God Is Able is the twentieth album in the live contemporary worship series by Hillsong Church. It was recorded at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia by Reuben Morgan, Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong Worship Team on 7 November 2010. The songwriters include Reuben Morgan, Ben Fielding and Dylan Thomas, Darlene Zschech, Joel Houston, Harrison Wood, Jill McCloghry, Sam Knock, Joel Davies, Jason Ingram and Chris Tomlin. God Is Able debuted at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart.[3] It was nominated at the 43rd GMA Dove Awards for Inspirational Album of the Year.[4] The DVD was recognized at the 2012 ARIA No.1 Chart Awards for spending one week at number one on the Australian chart.[5]
| God Is Able | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 5 July 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 7 November 2010 | |||
| Venue | Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Genre | Contemporary worship | |||
| Length | 68:09 | |||
| Label | Hillsong, Capitol, Sparrow. | |||
| Producer | Reuben Morgan, Joel Houston | |||
| Hillsong Music Australia Live praise & worship chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |  [2] |
Track listing
edit| Song | Songwriter | Worship leader | Supporting vocal | Length |
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| "Rise" | Joel Houston | Joel Houston | Jad Gillies | 6:02 |
| "With Us" | Reuben Morgan & Dylan Thomas | Jad Gillies | Annie Garratt | 4:42 |
| "Unending Love" | Jill McCloghry & Sam Knock | Annie Garratt & Jad Gillies | none | 6:21 |
| "The Lost Are Found" | Sam Knock & Ben Fielding | Ben Fielding | Matt Crocker | 8:02 |
| "God Is Able" | Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding | Reuben Morgan | Darlene Zschech | 4:40 / 5:13 (DVD) |
| "The Difference" | Joel Davies & Ben Fielding | Jonathan Douglass (JD) | 3:48 | |
| "Alive In Us" | Reuben Morgan & Jason Ingram | Darlene Zschech | Reuben Morgan | 4:32 |
| "You Are More" | Harrison J. Wood | Chantel Norman | Reuben Morgan | 5:39 |
| "Narrow Road" | Braden Lang | David Ware | Darlene Zschech | 4:45 |
| "My Heart Is Overwhelmed" | Dylan Thomas | Ben Fielding | Darlene Zschech | 5:11 |
| "Cry of the Broken" | Darlene Zschech | Darlene Zschech (solo with piano, string & acoustic accompaniment) | none | 3:55 |
| "Go"* | Matt Crocker | Roman Kasevich, Jad Gillies, & JD | Joel Houston | 4:24 |
| "Awakening"* | Reuben Morgan & Chris Tomlin | Reuben Morgan & Jill McCloghry | Darlene Zschech & Dave Ware | 6:05 |
| "Yours Forever" | Joel Davies & Braden Lang | Jonathan Douglass (JD) | none | 4:07 |
(* = Tracks only on deluxe album)
DVD/Blu-Ray
- "Rise"
- "The Difference"
- "With Us"
- "Unending Love"
- "Alive In Us"
- "Narrow Road"
- "My Heart Is Overwhelmed"
- "Cry Of The Broken"
- "Awakening"
- "God In Everything" (Ben Fielding & Reuben Morgan) Worship leader: Matt Crocker
- "You Are More"
- "The Lost Are Found"
- "God Is Able"
- "Go"
- "Yours Forever"
Bonus features
editAcoustic bonus songs
Songwriter interviews
| Acoustic worktapes
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Personnel
edit- Darlene Zschech – senior worship leader, senior lead vocal, songwriter
- Reuben Morgan – worship pastor, senior worship leader, songwriter, acoustic guitar
- Joel Houston – worship leader, backing vocal, songwriter, creative director, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Ben Fielding – worship leader, backing vocal, songwriter, electric guitar
- Jad Gillies – worship leader, backing vocal, acoustic guitar
- Annie Garratt – worship leader, backing vocal
- Jonathan Douglass (JD) – worship leader, backing vocal
- Dave Ware – worship leader, backing vocal
- Jill McCloghry – worship leader, songwriter
- Matt Crocker – worship leader (DVD only)
- Chantel Norman – worship leader
- Sam Knock – frontline singer
- Eric Liljero – frontline singer, keyboard
- Sheila Mpofu – frontline singer
- Dean Ussher - frontline singer
- Peter Wilson - frontline singer, acoustic guitar
- Esther Volstad - frontline singer
Charts and certifications
editWeekly chartsedit
| Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Extended play
edit| God is Able EP | |
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| EP (Live) by | |
| Released | 26 March 2012 |
| Genre | Contemporary worship |
| Length | 50:01 |
| Label | Hillsong Australia |
God Is Able was also issued as a five-track digital EP by Hillsong Music on 26 March 2012, after the album.[13][14]
The EP is available on all digital formats, in all digital stores, and contains four songs and one talk by Hillsong Church's Brian Houston. The songs are studio versions for "God Is Able" and "With Us" with different effects and mixes. The Amazon version includes the live videos for "With Us" and "God Is Able"
Louder Than the Music rated the album four out of five stars, writing that "This EP is a great and a clear indication of how the whole live album will sound. Clearly the album will sound like a classic Hillsong album. Nothing wrong with that!"[15]
EP track listing
edit| # | Song | Writer(s) | Leader | Backing vocal | Length |
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| 1 | "God Is Able (Studio Remix)" | Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding | Dave Ware | 4:22 | |
| 2 | "Awareness (Talk)" | Brian Houston | Brian Houston | 24:54 | |
| 3 | "God Is Able (Acoustic)" | Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding | Matt Crocker | Sheila Mpofu | 3:21 |
| 4 | "With Us (No Ambience)" | Reuben Morgan & Dylan Thomas | Jad Gillies | Annie Garratt | 3:56 |
| 5 | "With Us (Acoustic)" | Reuben Morgan & Dylan Thomas | Matt Crocker | Sheila Mpofu | 3:39 |
References
edit- ^ Leggett, Steve. "God Is Able Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ Mabee, Justin (24 July 2011). "Hillsong LIVE, "God Is Able" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. John DiBiase. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Hillsong". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "And the Nominees Are... 43rd Annual Dove Award Nominations Announced in Atlanta". GMC TV. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "ARIA No.1 Chart Awards Post Event Press Release" (PDF). Aria.com. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Hillsong – Live - God Is Able". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Hillsong – Live - God Is Able". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Hillsong Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Hillsong Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Hillsong Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link] Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Best of 2011 Christian Albums". Billboard. 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "The Song & The Album". Hillsong LIVE. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Video EP". Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ Davies, Jono (21 May 2012). "Hillsong - Cornerstone EP". Louder Than the Music. Retrieved 26 June 2014.