Food for the Spirit (album)

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.^[1] Writing in Rolling Stone, Bud Scoppa gave this release three out of five stars, praising Robinson's vocals, but decrying "heavy-handed social commentary".^[2]

All songs written by Smokey Robinson

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

• Smokey Robinson – vocals
• Michael Stokes – keyboards, acoustic piano, programming, arrangements, horn and string arrangements
• D'Andre Franklin – keyboards, acoustic piano, programming, horn and string arrangements
• Clint Stokes III – keyboards, acoustic piano, programming
• Kelvin Thomas – keyboards
• Sydney Stokes – guitars
• Rick Whitfield – guitars
• Andrew Gouche – bass guitar
• Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
• Carmen Carter – backing vocals
• Louis Price – backing vocals
• Jacquelyn L. Similey – backing vocals
• Oren Waters – backing vocals

• Michael Stokes – producer, engineer, mixing
• D'Andre Franklin – associate producer, assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Clint Stokes III – associate producer
• Khaliq Glover – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Sherman Keith Hill – art supervision
• Deja Daije and SKH – artwork, design
• Christina M. Lopez and SKH – art direction

Food for the Spirit reached 44 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.^[3]

• List of 2004 albums

• Official website  
• Food for the Spirit at Discogs (list of releases)  
• Food for the Spirit at MusicBrainz (list of releases)