God Is Able (Hillsong album)

God Is Able
Live album by Hillsong Worship
Released	5 July 2011
Recorded	7 November 2010
Genre	Contemporary worship
Length	1:08:09
Label	Hillsong, Capitol, Sparrow.
Producer	Reuben Morgan Joel Houston
Hillsong Music Australia Live praise & worship chronology
A Beautiful Exchange (2010) God Is Able (2011) Cornerstone (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

God Is Able is the twentieth album in the live contemporary worship series by Hillsong Church. It was recorded at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia by Reuben Morgan, Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong Worship Team on 7 November 2010. The songwriters include Reuben Morgan, Ben Fielding and Dylan Thomas, Darlene Zschech, Joel Houston, Harrison Wood, Jill McCloghry, Sam Knock, Joel Davies, Jason Ingram and Chris Tomlin. God Is Able debuted at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart.^[3] It was nominated at the 43rd GMA Dove Awards for Inspirational Album of the Year.^[4] The DVD was recognized at the 2012 ARIA No.1 Chart Awards for spending one week at number one on the Australian chart.^[5]

Track listing (CD)

Song	Author	Worship Leader	Supporting Vocal	Duration
Rise	Joel Houston	Joel Houston	Jad Gillies & Sheila Mpofu	6:02
With Us	Reuben Morgan & Dylan Thomas	Jad Gillies	Annie Garratt	4:42
Unending Love	Jill McCloghry & Sam Knock	Annie Garratt & Jad Gillies	Sheila Mpofu	6:21
The Lost Are Found	Sam Knock & Ben Fielding	Ben Fielding	Darlene Zschech, Reuben Morgan, Matt Crocker, & Joel Houston	8:02
God Is Able	Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding	Reuben Morgan	Darlene Zschech	4:40 / 5:13 (DVD)
The Difference	Joel Davies & Ben Fielding	Jonathan Douglass (JD)	Joel Houston, Sheila Mpofu & Jad Gillies	3:48
Alive In Us	Reuben Morgan & Jason Ingram	Darlene Zschech	Reuben Morgan	4:32
You Are More	Harrison J. Wood	Chantel Norman	Matt Crocker	5:48
Narrow Road	Braden Lang	Dave Ware	Darlene Zschech	4:45
My Heart Is Overwhelmed	Dylan Thomas	Ben Fielding	Darlene Zschech	5:11
Cry Of The Broken	Darlene Zschech	Darlene Zschech (Solo with Piano, String & Acoustic Accompaniment)	None	3:55
Go*	Matt Crocker	Roman Kasevich, Jad Gillies, & JD	Joel Houston	4:24
Awakening*	Reuben Morgan & Chris Tomlin	Reuben Morgan & Jill McCloghry	Darlene Zschech & Dave Ware	6:05

(* = Tracks only on Deluxe CD)

Track listing (DVD/Blu-Ray)

1. "Rise"
2. "The Difference"
3. "With Us"
4. "Unending Love"
5. "Alive In Us"
6. "Narrow Road"
7. "My Heart Is Overwhelmed"
8. "Cry Of The Broken"
9. "Awakening"
10. "God In Everything"
11. "You Are More"
12. "The Lost Are Found"
13. "God Is Able"
14. "Go"
15. "Yours Forever"

Bonus features

Acoustic Bonus Songs:

1. "God Is Able"
2. "The Lost Are Found"
3. "My Heart Is Overwhelmed"

Songwriter Interviews:

1. "Rise" - Joel Houston
2. "With Us" - Reuben Morgan
3. "The Lost Are Found" - Ben Fielding
4. "God Is Able" - Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding
5. "The Difference" - Ben Fielding
6. "Alive in Us" - Reuben Morgan
7. "Cry of the Broken" - Darlene Zschech
8. "Awakening" - Reuben Morgan

Acoustic Worktapes:

1. "Rise"
2. "With Us"
3. "Unending Love"
4. "The Lost Are Found"
5. "God Is Able"'
6. "The Difference"
7. "Alive in Us"
8. "You Are More"
9. "Narrow Road"
10. "My Heart Is Overwhelmed"
11. "Cry of the Broken"

