This is what I grew up listening to as a youngster walking with the Lord and these songs saw me through finishing high school, basic training, AIT, OJT, the Persian Gulf War and getting my undergrad degree. The anointing is the anointing; point blank, period. It STILL destroys the yoke of the bound and sets free those who are held captive. I'm just sayin. Good stuff!
I wish people would stopping comparing Commissioned and Take 6 2 different styles. Both are dope artist. Anyway this song right here can get you crying once you understand the meaning. Great song. Sang Fred!!!
Yh it's a weird comparison. Take 6 was sonically more jazz oriented with a fusion of traditional acapella spirituals sounds; while Commissioned sonically is more oriented to a mixture of r&b with a fusion of a traditional instrumental gospel sound. They are definitely two completely different groups.
Look at the faces in the audience!😳😂😔 This was during the time when Choir based songs were the dominant sound in most Churches & artists like André Crouch, The Hawkins, The Winans & Commissioned were frowned upon, because their music & vocals were not BASIC & they were often compared with secular music! BUT what a lot of Christians didn’t understand was that the LYRICS & music to a lot of these types of songs were POWERFULLY progressive & reached MANY people who didn’t listen to Gospel music, which introduced Christ & Christianity to MANY people & changed MANY lives for the better!!! IMO, I’m not so sure it’s like that TODAY!!!
I must disagree. The audience was not familiar with Commissioned or their music, as this was their literal beginnings. When you hear something new, you listen to see if it fits your style. They were listening intensely. As far as Crouch, Hawkins, etc. you are definitely incorrect. This performance took place in Chicago who completely embraced all of the contemporary groups. They were all in concert in Chicago often with sold out venues. You're misinterpreting what you see. I was there.
I remember this performance on Saturday Night Sing!!! This was a local Gospel show in Chicago, Illinois and Commissioned was starting out. Thanks for posting this video!!!
I remember I didn't like the majority of choir singers,at all... couldn't understand all the screaming, didn't sound good to but then came commissioned,with truth and sound 🔥,my sister gave me the CD when we were both terrible kids she was stealing dope money giving me some...now God had us even then...thank you Heavenly Father in Jesus name amen!!!!!!For saving us..yes Lord!!!
This is awesome! Their pure voices no vocal track or 10 background singers. Talent, conviction, and the anointing. This is why Commissioned's music will remain timeless for all generations.
I love you Commissioned! So glad you all harkened to the voice of God when he Commissioned yall to sing and bring the gospel to the world! Touched my soul as a young girl and still blessing my soul as an older woman! I'll forever be a fan!! Gospel music isn't like this now day! Thank you Lord for true exposure to the gospel of Jesus!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽❤
I was the same way Mrliveman2!! I used to be part of a Male Gospel group called "One Accord" in the Chicago area in the 80's, and Man EVERYTHING Commissioned sang, we sang! LOL We did some of The Winans' hits too, but Fred was off the chain!!! Thanks for posting.
As a long time Commissioned fan, this video is a true treasure!! Every now and then I'll jump on youtube and type in "Commissioned" to see if any new Commissioned videos pop up, This one popped up for me today. Thanks for the upload!!! Classic.Keep em commin' if you got more.
Wow! I remember my cousin, a friend and I singing this at a gospel fest during a fellowship with another neighborhood church. I sang the 2nd stanza. We did not know our High School Basketball Coach would be there and he stood up an said, "I did not know these 'Knuckle Heads" could sing. He was glad we were singing for the Lord. From that day to now, some 30+ years later, i am STILL praising God and Fred is STILL my favorite Singer! Love You, Jesus!
When I heard the album version of this, I thought it was Mitchell singing this. Fred shut me up when I saw him sing it live on the 1990 Concert Video. Fred could sing high back in these days's!
There are only 2 male gospel groups that gave you the gospel truth and you could sing along and feel better at the end of that song. I was in highschool when i first heard about Commissioned and the Winans. Love their music to this day.
no sounds effects ,just plain and simple,but dynamic and anointed.Like we say here in CapeTown in my native Afrikaans language "Dis Leka " Commissioned was always my best since the 80"s .CapeTown South Africa
Ah, the good ol' days. See, this is my standard of *singing.* I will not lower my standards to fit in the box of being young and not offending folks. This is *MY* standard for singing and if it's too unattainable then hey...so be it. I'll take having high standards and being stuck 60 years ago any day v. settling for autotune vocals. Notice how _nann_ one of them brothas needed autotune, Melodyne or reverb in order to make it do what it do. They simply opened they mouths and sounded great.
