19/01/2021
Vernessa Mitchell "Higher Ground" (1988) -CCM / Gospel-
Label : Command Records
01 - Fighting For Your Life (Babbie Mason)
02 - He'll Find A Way (Donna Douglas)
03 - Make Me What You Want Me To Be (Babbie Mason, Rodney Friend & Vernessa Mitchell)
04 - Take All Of Me (Don Larson, Rodney Friend & Vernessa Mitchell)
05 - Claim It (Aaron Lopez & Vernessa Mitchell)
Inspirational Side
01 - Higher Ground (Philip Nicholas & Vernessa Mitchell)
02 - Rise & Shine (Barbara Mitchell, Leon Mitchell, Rodney Friend & Vernessa Mitchell)
03 - I Will Never Leave You (Rodney Friend & Vernessa Mitchell)
04 - Are You Ready (Rodney Friend)
05 - Trust In The Lord (Babbie Mason & Vernessa Mitchell)
Drums : Derek Organ & Mark Hammond
Bass : Cornelius Mims, Joel Smith, Craig Nelson & Glenn Richardson
Guitar : Ray Fuller
Keyboards : Rodney Friend, Philip Nicholas, Cheryl Rogers & Lari Goss
Synthesizer Programming : Scott V. Smith & Rhett Lawrence, Frank Martin & Aaron Lopez, Rodney Friend
Percussion : Reaggie Clark
Strings & Horns Contracted by Ernie Fields Musical Services except on "He'll Find A Way", Carl Gorodetzky & The Nashville String Machine
Sax Solo on "Claim It" : Marc Russo
Background vocals : Babbie Mason, Barbara Mitchell, Taj Harmon, Cheryl Rogers, Vernessa Mitchell, Debbie McClendon, Phyllis St. James, Howard Smith, Alfie Silas, Phil & Brenda Nicholas, Ira & Carla Jackson, Rodney & Janet Friend
Recorded by Bobby Macias, Sonny Lallerstadt, Reid Hall, Dale Everingham, Doug Rider, Doug Johnson
Mixed by Doug Rider, Bobby Macias & Alan Hirshberg
Recorded & Mixed at George Tobins & Track Record in L.A., Twelve Oaks in Atlanta, Sound Shop & Great Circle Sound in Nashville, Live Oak Studios in Berkeley, CA
Assistant Engineers : Ken Paulakovich, John Kleiner & Doug Sanders
Mastered by Johnny Golden at K-Disc in L.A.
Executive Producers : Kent Washburn, Philip Nicholas, Vernessa Mitchell
Album Producer : Kent Washburn
Contemporary Side
01 - Fighting For Your Life
Produced & Arranged by Scott V. Smith
02 - He'll Find A Way
Produced by Lari Goss, Kent Washburn, Vernessa Mitchell & Babbie Mason
Arranged by Lari Goss
03 - Make Me What You Want Me To Be
Produced by Scott V. Smith & Kent Washburn
Arranged by Rodney Friend, Scott V. Smith & Kent Washburn
Vocal Arrangement by Babbie Mason & Vernessa Mitchell
04 - Take All Of Me
A Duet with Rodney Friend
Produced & Arranged by Scott V. Smith, Rodney Friend & Kent Washburn
05 - Claim It
Produced by Aaron Lopez & Frank Martin
Vocal Arrangement by Vernessa Mitchell & Babbie Mason
Inspirational Side
01 - Higher Ground
Featuring Philip Nicholas on Backgrounds
Produced by Vernessa Mitchell, Philip Nicholas & Kent Washburn
Arranged by Vernessa Mitchell & Rodney Friend
Vocal Arrangement by Vernessa Mitchell & Philip Nicholas
Strings & Horns Arranged by William Bickelhaupt
02 - Rise & Shine
Featuring Vernessa & Barbara Mitchell, Bobette Jamison-Harrison, Philip Nicholas
Produced by Kent Washburn
Arranged by Vernessa Mitchell, Rodney Friend & Kent Washburn
Vocal Arrangement by Vernessa Mitchell, Babbie Mason & Kent Washburn
Gene Played by John Madgett
Hattie Mae Played by Barbara Mitchell
03 - I Will Never Leave You
Produced & Arranged by Rodney Friend & Vernessa Mitchell
04 - Are You Ready
Produced by Kent Washburn
Arranged by Rodney Friend, Vernessa Mitchell & Kent Washburn
Vocal Arrangement by Vernessa Mitchell & Babbie Mason
05 - Trust In The Lord
Produced by Kent Washburn & Philip Nicholas
Arranged by Vernessa Mitchell & Philip Nicholas
Vocal Arrangement by Babbie Mason, Cheryl Rogers
Strings & Horns Arranged by William Bickelhaupt