Empires (Hillsong United album)
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Empires is the fourth studio album from Australian contemporary Christian band Hillsong United. The album was released on 26 May 2015.[1]
Background
Empires is United's fourth album, which will be released on 26 May 2015 by Hillsong Music and Sparrow Records. The album will be released in CD, digital download, and vinyl formats.
Singles
The lead single from the album was "Touch the Sky", which was released to digital retailers on 24 March 2015,[2] and to Christian radio on 11 April 2015.[3]
Promotional singles
"Prince of Peace" was released to digital retailers on 21 April 2015 as a promotional single[4] followed by "Heart Like Heaven", released to the iTunes Store and as a lyric video on Hillsong United's YouTube channel on 18 May 2015.[5][6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| FDRMX |  [7] |
| Louder Than the Music | [8] |
Awarding the album five stars from FDRMX, Jessica Morris writes, "Hillsong UNITED have done an extraordinary job in putting together and delivering an album that is both authentic and of the highest quality."[7] Jono Davies, giving the album five stars at Louder Than the Music, called it "Superb."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Worship leader | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Here Now (Madness)" | Joel Houston, Michael Guy Chislett | 7:22 | |
| 2. | "Say the Word" | Houston | 4:24 | |
| 3. | "Heart Like Heaven" | Matt Crocker, Houston | 6:29 | |
| 4. | "Touch the Sky" | Houston, Dylan Thomas, Chislett | Taya Smith | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Street Called Mercy" | Crocker, Houston | 4:21 | |
| 6. | "When I Lost My Heart to You (Hallelujah)" | Houston | 4:45 | |
| 7. | "Even When It Hurts (Praise Song)" | Houston | 6:18 | |
| 8. | "Prince of Peace" | Houston, Crocker, Thomas | Joel Houston | 5:56 |
| 9. | "Empires" | Houston, Thomas, Chris Davenport, Ben Tennikoff | 8:14 | |
| 10. | "Rule" | Crocker, Houston | 4:12 | |
| 11. | "Captain" | Benjamin Hastings, Seth Simmons | 5:31 | |
| 12. | "Closer Than You Know" | Houston, Crocker, Chislett | 9:30 | |
| Total length: | 1:11:31 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Sunburst" | Crocker, Houston, Scott Ligertwood, Chislett | 5:19 |
| Total length: | 1:16:50 | ||
Charts
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Christian [10] |
Christian Airplay [11] | ||
| 2015 | "Touch the Sky" | 5 | 16 |
References
- ^ a b "iTunes - Music - Empires by Hillsong United". iTunes.
- ^ "Amazon". Amazon (US). 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Amazon". Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "iTunes". Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Heart Like Heaven Official Lyric Video -- Hillsong UNITED. YouTube. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ a b Morris, Jessica (12 May 2015). "Hillsong UNITED: 'Empires' Track-by-Track Album Review". FDRMX. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b Davies, Jono (7 May 2015). "Hillsong United - Empires". Louder Than the Music. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Target". Target.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.