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
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, 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.