Elevation Worship

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Elevation Worship
Elevation Worship performing in 2019
Elevation Worship performing in 2019
Background information
OriginCharlotte, North Carolina[1][2]
GenresContemporary worship music[1][3]
Years active2007 (2007)–present
LabelsSony Music Nashville - Essential, Elevation Worship
Associated acts
Websiteelevationworship.com
Members
  • Chris Brown
  • Jonsal Barrientes
  • Jenna Barrientes
  • Tiffany Hudson
  • Davide Mutendji
  • Jane Williams
  • Isaiah Templeton
Past members
  • Mack Brock
  • London Gatch
  • Matthews Ntlele
  • Anna Sailors Pinkham

Elevation Worship is a contemporary worship music band from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The band leads worship in weekend church services, as well as performing concerts and tours around the United States.

History[]

Led by Wade Joye and Chris Brown, Elevation Worship began in 2007 at Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1][3][4] 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.[5][1]

The band released their debut studio 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][6]

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][7][8][9]

Their third album, Only King Forever, was released on January 14, 2014, debuting at their highest charting position, No. 23 on the Billboard 200[10] and featured guest vocalist Darlene Zschech from Hillsong Worship.

On August 1, 2014, the band recorded their fourth album, Wake Up the Wonder, live at the Spectrum in Charlotte. It was released on November 25 that same year. The album debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200 in its first week, as well as No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Album chart.[11] On July 31, 2015, they held another live recording at Time Warner Cable Arena for their fifth 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][7] Their fifth 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. On April 12, 2019, Elevation Worship released Paradoxology, which was a reimagined album with different takes on the songs from Hallelujah Here Below, like "Here Again", "Echo", and "Won't Stop Now". Paradoxology included a single, "With You".[12] Aleluya (En La Tierra) is Elevation Worship's second album in Spanish and was released on July 19, 2019. It peaked at eight on US Latin Album Sales. At Midnight, their seventh EP, was released on August 30, 2019.

They have previously toured with other contemporary worship or contemporary Christian acts including Hillsong Worship, Lauren Daigle, Bethel Music, Passion.[13]

Members[]

Members include:[14][15]

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

Past members

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

Discography[]

Independent albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Christ.

[16]
US
Indie

[17]
US
Latin

[18]
US
Latin Pop

[19]
The Sound[20]
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD, download, stream
We Are Alive[21]
  • Released: July 10, 2008
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD, download, stream
God With Us[22]
  • Released: June 25, 2009
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD, download, stream
Kingdom Come[23]
  • Released: September 7, 2010
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD, download, stream
17 42
Lo Harás Otra Vez
  • Released: August 18, 2017
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, download, stream
28 12 3
Aleluya (En La Tierra)
  • Released: July 19, 2019
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, download, stream
A La Medianoche - EP
  • Released: February 7, 2020
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, download, stream
Tumbas A Jardines
  • Released: July 10, 2020
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, download, stream
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Live albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions Track listing
US
[24]
US
Christ.

[16]
AUS
[25]
CAN
[26]
UK
C&G
For the Honor[27]
  • Released: November 22, 2011
  • Label: Essential, Provident
  • Format: CD, DVD, download, stream
193 19
Nothing Is Wasted[28]
  • Date of recording: July 2012
  • Released: February 19, 2013
  • Label: Essential, Provident
  • Format: CD, DVD, download, stream
41 1
Only King Forever
  • Date of recording: July 19, 2013
  • Released: January 14, 2014
  • Label: Essential, Provident
  • Format: CD, download, stream
23 2 1
[29]
Wake Up the Wonder
  • Date of recording: August 1, 2014[A][B]
  • Released: November 25, 2014
  • Label: Essential, Provident
  • Format: CD, DVD, download, stream
58 1 3
[30]
Here as in Heaven
  • Date of concert: July 31, 2015
  • Released: February 5, 2016
  • Label: Elevation Worship, Provident
  • Format: CD, vinyl, download, stream
15 1 27 58 1
[31]
There Is a Cloud
  • Date of concert: August 1, 2016
  • Release: March 17, 2017
  • Label: Elevation Worship, Provident
  • Format: CD, vinyl, download, stream
11 1 33 42 10
[32]
Evidence[C]
(As Elevation Collective)
  • Release: February 9, 2018
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, vinyl, download, stream
2
[33]
Hallelujah Here Below
  • Release: September 28, 2018
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, vinyl, download, stream
25 2 69 86 1
[34]
Paradoxology
  • Release: April 12, 2019[35]
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, download, stream
4 8
[36]
Graves into Gardens
  • Release: May 1, 2020
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, download, stream
34 1 38 66 2
[37]
Old Church Basement
(with Maverick City Music)
  • Released: April 30, 2021
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, download, stream
30 1 51 78 2[38]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions Track listing
US
Christ.

