A Beautiful Exchange

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A Beautiful Exchange
Live album by
Hillsong Worship
Released29 June 2010
Recorded1 November and 8 November 2009
VenueHillsong Church and Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenreContemporary worship
Length75:05
LabelHillsong, Capitol, Sparrow.
ProducerReuben Morgan, Joel Houston, Andrew Crawford
Hillsong Music Australia
Live praise & worship chronology
Faith + Hope + Love
(2009) 		A Beautiful Exchange
(2010) 		God Is Able
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
About.com[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]

A Beautiful Exchange is the nineteenth album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship by Hillsong Church.[4] [5] It was recorded at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and Hillsong Church in Australia by Reuben Morgan, Darlene Zschech, Joel Houston and the Hillsong Worship Team. The album was released in the United States on 29 June 2010 in partnership with EMI.[4]

These worship songs explore themes including sacrifice and redemption ("Beautiful Exchange"), love ("Our God Is Love") and hope ("Forever Reign"), which is also the first radio single. Hillsong Live albums are led by worship leaders including Reuben Morgan, Joel Houston, Ben Fielding and Darlene Zschech. Other key songs include: "Open My Eyes" (sung by Reuben Morgan), "The One Who Saves" (sung by Ben Fielding) and "Greatness Of Our God" (sung by Darlene Zschech). Many of the songs were written by Reuben Morgan with other authors such as Jason Ingram, Stu Garrard, Ben Fielding and Darlene Zschech.

On 9 July 2010 the album debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard Christian Albums Chart and at No. 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart. During the initial week on the charts it remained in the top 3. And this was also the last official album to feature Brooke Fraser as a worship leader until her return to Hillsong Worship six years later (with the release of the band's 2016 live album "Let There Be Light")

Track listing (CD)[edit]

Song Author Worship Leader Supporting Vocal Duration
Our God Is Love Joel Houston, Scott Ligertwood Joel Houston 4:04
Open My Eyes Reuben Morgan, Braden Lang Reuben Morgan 4:02
Forever Reign Jason Ingram, Reuben Morgan Jad Gillies 5:43
The One Who Saves Ben Fielding Ben Fielding Darlene Zschech 6:24
Like Incense / Sometimes by Step Brooke Fraser / David Strasser, Rich Mullins Brooke Fraser Joel Houston 7:41
The Greatness Of Our God Jason Ingram, Stu Garrard, Reuben Morgan Darlene Zschech Marcus Temu (DVD) 5:49 / 6:24 (DVD)
The Father's Heart Jorim Kelly, Gio Galanti Jorim Kelly None 6:04
You Joel Houston Joel Houston 4:29
Love Like Fire Matt Crocker Matt Crocker None 6:16
Believe Reuben Morgan, Darlene Zschech Darlene Zschech Jad Gillies 4:16 / 6:00 (DVD)
Beautiful Exchange Joel Houston Joel Houston, Annie Garratt 10:43
Thank You Ben Fielding, Reuben Morgan Reuben Morgan Jad Gillies, Jill McCloghry 5:25
Forever Reign (Radio Version) Jason Ingram, Reuben Morgan Jad Gillies None 4:09

Track listing (DVD/Blu-Ray)[edit]

  1. "You"
  2. "Open My Eyes"
  3. "Forever Reign"
  4. "The One Who Saves"
  5. "Like Incense / Sometimes by Step"
  6. "The Greatness of Our God"
  7. "The Father's Heart"
  8. "Our God Is Love"
  9. "Love Like Fire"
  10. "Believe"
  11. "Thank You"
  12. "Beautiful Exchange"

Bonus features[edit]

"Documentary: A Beautiful Exchange – Behind the Screens"

Hillsong London

  1. "The Answer" (Reuben Morgan and Braden Lang) Worship leader: Peter Wilson
  2. "God Our Salvation" (Jay Cook and Dave Tymoszuk) Worship leader: Jay Cook
  3. "For All You Are / You Are Good" (David Kennedy / Dave George) Worship leader: Ingrid Boe-Kennedy, Jay Cook / Juliet Adekambi
  4. "All Things New" (Dave George and Tim Steer) Worship leader: Dave George
  5. "Glorious One / To Bring You Glory" (Reuben Morgan and Jay Cook / Dave Tymoszuk) Worship leader: Jay Cook

Reception[edit]

Ryan Barbee of Jesus Freak Hideout said the highlight of the album is Brooke Fraser's "Like Incense/Sometimes By Step" and called it "one of the most intimate tracks Hillsong has put out to date". He also wrote: A Beautiful Exchange has some very powerful moments and some weak ones. However, we as listeners are outsiders looking in. You might not find everything you're looking for in [it] but you'll definitely find a heart of worship."[3] Kim Jones of About.com called the album "beautiful, warm and intimate" and concluded, "A Beautiful Exchange will suck you in and deliver you to the feet of your Savior - and your day will be all the better for it."[2]

Awards[edit]

The album was nominated for two Dove Awards: Praise & Worship Album of the Year and Long Form Music Video of the Year, at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards.[6]

Personnel[edit]

See also: Hillsong musicians

Instruments[edit]

  • Nigel Hendroff: Duesenberg guitars
  • Ben Fielding: Duesenberg guitars and Collings guitars
  • Timon Klein: Gretsch guitars
  • Dylan Thomas: Fender guitars
  • Jorim Kelly: Gretsch guitars
  • Isaac Soon: Gibson guitars
  • Reuben Morgan: Rickenbacker guitars and Martin guitars
  • Joel Houston: Martin guitars
  • Jad Gillies: Gibson guitars
  • Brooke (Fraser) Ligertwood: Taylor guitars
  • Matt Crocker: Martin guitars
  • Ntando "Bob" Mpofu: Lakland basses

Charts[edit]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 40
U.S. Billboard Christian Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums 9
ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart (Australia) 3
Year-end charts
Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard Christian Albums 37[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Johnson, Jared. "A Beautiful Exchange Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Jones, Kim. "Hillsong LIVE - 'A Beautiful Exchange' Review". About.com. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b Barbee, Ryan (12 June 2010). "Hillsong Live, "A Beautiful Exchange" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. John DiBiase. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  4. ^ a b Chapman, Jackie A (3 July 2010). "The story of A Beautiful Exchange". Christian Today. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Hillsong Live With Reuben Morgan Tour Begins July 21". Breathecast. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  6. ^ 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine on DoveAwards.com
  7. ^ "Best of 2010 Christian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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