To Love a Fool – A Rooftop Experience explained

To Love a Fool – A Rooftop Experience
Type:	live
Artist:	Cory Asbury
Cover:	To Love a Fool — A Rooftop Experience by Cory Asbury.png
Recorded:	August 20, 2020
Venue:	A rooftop in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Genre:	Worship CCM
Label:	Bethel Music
Producer:	Paul Mabury David Whitworth
Prev Title:	To Love a Fool
Prev Year:	2020

To Love a Fool – A Rooftop Experience is the first live album by American contemporary worship musician Cory Asbury, and his fifth album overall. Bethel Music released the album on November 6, 2020.^[1] The album contains live renditions of songs originally released on To Love a Fool (2020).^[2] The album was produced by Paul Mabury and David Whitworth.

Background

On August 20, 2020, Asbury hosted the To Love a Fool Album Release Show, celebrating the successful release of his third studio album, To Love a Fool (2020), which had been released in late July, with Dante Bowe as the guest artist opening the event.^[3] Bethel Music premiered the concert film of the album release show on their YouTube channel on October 23, 2020.^[4] Asbury then released the album release show recordings of the songs for download and streaming on November 6, 2020.^[5]

Critical reception

Jonathan Andre in his 365 Days of Inspiring Media review gave a positive review of the album, concluding that the album is "full of wonder and awe, full of joy and heartfelt emotions as this 10 track live album (20 if you include all of the live music videos available to stream and purchase on Apple Music, alongside the audio recordings of the live album experience) showcases, verbatim, what To Love a Fool would sound like, live. Yes, these 10 tracks are the exact same as Cory's studio recording of the album in July 2020, and even though this album per se doesn't bring anything original or new to the table of Cory Asbury songs, the album nevertheless is still good, reminding me that for an artist to be great, means for them to sound just as good live as they do in the studio, and To Love a Fool — A Rooftop Experience is no exception."

Commercial performance

In the United States, To Love a Fool – A Rooftop Experience launched at No. 20 on Billboards Top Christian Albums Chart dated November 21, 2020.^[6]

Track listing

• Songwriting credits adapted from PraiseCharts.^[7]

Release history

Region	Date	Version	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	November 6, 2020	Standard		Bethel Music
		Deluxe

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louder Than The Music - Cory Asbury - To Love a Fool - A Rooftop Experience . November 6, 2020 . Louder Than The Music . November 17, 2020.
2. Web site: Cory Asbury Releases Live Album 'To Love A Fool' . Chavez . Adrianna . November 7, 2020 . Vacancy Magazine . November 17, 2020.
3. Web site: To Love A Fool - Cory Asbury Live Album Show - PORTL . August 20, 2020 . Portl . November 17, 2020.
4. Web site: Cory Asbury Show Rooftop Experience 'To Love A Fool' Live – CCM Magazine . October 22, 2020 . . November 17, 2020.
5. Web site: Cory Asbury Drops 'To Love A Fool' Live Album . Clarks . Jessie . November 6, 2020 . The Christian Beat . November 17, 2020.
6. Top Christian Albums Chart Billboard . April 7, 2020 . . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . May 3, 2020.
7. Web site: Cory Asbury sheet music from the album To Love a Fool - A Rooftop Experience (Live) PraiseCharts . PraiseCharts . PraiseCharts Publishing, Inc. . November 17, 2020.