Brother's Keeper (Rich Mullins album)

Brother's Keeper is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Rich Mullins, released in 1995. This would be the final album of all-new material released by Mullins prior to his death in 1997.

Brother's Keeper
Studio album by
Rich Mullins
ReleasedAugust 1, 1995
RecordedDecember 1994 – January 1995
Studio
GenreContemporary Christian music
Length39:46
LabelReunion
Producer
Rich Mullins chronology
A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band
(1993)		 Brother's Keeper
(1995)		 Songs
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Mullins originally considered naming the album "Songs" to draw ironic contrast from the unusually long titles of his previous albums.[2] In a 1995 radio special, Mullins commented, "It's a real in-house kind of record. We didn't hire background singers; we had the wives of the guys sing for backgrounds...It was more of a family kind of project, which for me was a real blast."[2]

The artwork on the album cover was produced by Jimmy Abegg, a member of Mullins' band.

Track listing
  1. "Brothers Keeper" (Rich Mullins, Beaker) – 3:16
    • Appeared on compilation Songs 2 1999
  2. "Let Mercy Lead" (Rich Mullins, Beaker) – 4:25
    • Appeared on compilation Songs 1996
  3. "Hatching of the Heart" (Rich Mullins) – 4:41
  4. "Promenade" (Rich Mullins) – 2:45
  5. "Wounds of Love" (Rich Mullins, Beaker) – 4:38
  6. "Damascus Road" (Rich Mullins, Beaker) – 3:09
  7. "Eli's Song" (Rich Mullins, Lee Lundgren, Nicole Lundgren) – 3:03
  8. "Cry The Name" (Rich Mullins, Beaker) – 5:53
  9. "The Breaks" (Rich Mullins) – 4:05
  10. "Quoting Deuteronomy to the Devil" (Rich Mullins, Beaker) – 3:50

Charts

Radio singles
Year Single Chart Position
1995 "Let Mercy Lead" U.S. Christian 21

Personnel
  • Rich Mullins – lead vocals, acoustic piano (3, 5), synthesizer (3), hammered dulcimer (7), door sounds (8)
  • Phil Madeira – Hammond B3 organ (1, 5, 9), electric guitar (1, 2, 5, 6), backing vocals (2), accordion (4), drums (4, 7), hi-strung electric guitar (6), tambourine (6), acoustic guitar (8), keyboard harmonica (8), National guitar (10), rhythm guitar (10), slide guitar (10), hambone (10)
  • Beaker – acoustic guitar (1), whistle (8)
  • Rick Elias – acoustic guitar (1-4, 7, 8, 9), hi-strung acoustic guitar (1, 2, 9), electric guitar (2, 6, 8, 10)
  • Jimmy Abegg – bass guitar, acoustic guitar (2, 3, 9, 10), guitar solo (2, 3), gut-string guitar (3, 7), electric guitar (4, 8), mandolin (8), National guitar (10), rhythm guitar (10), hambone (10)
  • Aaron Smith – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10), backing vocals (2), percussion (3), shaker (8), thunder sounds (8), rain stick (8), hambone (10)
  • Lee Lundgren – shaker (1), kalimba (1), Hammond B3 organ (2, 8), accordion (3, 4, 7, 9), melodica (4), harmonica (5), acoustic guitar (6, 8), pipes (7), Lenophone (10)
  • Nicki Lundgren – backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 7), harmony vocals (7)
  • Linda Elias – backing vocals (2, 6, 7)
  • Julie Strasser – backing vocals (2, 6, 7)

Production

  • Jimmy Abegg – producer, design, illustration
  • Rick Elias – producer
  • Lee Lundgren – producer
  • Phil Madeira – producer
  • Rich Mullins – producer, executive producer
  • Aaron Smith – producer
  • Don Donahue – A&R
  • JB – engineer, mixing at The Saltmine, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Todd Robins – assistant engineer, mix assistant
  • Wade Jaynes – assistant engineer, mix assistant
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee
  • The Battery, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
  • Quad Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
  • Rob Birkhead – art direction
  • Diana Lussenden – design
  • Ben Pearson – photography

References
  1. "Brother's Keeper – Rich Mullins – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  2. "Rich Mullins – Brother's Keeper Radio Special 1995". Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
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