MEL HOLDER Music Book Volume IV - Phenomenal
 
MBVIV-Phenomenal album cover
 
Psalmist Music Group PMG 0192
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GRAMMY®-nominated producer/artist/instrumentalist Mel Holder continues to spread his gift through a blend of jazz and gospel fused with African and Caribbean rhythms, in this highly-anticipated follow-up to his Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Chart entry Music Book Volume III - Magnificent. The album features collaborations with JJ Sansaverino, Vitaly Golovnev, Time Shadow, Michelle Brooks-Thompson, Keyla Richardson, Kelly Price, and Graham Weatherspoon . Mel has worked with and shared the stage with the likes of Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Stevie Wonder, and KC & the Sunshine Band

01 Wake Up (featuring JJ Sansaverino) 3:37 USMW42219201
M. Holder, Mel Holder Music (SESAC)
Kirk Brown - Trumpet & Trombone
Vitaly Golovnev - Trumpet
Joel Deroaches - Keyboards
JJ Sansaverino - Guitar
Mixed by John Palmer

02 Space In Time (featuring Vitaly Golovnev) 4:00 USMW42219202
M. Holder, Mel Holder Music (SESAC); J. Smith
Vitaly Golovnev - Trumpet
Gerald Brooks - Bass & Bass Guitar
Joel Deroaches - Keyboards
John Smith - Guitars
Brian Dunn - Drums
Mixed by Phil Magnotti

03 Bottom To Top 3:52 USMW42219203
M. Holder, Mel Holder Music (SESAC); E. Cody, Funky Soul Blak Music (ASCAP)
Joel Deroaches - Keyboards
Kirk Brown - Trumpet & Trombone
Jeremy Grant (Zai2x) - Drum Programming
Mixed by John Palmer

04 Breathe Life In Me (featuring Keyla Richardson) 3:56 USMW42219214
M. Holder, Mel Holder Music (SESAC); T. Milner, Natural Born Thing Music (ASCAP); T. Oneal, My 4 Girls Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Arranged by Randal Jenkins
Gerald Brooks - Bass
LaTasha S. Jordan, Rasul KyngBaeZaddi A-Salaam, Keesha Guumbs - Background Vocals
John Smith - Guitars
Mixed by John Palmer

05 Way Maker 5:14 USMW42219205
Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu, Little Misty Music/Integrity Music (PRS)
Arranged by Randal Jenkins
Nicole Neely - String Arrangement & Viola
Alicia Enstrom & Kristin Weber - Violins
Larissa Maestro - Cello
Brian Dunn - Drums
Antoine Nesbit - Bass
John Smith - Guitars
Engineered by Danny Duncan
Mixed by Phil Magnotti

06 Phenomenal (featuring Michelle Brooks-Thompson) 6:36 USMW42219206
M. Holder, Mel Holder Music (SESAC)
Sean Keys & Joel Deroaches - Keyboards
Kirk Brown - Trumpet & Trombone
LaTasha S. Jordan & Rasul KyngBaeZaddi A-Salaam - Background Vocals
Mixed by Andre Deborg

07 Instrument Of Praise 2.0 (featuring Kelly Price) 3:45 USMW42219207
M. Holder, Mel Holder Music (SESAC); L. Holland, Ruby Holland Music (ASCAP)
Graham Weatherspoon - Narration
Arranged by Wiley West
Travis Milner - Additional Keyboards
Mixed by Larry Fergusson

08 Drink (featuring Time Shadow) 4:23 USMW42219208
L. Holland, Ruby Holland Music/Sony Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Loris Holland - Keyboard & Drum Programming
Loris Holland - Lead Vocals
Ian Holmes - Background Vocals
Mike Campbell - Guitars
Produced & Mixed by Loris Holland
Mastered by Mark Tulk

09 Shelter In Place 4:29 USMW42219209
M. Holder, Mel Holder Music (SESAC); J. Johnson
Kirk Brown - Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Trombone
James Johnson, Joel Deroaches & Travis Milner - Keyboards
Cecil Sanchez - Bass
John Smith - Guitar
Mixed by Andre Deborg

10 Real Hot Sauce 3:53 USMW42219210
M. Holder, Mel Holder Music (SESAC); A. Green
Arranged by Al Green
John Smith - Guitar
Mixed by Larry Fergusson

11 This Too Shall Pass 3:51 USMW42219211
M. Holder, Mel Holder Music (SESAC); T. Milner, Natural Born Thing Music (ASCAP)
Joel Deroaches & Travis Milner - Keyboards
John Smith - Guitar
Mixed by Larry Fergusson

12 Power Step (featuring Brooke Alford) 4:25 USMW42219212
M. Holder, Mel Holder Music (SESAC)
Brooke Alford - Violin
Craig Jemin - Background Vocals
John Smith - Guitar
Kirk Brown - Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Trombone
Mixed by Phil Magnotti

13 Running Back To You 5:08 USMW42219213
Fred Hammond, Bud John Songs (ASCAP), New Spring Publishing Inc. (ASCAP), adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com
John Smith - Guitar
Olivia Martinez - Violin & Viola
LaTasha S. Jordan, Rasul KyngBaeZaddi A-Salaam & Ian Holmes - Background Vocals
Mixed by Phil Magnotti
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All Saxophones, Production & Programming by Mel Holder
(unless otherwise noted)
Mastered by John Palmer (unless otherwise noted)
Art Director: Oswald Green
Photographer: Cecil Sanchez
Consulting Stylist: Tiffany D Coates

Mel Holder uses Cannonball Musical Instruments.

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