[16]
UK
C&G
Acoustic Sessions
  • Release: October 20, 2017[39]
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, download, stream
8 8
[40]

Extended plays[]

Title Details Peak chart positions Track listing
US
[24]
US
Christ.

[16]
Kingdom Come Remix EP
  • Release: October 26, 2010
  • Label: Elevation Worship
  • Format: CD, download, stream
Nothing Is Wasted EP
Raised to Life
  • Release: March 28, 2014
  • Label: Provident Label Group
  • Format: CD, download, stream
Speak Revival
  • Release: September 9, 2016
  • Label: Provident Label Group
  • Format: CD, download, stream
O Come to the Altar
  • Release: October 6, 2017
  • Label: Elevation Church
  • Format: CD, download, stream
Do It Again
  • Release: February 23, 2018
  • Label: Elevation Worship Records
  • Format: CD, download, stream
Resurrecting
  • Release: September 21, 2018
  • Label: Elevation Worship Records
  • Format: CD, download, stream
At Midnight
  • Release: January 10, 2020
  • Label: Elevation Worship Records
  • Format: CD, download, stream
149 2
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Singles[]

As a lead artist[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.

[41]
US
Christ.

[42]
US Christ.
Airplay

[43]
US
Christ.
AC

[44]
"Kingdom Come" 2010 Kingdom Come
"Angels We Have Heard on High" 2011 non-album single
"Unstoppable God" 2015 39 Wake Up the Wonder
"O Come to the Altar" 2017 2 2 2 Here as in Heaven
"Do It Again" 2018 5 3 2 There Is a Cloud
"Won't Stop Now" 24 Hallelujah Here Below
"Here Again" 20
"Echo"
(featuring Tauren Wells)
18 11 9
"Hallelujah Here Below" 41
"Here Comes Heaven" 36 27 19
"Resurrecting" 3 4 4 Here as in Heaven
"Encuéntrame Otra Vez" (in Spanish) 2019 Aleluya (En La Tierra)
"Eco" (in Spanish)
"With You" 22 Paradoxology
"See a Victory" 5 6 5 At Midnight
"Never Lost" 36 non-album single
"The Blessing"
(with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes)
2020 15 2 7 5 Graves into Gardens
"Graves into Gardens"
(featuring Brandon Lake)
2 1 1 1
"Rattle!" 2021 4 2 2
"Might Get Loud"
(featuring Chris Brown, Brandon Lake and Tiffany Hudson)
20 non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As a featured artist[]

Title Year Album
"Only King Forever (Joaquin Bynum Mix)"
(The Sound with J. Monty and Elevation Worship)
2014 Non-album singles
"Impresionante"
(Miel San Marcos featuring Elevation Worship)
2020
"Nobody (Live)"
(Casting Crowns featuring Elevation Worship)
Only Jesus (deluxe)
"Vida aos Sepulcros"
(Gabriela Rocha featuring Elevation Worship)
non-album single

Promotional singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Christ.

