Food for the Spirit (album)
| Food for the Spirit | ||||
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| Released | 2004 | |||
| Studio | Creative Source Studios, Woodland Hills, California, United States | |||
| Genre | Gospel music[1] | |||
| Length | 44:21 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Liquid 8 | |||
| Producer | Michael Stokes | |||
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Food for the Spirit is a Gospel music album by American vocalist Smokey Robinson, released in 2004. A departure from Robinson's typical soul music work, the album received mixed reception and Robinson returned to soul after this release.
Reception[edit]
Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this release 2.5 out of five stars, with critic Thom Jurek calling it "a slick, very contemporary soul-gospel recording" and that Robinson has a "still gorgeous voice", but the performance competes with the production.[1] Writing in Rolling Stone, Bud Scoppa gave this release three out of five stars, praising Robinson's vocals, but decrying "heavy-handed social commentary".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Smokey Robinson
- "Jesus Told Me to Love You" – 5:55
- "Let Your Light Shine On Me" – 4:41
- "The Road to Damascus" – 5:34
- "Standing On Jesus" – 3:19
- "He Can Fix Anything" – 3:50
- "I Have Prayed On It" – 5:48
- "Gang Bangin'" – 5:02
- "I Praise & Worship You Father" – 4:29
- "We Are the Warriors" – 5:43
Personnel[edit]
- Smokey Robinson – vocals
- Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
- Carmen Carter – backing vocals
- Deja Daije, SKH – artwork, design
- D'Andre Franklin – keyboards, piano, string arrangement, programming, engineering assistance, associate production
- Khaliq Glover – engineering assistance
- Andrew Gouche – bass guitar
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California, United States
- Sherman Keith Hill – artwork supervision
- Christina M. Lopez, SKH – art direction
- Louis Price – backing vocals
- Jacquelyn L. Similey – backing vocals
- Clint Stokes III – keyboards, piano, associate production, programming
- Michael Stokes – keyboards, piano, horn arrangement, programming, engineering, mixing, production
- Sydney Stokes – guitar
- Kelvin Thomas – keyboards
- Oren Waters – backing vocals
- Rick Whitfield – guitar
Chart performance[edit]
Food for the Spirit reached 44 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Smokey Robinson – Food for the Spirit". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Scoppa, Bud (May 5, 2004). "Food for the Spirit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Smokey Robinson - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Food for the Spirit at Discogs (list of releases)
- Food for the Spirit at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
