Elevation Worship
Elevation Worship | |
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Origin | Charlotte, North Carolina[1][2] |
Genres | Contemporary worship music[1][3] |
Years active | 2007 | –present
Labels | Essential, Elevation Worship |
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Past members |
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Website | elevationworship |
Elevation Worship is a contemporary worship music band from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1][2][3] The band's main vocalists are Chris Brown, Jonsal Barrientes, Jenna Barrientes, Jane Williams, and Anna Sailors, as well as many other contributing musicians and vocalists. Former members include Mack Brock and London Gatch.[3][4] The band leads worship in weekend church services, as well as performing concerts and tours around the United States. They have previously toured with other contemporary Christian bands including Hillsong Worship, Kari Jobe, Jesus Culture, Rend Collective, Passion, and others.[5]
Releases
Led by Steven Furtick, Wade Joye and Chris Brown, Elevation Worship began in 2007 at Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1][2][3][6] The band released four independent albums prior to signing with Essential Records. The Sound was released in 2007 (under the name Elevation Church Live), We Are Alive in 2008, God With Us in 2009, and Kingdom Come in 2010.[3] Featuring the song "Give Me Faith", Kingdom Come was the band's first album to break through on the Billboard charts, reaching No. 5 on Heatseekers, No. 42 on Independent Albums and at No. 17 on the Christian Albums chart.[7][1]
The band released their debut studio album, For The Honor, under the Essential Records label on November 21, 2011.[1][3] It saw chart success on Billboard magazine charts, including No. 1 on Heatseekers, No. 19 on the Christian Albums, and the Billboard 200 at No. 193.[1][8]
The band's second album under the Essential label,[1][3] Nothing Is Wasted, was released on February 19, 2013. A deluxe edition of the album also included studio recordings of each song. It also saw chart success – reaching No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart and at No. 41 on the Billboard 200.[1][9][10][11]
Their third album, Only King Forever was released on January 14, 2014, debuting at their highest charting position, No. 23 on the Billboard 200[12] and featured guest vocalist Darlene Zschech from Hillsong Worship.
On August 1, 2014, the band recorded their fourth album, Wake Up the Wonder, live at Time Warner Cable Arena. It was released on November 25 that same year. The album debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200 in its first week, as well as No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Album chart.[13] On July 31, 2015, they held another live recording at Time Warner Cable Arena for their fifth album, Here As in Heaven, their first album released on their own label, Elevation Worship Records. It was released on February 5, 2016 and peaked No. 1 on US Album charts.[1][9] Their fifth album, There Is a Cloud, was released on March 17, 2017 after being recorded at Elevation Ballantyne during the church's revival dubbed "Code Orange Revival".
Discography
Independent albums
Album | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US Christ. [14] |
US Heat [15] |
US Indie [16] | ||||
The Sound[17] |
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We Are Alive[18] |
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God With Us[19] |
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Kingdom Come[20] |
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17 | 5 | 42 | ||
Kingdom Come Remix EP |
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Speak Revival EP |
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Lo Harás Otra Vez (in Spanish) |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Live albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Notes and track listing | ||||||||
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US [21] |
US Christ. [14] |
US Heat [15] |
AUS [22] |
CAN [23] | |||||||
2011 | For the Honor[24]
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193 | 19 | 1 | — | — | Recorded live at Elevation Blakeney
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2013 | Nothing Is Wasted[25]
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41 | 1 | — | — | — | Recorded live at Elevation Blakeney
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2014 | Only King Forever
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23 | 2 | — | — | — | Recorded live at Elevation Blakeney
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2014 | Wake Up the Wonder
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58 | 1 | — | — | — | Recorded at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina
More than 16,000 in attendance
Video footage of the concert was also released on YouTube. | ||||
2016 | Here as in Heaven
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15 | 1 | — | 27 | 58 | Recorded live at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina
More than 16,000 in attendance
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2017 | There Is a Cloud
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11 | 1 | — | 33 | 42 | Recorded live at Elevation Ballantyne
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart, or was not released in that country. |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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US Christ. [26] |
Christ Airplay [27] | ||||
2010 | "Kingdom Come" | — | — | Kingdom Come | |
2011 | "Angels We Have Heard On High" | — | — | non-album single | |
2015 | "Unstoppable God" | 39 | — | Wake Up the Wonder | |
2017 | "O Come to the Altar" | 2 | 2 |
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Here as in Heaven |
2018 | "Do It Again" | 5 | 3 | There Is a Cloud | |
"Won't Stop Now" | 24 | — | Hallelujah Here Below | ||
"Here Again" | 20 | — | |||
"Echo" | — | — |
Other charted songs
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Christ. [26] | |||
2014 | "Only King Forever" | 50 | Only King Forever |
"Raised to Life" | 35 | Raised to Life EP | |
"Jesus I Come" | 36 | ||
2016 | "Here as in Heaven" | 17 | Here as in Heaven |
"Resurrecting" | 22 | ||
"Fullness" | 24 | Speak Revival EP | |
2017 | "There Is a Cloud" | 25 | There Is a Cloud |
"Overcome" | 37 | ||
"Yours (Glory and Praise)" | 33 | ||
"Uncontainable Love" | 48 | ||
"Here in the Presence" | 46 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jeffries, David. "Elevation Worship - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ a b c lifechurchmemphis. "Elevation Worship Artist Profile". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Jesus Freak Hideout. "Elevation Worship Discography, Elevation Worship Artist Database". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ Emily Goodman, axs.com, Elevation Worship is praise and worship music for all generations, USA, October 31, 2014
- ^ "OUTCRY Tour Announces Dates and Artists for 2016!". Premier Productions. December 7, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ Luchae Williams, gatewaynews.co.za, Elevation Worship – Wake up the wonder: Review, South Africa, March 5, 2015
- ^ Timothy Yap, hallels.com, Darlene Zschech, Israel Houghton & Elevation Worship Share Their Sunday Worship Song Sets, USA, July 31, 2014
- ^ Caldwell, Alex "Tincan" (November 21, 2011). "Elevation Worship, "For The Honor" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ a b JFH Admin (February 19, 2013). "Elevation Worship, "Nothing Is Wasted" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ EMILY HARRIS, charlottemagazine.com, On God's Stage: Elevation Church, USA,December 19, 2013
- ^ JEFF SCHAPIRO, christianpost.com, New Elevation Worship Album Becomes an Instant Chart-Topper, USA, February 21, 2013
- ^ "ACTUAL ARTICLE TITLE BELONGS HERE!". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ "Elevation Worship - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "Elevation Worship - Top Christian Albums". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Elevation Worship - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard.
- ^ "Elevation Worship - Independent Albums". Billboard.
- ^ "Elevation Church Live: The Sound". AllMusic.
- ^ "We Are Alive - Elevation Worship". Amazon.com.
- ^ "God With Us - Elevation Worship". Amazon.com.
- ^ "Kingdom Come - Elevation Worship". Amazon.com.
- ^ "Elevation Worship - Billboard 200". Billboard.
- ^ "Elevation Worship". australian-charts.com/. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Elevation Worship – Chart history – Canadian Albums". Billboard.
- ^ David Jeffries. "Elevation Church: For the Honor". AllMusic.
- ^ Steve Leggett. "Elevation Church: Nothing Is Wasted". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Elevation Worship - Hot Christian Songs Chart history". Billboard.
- ^ "Elevation Worship Album & Song Chart History - Christian Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "American album certifications – Elevation Worship. Recording Industry Association of America". Retrieved June 7, 2018.