I remember listing to them when they first came out, and I bought everything they put out, and I had it ringing throughout the house on the cassette tapes. And to this day I continue to blast them throughout the house. My nieces say they think of me every time they hear them sing . I will forever love this Group, as well as those who began to do their own thing. May God continue to enlarge their territories and bless them indeed is my prayer. ❤️🥰🙏🏽
This was classic it was gospel love isn’t love til you give it away. Like bishop Marvin winans said today’s music we making bad musical choices will never have good gospel music like this again. Back then it wasn’t about the money lights camera action. But it was about singing gospel music from the word gods love commissioned mastered a lot of there music about gods love. Nothing like gods love he is love.
ALL of US R telling Thier Age aswell As Our Own Age if U can Remember This Ministry Engagement When It Was Aired Live Back In The early 80'S on "SATURDAY NIGHT 🌙 SING" With TAFT HARRIS Hosting...My LORD...ALLELUIAH JESUS THOSE were The Dayz!
When i see this Band i will say "I am commissioned to believe in Christ." Never will the God believe in him self. I am commissioned to say "I am commissioned to believe in Christ the Savior." ~ Commissioned.
Absolutely amazing! I am glad that you brought this one out because this is a classic performance. This is the same night that they sang "The race" with Derrick Brinkley.
Very nice. Don't know how you do it but keep posting these great videos. Would love to see them sing The Race with Derrick Brinkley as mentioned earlier if you have that one too.
Chicago is a tough crowd, but in their defense, They were completely new to the gospel scene so the audience was listening. People only respond when they are familiar with the music being presented.
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This is what I grew up listening to as a youngster walking with the Lord and these songs saw me through finishing high school, basic training, AIT, OJT, the Persian Gulf War and getting my undergrad degree. The anointing is the anointing; point blank, period. It STILL destroys the yoke of the bound and sets free those who are held captive. I'm just sayin. Good stuff!
❤️
Thank you for sharing 😊
"Real" men singing for a real GOD!
😍Yes
Yes Amen
I wish people would stopping comparing Commissioned and Take 6 2 different styles. Both are dope artist. Anyway this song right here can get you crying once you understand the meaning. Great song. Sang Fred!!!
Yh it's a weird comparison. Take 6 was sonically more jazz oriented with a fusion of traditional acapella spirituals sounds; while Commissioned sonically is more oriented to a mixture of r&b with a fusion of a traditional instrumental gospel sound. They are definitely two completely different groups.
Look at the faces in the audience!😳😂😔 This was during the time when Choir based songs were the dominant sound in most Churches & artists like André Crouch, The Hawkins, The Winans & Commissioned were frowned upon, because their music & vocals were not BASIC & they were often compared with secular music!
BUT what a lot of Christians didn’t understand was that the LYRICS & music to a lot of these types of songs were POWERFULLY progressive & reached MANY people who didn’t listen to Gospel music, which introduced Christ & Christianity to MANY people & changed MANY lives for the better!!! IMO, I’m not so sure it’s like that TODAY!!!
So true! Awesome analysis, Mark.
I must disagree. The audience was not familiar with Commissioned or their music, as this was their literal beginnings. When you hear something new, you listen to see if it fits your style. They were listening intensely. As far as Crouch, Hawkins, etc. you are definitely incorrect. This performance took place in Chicago who completely embraced all of the contemporary groups. They were all in concert in Chicago often with sold out venues. You're misinterpreting what you see. I was there.
Dude it is SO vintage to see them young like this, especially Fred man...wooOooow...
Yesssdd
I remember this performance on Saturday Night Sing!!! This was a local Gospel show in Chicago, Illinois and Commissioned was starting out. Thanks for posting this video!!!
Exactly! I was there and they were completely new on the scene.
