All Out is the seventh studio album by the Christian gospel vocal group The Winans, released on August 24, 1993 by Qwest/Warner Bros. Records and Warner Alliance Records.
All Out is The Winans' first album in three years and released after the success of their 1990 album Return and continues their contemporary urban sound mixing gospel and hip hop/R&B with more guest artists appearing. Prolific musician Robert Kelly (known professional as R. Kelly) provides guest vocals and produces on two of the three tracks: the singles "Payday" (R. Kelly also provides rap vocals) and "That Extra Mile." Other prolific artists/musicians on the album include R&B vocalist Lelah Hathaway ("It's Not Heaven If You're Not There"),
Country singer Ricky Van Shelton ("If He Doesn't Come Tonight"), singer -
songwriter Kenny Loggins ("Love Will Never Die") and young brother BeBe Winans
providing backing vocals on the final track "He Said Go."
The Winans worked with various producers, including R. Kelly, Gerald Levert, nephew Mario Winans and Michael J. Powell among others, on the album to give it a mix of variety with musician Quincy Jones and Barry Hankerson serving as executive producers. The title of the album is based on scripture from Mark 16: 15: "He said unto them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation,'" (NIV) hence the name of the album.
All Out is the first Winans album to not top the Gospel Album chart, but only peaking at number 15, also peaked at number 9 on the Top Christian Albums and debuted and peaked at number 41 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts in Billboard magazine. In 1994, The Winans won their seventh and final Grammy Award for their album in the category of Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.
They were nominated for a Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year and a Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel Album.
Track listing
1. Payday (featuring R. Kelly) (Carvin Winans, Wayman Tisdale) -4:32
2. It's Not Heaven If You're Not There (featuring Lelah Hathaway) (Marvin Winans)
-5:04
3. If He Doesn't Come Tonight (featuring Ricky Van Shelton) (Marvin Winans)
-4:01
4. That Extra Mile (featuring R. Kelly) (Marvin Winans, Carvin Winans, Robert
Kelly) -5:42
5. Tradewinds (Ralph McDonald, William Salter) -5:50
6. All You Ever Been Was Good (Marvin Winans) -4:27
7. Money Motive (Carvin Winans) -4:31
8. Love Will Never Die (featuring Kenny Loggins) (Carvin Winans) -4:51
9. Heaven Belongs to You (Marvin Winans, Regina Winans) -5:44
10. He Said Go (backing vocals by BeBe Winans) (Marvin Winans) -5:03
Personnel
The Winans:
Marvin Winans -lead vocals (tracks 1 -3, 5 and 6), backing vocals
Carvin Winans - lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 7 and 8), backing vocals
Michael Winans - vocals, backing vocals
Ronald Winans - lead vocals (tracks 4 and 10), backing vocals
Production credits
R. Kelly -producer (tracks 1, 4 and 6)
Marvin Winans -producer (tracks 3 and 5)
Carvin Winans -producer (tracks 5 and 7)
Vincent Herbert -co-producer (tracks 5 and 9)
Gerald Levert and Toney Nicholas -producers (track 2)
Steve Buckingham -co-producer (track 3)
Mario Winans -co-producer (track 7)
Michael J. Powell -producer (track 8)
The Winans -producers (track 9)
Johnny Mandel -producer (track 10)
Quincy Jones and Barry Hankerson -executive producers (all tracks)
Accolades
Grammy Award -Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album (All Out)
Radio singles
1993 "Payday" (featuring R. Kelly) -#8 Christian CHR, #74 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip
Hop Songs
1993 "Tradewinds" -#13 Christian AC
1993 -1994 "That Extra Mile" (featuring R. Kelly) -#6 Christian CHR, #21 Christian AC
1994 "Love Will Never Die" (featuring Kenny Loggins) -#30 Christian AC
Next release: Heart & Soul (1995)
Watch the music video of "Payday" (Remix) featuring R. Kelly here:
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