Glorious Ruins

Glorious Ruins
Live album by Hillsong Church
Released 2 July 2013
Recorded Hillsong Convention Centre (Sydney, Australia) & London Dominion Theatre (London, England)
Genre Contemporary worship
Label Hillsong
Hillsong Music Australia
Live praise & worship chronology
Cornerstone
2012		 Glorious Ruins
2013		 No Other Name
2014

Glorious Ruins is the twenty-second album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Church. It was recorded live in London, England, and Sydney, Australia by the Hillsong worship team from around the world including Reuben Morgan, Joel Houston, Ben Fielding, UNITED band, and international teams from London, Stockholm, and Cape Town. The album includes 12 songs including "Man of Sorrows", "Glorious Ruins", "Christ Is Enough", "Anchor", and "You Crown the Year". It was released on 28 June 2013 in Australia and New Zealand and on 2 July 2013 internationally.[1][2] The album reached No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[3]

Background

On 27 and 28 October 2012, Hillsong Live recorded the first part at the Hillsong Convention Centre in Sydney with a worship night called "This Is for Everyone". The second part of the album was recorded by Hillsong London at London's Dominion Theatre on 17 February 2013. "Man of Sorrows", the first single from the album, was released as a free download

just before Easter.[4]

Hillsong Live announced the new album by releasing its cover artwork 3 April 2013.[5] A trailer for the album and the live video for "Man of Sorrows" was released on 4 June 2013. The album was officially released on 2 July 2013.

Vision and inspiration

"Let the ruins come to life | In the beauty of Your Name | Rising up from the ashes | God forever You reign"

This chorus of the title track, Glorious Ruins, was an underlying theme through the life of Hillsong Church in the lead up to the Hillsong Live praise & worship album recording, Glorious Ruins. It’s a vivid image which captures the imagination and stirs the soul. Brian Houston, Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church explains, “Ruins can speak of crushing defeat or perhaps of something abandoned, but the good news today is that the ruins come to life. …Through Jesus Christ what we look at is ruins that become glorious..." Whether it be through times of personal devotion or in your church, we pray that the lyrics contained in this album stir your faith & love in Jesus Christ.[6]

Track listing

Standard Edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Worship leader Length
1. "Always Will"  Jay Cook, Jarred Rogers, Jamie SnellJay Cook 3:58
2. "You Never Fail"  Brandon Carter, Chris Davenport, Joel HoustonJoel Houston 5:11
3. "Christ Is Enough"  Reuben Morgan, Jonas MyrinReuben Morgan 5:20
4. "Where the Spirit of the Lord Is"  Ben FieldingBen Fielding 5:25
5. "Glorious Ruins"  Matt Crocker, HoustonJoel Houston 8:53
6. "Closer"  Joel Davies, Jason Ingram, Braden Lang, MorganDavid Ware 4:25
7. "God Who Saves"  Sam KnockJonathon Douglass 4:27
8. "To Be Like You"  Crocker, Brooke FraserMatt Crocker 6:12
9. "Man of Sorrows"  Crocker, FraserJad Gillies, Annie Garratt 5:20
10. "We Glorify Your Name"  Ed Cash, Ingram, Matt Maher, Morgan, Chris TomlinReuben Morgan, Juliet Adekambi 5:50
11. "You Crown the Year (Psalm 65:11)"  Fraser, MorganLaura Toggs, Reuben Morgan 5:24
12. "Anchor"  Fielding, Dean UssherBen Fielding 6:30
Total length:
 66:05

Personnel

Worship leaders
  • Juliet Adekambi
  • Tyler Braland
  • Jay Cook
  • Matt Crocker
  • Jonathan 'JD' Douglass
  • Ben Fielding
  • Annie Garratt
  • Cassey Zschech
  • Jad Gillies
  • Joel Houston
  • Eric Liljero
  • Reuben Morgan
  • Laura Toganivalu
  • David Ware
Vocals
  • Dan Barrett
  • Ashley John Baptiste
  • Jill Marie Cooper
  • Jenny Deacon
  • Katie Dodson
  • Hannah Hobbs
  • Jorim Kelly
  • Ingrid Kennedy
  • Brad Kohring
  • Ana Loback
  • Collena Masuku
  • Nait Masuku
  • Sheila Mpofu
  • Alexander Pappas
  • Dean Ussher
  • Esther Volstad
Music directors
  • Chris Davenport
  • Gio Galanti
  • Autumn Hardman
  • Nigel Hendroff
Electric guitars
  • Chris Davenport
  • Ben Fielding
  • Nigel Hendroff
  • Joel Hingston
  • David Kennedy
  • Timon Klein
  • Dave Marinelli
  • Isaac Soon
  • Dylan Thomas
  • Jad Gillies
Acoustic guitars
  • Tyler Braland
  • Matt Crocker
  • Ben Fielding
  • Jad Gillies
  • Joel Houston
  • Reuben Morgan
Keys
  • David Andrew
  • Moses Byun
  • Adam Dodson
  • Gio Galanti
  • Dave George
  • Autumn Hardman
  • Peter James
  • Matt Hann
  • Thiago Pereira
  • Ryan Taubert
  • Ben Tennikoff
Bass
  • Ike Graham
  • Matt Hann
  • Ntando 'Bob' Mpofu
  • Jihea Oh
Drums
  • Daniel McMurray
  • Harrison Wood
  • Simon Kobler
Percussion
  • Bede Benjamin-Korporaal
  • Hristo Dushev
  • JP Starra
Trombone
  • Marc Warry
French Horn
  • Elizabeth Gorringe
Violin
  • Evie Gallardo
Cello
  • Michaeli Witney

source:[7]

Instruments

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Louder Than The Music[8]

Before its release, the album received positive reviews from Louder Than the Music's Jono Davies, who wrote, "there aren't many Christian bands that make the world stop and listen when they release a new album, but Hillsong are one of them." And describes the album's sound as "is this album much of the same classic Hillsong sound, or a new fresh style of worship? Well, a bit of both to be honest, but more on that later." And ends saying "How do you sum up an album like this? I don't know if words are enough. People will love this album simply because it's another classic from Hillsong, who seem to be getting better and better with each release. The band have been more creative in the last few years, which must be commended. I actually think the songs on this album are stronger than previous albums. If some albums in the past worked well as a package, this album has much stronger songs that can stand on their own in times of worship."[8] The album received three four-and-a-half-star-out-of-five ratings.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 185
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 73
US Billboard 200[14] 18
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[15] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 94

References

  1. ↑ "Hillsong Live: Glorious Ruins Released for Australia and New Zealand". Hillsong Live Facebook Page. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hillsong Live: Glorious Ruins Pre-Order Today!". Hillsong Live Facebook Page. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Australiancharts.com – Hillsong – Live - Glorious Ruins". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Man Of Sorrows: Easter Single". hillsong.com. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Hillsong Live Page, Hillsong Live Page.
  6. ↑ "Glorious Ruins (Standard Album Download)". us.hillsongmusic.com. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Hillsong: Glorious Ruins - Credits". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  8. 1 2 Davies, Jono (24 May 2013). "Hillsong - Glorious Ruins". Louder Than The Music. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hillsong – Live - Glorious Ruins" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Hillsong – Live - Glorious Ruins" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Hillsong – Live - Glorious Ruins". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Hillsong – Live - Glorious Ruins". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Hillsong Worship | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Hillsong – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Hillsong. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Hillsong – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for Hillsong. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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