Elevation_Worship

Elevation Worship

Elevation Worship

Contemporary worship music band


Elevation Worship is a contemporary worship music collective from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collective leads worship in weekend church services at Elevation Church, as well as performing concerts and tours around the United States. The collective has sold over 2.5 million albums in the United States.[4]

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History

Elevation Worship began in 2007 at Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1][3][5] 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.[6][1]

The band released their debut live album, For the Honor, under Sony Music Nashville's 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][7] Mack Brock is the most successful artist of Elevation Worship. As a successful singer, he decided to quit Elevation for a life where he didn't have to be on tour all the time.

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][8][9][10]

Their seventh album, Only King Forever, was released on January 14, 2014, debuting at their highest charting position, No. 23 on the Billboard 200[11] and featured guest vocalist Darlene Zschech from Hillsong Worship.

The band released their eighth album, Wake Up The Wonder, on November 25, 2014. It was recorded at the Spectrum on August 1, and it debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200 in its first week, as well as No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Album chart.[12] On July 31, 2015, they held another live recording at Time Warner Cable Arena for their ninth 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][8] Their tenth album, There Is a Cloud, was released on March 17, 2017, after being recorded at Elevation Ballantyne during the church's revival, "Code Orange Revival". After There is a Cloud, Elevation Worship released their first Spanish album, Lo Harás Otra Vez, on August 18, 2017. This album peaked at No. 2 on the US Latin album chart.

On September 28, 2018, Elevation Worship released their eleventh live album, Hallelujah Here Below, which was nominated for the 2019 Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.

In 2019, Elevation Worship released the album Paradoxology on April 12, which features rearrangements of some songs from Hallelujah Here Below. Paradoxology included a single, "With You".[13] The collective's second Spanish album Aleluya (En La Tierra) was released on July 19. It peaked at No. 8 on the US Latin Album Sales chart. At Midnight, their seventh EP, was released on August 30.

Graves Into Gardens, the group's twelfth album, was released on May 1, 2020. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Christian albums chart and No. 34 on the Billboard 200.[14]

In 2021, the collective collaborated with Maverick City Music on their album Old Church Basement, which was released on April 30. Old Church Basement debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart and No. 30 on the Billboard 200.[15]

Elevation Worship's 2022 live album, Lion, was released on March 4, and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and No. 80 on the Billboard 200.[16]

The collective released their 2023 live album, Can You Imagine?, on May 19,[17] which debuted at the top of the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart on June 3.[18] The group is due to embark on the Praise Party tour in July and August.[19]

They have previously toured with other contemporary worship or contemporary Christian acts including Hillsong Worship, Lauren Daigle, Bethel Music, Passion, Casting Crowns, Kari Jobe, and Cody Carnes.[20]

Members

Current members include:[21][22]

  • Chris Brown
  • Jonsal Barrientes
  • Jenna Barrientes
  • Tiffany Hudson
  • Davide Mutendji
  • Isaiah Templeton

Former

  • Mack Brock
  • London Gatch
  • Matthews Ntlele
  • Anna Sailors Pinkham
  • Jane Williams

Discography

Independent albums

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Singles

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Awards and nominations

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Notes

  1. Video footage of the concert was also released on YouTube.
  2. On the DVD, the instrumental, "The First Light", contains scenes of the universe and the solar system filmed in black and white.
  3. Recorded live at Elevation Ballantyne.

References

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  2. lifechurchmemphis. "Elevation Worship Artist Profile". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  3. Jesus Freak Hideout. "Elevation Worship Discography, Elevation Worship Artist Database". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  4. Luchae Williams, gatewaynews.co.za, Elevation Worship – Wake up the wonder: Review Archived May 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, South Africa, March 5, 2015
  5. Caldwell, Alex "Tincan" (November 21, 2011). "Elevation Worship, "For The Honor" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  6. JFH Admin (February 19, 2013). "Elevation Worship, "Nothing Is Wasted" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  7. EMILY HARRIS, charlottemagazine.com, On God's Stage: Elevation Church Archived December 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, USA,December 19, 2013
  8. JEFF SCHAPIRO, christianpost.com, New Elevation Worship Album Becomes an Instant Chart-Topper, USA, February 21, 2013
  9. "Elevation Worship Charts". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  10. "Elevation Worship - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  11. Longs, Herb (April 13, 2019). "Elevation Worship Releases New Project 'Paradoxology'". TheChristianBeat.org. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. "Elevation Worship Makes an Impressive Debut on the Charts with "Lion"". JubileeCast. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  13. News, C. C. M. (May 22, 2023). "Elevation Worship Releases New Album 'CAN YOU IMAGINE?'". CCM Magazine. Retrieved March 25, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  14. Asker, Jim (June 1, 2023). "Elevation Worship's 'Can You Imagine' Arrives at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  15. News, C. C. M. (March 8, 2024). "Elevation Worship Announces New Tour: Praise Party Summer 2024". CCM Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. "OUTCRY Tour Announces Dates and Artists for 2016!". Premier Productions. December 7, 2015. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  17. "Elevation Worship | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  18. "About". Elevation Worship. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  19. "Elevation Worship Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  20. "Elevation Worship". australian-charts.com/. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  21. David Jeffries. "Elevation Church: For the Honor". AllMusic.
  22. "Paradoxology by Elevation Worship". iTunes Store. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  23. @billboardcharts (May 30, 2023). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved May 31, 2023 via Twitter.
  24. Atkinson, Katie (June 26, 2022). "2022 BET Awards Winners Full List – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  25. "All the Winners at the 2023 Grammy Awards". Vogue. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

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