- Saviour King
Infobox Album
Name = Saviour King
Type = live
Artist =Hillsong Church
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Released = flagicon|Australia start date|2007|07|1
Recorded =18 March ,2007 Acer Arena , Sydney, Australia
Genre = Contemporary Christian
Length = 76:44
Label = Hillsong Music Australia
Producer =Phil Dooley Darlene Zschech
Andrew CrawfordJoel Houston Reuben Morgan
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Chronology = Hillsong Music Australia
Live praise & worship
Last album = "Mighty to Save "
(2006)
This album = "Saviour King"
(2007)
Next album = "This Is Our God "
(2008)"Saviour King" is the sixteenth album in the live praise and worship series of
Christian Contemporary music byHillsong Church . It debuted at #6 on the ARIA album chart on 9 July 2007 [ Australian Recording Industry Association. [http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1A50 "Top 50 Albums Chart] ".Australian Recording Industry Association ; (9 July ,2007 ). Retrieved9 July ,2007 .] , while the DVD debuted at #2 on the DVD chart [ Australian Recording Industry Association. [http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1V40DVD "Top 40 DVD Chart] ".Australian Recording Industry Association ; (9 July ,2007 ). Retrieved9 July ,2007 .] . On the US Billboard Top Christian Albums Chart, it debuted at #5.Making of the album
"Saviour King" was recorded live at the
Acer Arena on18 March 2007 byDarlene Zschech and the Hillsong team after the annual Hillsong Colour Conference. After many years at theSydney Entertainment Centre , Hillsong Church moved the annual live album recording to the Acer Arena.Writing and composition
The album contains songs written and used in Hillsong Church from early 2006 to March 2007. Songs such as "I'm Not Ashamed" and "Here in My Life" were written earlier in 2006, while songs like "Lord of Lords", "In the Mystery" and "One Thing" were written around the time of the album recording. "Break Free", "Hosanna" and "Saviour King" were released on the Hillsong United album "All of the Above".
The majority of songs were written by
Reuben Morgan ,Marty Sampson ,Joel Houston ,Brooke Fraser , Mia Fieldes and Ben Fielding. Matt Crocker fromHillsong United youth, who wrote songs on the Hillsong UnitedEP In a Valley by the Sea , contributed to two songs.Track listing (CD)
# "I'm Not Ashamed" (Paul Andrew & Dylan Thomas) – 4:25
# "Break Free" (Joel Houston , Matt Crocker & Scott Ligertwood) – 3:54
# "In Your Freedom" (Marty Sampson & Raymond Badham) – 5:48
# "You Are My Strength" (Reuben Morgan ) – 4:26
# "Lord of Lords" (Brooke Fraser ) – 4:33
# "One Thing" (Sampson &Darlene Zschech ) – 6:16
# "To Know Your Name" (Crocker) – 5:55
# "God of Ages" (Ben Fielding) – 4:50
# "In the Mystery" (Houston) – 5:50
# "You Saw Me" (Morgan, Fielding & Mia Fieldes) – 6:18
# "Hosanna" (Fraser) – 6:16
# "Here in My Life" (Fieldes) – 5:53
# "You Are Faithful" (Miriam Webster ) – 4:37
# "Saviour King" (Fieldes & Sampson) – 7:30Track listing (DVD)
# "Saviour King" [introduction]
# "I'm Not Ashamed"
# "Break Free"
# "Hosanna"
# "Here in My Life"
# "You Are Faithful"
# "In Your Freedom"
# "To Know Your Name"
# "In the Mystery"
# "God of Ages"
# "You Are My Strength"
# "One Thing"
# "Lord of Lords"
# "You Saw Me"
# "Saviour King"Trivia
*"For Your Praise" written by Ben Fielding was sung by
Marty Sampson on the actual night.
*"Saviour King" is the first live Hillsong praise-and-worship album since "Friends in High Places ", released in 1995, that does not feature Darlene Zschech on the cover.
*"Saviour King" is the first Hillsong praise-and-worship album whose title track is derived from a cover song.
*"Saviour King" is the last Hillsong album to featureDarlene Zschech as Hillsong Worship Pastor.Phil Dooley served as the Worship & Creative Arts Pastor until 2008 whenJoel Houston (son of Senior Pastors Brian & Bobbie Houston) took over as Creative Director andReuben Morgan as Worship Pastor.References
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QuP6o6Dwfw Video Preview]
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