mercury Video
1998	Matters of the Heart (Video/Live) (VHS)	Verity Records
1998	Commissioned: Live in Concert (VHS)	Xenon Pictures
1998	Number 7 (VHS)	Verity Records
2002	The Commissioned Reunion: Live (video/DVD)	Verity Records
2005	The Winans: The Lost Concert (video/DVD)	Xenon Pictures

Billboard chart history

Albums

Year	Album title	Chart name	Peak position
1985	Go Tell Somebody / I'm Going On	Top Gospel Albums	5
1985	I'm Going On	Top Gospel Albums	11
1986	Go Tell Somebody	Top Gospel Albums	2
1987	On the Winning Side	Top Gospel Albums	6
1988	On the Winning Side	Top Contemporary Christian	24
1989	Will You Be Ready?	Top Contemporary Christian	26
1989	Will You Be Ready?	Top Gospel Albums	29
1990	Ordinary Just Won't Do	Top Contemporary Christian	28
	Ordinary Just Won't Do	Top Gospel Albums	4
	State of Mind	Top Contemporary Christian	19
	State of Mind	Top Gospel Albums	4
1991	Number 7	Top Contemporary Christian	22
1991	Number 7	Top Gospel Albums	7
1994	Matters of the Heart	Top Contemporary Christian	13
		Top Gospel Albums	13
		Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	65
1996	Irreplaceable Love	Heatseekers	19
		Top Contemporary Christian	9
		Top Gospel Albums	3
1999	The Best of Commissioned	Top Gospel	29
2000	Time and Seasons	Heatseekers	28
		Top Contemporary Christian	13
		Top Gospel Albums	6
2002	The Commissioned Reunion: Live (video/DVD)	The Billboard 200	100
		Top Contemporary Christian	8
		Top Gospel Albums	3

Awards

Nominations

Year	Award-giving body	Award category	Song/album title
1989	Grammy Awards	Best Soul Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus	Will You Be Ready?
1991	Grammy Awards	Best Pop Gospel Album	Shakin' the House...Live - Carman & Commissioned (& the Christ Church Choir)
1994	Grammy Awards	Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album	Matters of the Heart
2001	Stellar Awards	Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year	Time & Seasons
2002	Stellar Awards	Producer of the Year (Israel Humphrey)	Commissioned Reunion Live
2002	Stellar Awards	Group/Duo of the Year	Commissioned Reunion Live
2002	Stellar Awards	Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year	Commissioned Reunion Live
2002	Stellar Awards	Contemporary CD of the Year	Commissioned Reunion Live
2002	Stellar Awards	Special Event CD of the Year	Commissioned Reunion Live
2002	Grammy Awards	Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album	Commissioned Reunion Live

Members

Fred Hammond: lead vocals, background vocals, bass guitar (1982-1994, 2001–2002, 2011, 2013, 2018–2022)
Keith Staten: lead vocals, background vocals (1982-1990, 2001–2002, 2011, 2013, 2017–2024)
Mitchell Jones: lead vocals, background vocals (1982-2002, 2011, 2013, 2017-present)
Karl Reid: lead vocals, background vocals (1982-2002, 2011, 2013, 2017-present)
Eddie Howard, Jr: keyboards (1990-1994)
Marvin Sapp: lead vocals, background vocals (1990-1996, 2001–2002, 2011, 2013, 2018–2023)
Michael Williams: drums (1982-1994, 2001–2002, 2011, 2018-present)
Marcus Cole: lead vocals, background vocals (1996-2002, 2013, 2017–2019, 2022-2024)
Michael Brooks: keyboards (1982-1990, 2018–2024) (died 2024)
Montrell Darrett: lead vocals, background vocals (1995-1996)
Chris Poole: lead vocals, backgrounds vocals (1999-2000) (deceased)
Maxx Frank: keyboards, B3 organ, mixing (1990-1996)
Parkes Stewart: lead vocals, background vocals (2023-present)

Footnotes

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North American albums	I'm Going On Go Tell Somebody On the Winning Side Will You Be Ready? Ordinary Just Won't Do State of Mind Number 7 Matters of the Heart Irreplaceable Love Time and Seasons The Commissioned Reunion Live Praise & Worship

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