[42]
US
Christ.
Digital

[46]
"There Is a Cloud" 2017 25 3 There Is a Cloud
"My Testimony" 2020 24 9 Graves into Gardens
"Jireh"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine)
2021 8 1 Old Church Basement
"Talking to Jesus"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Brandon Lake)
9 1
"Wait on You"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Dante Bowe and Chandler Moore)
9 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Other charted songs[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Christ.

[42]
US
Christ.
Digital

[46]
"In Your Presence" 2013 44 Nothing Is Wasted
"Only King Forever" 2014 50 Only King Forever
"Raised to Life" 35 27 Raised to Life EP
"Jesus I Come" 36 26 Wake Up the Wonder
"Here as in Heaven" 2016 17 8 Here as in Heaven
"Fullness" 24 5 Speak Revival EP
"Do It Again (EP Studio Version)" 6
"Overcome" 2017 37 There Is a Cloud
"Yours (Glory and Praise)" 33
"Uncontainable Love" 48
"Here in the Presence" 46
"Hallelujah Here Below"
(featuring Steffany Gretzinger)
2019 24 16 Paradoxology
"Paradoxology" 33
"Echo" 32
"Mighty God (Another Hallelujah)"
(Paradoxology)
46
"Gone" 23 At Midnight
"It Is So" 27
"Love Won't Give Up" 30
"Available" 2020 29 21 Graves into Gardens
"What Would You Do"
(featuring Isaiah Templeton)
33 25
"There is a King" 34 24
"No One Beside" 38
"Have My Heart (Vamp)" 41
"Authority" 43
"Never Lost"
(featuring Tauren Wells)
31 17
"Old Church Basement"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Dante Bowe)
2021 15 7 Old Church Basement
"Million Little Miracles"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Joe L. Barnes)
23 24
"Shall Not Want"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore)
24 19
"Come Again"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore)
29
"Used to This"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Naomi Raine and Brandon Lake)
27
"Names"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Tiffany Hudson)
31
"Mercy"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Chris Brown)
18 4
"Before and After"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook)
34
"Build Your Church"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Naomi Raine and Chris Brown)
25 18
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Awards and nominations[]

Billboard Music Awards[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Elevation Worship Top Christian Artist Nominated
There Is a Cloud Top Christian Album Nominated
"O Come to the Altar" Top Christian Song Nominated
2020 Elevation Worship Top Christian Artist Nominated
2021 Elevation Worship Top Christian Artist Won
Graves into Gardens Top Christian Album Nominated
"Graves into Gardens"
(featuring Brandon Lake)
Top Christian Song Won
"The Blessing"
(with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes)
Nominated

GMA Dove Awards[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Wake Up the Wonder Long Form Video of the Year Nominated
2016 Here as in Heaven Worship Album of the Year Nominated
2017 "O Come to the Altar" Song of the Year Nominated
Worship Song of the Year Nominated
There Is a Cloud Worship Album of the Year Nominated
There Is a Cloud Live Long Form Video of the Year Nominated
2018 "Do It Again" Worship Song of the Year Nominated
2019 Hallelujah Here Below Worship Album of the Year Nominated
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year Nominated
2020 "See a Victory" Song of the Year Nominated
Aleluya (En La Tierra) Spanish Language Album of the Year Won
"The Blessing (Live)"
(with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes)
Worship Recorded Song of the Year Won
At Midnight Worship Album of the Year Nominated
2021 "Graves into Gardens"
(featuring Brandon Lake)
Song of the Year Pending
"The Blessing"
(with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes)
Pending
Elevation Worship Artist of the Year Pending
"Tumbas A Jardines"
(featuring Brandon Lake)
Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year Pending
"Graves into Gardens"
(featuring Brandon Lake)
Worship Recorded Song of the Year Pending
"Jireh"
(with Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine)
Pending
Graves into Gardens Worship Album of the Year Pending
Old Church Basement
(with Maverick City Music)
Pending
Graves into Gardens Recorded Music Packaging of the Year Pending

Grammy Awards[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Hallelujah Here Below Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Nominated
2020 "The Blessing"
(with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Nominated

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.

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