Fred Hammond
Fred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.
Musical career
The Dove and Stellar award winner has been successful both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist (currently for Verity Records). He is a multiple time Grammy, Dove, Stellar award winner and nominee as a performer and a producer.
Hammond first gained recognition while playing bass guitar for the gospel group The Winans. By 1985 he was one of the six original members of the group Commissioned, participating in 10 of the group’s 12 albums.
After his stint with Commissioned ended, he regained fame in the gospel community after selling millions of albums with his musical group Radical For Christ.
In 2002 Hammond returned to the group Commissioned (now with members Keith Staten, Marvin Sapp, Mitchell Jones, Karl Reid, Michael Williams, and Marcus Cole) to produce the Commissioned Reunion Live album.
Hammond produced Make Me Like The Moon, a stirring gospel ballad co-written by Chanté Moore and Kenny Lattimore for their 2006 double-CD of gospel and R&B love songs entitled Uncovered/Covered (released October 10, 2006 by LaFace/Verity/Zomba Music Group). He also performs with Sean Combs on the album Thank You.
Albums
Release date  |
Album |
Label |
RIAA certification[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | I’m Going On (Commissioned) | Light Records | |
| 1986 | Go Tell Somebody (Commissioned) | Light Records | |
| 1987 | On The Winning Side (Commissioned) | Light Records | |
| 1988 | Will You Be Ready? (Commissioned) | Light Records | |
| 1989 | Ordinary Just Won’t Do (Commissioned) | Light Records | |
| 1990 | State of Mind (Commissioned) | Verity Records | |
| 1991 | Number 7 (Commissioned) | A&M Records | |
| 1991 | I Am Persuaded | Verity Records | |
| 1993 | Deliverance | A&M Records | |
| 1994 | Matters of the Heart (Commissioned) | A&M Records | |
| 1995 | The Inner Court | Benson Records | |
| December 1, 1995 | Gospel Greats (Commissioned) | Benson Records | |
| August 20, 1996 | The Spirit of David | Benson Records | Gold – September 19, 2002 (2002-09-19) |
| April 28, 1998 | Pages of Life: Chapters 1&2 | Verity Records | Gold – September 9, 1998 (1998-09-09) Platinum – April 7, 1999 (1999-04-07) 2x Platinum – October 13, 2006 (2006-10-13) |
| March 21, 2000 | Purpose By Design | Verity Records | Gold – January 19, 2001 (2001-01-19) |
| March 6, 2001 | In Case You Missed It….And Then Some | Verity Records | |
| September 11, 2001 | Christmas…Just Remember | Verity Records | |
| April 23, 2002 | The Commissioned Reunion Live (Commissioned) | Verity Records | |
| September 10, 2002 | Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3 | Verity Records | |
| September 9, 2003 | Hooked on the Hits | Verity Records | |
| June 8, 2004 | Somethin ‘Bout Love | Verity Records | Gold – November 7, 2008 |
| June 13, 2006 | Praise & Worship (Commissioned) | Verity/Legacy | |
| October 3, 2006 | Free to Worship | Verity Records | |
| September 29, 2009 | Love Unstoppable | Verity Records |
Notable Singles
| Release date | Song | Album | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 1998 | Let the Praise Begin | Pages of Life – Chapters 1 and 2 | 1998 Dove Award winner for Best Contemporary Gospel Song with Radical for Christ |
| 1998 | Power | The Prince of Egypt Inspirational Soundtrack | a featured song on the soundtrack for the animated motion picture The Prince of Egypt with Radical for Christ |
| April 28, 1998 | Power | Pages of Life – Chapters 1 and 2 | 1999 Dove Award winner for Best Contemporary Gospel Song with Radical for Christ |
| 2001 | King of Glory | 2001 Stellar Awards nominee for Song of the Year | |
| All Things Are Working | The Gospel Soundtrack | a featured song on the soundtrack for the motion picture The Gospel | |
| 2004 | Celebrate (He Lives) | 2004 Grammy Awards nominee for Best Gospel Performance with Noel Hall and Darryl Dixon | |
| 2005 | Celebrate (He Lives) | 2005 Stellar Awards nominee for Song of the Year with Noel Hall and Darryl Dixon | |
| 2007 | Better Than That – with The Singletons | 2007 Stellar Awards nominee for Song of the Year | |
| 2003 | We Have Not Forgotten | Soulful | a duet performed on Ruben Studdard’s debut album Soulful |
| November 22, 2005 | By Faith – with Sean Combs | Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now |
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Matters of the Heart – (Commissioned) | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 65 |
| 2002 | Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 29 |
| 2002 | Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3 | The Billboard 200 | 38 |
| 2004 | Somethin’ ‘Bout Love | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 4 |
| 2004 | Somethin’ ‘Bout Love | The Billboard 200 | 35 |
| 2006 | Free To Worship | The Billboard 200 | 29 |
Award Wins
| Year | Award-giving body | Award Category | Song /Album Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dove Awards | Inspirational Album | Generation to Generation (with Larnelle Harris, Matthew Ward, Glad, 4Him, Dallas Holm, Kelly Nelon Thompson, Billy & Sarah Gaines, and Dana Key) |
| 1992 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Album | Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration (with Mervyn Warren, George Duke, David Pack, Patti Austin, Take 6, Gary Hines, Robert Sadin, Richard Smallwood, and The Yellowjackets) |
| 1998 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Song | Let the Praise Begin (with Radical for Christ) |
| 1999 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Song | Power (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2000 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Album | Purpose By Design (with Radical for Christ) |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year | Purpose by Design |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Producer of the Year | Purpose by Design (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year | Purpose By Design (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2001 | Dove Awards | Urban Album | Just Remember Christmas |
| 2005 | Stellar Awards | Producer of the Year | Somethin’ ‘Bout Love |
| 2008 | Grammy Awards | Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album | Free To Worship |