Decisions (The Winans album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Decisions
| type = studio
| artist = the Winans
| cover = Decisions (album cover).jpg
| alt =
| released = August 1987
| recorded = 1986–1987
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Urban contemporary gospel, contemporary R&B
| length = 41:56
| label = Qwest, Warner Bros.
| producer = Marvin Winans, Quincy Jones
Barry Hankerson
| prev_title = Let My People Go
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Live at Carnegie Hall
| next_year = 1988
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Carpenter|first=Bill|title=Decision - The Winans|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/decision-mw0000192881|website=AllMusic|accessdate=17 March 2013}}
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Decisions is the fifth studio album by American gospel group the Winans, released in 1987 under Qwest Records. The album was written and produced by Marvin Winans, along with music producer Quincy Jones and Barry Hankerson. The album is a blend of contemporary gospel and R&B, also includes the Grammy winning single "Ain't No Need to Worry" featuring singer Anita Baker and "Love Has No Color" featuring singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. The album peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the winans|chart=Gospel Albums}} The Winans Billboard Gospel Albums chart history]. Billboard.com
Track listing
{{track listing
|title1=Ain't No Need to Worry
|note1=feat. Anita Baker
|writer1=Marvin Winans
|length1=5:46
|title2=Millions
|writer2=Marvin Winans
|length2=4:24
|title3=Breaking of Day
|writer3=Marvin Winans
|length3=4:48
|title4=What Can I Say?
|writer4=Marvin Winans
|length4=4:44
|title5=Right, Left in a Wrong World
|writer5=Carvin Winans, Marvin Winans
|length5=6:09
|title6=Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
|writer6=Elton John, Bernie Taupin; Arranged by Ronald Winans
|length6=4:30
|title7=Love Has No Color
|note7=feat. Michael McDonald
|writer7=Percy Bady, Marvin Winans, Ronald Winans
|length7=4:14
|title8=Give Me You
|writer8=Marvin Winans
|length8=4:45
|title9=How Can You Live Without Christ?
|writer9=Carvin Winans, Marvin Winans
|length9=4:23
}}
Re-issue
{{track listing
|title1=Ain't No Need to Worry
|note1=feat. Anita Baker
|length1=5:46
|title2=Millions
|length2=4:24
|title3=Breaking of Day
|length3=4:48
|title4=What Can I Say?
|note4=feat. Michael McDonald
|length4=4:44
|title5=Right, Left in a Wrong World
|length5=6:09
|title6=The Real Meaning of Christmas
|length6=4:40
|title7=Love Has No Color
|note7=feat. Michael McDonald
|length7=4:14
|title8=Give Me You
|length8=4:45
|title9=How Can You Live Without Christ?
|length9=4:23
}}
Personnel
The Winans
- Carvin Winans – vocals
- Marvin Winans – vocals, percussion
- Michael Winans – vocals
- Ronald Winans – vocals
Musicians
- Laythan Armour – keyboards, synthesizer programming, drum programming
- John Bokowski – keyboards
- Loris Holland – keyboards
- Wayne Linsey – keyboards
- Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer programming
- Michael Rochelle – keyboards, synthesizers
- Harlan Rogers – keyboards
- Thomas Whitfield – keyboards
- Hadley Hockensmith – guitars
- Dean Parks – guitars
- Lanar Brantley – bass
- Dean Gant – bass
- Andrew Gouche – bass
- Abraham Laboriel – bass
- Bill Maxwell – drums
- Ollie E. Brown – LinnDrum, percussion
- Alex Acuña – percussion
- Barry Hankerson – percussion
- Justo Almario – horns
- Anita Baker – lead vocals (1)
- Douglas Williams – additional vocals (1)
- Melvin Williams – additional vocals (1)
- Michael McDonald – lead vocals (7)
Additional backing vocals
- Victor Adams, Fred Hammond, Kevin Anthony Jackson, Celeste McKinney, Kevin Session, Dwayne Whitfield, Angie Winans, BeBe Winans, Debbie Winans, Debra Winans, Regina Winans and Earl J. Wright
Children's choir on "Breaking of Day"
- Carvin Winans Jr., Deborah Joy Winans, Juan Winans, Mario Winans, Marvin Winans Jr., Mike Winans and Shay Winans
Awards
- 1988 Soul Train Music Awards - Best Gospel Album Group or Choir
Charts
| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1987) !align="center"|Peak |
| align="left"|US Billboard 200
|align="center"|109 |
| align="left"|US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)
|align="center"|30 |
| align="left"|US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)
|align="center"|1 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-winans-mn0000576839 The Winans]
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