The fact that this song was sung in The Cosby Show, just beautiful
CLASSIC Commissioned...this was the album that Ministered to me at that crucial time in my life, and Jesus ushered me back into the Kingdom of God!!
classic gospel; brings back good memories, growing up with this music 🙂
I remember I didn't like the majority of choir singers,at all... couldn't understand all the screaming, didn't sound good to but then came commissioned,with truth and sound 🔥,my sister gave me the CD when we were both terrible kids she was stealing dope money giving me some...now God had us even then...thank you Heavenly Father in Jesus name amen!!!!!!For saving us..yes Lord!!!
This is awesome! Their pure voices no vocal track or 10 background singers. Talent, conviction, and the anointing. This is why Commissioned's music will remain timeless for all generations.
STILL Love Commissioned ! Please come back!!!❤
Fred Hammond!! The man! The voice!! Beautiful!!
I absolutely love Fred's voice! Always have and always will!
I love you Commissioned! So glad you all harkened to the voice of God when he Commissioned yall to sing and bring the gospel to the world! Touched my soul as a young girl and still blessing my soul as an older woman! I'll forever be a fan!! Gospel music isn't like this now day! Thank you Lord for true exposure to the gospel of Jesus!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽❤
Yes, Lord! Sing Brother Fred!
Mitchell, Keith, and Karl with those vocals though...🔥🔥 I love commissioned
I was the same way Mrliveman2!! I used to be part of a Male Gospel group called "One Accord" in the Chicago area in the 80's, and Man EVERYTHING Commissioned sang, we sang! LOL We did some of The Winans' hits too, but Fred was off the chain!!! Thanks for posting.
As a long time Commissioned fan, this video is a true treasure!! Every now and then I'll jump on youtube and type in "Commissioned" to see if any new Commissioned videos pop up, This one popped up for me today. Thanks for the upload!!! Classic.Keep em commin' if you got more.
Mike Brooks had the best overall sound back then. Sounds like a full band by himself
Richard Brown Jr bro for real though bad boy
Fred Hammond the G.O.A.T!!
Wow! I remember my cousin, a friend and I singing this at a gospel fest during a fellowship with another neighborhood church. I sang the 2nd stanza. We did not know our High School Basketball Coach would be there and he stood up an said, "I did not know these 'Knuckle Heads" could sing. He was glad we were singing for the Lord. From that day to now, some 30+ years later, i am STILL praising God and Fred is STILL my favorite Singer! Love You, Jesus!
When I heard the album version of this, I thought it was Mitchell singing this. Fred shut me up when I saw him sing it live on the 1990 Concert Video. Fred could sing high back in these days's!
I thought the exact same thing.
Fred has a higher range than Mitchell, but Mitchell has a lighter voice than Fred.
Look how cute Fred was...lol...but Praise God he is still ministering through his music.
right?!
Stephanie W I agree! I’m like “Awwwwwhhh!!!” Now he’s still fine as he wanna be. My man crush daily
Fred is the G.O.A.T…..real gospel music..Commissioned one of the greatest groups of all time ❤❤❤🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼👏👏👏👏👏
Fred sung that thang.......
The greatest group of all time!!
There are only 2 male gospel groups that gave you the gospel truth and you could sing along and feel better at the end of that song. I was in highschool when i first heard about Commissioned and the Winans. Love their music to this day.
no sounds effects ,just plain and simple,but dynamic and anointed.Like we say here in CapeTown in my native Afrikaans language "Dis Leka " Commissioned was always my best since the 80"s .CapeTown South Africa
Ah, the good ol' days. See, this is my standard of *singing.* I will not lower my standards to fit in the box of being young and not offending folks. This is *MY* standard for singing and if it's too unattainable then hey...so be it. I'll take having high standards and being stuck 60 years ago any day v. settling for autotune vocals. Notice how _nann_ one of them brothas needed autotune, Melodyne or reverb in order to make it do what it do. They simply opened they mouths and sounded great.
I have to agree 100% LaChele!!! I always revert right back here. Home for me...
Thanks. That's right.😉
these are some bad boys. thats all got to say.
I remember listing to them when they first came out, and I bought everything they put out, and I had it ringing throughout the house on the cassette tapes. And to this day I continue to blast them throughout the house. My nieces say they think of me every time they hear them sing . I will forever love this Group, as well as those who began to do their own thing. May God continue to enlarge their territories and bless them indeed is my prayer. ❤️🥰🙏🏽
I woke up singing this ,this morning........ it was in my dreams!!!!!
