Food for the Spirit (album)
# Food for the Spirit (album)

Food for the Spirit is a 2004 Gospel music album by American vocalist Smokey Robinson. A departure from Robinson's typical soul music work, this release received mixed reception and Robinson returned to soul after this release.

## Reception

Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this release 2.5 out of five stars, with critic Thom Jurek calling it "a slick, very contemporary soul-gospel recording" and that Robinson has a "still gorgeous voice", but the performance competes with the production. Writing in Rolling Stone, Bud Scoppa gave this release three out of five stars, praising Robinson's vocals, but decrying "heavy-handed social commentary".

## Track listing

All songs written by Smokey Robinson

* "Jesus Told Me to Love You" – 5:55
* "Let Your Light Shine On Me" – 4:41
* "The Road to Damascus" – 5:34
* "Standing On Jesus" – 3:19
* "He Can Fix Anything" – 3:50
* "I Have Prayed On It" – 5:48
* "Gang Bangin'" – 5:02
* "I Praise & Worship You Father" – 4:29
* "We Are the Warriors" – 5:43

## Personnel

* Smokey Robinson – vocals
* Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
* Carmen Carter – backing vocals
* Deja Daije, SKH – artwork, design
* D'Andre Franklin – keyboards, piano, string arrangement, programming, engineering assistance, associate production
* Khaliq Glover – engineering assistance
* Andrew Gouche – bass guitar
* Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California, United States
* Sherman Keith Hill – artwork supervision
* Christina M. Lopez, SKH – art direction
* Louis Price – backing vocals
* Jacquelyn L. Similey – backing vocals
* Clint Stokes III – keyboards, piano, associate production, programming
* Michael Stokes – keyboards, piano, horn arrangement, programming, engineering, mixing, production
* Sydney Stokes – guitar
* Kelvin Thomas – keyboards
* Oren Waters – backing vocals
* Rick Whitfield – guitar

## Chart performance

Food for the Spirit reached 44 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

