Saviour King

Infobox Album
Name = Saviour King
Type = live
Artist = Hillsong Church

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Released = flagicon|Australia start date|2007|07|1
Recorded = 18 March, 2007
Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia
Genre = Contemporary Christian
Length = 76:44
Label = Hillsong Music Australia
Producer = Phil Dooley Darlene Zschech
Andrew Crawford
Joel Houston
Reuben Morgan
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Chronology = Hillsong Music Australia
Live praise & worship
Last album = "Mighty to Save"
(2006)
This album = "Saviour King"
(2007)
Next album = "This Is Our God"
(2008)

"Saviour King" is the sixteenth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Church. It debuted at #6 on the ARIA album chart on 9 July 2007 [ Australian Recording Industry Association. [http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1A50 "Top 50 Albums Chart] ". Australian Recording Industry Association; (9 July, 2007). Retrieved 9 July, 2007.] , while the DVD debuted at #2 on the DVD chart [ Australian Recording Industry Association. [http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1V40DVD "Top 40 DVD Chart] ". Australian Recording Industry Association; (9 July, 2007). Retrieved 9 July, 2007.] . On the US Billboard Top Christian Albums Chart, it debuted at #5.

Making of the album

"Saviour King" was recorded live at the Acer Arena on 18 March 2007 by Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong team after the annual Hillsong Colour Conference. After many years at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Hillsong Church moved the annual live album recording to the Acer Arena.

Writing and composition

The album contains songs written and used in Hillsong Church from early 2006 to March 2007. Songs such as "I'm Not Ashamed" and "Here in My Life" were written earlier in 2006, while songs like "Lord of Lords", "In the Mystery" and "One Thing" were written around the time of the album recording. "Break Free", "Hosanna" and "Saviour King" were released on the Hillsong United album "All of the Above".

The majority of songs were written by Reuben Morgan, Marty Sampson, Joel Houston, Brooke Fraser, Mia Fieldes and Ben Fielding. Matt Crocker from Hillsong United youth, who wrote songs on the Hillsong United EP In a Valley by the Sea, contributed to two songs.

Track listing (CD)

# "I'm Not Ashamed" (Paul Andrew & Dylan Thomas) – 4:25
# "Break Free" (Joel Houston, Matt Crocker & Scott Ligertwood) – 3:54
# "In Your Freedom" (Marty Sampson & Raymond Badham) – 5:48
# "You Are My Strength" (Reuben Morgan) – 4:26
# "Lord of Lords" (Brooke Fraser) – 4:33
# "One Thing" (Sampson & Darlene Zschech) – 6:16
# "To Know Your Name" (Crocker) – 5:55
# "God of Ages" (Ben Fielding) – 4:50
# "In the Mystery" (Houston) – 5:50
# "You Saw Me" (Morgan, Fielding & Mia Fieldes) – 6:18
# "Hosanna" (Fraser) – 6:16
# "Here in My Life" (Fieldes) – 5:53
# "You Are Faithful" (Miriam Webster) – 4:37
# "Saviour King" (Fieldes & Sampson) – 7:30

Track listing (DVD)

# "Saviour King" [introduction]
# "I'm Not Ashamed"
# "Break Free"
# "Hosanna"
# "Here in My Life"
# "You Are Faithful"
# "In Your Freedom"
# "To Know Your Name"
# "In the Mystery"
# "God of Ages"
# "You Are My Strength"
# "One Thing"
# "Lord of Lords"
# "You Saw Me"
# "Saviour King"

Trivia

*"For Your Praise" written by Ben Fielding was sung by Marty Sampson on the actual night.
*"Saviour King" is the first live Hillsong praise-and-worship album since "Friends in High Places", released in 1995, that does not feature Darlene Zschech on the cover.
*"Saviour King" is the first Hillsong praise-and-worship album whose title track is derived from a cover song.
*"Saviour King" is the last Hillsong album to feature Darlene Zschech as Hillsong Worship Pastor. Phil Dooley served as the Worship & Creative Arts Pastor until 2008 when Joel Houston (son of Senior Pastors Brian & Bobbie Houston) took over as Creative Director and Reuben Morgan as Worship Pastor.

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QuP6o6Dwfw Video Preview]