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There Is a Cloud

There Is a Cloud is the sixth live album (tenth album overall) by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship. The album was released on March 17, 2017 by Elevation Church,[1][2] alongside Provident Label Group.[3]

There Is a Cloud
There Is a Cloud Album Cover
Live album by
Elevation Worship
ReleasedMarch 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
RecordedSeptember 9–21, 2016
VenueElevation Ballantyne, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Genre
Length75:39
Label
Producer
  • Mack Brock
  • Aaron Robertson
Elevation Worship live album chronology
Here as in Heaven
(2016) 		There Is a Cloud
(2017) 		Lo Harás Otra Vez
(2017)
Elevation Worship chronology
Speak Revival EP
(2016) 		There Is a Cloud
(2017) 		Lo Harás Otra Vez
(2017)
Singles from There Is a Cloud
  1. "Do It Again"
    Released: February 23, 2018

There Is a Cloud was nominated for a GMA Dove Award in the Worship Album of the Year and the Long Form Video of the Year categories at the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards, and the Top Christian Album Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.

Background

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Elevation Worship recorded the album live during the 12-day "Code Orange Revival" event in September 2016,[4] held by Elevation Church at its Ballantyne campus in Charlotte, North Carolina.[5] In an interview with Herb Longs of The Christian Beat, Chris Brown and Mack Brock, founding members of Elevation Worship, were asked for insight into the title track "There Is a Cloud" and why the song represented the collection. Brown responded saying:

In 1 Kings there's a story about Elijah telling his servant to go look for a raincloud when the country had been in a drought for 3 years. And his servant comes back 6 times saying there's no sign of rain. But finally on the 7th time, he reports that he sees a small cloud rising out over the sea. And it felt like a great message to center our album around – that when we find ourselves in a season of drought, a season of waiting or of wondering when we'll see the harvest from what we've been sowing, we can trust that God is faithful, throughout it all! When God gives us a promise, it's no longer a matter of if, but when. A season of drought doesn't mean the death of a promise, only a delay. Cause what God promises, He'll always do. So this title track for the album is centered around the faithfulness of God.

– Chris Brown, The Christian Beat[4]

Promotion

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The title track of the album, "There Is a Cloud", was released on January 13, 2017 as the first single,[6] when the pre-order of the album began.[7][8] "Do It Again" was released on February 17, 2017 during the pre-order period as the second single of the album.[9][10]

Singles

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"Do It Again" was released as the first single from the album, having impacted Christian radio on February 23, 2018.[11]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Christian Beat     [12]
NewReleaseToday     [13]
Today's Christian Entertainment     [14]

At The Christian Beat, Chris Major rated the album three-point-six stars out of five, concluding that " Many of the tracks have beautiful moments that captivate and inspire listeners, but the oversaturated nature of the album makes it hard for those moments to truly resonate."[12] Rating the album a perfect five stars in a NewReleaseToday review, John Hisel believes that "In There Is A Cloud, Elevation Worship has created one of the best worship releases in recent memory," and concludes that "There Is A Cloud is full of songs that have the potential to be sung anywhere and everywhere, while always keeping the focus on Jesus," and that the album "could prove to be very influential throughout the praise and worship movement."[13]

Awards and accolades

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On August 9, 2017, the Gospel Music Association was announced that There Is a Cloud would be nominated for a GMA Dove Award in the Worship Album of the Year and the Long Form Video of the Year categories at the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards.[15][16] On April 17, 2018, Billboard announced that the album was nominated for the Top Christian Album Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.[17]

Commercial performance

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In the week ending March 23, 2017, 34,000 equivalent album units of There Is a Cloud were sold. The album rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and No. 11 on the Billboard 200 chart dated April 8, 2017.[18]