One of the greatest gospel groups.
Wow, I have not heard this Commission classic in a while! #timeless #anointed
:) we need them back
A Masterpiece invincible song with the message of the ages: LOVE!!!!!
Fred's voice sounds so different to me when he sang this on the album. I thought it was someone else
Fred is so versatile! He can change his voice on any song! Listen to him with Commissioned, Singing alone or with Mary Mary! Awesome vocalist
He was 25 or 26 at the time. His voice wasn’t fully mature yet
W.drews 7 I know that his voice was younger, but I thought it was like Marcus or someone else.
I grew up listening to them from birth 90s male r&b groups can’t compare
There'willnever'be'another'💫Fred'Hammond🎸RFC'🌟Commissioned🎵Now'what?WeTreasure'their'HOLY'Call&Pray👑GODBlessThierChildren🙏👧👮👲💞
Those harmonies!!!!! 🙌🏽💙🔥🔥🔥🔥💙🙌🏽
Harmonies on point! And before there was AutoTune.
This was classic it was gospel love isn’t love til you give it away. Like bishop Marvin winans said today’s music we making bad musical choices will never have good gospel music like this again. Back then it wasn’t about the money lights camera action. But it was about singing gospel music from the word gods love commissioned mastered a lot of there music about gods love. Nothing like gods love he is love.
The cosby show took me here
I still get chills till this day!!!!
he always spoke true words.
Why does this feel still fresh n modern
Classic! This has richly blessed me!
ALL of US R telling Thier Age aswell As Our Own Age if U can Remember This Ministry Engagement When It Was Aired Live Back In The early 80'S on "SATURDAY NIGHT 🌙 SING" With TAFT HARRIS Hosting...My LORD...ALLELUIAH JESUS THOSE were The Dayz!
wow, this is a true classic.. I love this piece right here.. I find myself singing that song often on my way to work.. Thank you for uploading this..
When i see this Band i will say "I am commissioned to believe in Christ." Never will the God believe in him self. I am commissioned to say "I am commissioned to believe in Christ the Savior." ~ Commissioned.
You are SO right on that one... NOT take 6... NOT winans... COMMISSIONED.
Tear it up gentleman! In a class all by yourself!
Look at baby face Fred. Man they ministered to me at a young age. Thank you for this album.
RIP Bishop Michael L Brooks
Man oh man they killed it
Absolutely amazing! I am glad that you brought this one out because this is a classic performance. This is the same night that they sang "The race" with Derrick Brinkley.
Straight classic!
One of my fave male gospel groups!!!
Beautiful
MrLiveman, where do you find these AWESOME video's? Thanks for posting!
@beaglin You're speaking truth! Unsung heroes til' this day! They've influenced so many r&b, gospel, even rock groups over the years!
GLORIFICADO SEJA O SENHOR JESUS... LOUVOR MARAVILHOSO...
God is ❤️
Sing Fred!
Very nice. Don't know how you do it but keep posting these great videos. Would love to see them sing The Race with Derrick Brinkley as mentioned earlier if you have that one too.
The "livest" crowd I've ever seen....only a funeral can top it
LenaLove kmsl
🤣🤣
Awesome 👍
Drummer and keyboard player (playing keys and bass)...4 fellas...
COMMISSIONED!
Ooooo singing to a tough crowd! 😮😮😮
Chicago is a tough crowd, but in their defense, They were completely new to the gospel scene so the audience was listening. People only respond when they are familiar with the music being presented.
WOW!!!!! FRED WAS SO SKINNY!!!
Is that Fred Hammond??
The very young Fred Hammond
vintage CMEND
They only get better with time
Is that Fred Hammond?
The young Fred Hammond
Fred Hammond was a clean lookin dude then lol
❤peace and love everyone
looks nnice
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yes
never saw him like that, huh? lol
Friends!
yeah.... ~b.d
@icucc86 Just type Commissioned and Derrick Brinkley and the video should pop up.
he sounds a little bit like jamie foxx
Year?
Mid 80s
More specifically 1986
i have to agree.
I wish Fred was woke to the real truth of the gospel.😥
The Josephs Daily. Come again?
Huh????
Nobody like commissioned
Please explain on that comment sir..