Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition

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Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition Album Cover
Live album by
Maverick City Music
ReleasedJune 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)
RecordedMay 2021
Genre
LabelTribl
Producer
Maverick City Music chronology
Old Church Basement
(2021) 		Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
(2021) 		Tribl I
(2021)
Singles from Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
  1. "Breathe"
    Released: June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)

Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition is the fifth live album by American contemporary worship music collective Maverick City Music, which was released via Tribl Records on June 18, 2021.[1]

The album is a dual-side feature consisting of a live produced gospel A-Side titled Breathe and a rap/R&B/pop produced B-Side titled Same Blood.[2] Side A contains guest appearances by Lecrae, Dante Bowe, Todd Dulaney, Jekalyn Carr, Mav City Gospel Choir, Chandler Moore, Jonathan McReynolds, Doe, Maryanne J. George, Naomi Raine, Israel Houghton, Ryan Ofei, Bri Babineaux, Torwalt. Side B contains guest appearances by Lecrae, Joe L Barnes, Koryn Hawthorne, Harolddd, Tamar Braxton, Eugene Kiing, Ciara, Rapsody, Naomi Raine, Dante Bowe, Montell Fish, and Chandler Moore.

The album was supported by the release of "Breathe" as a single.

Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition became a commercially successful album upon its release, debuting at number eight on Billboard's Top Christian Albums Chart and at number two Top Gospel Albums Chart in the United States, as well as number ten on the Official Charts' Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom.

Background[]

On June 2, 2021, Maverick City Music announced that they were preparing for the release of their following project, Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition.[3] The album follows their commercially collaborative album with Elevation Worship, Old Church Basement (2021).[4] Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition was released o June 18, 2021, in celebration of Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in the United States.[5]

The creative process of the album began with Jubilee (2021), which had been written during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.[6] Naomi Raine expressed that from there, they had an intention of releasing a Juneteenth Edition, saying "We were actually getting to speak from a more sober place. Not in the middle of a lot of tragedy."[6]

Music and lyrics[]

The album is a dual-side feature consisting of a live produced gospel A-Side titled Breathe and a rap/R&B/pop produced B-Side titled Same Blood.[7]

Release and promotion[]

Maverick City Music released "Breathe" on June 4, 2021, as the lead single from the album, exclusively on Apple Music. Apple Music selected the song as part of its specially curated playlist of songs to honor Juneteenth 2021 titled Juneteenth 2021: Freedom Songs.[8]

Commercial performance[]

In the United States, Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition earned 3,000 equivalent album units in its first week of sales, and as a result debuted at number eight on the Top Christian Albums Chart and at number two the Top Gospel Albums Chart dated June 24, 2021.[9]

Track listing[]

All the tracks on Side A: Breathe were produced by Aaron Moses, Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore, Jonathan Jay, and Tony Brown.[10]

Side A: Breathe[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Side A: Juneteenth Intro" (featuring Lecrae)Lecrae2:38
2."Make It Right" (featuring Dante Bowe, Todd Dulaney, Jekalyn Carr and Mav City Gospel Choir)
  • Dante Bowe
  • Mitch Wong
  • Todd Dulaney
8:42
3."Breathe" (featuring Chandler Moore, Jonathan McReynolds, Doe and Mav City Gospel Choir)
  • Chandler Moore
  • Doe Jones
  • Jonathan McReynolds
  • Pat Barrett
8:01
4."Mighty One" (featuring Todd Dulaney, Maryanne J. George and Mav City Gospel Choir)
  • Bowe
  • Wong
  • Dulaney
6:15
5."Jireh" (featuring Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine and Mav City Gospel Choir)
6:00
6."Freedom Looks Good on You" (featuring Israel Houghton, Ryan Ofei, Bri Babineaux and Mav City Gospel Choir)
  • C. Moore
  • Israel Houghton
  • Pat Barrett
  • Ryan Ofei
9:08
7."Keep Praying" (featuring Doe, Ryan Ofei and Mav City Gospel Choir)
7:37
8."Son of Suffering" (featuring Jekalyn Carr, Chandler Moore and Mav City Gospel Choir)
5:52
9."Joy of the Lord" (featuring Dante Bowe, Naomi Raine, Katie Torwalt and Mav City Gospel Choir)
  • Bowe
  • Kalley Heiligenthal
  • Raine
14:22
10."God Will Work It Out" (featuring Naomi Raine, Israel Houghton and Mav City Gospel Choir)
  • Moses
  • Adale Jackson
  • Chris Cleveland
  • Houghton
  • Raine
  • N. Moore
8:12
11."Sufficient for Today" (featuring Maryanne J. George and Mav City Gospel Choir)
  • Bowe
  • Joe L Barnes
  • Maryanne J. George
  • Pat Barrett
  • Tiffany Hammer
4:59