Track listing

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Standard edition[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There Is a Cloud"Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick[19]5:47
2."Overcome"Furtick, Brown, Brock[20]4:00
3."Do It Again"Furtick, Matt Redman, Brown, Brock[21]6:38
4."Do It Again (Reprise)"Furtick, Redman, Brown, Brock[22]3:30
5."Fullness"Furtick, Brown, Matthews Ntlele[23]6:41
6."He Is Lord"Brown, Brock, Furtick, Wade Joye[24]4:40
7."Yours (Glory and Praise)"Furtick, Brown, Brock[25]7:30
8."Uncontainable Love"Furtick, London Gatch, Aaron Robertson[26]4:07
9."Forever I Run"Brown, Jason Ingram, Brock, Furtick, Joye[27]5:23
10."None"Brown, Brock, Furtick, Joye[28]5:50
11."Grateful"Brown, Ntlele, Stefan Green, Furtick[29]4:06
12."Mighty Cross"Jane Williams, Ingram, Ntlele, Furtick[30]6:16
13."Oh Sing"Furtick, Gatch, Robertson[31]4:06
14."Here in the Presence"Brown, Brock, Furtick[32]7:05
Total length:75:39
Bonus tracks[1][2]
No.TitleLength
15."Do It Again" (acoustic)4:33
16."Yours (Glory and Praise)" (acoustic)4:55
17."Fullness" (acoustic)4:25
Total length:89:32

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various March 17, 2017 Standard CD Provident Label Group [3]
Elevation Church [1][2]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "There Is a Cloud by Elevation Worship by Bethel Music on Spotify". Spotify. 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Elevation Worship – There Is a Cloud – Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b Longs, Herb (8 March 2017). "TCB Exclusive: Elevation Worship Previews New Album 'There Is A Cloud'". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. ^ Ko, Emily (8 February 2017). "Elevation Worship's "There Is A Cloud" Coming Out March 17 : News : Hallels". Hallels. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Elevation Worship – There Is a Cloud Lyrics | Genius Lyrics". Genius. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  7. ^ Elevation Worship (13 January 2017). "Elevation Worship – Posts". Facebook. Retrieved 31 March 2017. Our newest album "There Is A Cloud" is officially available for pre-order starting today! Get an instant download of our title track with your pre-order.
  8. ^ Longs, Herb (14 January 2017). "Elevation Worship To Release New Album "There Is A Cloud" March 17". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  9. ^ Elevation Worship (17 February 2017). "Elevation Worship – Posts". Facebook. Retrieved 31 March 2017. TGIF – We're celebrating one month until "There Is A Cloud" is available worldwide! And starting today, when you preorder, you'll receive an instant download of "Do It Again." #ThereIsACloud
  10. ^ Longs, Herb (18 February 2017). "Elevation Worship Releases Pre-Order Single "Do It Again"". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Elevation Worship – Do It Again | Daily Play MPE®". Daily Play MPE. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Major, Chris (25 March 2017). "TCB Exclusive: Elevation Worship Previews New Album 'There Is A Cloud'". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  13. ^ a b Hisel, John (17 March 2017). "There Is a Cloud by Elevation Worship Christian CD Book Reviews | NRTeam Member johnhisel_NRT | NewReleaseToday". NewReleaseToday. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  14. ^ Chambers, Laura (14 March 2017). "Elevation Worship 'There Is A Cloud' – Today's Christian Entertainment". Today's Christian Entertainment. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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  17. ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2018 Nominations: See the Full List | Billboard". Billboard. April 17, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  18. ^ Asker, Jim (30 March 2017). "Elevation Worship & Hillsong Worship Reign on Christian Charts | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2017. Elevation Worship's new live set, There Is a Cloud, bounds in atop Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart (dated April 8), earning 34,000 equivalent album units, with a career weekly-best 31,000 in pure sales, in the week ending March 23, according to Nielsen Music.
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  20. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Overcome" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  21. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Do It Again" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  22. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Do It Again (Reprise)" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  23. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Fullness" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  24. ^ "PraiseCharts | "He Is Lord" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  25. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Yours (Glory and Praise)" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  26. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Uncontainable Love" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  27. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Forever I Run" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  28. ^ "PraiseCharts | "None" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  29. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Grateful" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  30. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Mighty Cross" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  31. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Oh Sing" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  32. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Here in the Presence" Sheet Music (Elevation Worship)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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