Personnel

Worship Leaders: Darlene Zschech - Senior Worship Leader, Senior Lead Vocal, Songwriter Reuben Morgan - Worship Pastor, Senior Worship Leader, Songwriter Joel Houston - Worship Leader, Backing Vocal, Songwriter Ben Fielding - Worship Leader, Backing Vocal, Songwriter Jad Gillies - Worship Leader, Backing Vocal Annie Garratt - Worship Leader, Backing Vocal Jonathan Douglass (JD) - Worship Leader, Backing Vocal Dave Ware - Worship Leader, Backing Vocal Jill McCloghry - Worship Leader, Songwriter Matt Crocker - Worship Leader (DVD only) Chantel Norman - Worship Leader Songwriters: Reuben Morgan - Songs: "With Us", "God Is Able", "Alive in Us", "God In Everything" & "Awakening" Joel Houston - Song: "Rise" Darlene Zschech - Song "Cry of the Broken" Ben Fielding - Songs: "The Lost are Found", "God is Able", "The Difference" & "God In Everything" Dylan Thomas - Songs: "With Us" & "My Heart Is Overwhelmed" Sam Knock - Songs: "Unending Love" & "The Lost are Found" Joel Davies - Song: "The Difference" Braden Lang - Song: " Narrow Road" Jill McCloghry - Song: "Unending Love" Harrison J. Wood - Song: "You Are More" Jason Ingram (not from Hillsong) - Song: "Alive In Us" Chris Tomlin (not from Hillsong) - Song: "Awakening"

Frontline Singers: Sam Knock Eric Liljero Sheila Mpofu Dean Ussher Peter Wilson Esther Volstad Creative Director: Joel Houston Worship Pastor: Reuben Morgan Hillsong Senior Pastors: Brian Houston Bobbie Houston

Extended play

God is Able EP
EP (Live) by Hillsong Church
Released	26 March 2012
Genre	Contemporary worship
Label	Hillsong Australia

God Is Able was also issued as a five-track digital EP by Hillsong Music on 26 March 2012, after the album.^[6][7]

The EP is available on all digital formats, in all digital stores, and contains four songs and one talk by Hillsong Church's Brian Houston. The songs are studio versions for "God Is Able" and "With Us" with different effects and mixes. The Amazon version includes the live videos for "With Us" and "God Is Able"

Louder Than the Music rated the album four out of five stars, writing that "This EP is a great and a clear indication of how the whole live album will sound. Clearly the album will sound like a classic Hillsong album. Nothing wrong with that!"^[8]

EP track listing

#	Song	Writer(s)	Leader	Backing vocal	Length
1	"God Is Able (Studio Remix)"	Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding	Dave Ware		4:22
2	"Awareness (Talk)"	Brian Houston	Brian Houston		24:54
3	"God Is Able (Acoustic)"	Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding	Matt Crocker	Sheila Mpofu	3:21
4	"With Us (No Ambience)"	Reuben Morgan & Dylan Thomas	Jad Gillies	Annie Garratt	3:56
5	"With Us (Acoustic)"	Reuben Morgan & Dylan Thomas	Matt Crocker	Sheila Mpofu	3:39

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 3 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 31 US Billboard 200[11] 35 US Christian Albums (Billboard)[12] 1 US Digital Albums (Billboard)[13] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position US Billboard Christian Albums[14] 43 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Chart procession and succession

Spanish Versions

There is available Spanish Versions from several songs os "A Beautiful Exchange".^[16]

Global Project Español

• "God Is Able" [by Alex Campos]
• "Unending Love" [by Marcela Gándara & Marcos Witt]
• "With Us" [by Marco Barrientos]

En Mi Lugar

• "Rise" [by Toni Romero]
• "The Lost Are Found" [by Ben Fielding]
• "God Is Able" [by Reuben Morgan]
• "Go" [by Matt Crocker]

References

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2. Mabee, Justin (24 July 2011). "Hillsong LIVE, "God Is Able" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. John DiBiase. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
3. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Hillsong". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 21 June 2014.
4. "And the Nominees Are... 43rd Annual Dove Award Nominations Announced in Atlanta". GMC TV. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
5. "ARIA No.1 Chart Awards Post Event Press Release" (PDF). Aria.com. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
6. "The Song & The Album". Hillsong LIVE. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
7. "Video EP". Amazon. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
8. Davies, Jono (21 May 2012). "Hillsong - Cornerstone EP". Louder Than the Music. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
9. "Australiancharts.com – Hillsong – Live - God Is Able". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
10. "Charts.org.nz – Hillsong – Live - God Is Able". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
11. "Hillsong – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Hillsong. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
12. "Hillsong – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for Hillsong. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
13. "Hillsong – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Hillsong. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
14. "Best of 2011 Christian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
15. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
16. http://www.altar7.com/news/2011/11/01/%C2%ABen-mi-lugar%C2%BB-nuevo-album-de-hillsong-en-espanol/