Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration

Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration

Studio album by Various Artists
Released	1992
Genre	Gospel, Contemporary Christian, Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop
Length	75:42
Label	Warner Alliance
Producer	Norman Miller Gail Hamilton Mervyn Warren (executive producers)

Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration is a critically acclaimed gospel album by various artists, released in 1992 on Warner Alliance. Executive produced by Norman Miller, Gail Hamilton and Mervyn Warren, it is a reinterpretation of the 1741 oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel, and has been widely praised for its use of multiple genres of African-American music, including spirituals, blues, ragtime, big band, jazz fusion, R&B and hip hop.

The album received the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, as well as the 1992 Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year. In 1993, the various recording artists participating in the project were collectively nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist.