Living Hope (album)

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Living Hope
File:Living Hope by Phil Wickham (Official Album Cover).png
Studio album by Phil Wickham
Released August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03)
Studio
  • Richmond Park Studio, Highland Park, California
  • Unicorn Studio, Highland Park, California
Genre
Length 57:01
Label Fair Trade Services
Producer
  • Ed Cash
  • Jonathan Smith
  • Nicolas Balachandran
  • Pete Kipley
  • Phil Wickham
  • Ran Jackson
  • Ricky Jackson
Phil Wickham chronology
Children of God
(2016)		 Living Hope
(2018)		 Singalong 4
(2019)
Singles from Living Hope (album)

Living Hope is the seventh commercial studio album by Phil Wickham, released on August 3, 2018, by Fair Trade Services.[1] Unlike previous albums which were produced solely by Pete Kipley, Wickham chose to work with Ed Cash, Jonathan Smith, Nicolas Balachandran, Ran Jackson and Ricky Jackson in addition to Kipley.[2]

Supported by the release of the album's title track, "Till I Found You" and "Great Things" as singles along with an album pre-order, Living Hope was released to critical acclaim and was commercially success, having charted in the Top 2 sectors of the American and British Christian music charts, and also peaked at No. 108 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Background

On March 30, 2018, Phil Wickham released "Living Hope" as the first single from the anticipated album, which was yet to be announced, with the single's release coinciding with Good Friday and Easter holidays.[3][4][5] Wickham then issued "Till I Found You" as the second single on April 27, 2018, announcing the album title as Living Hope and indicated that it was slated for release in August 2018.[6][7] On June 1, 2018, "Great Things" was released as the third single from Living Hope.[8][9][10]

Phil Wickham launched the album pre-order for Living Hope on June 29, 2018, availing the previously released singles with "Song in My Soul" featuring Hollyn released as an instant-grat download, whilst notifying that the album will be released on August 3, 2018,[11] and that he will be celebrate by having a Living Hope Record Release Show at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles.[12] The song, "How Great Is Your Love" was released on July 20, 2018, as the last instant-grat track before the full-length release.[13]

Release and promotion

At the commencement of the digital pre-order period in June 2018, "Living Hope", "Till I Found You", "Great Things" and "Song in My Soul" featuring Hollyn, were availed for instant download, being the first four promotional singles from the album.[14] "How Great Is Your Love" was released on July 20, 2018, as the fifth and final promotional single from the album.[15]

Phil Wickham celebrated the release of the album by having the Living Hope Record Release Show at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles with Mack Brock being his special guest.

Singles

Preceding the release of Living Hope, the album's title track, "Living Hope", was issued as a single on March 30, 2018.[16] This was followed by "Till I Found You" which was also released as a single on April 27, 2018,[17] and "Great Things" which was the third and final single to be released from the album on June 1, 2018.[18]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
365 Days Of Inspiring Media 4.5/5 stars[19]
ChurchMag 5/5 stars[20]
Cross Rhythms 10/10 squares[21]
Hallels 4/5[22]
Jesus Freak Hideout 2/5 stars[23]
Louder Than The Music 5/5 stars[24]
Today's Christian Entertainment 3.7/5[25]

Living Hope prompted generally positive reactions, with good sentiments echoed in reviews about the collection from critics within the CCM and contemporary worship music genres.[26]

Reviewing for 365 Days of Inspiring Media, Jonathan Andre rated the album four and a half stars out of five, describing the worship as "unique, fresh, emotive, powerful and heartfelt," and went onto congratulate Wickham for "such a project that stands tall amongst many worship album releases of 2018 thus far."[19] In a perfect five star review of the album at ChurchMag, Phil Schneider declared that "Phil Wickham's Living Hope is another stellar record from one of Christian music's best male artists."[20] Cross Rhythms music critic Tony Cummings gave the album a perfect ten squares in his review, concluding: "A magnificent album which has the potential to enrich the spiritual lives of huge numbers of churchgoers."[21] Bestowing the album a four-out-of-five rating for Hallels, Timothy Yap concluded "Living Hope, on the whole, is packed with church songs made for us to sing with our brothers and sisters in worship. Despite some spots of sloppiness, this is a treasuretrove for worship leaders and worshippers to mine as we search for ways to express our worship in ways that are Biblically sound and musically accommodating."[22] Awarding a four and a half star rating at Louder Than The Music, Jono Davies assures "This really is a solid and compact album."[24] Kevin Davis, in his review for NewReleaseToday, was of the opinion that Wickham has improved with each release and that Living Hope was "my top worship album of the year."[27] Kelly Meade, indicating in a three-point-seven score review for Today's Christian Entertainment, says that Wickham "captures the essence of worship with this collection of music to allow our hearts & spirits to meditate on the goodness and power of God."[25]

In an otherwise negative review from Jesus Freak Hideout, Lucas Munachen rated the collection two stars, says "Living Hope continues to follow the trend of anthemic, EDM laced music that in turn continues to be a forgettable product of its time."[23] Munachen described the songwriting and production sound as being "so disappointingly artificial that the record simply does not come across as anything more than an impersonal product for the masses."[23]

Accolades

Year-end lists
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
NewReleaseToday Top 10 Worship Albums of 2018
1
[28]
Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2019 We Love Christian Music Awards The Encounter Award
(Worship Album of the Year)		 Nominated [29]
Album of the Year Nominated
GMA Dove Awards Worship Album of the Year Nominated [30]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Living Hope debuted at No. 22 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart dated August 11, 2018.[31] The album then shot to No. 1 on Christian Albums chart dated August 18, 2018, having earned sales of 7,000 equivalent album units in its first week.[32] Living Hope is Phil Wickham's second album to reach the top spot on the Christian Album chart after Sing-A-Long 3 (2015).[32] The album was also listed as the sixteenth best-selling digital release in the country that same week,[33] with an appearance on the mainstream Billboard 200 chart at No. 108.[34]

In the United Kingdom, Living Hope debuted at No. 2 on the OCC's Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart dated August 11, 2018.[35]

Track listing

Living Hope – Standard edition[36][37]
No. Title Length
1. "Great Things"   4:50
2. "Living Hope"   5:27
3. "Breath Away"   4:26
4. "Till I Found You"   4:00
5. "How Great Is Your Love"   5:07
6. "Boundless"   2:00
7. "Song in My Soul" (featuring Hollyn) 3:51
8. "Wild River"   3:54
9. "Anthem"   5:19
10. "Eyes Fixed"   4:28
11. "Tethered"   4:42
12. "Revive Us Again"   3:46
13. "Christ Is Risen"   5:10
Total length:
 57:01
Living Hope – Deluxe edition[38][39]
No. Title Length
14. "On and On" (Bonus Track) 5:05
15. "For God So Loved" (Bonus Track) 4:20
16. "Living Hope" (House Sessions; Bonus Track) 5:22
17. "Till I Found You" (House Sessions; Bonus Track) 3:44
18. "Till I Found You" (Music Video) 4:00
19. "Living Hope" (Music Video) 5:31
Total length:
 85:02

Living Hope (The House Sessions)

Living Hope (The House Sessions)
File:Living Hope (The House Sessions) by Phil Wickham (Official Album Cover).jpg
Live album by Phil Wickham
Released January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)
Genre Contemporary worship music
Length 42:13
Label Fair Trade Services
Phil Wickham live album chronology
Singalong 3
(2015)		 Living Hope (The House Sessions)
(2019)		 Singalong 4
(2019)

On January 18, 2019, Phil Wickham released a live album with nine live recordings of songs from the album, titled Living Hope (The House Sessions), via Fair Trade Services in digital format.[40][41]

Living Hope (The House Sessions)[42][43]
No. Title Length
1. "Intro (King of My Heart)"   1:01
2. "Great Things"   4:25
3. "Living Hope"   5:22
4. "Anthem"   6:51
5. "Song In My Soul"   4:49
6. "How Great Is Your Love"   6:34
7. "Till I Found You"   3:43
8. "Wild River"   4:12
9. "Christ Is Risen"   5:10
Total length:
 42:08

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[2]

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  • Nicolas Balachandran — background vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming
  • Casey Brown — drums
  • Chad Carouthers — bass, programming
  • Ed Cash — acoustic guitar, mixing, producer, programming
  • Dave Cook — background vocals, editing
  • John Denosky — editing
  • Zac Esposito — bass
  • Hollyn — featured artist
  • Ran Jackson — background vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming
  • Ricky Jackson — background vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming
  • Taylor Johnson — electric guitar
  • Joe LaPorta — mastering
  • Jeremy Larson — cello, string arrangements, viola, violin
  • Paul Mabury — drums
  • Matthew Melton — bass
  • Buckley Miller — engineer
  • Sean Moffitt — mixing
  • Casey Moore — guitar
  • Josh Murty — electronics
  • North Coast Worship — background vocals
  • David Ramirez — editing
  • Travis Ryan — programming
  • Jonathan Smith — acoustic guitar, background vocals, bass, electric guitar, keyboards, organ, piano, producer, programming
  • Matt Stanfield — bass
  • Aaron Sterling — drums
  • Mark Suhonen — programming
  • Phil Wickham — vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, primary artist
  • Brian Willett — programming
  • Joe Williams — programming

Charts

Release history

Region Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various August 3, 2018 Standard
Fair Trade Services [36][37]
Deluxe
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 [38][39]
January 19, 2019 The House Sessions (Live)
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 [42][43]

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