Anointed is the self-titled fourth studio album by the Christian R&B/gospel group Anointed, released on April 20, 1999 on Myrrh/Word Records. Anointed has worked with various producers on this album including Christopher Harris, Mark Heimermann, Keith Crouch, Tony Rich and Wayne Tester.
Anointed was a return to their urban sound with which they began and their vocals are backed with more contemporary electronic sounds. The disco-fueled first single "Revive Us" begins and ends the album with two versions: the album version and the Urban Remix version. The song was a hit in Christian radio and topped the Christian AC chart.
The album peaked at number 7 on the Top Christian Albums, number 3 on the Top Gospel Albums and number 7 on the Heatseekers Albums charts in Billboard magazine. In 2000, Anointed won two Dove Awards for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year and Urban Recorded Song of the Year for the track "Anything is Possible" and earned their third and final Grammy nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. That same year, Denise "Nee-C" Walls announced her departure from Anointed after being with the group in 1988.
Track listing
1. Revive Us (Da'dra and Steve Crawford, Mark Heimermann) -4:08
2. Godspot (Denise "Nee-C" Walls, Christopher Harris) -5:00
3. Take it Eazy (Tony Rich, Peter Moore) -3:55
4. Love by Grace (Wayne Tester, Dave Loggins) -4:29
5. Head Above Water (Anointed, Keith Crouch, Glenn McKinney) -4:56
6. Anything is Possible (Anointed, Keith Crouch, Sherree Ford-Payne, John H. Smith) -4:47
7. It's All Good (Tony Rich) -4:43
8. Something Was Missing (Denise "Nee-C" Walls, Madeline Stone) -5:01
9. Ooh, Baby (Anointed, Keith Crouch, John H. Smith) -6:01
10. Must Have Been Angels (Wayne Tester, Linda Thompson) -4:38
11. Revive Us (Urban Remix) -4:55
Personnel
Anointed:
Steve Crawford -vocals
Da'dra Crawford Greathouse -vocals
Denise "Nee-C" Walls -vocals
Production credits
Christopher Harris -producer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10)
Tony Rich -producer (tracks 3 and 7)
Keith Crouch -producer (tracks 5, 6 and 9)
Wayne Tester -co-producer (tracks 4 and 10)
Mark Heimermann -co-producer (track 1)
Kern Brantley -producer (track 11)
Accolades
Dove Award -Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year (Anointed)
Urban Recorded Song of the Year ("Anything is Possible")
Radio singles
1999 "Revive Us" -#5 Christian CHR, #1 Christian AC
1999 "Godspot" -#16 Christian CHR, #3 Christian AC
Previous release: Under the Influence (1996)
Next release: If We Pray (2001)