Brother's Keeper (album)

Brother's Keeper
Studio album by Rich Mullins
Released	1995
Recorded	December, 1994 - January, 1995 The Battery 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)

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

Mullins originally considered naming the album "Songs" to draw ironic contrast from the unusually long titles of his previous albums.^[1] 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."^[1]

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
• Jimmy Abegg: guitars, bass guitar, mandolin, hambone.
• Rick Elias: guitars
• Beaker: guitars, whistle
• Lee Lundgren: shaker, kalimba, B-3, accordion, harmonica, pipes, Lenophone.
• Phil Madeira: guitars, B-3, drums, accordion, tambourine, keyboard harmonica, hambone, slide guitar
• Aaron Smith: drums, percussion, thunder, rain stick, shaker, hambone
• Backing vocals by Nicki Lundgren, Julie, Linda Elias, Phil Madeira, Aaron Smith

Production

• Produced by Rich Mullins, Jimmy Abegg, Rick Elias, Phil Madeira, Lee Lundgren and Aaron Smith.
• Executive Producer: Rich Mullins.
• Engineered and Mixed by JB.
• Assisted by Todd Robins and Wade Jaynes.
• Recorded at The Battery and The Quad, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Mixed at the Saltmine.
• Photography: Ben Pearson

References

1. "Rich Mullins - Brother's Keeper Radio Special 1995".