Brother's Keeper (Rich Mullins album)

Brother's Keeper is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Rich Mullins, released in 1995.

Brother's Keeper
Studio album by Rich Mullins
Released	August 1, 1995
Recorded	December 1994 – January 1995
Studio	The Battery, Nashville, Tennessee The Quad, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Contemporary Christian music
Length	39:46
Label	Reunion
Producer	Rich Mullins Jimmy Abegg Rick Elias Phil Madeira Lee Lundgren Aaron Smith
Rich Mullins chronology
A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band (1993) Brother's Keeper (1995) Songs (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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 and Beaker) – 3:16
   • Appeared on compilation Songs 2 1999
2. "Let Mercy Lead" (Rich Mullins and 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 and Beaker) – 4:38
6. "Damascus Road" (Rich Mullins and Beaker) – 3:09
7. "Eli's Song" (Rich Mullins/Lee & Nicole Lundgren) – 3:03
8. "Cry The Name" (Rich Mullins and Beaker) – 5:53
9. "The Breaks" (Rich Mullins) – 4:05
10. "Quoting Deuteronomy to the Devil" (Rich Mullins and Beaker) – 3:50

Charts

Radio singles

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

Personnel

• Rich Mullins – vocals, hammered dulcimer, piano, synthesizer, door, producer, executive producer
• Jimmy Abegg – guitars, bass guitar, mandolin, hambone, producer
• Rick Elias – guitars, producer
• Beaker – guitars, whistle
• Lee Lundgren – shaker, kalimba, B-3, accordion, harmonica, pipes, Lenophone, producer
• Phil Madeira – guitars, B-3, drums, accordion, tambourine, keyboard harmonica, hambone, slide guitar, producer
• Aaron Smith – drums, percussion, thunder, rain stick, shaker, hambone, producer
• Nicki Lundgren, Julie, Linda Elias, Phil Madeira, Aaron Smith – backing vocals
• JB – engineer, mixing
• Todd Robins – assistant engineer
• Wade Jaynes – assistant engineer
• The Battery, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
• The Quad, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
• The Saltmine – mixing location
• 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".