Vertical Worship
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Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Essential |
Website | www |
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Vertical Worship, previously known as Vertical Church Band, is a contemporary Christian and worship band from Chicago, Illinois as part of the Harvest Bible Chapel. They are signed to Provident Label Group and have released seven albums through Essential Records: Live Worship from Vertical Church in 2012, Rock Won't Move in 2013, Church Songs on January 16, 2015,[2] Frontiers on July 29, 2016, the self-titled album, Vertical Worship, in 2017, Bright Faith Bold Future on April 6, 2018, and Grace Is On Our Side on March 13, 2020.
Background[]
The music collective is from Chicago, Illinois, where they form Harvest Bible Chapel, and they started making music in 2012.[3] They count as their membership, Meredith Andrews, Andi Rozier, Jake France, Jon Guerra, Tara Stutes and Lauren Sweeney-Smith.[3][4][5][6][7]
The band released Live Worship from Vertical Church on July 31, 2012 on Essential Records[8] and it peaked on Billboard's Christian Albums chart at No. 10 and No. 9 on the Heetseekers Albums chart.[9] Vertical EP was released on May 7, 2013.[10] It was followed by The Rock Won't Move on October 29, 2013[8] and charted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200, No. 2 on the Christian Albums chart.[9] White EP was released on November 4, 2014.[11] Their third album, Church Songs, was released on January 20, 2015[8] and peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Christian Albums chart[9] and was followed by the "Church Songs Tour & Workshop" national tour concluding in June, 2015.[12]
Members[]
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Current[13]
- Andi Rozier – worship leader and acoustic guitar
- Lauren Smith – worship leader and acoustic guitar
- Tara Cruz – worship leader
- Jake France – worship leader and electric guitar
- Judd Harris – worship leader and acoustic guitar
- Robert Titean – electric guitar
- James Herlo – bass guitar
- Kyle Smith – worship leader, electric guitar, keys, and musical director
- Zac Moore – drums
Former[14][better source needed]
- Kyle Fredricks – worship leader and acoustic guitar, 2012–2017
- Meredith Andrews – worship leader, 2012–2017
- Jon Guerra – worship leader and acoustic guitar
- Jacob Sooter – worship leader, acoustic guitar, and keys, 2012–2017
- Seth McConkey – worship leader
- Lindsay McCaul – worship leader
- Heather Headley – worship leader
Discography[]
EPs[]
- Vertical EP (May 7, 2013, Essential Worship)[10]
- White EP (November 4, 2014, Essential Worship)[11]
- Planetarium EP (August 31, 2018, Essential Worship)
- Yes I Will - EP (March 29, 2019, Essential Worship)
Albums[]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[9][15] | |||
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US [16] |
US Christ [17] |
US Heat [18] |
CAN [19] | ||
Live Worship from Vertical Church[6][20] |
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— | 10 | 9 | — |
The Rock Won't Move[4][21][22][23][24] |
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58 | 2 | — | — |
Church Songs[5][25][26] |
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31 | 1 | — | — |
Frontiers |
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46 | 2 | — | 85 |
Vertical Worship |
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— | —[A] | — | — |
Bright Faith Bold Future |
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— | 25 | — | — |
Yes I Will: Songs from Vertical Worship |
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— | — | — | — |
Grace Is On Our Side |
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— | — | — | — |
Singles[]
Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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US Christ [28] |
Christ Airplay [29] |
Christ AC [30] | ||||
2018 | "Yes I Will" | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Bright Faith Bold Future |
Awards[]
GMA Dove Awards[]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2019 | "Yes I Will" | Worship Song of the Year | Nominated |
Notes[]
- ^ Vertical Worship did not enter the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, but peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Christian Album Sales chart.[27]
References[]
- ^ "Vertical Church Band Artist Profile - Biography And Discography - NewReleaseTuesday.com". newreleasetuesday.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Vertical Church Band". apple.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Leggett, Steve. "Vertical Church Band : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Davis, Kevin (November 22, 2013). "Rock Solid Worship". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Davis, Kevin (January 27, 2015). "Excellent Songs for the Church". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Andre, Jonathan (July 23, 2012). "Vertical Church Band – Live Worship From Vertical Church". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Vertical Church Band : Frontiers". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c AllMusic. "Vertical Church Band : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Billboard. "Vertical Church Band : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Andre, Jonathan (May 7, 2013). "Vertical Church Band – Vertical EP". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Andre, Joshua (November 21, 2014). "Vertical Church Band – White EP". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "TOUR". Vertical Church Band. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "About Vertical Worship". Vertical Worship.
- ^ "Vertical Worship | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Chart search for Vertical Church at billboard.com/biz
- ^ "Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)". Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History (Top Christian Albums)". Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History (Top Heatseekers Albums)". Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History (Billboard Canadian Albums)". Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ Parker, Samuel (November 24, 2012). "Review: Live Worship From Vertical Church – Vertical Church Band". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Covington, April (October 28, 2013). "Vertical Church Band "The Rock Won't Move"". Christian Music Review. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Holden, Tim (December 27, 2013). "Review: The Rock Won't Move – Vertical Church Band". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Andre, Jonathan (November 2, 2013). "Vertical Church Band – The Rock Won't Move". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Davies, Jono (October 14, 2013). "Vertical Church Band - The Rock Won't Move". Louder Than the Music. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Andre, Joshua (January 19, 2015). "Vertical Church Band – Church Songs". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Davies, Jono (March 2, 2015). "Vertical Church Band - Church Songs". Louder Than the Music. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Vertical Worship - Vertical Worship Chart History: Christian Album Sales". Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History - Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History - Christian Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Vertical Worship Album & Song Chart History - Christian AC Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ "Yes I Will".
External links[]
- Essential Records (Christian) artists
- Performers of contemporary worship music
- Musical groups from Chicago
- 2012 establishments in Illinois
- Musical groups established in 2012