All tracks on Side B: Same Blood were produced by Harold Brown and Jeff Schneeweis, except where stated.[10]

Side B: Same Blood[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Side B: Intro Prayer" (featuring Lecrae)Lecrae 4:04
2."Same Blood" (featuring Joe L Barnes and Koryn Hawthorne)
 2:51
3."Sunday Morning" (featuring Harolddd, Tamar Braxton and Lecrae)
  • Harold Brown
  • Schneeweis
  • Lecrae
  • Melody Adorno
 3:02
4."Pretty Brown Skin" (featuring Eugene Kiing)Alton Eugene
  • Alton Eugene
  • Harold Brown
  • Jeff Schneeweis
3:44
5."On and On" (featuring Harolddd, Ciara and Rapsody)
  • Brandon Love
  • Brown
  • Schneeweis
  • Jessie Cline
  • Omar
  • Rapsody
  • Siri Worku
 2:57
6."Not Afraid" (featuring Naomi Raine)
  • Brown
  • Schneeweis
  • Naomi Raine
  • Harold Brown
  • Jeff Schneeweis
  • Naomi Raine
3:40
7."God Don't Make Mistakes" (featuring Dante Bowe and Montell Fish)
  • Dante Bowe
  • Montell Fish
  • Harold Brown
  • Jeff Schneeweis
  • Montell Fish
3:50
8."Its Ok" (featuring Chandler Moore)Chandler Moore 5:00
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition — Apple Music exclusive video content[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Make It Right" (featuring Dante Bowe, Todd Dulaney, Jekalyn Carr and Mav City Gospel Choir)8:41
2."Mighty One" (featuring Todd Dulaney, Maryanne J. George and Mav City Gospel Choir)6:13
3."Breathe" (featuring Chandler Moore, Jonathan McReynolds, Doe and Mav City Gospel Choir)7:59
4."Jireh" (featuring Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine and Mav City Gospel Choir)6:00
5."Freedom Looks Good on You" (featuring Israel Houghton, Ryan Ofei, Bri Babineaux and Mav City Gospel Choir)9:06
6."Keep Praying" (featuring Doe, Ryan Ofei and Mav City Gospel Choir)7:38
7."Son of Suffering" (featuring Jekalyn Carr, Chandler Moore and Mav City Gospel Choir)5:51
8."Joy of the Lord" (featuring Dante Bowe, Naomi Raine, Katie Torwalt and Mav City Gospel Choir)14:23
9."God Will Work It Out" (featuring Naomi Raine, Israel Houghton and Mav City Gospel Choir)8:07
10."Sufficient for Today" (featuring Maryanne J. George and Mav City Gospel Choir)4:58

Charts[]

Weekly chart performance for Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
Chart (2021) Peak
position
UK Christian & Gospel Albums (OCC)[13] 10
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[14] 8
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[15] 2

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Various June 18, 2021
Tribl Records [11][12]

References[]

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  2. ^ "JFH News: Maverick City Music Celebrates Juneteenth with Release of New Album "Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition"". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Jesus Freak Hideout. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Longs, Herb (June 2, 2021). "Justin Bieber & Maverick City Music Partner For Worship Session - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Barnes, Tiffany (June 3, 2021). "Maverick City Music to Collaborate with Justin Bieber, P. Diddy, Tori Kelly for 'Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition' Project : Music : BREATHEcast". Breathecast. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Maverick City Music Has Released a Double Album in Celebration of Juneteenth | RELEVANT". Relevant. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Walthall, Catherine (June 18, 2021). "Maverick City Music Speaks on Our Collective Story with Album 'Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition' - American Songwriter". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Chavez, Adriana (June 18, 2021). "Maverick City Music Celebrates Juneteenth with New Album 'Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition'". Vacancy Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. ^ Clarks, Jessie (June 16, 2021). "Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Music Featured On Apple Music Juneteenth Playlist - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Asker, Jim (July 1, 2021). "Jabari Johnson & Krystal Broussard Top Gospel Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Credits / Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition / Maverick City Music – TIDAL". Tidal. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition by Maverick City Music on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon.com. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition by Maverick City Music on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  14. ^ "Maverick City Music Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  15. ^ "Maverick City Music Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
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