Passion: Take It All
| Passion: Take It All | ||||
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| Live album by Passion | ||||
| Released | April 29, 2014 | |||
| Recorded |
Phillips Arena January 17–18, 2014 Toyota Center February 14–15, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Worship, CCM | |||
| Length | 64:42 | |||
| Label | sixsteps | |||
| Producer | Nathan Nockels, Louie Giglio, Shelley Giglio, Brad O'Donnell | |||
| Passion chronology | ||||
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Passion: Take It All, recorded in both Atlanta, GA and Houston, TX, features bestselling artists Chris Tomlin, Crowder, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels, Kristian Stanfill along with special guest performances. Since the first release in 1998, Passion albums have sold over 1.3 Million albums while introducing the church to worship songs like “Our God,” “Holy Is The Lord,” “How Great Is Our God,” and “God Of This City.”
The Passion Movement and the messages of founder Louie Giglio have marked the lives of millions of people around the globe, calling people everywhere to live for the glory of God. From its inception, the movement of Passion has birthed new anthems of worship, influencing countless churches and helping to define the current worship climate and establish artists Chris Tomlin, Crowder, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels, Kristian Stanfill and others. Louie Giglio is the pastor and founder of Passion City Church in Atlanta, GA.[1]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| CCM Magazine |   [2] |
| Christian Music Review | [3] |
| The Christian Music Review Blog | [4] |
| Christian Music Zine |  [5] |
| HM | [6] |
| Indie Vision Music | [7] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [8] |
| Louder Than the Music | [9] |
| Worship Leader | [10] |
Passion: Take It All garnered praise from the ratings and reviews of music critics. Andrew Greer of CCM Magazine rated the album three stars, indicating how "Passion translates the presence of live worship to tape better than any other corporate recording available."[2] At Worship Leader, Andrea Hunter rated the album four-and-a-half stars, stating that on the release it contains "No surprises, but some solidly biblical and heartfelt offerings that will serve as a resource for the Church."[10] David Stagg of HM rated the album three-and-a-half stars, writing that the release is "phenomenally produced, and it’s so overwhelming — both viscerally and emotionally — it melts the hardest hearts."[6] At Indie Vision Music, Jonathan Andre rated the album four stars, saying that it "is a step up from last year’s Passion offering".[7] Mark Rice of Jesus Freak Hideout rated the album three-and-a-half stars, stating that the release "is a very solid project among live worship albums" on which they take "several steps in the right direction without any real regression."[8] At Christian Music Zine, Joshua Andre rated the album four-and-a-half stars, writing how the release "is ridiculously good", and calling the album simply "spectacular".[5] April Covington of Christian Music Review rated the album a perfect five stars, saying that "The musicians' ability to set the mood without taking away from the worship, and the powerful message within the lyrics makes this an awesome album."[3] At Louder Than the Music, Tom Hind rated the album a perfect five stars, stating that "this is one of the finest worship albums you will hear for a long time."[9] The Christian Music Review Blog's Jim Wilkerson rated the album a perfect five stars, saying that "this is a solid album that is really going to go places."[4]
Commercial performance
For the Billboard charting week of May 17, 2014, Passion: Take It All was the No. 4 most sold album in the entirety of the United States via the Billboard 200, and it was the No. 1 most sold album in the Christian Albums market. In its first week of sales, the album sold 30,000 copies.[11]
Track listing
| Album release[12] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Don't Ever Stop" | Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Matt Maher, Jason Ingram, Ben Glover | Chris Tomlin | 5:14 | ||||||
| 2. | "Never Gonna Let Me Go" | Kristian Stanfill, Ingram | Kristian Stanfill | 3:59 | ||||||
| 3. | "Let It Be Jesus" | Redman, Tomlin, Jonas Myrin | Christy Nockels | 5:41 | ||||||
| 4. | "At the Cross (Love Ran Red)" | Tomlin, Ed Cash, Matt Armstrong, Redman, Myrin | Chris Tomlin | 7:08 | ||||||
| 5. | "I Am" | David Crowder, Seth Philpott, Cash | Crowder | 4:09 | ||||||
| 6. | "My Heart Is Yours" | Stanfill, Brett Younker, Daniel Carson, Ingram | Kristian Stanfill | 7:07 | ||||||
| 7. | "Almighty" | Tomlin, Cash, Jared Anderson | Chris Tomlin | 5:59 | ||||||
| 8. | "You Came To My Rescue" | Christy Nockels, Tomlin, Younker, Carson, Willie Weeks, Johnny Pike, Jorge Mhondera | Christy Nockels | 4:50 | ||||||
| 9. | "Mercy" | Redman, Myrin | Matt Redman | 5:26 | ||||||
| 10. | "Come As You Are" | Crowder, Maher, Glover | Crowder | 4:43 | ||||||
| 11. | "Worthy" | Myrin, Tomlin, Redman | Matt Redman | 4:40 | ||||||
| 12. | "This Grace" | Stanfill, Ingram | Kristian Stanfill | 5:46 | ||||||
Total length: |
64:42 | |||||||||
| Deluxe edition[13] (additional tracks)<s/mall> | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length | |||||||
| 13. | "Sing And Shout" | Matt Redman | ||||||||
| 14. | "My Heart Is Yours (Radio Version)" | Kristian Stanfill | ||||||||
Chart performance
- Album
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[14] | 4 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard)[16] | 7 |
References
- ↑ "Passion: Take It All". EMI Music. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Greer, Andrew (June 1, 2014). "Passion: Take It All (sixsteps records)" (PDF). CCM Magazine. Salem Publishing. p. 36. ISSN 1524-7848. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Covington, April (April 29, 2014). "Passion 'Take It All (Live)'". Christian Music Review. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wilkerson, Jim (April 29, 2014). "Passion: Take it All (Live)". The Christian Music Review Blog. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Andre, Joshua (April 28, 2014). "Passion – Take It All (Review)". Christian Music Zine. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Stagg, David (May 7, 2014). "Various Artists - Passion: Take it All". HM Magazine. HM Publications LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Andre, Jonathan (April 30, 2014). "Passion – Take It All | Reviews". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rice, Mark (April 27, 2014). "Passion, "Take It All" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hind, Tom (April 14, 2014). "Reviews - Passion - Take It All". Louder Than the Music. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Hunter, Andrea (April 22, 2014). "Passion: Take It All". Worship Leader. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith (May 7, 2014). "'Frozen' Spends Lucky 13th Week At No. 1, Lindsey Stirling Bows At No. 2". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Passion: Take It All". 268store (Passion's store). Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ↑ "Passion: Take It All (Deluxe Edition) by Passion". iTunes. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ↑ "Passion Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Passion. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Passion Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Christian Albums for Passion. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Digital Albums for Passion. Retrieved May 8, 2014.