Artist:Bishop T.D. Jakes and the Potter's House Mass Choir
Song:It's Already Done
Album:A Wing and a Prayer
I think most folks have heard of Bishop T.D. Jakes. He leads this megachurch The Potter's House in Dallas. He also owns his own publishing and film production company. After he produced the 1997 film Woman, Thou Art Loosed!, he decided the film needed a soundtrack album. Both the film and soundtrack were successful in the gospel market. So along with all the books he writes and the films he produces, he decided to add music to his cottage industry which makes him millions. Jakes is not a musician. So he had to hire guys to run the choir and produce the albums. The choir director was Steve Lawrence. You'll see him in the video conducting the choir. Jakes signed with Don Moen's Integrity Music for the 1998 album Live from the Potter's House. The album producer was Steven Ford who had produced choirs since the late 70s. Jakes then started his own label Dexterity Sounds with EMI Gospel distribution. The idea for the 2001 album The Storm Is Over was to give the choir a more contemporary sound. So Kevin Bond was hired to produced. He worked with The Hawkins Family in the 80s. And that paid off when the single It's Already Done topped the gospel charts and appeared on the WOW Gospel 2004 comp. So the album A Wing and a Prayer did really well. The album is available as a budget CD and is recommended to gospel choir fans. Bond wrote It's Already Done. The lead singer Andretta Randle is a choir member. Darwin Hobbs and Israel Houghton make guest appearances. The Potter's House Choir was an active recording artist for a few years. They haven't been as active recently. They released an album last year but the previous album was released in 2011. Here's the video for It's Already Done by Bishop T.D. Jakes and the Potter's House Mass Choir.
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