2011 live contemporary worship series album by Hillsong Church
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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]
Track listing
Song
Songwriter
Worship leader
Supporting vocal
Length
"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
Acoustic bonus songs
"God Is Able"
"The Lost Are Found"
"My Heart Is Overwhelmed"
Songwriter interviews
"Rise" - Joel Houston
"With Us" - Reuben Morgan
"The Lost Are Found" - Ben Fielding
"God Is Able" - Reuben Morgan and Ben Fielding
"The Difference" - Ben Fielding
"Alive in Us" - Reuben Morgan
"Cry of the Broken" - Darlene Zschech
"Awakening" - Reuben Morgan
Acoustic worktapes
"Rise"
"With Us"
"Unending Love"
"The Lost Are Found"
"God Is Able"'
"The Difference"
"Alive in Us"
"You Are More"
"Narrow Road"
"My Heart Is Overwhelmed"
"Cry of the Broken"
Personnel
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Extended play
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
#
Song
Writer(s)
Leader
Backing vocal
Length
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
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