“They That Wait”
Fred Hammond feat. John P. Kee
From the forthcoming CD Love Unstoppable (release date: September 29, 2009)
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Someone coined the phrase “Commissioned Nation” to describe the legions of gospel enthusiasts who helped make the genre-bending Detroit ensemble Commissioned one of the top gospel groups of the 1980s and early 1990s.
A name forever linked with Commissioned is founding member Fred Hammond. After exiting Commissioned in 1994, Hammond further developed his gospel music career, first as the leader of the Radicals for Christ Choir, then as a solo artist. Fifteen years after going solo, Hammond remains an A-lister. His new album, Love Unstoppable, is slated for release September 29 on Verity Records.
The album’s first single, “They That Wait,” is already making big noise on the gospel charts. It’s a bright, aerobic hand clapper with long, infectious sing-along phrases and a fiery duet between Hammond and John P. Kee. Supported by superb background vocalists, the duo cites Isaiah 40:31 to encourage the faithful to “wait on Him,” because “they that wait on the Lord…shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and never faint.” It’s one of Hammond’s finest singles in a career of hitmaking.
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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