Wake Up the Wonder explained

Wake Up the Wonder
Type:live
Artist:Elevation Worship
Cover:Wake Up the Wonder by Elevation Worship.jpg
Venue:Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Genre:Worship
Label:Essential
Producer:Mack Brock, Aaron Robertson
Prev Title:Only King Forever
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Here as in Heaven
Next Year:2016

Wake Up the Wonder is the fourth live album from Elevation Worship. The album was recorded at the Spectrum in Charlotte, North Carolina with more than 16,000 in attendance. Essential Worship released the album on November 24, 2014.

Critical reception

Awarding the album four stars at Worship Leader, Jeremy Armstrong states, "Wake Up generally looks to help people find the wonder of God in the gospel message." Tony Cummings, rating the album a seven out of ten for Cross Rhythms, says, "So one is left trying to find particular songs that might have the legs to travel to churches beyond North Carolina." Giving the album three stars from CCM Magazine, Andy Argyrakis writes, "the songs reflect the awe and majesty of the Lord with plenty victorious praises, all of which are admirable qualities, but ones that would come alive all the more had the music steered beyond the typical modern worship mold." Jessica Morris, indicating in a nine and a half out of ten review by Jesus Wired, describes, "Wake Up The Wonder is fresh, compelling, curious and riveting."

Awards and accolades

The album's live concert film was nominated for a 2015 GMA Dove Award for Long Form Video of the Year.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 58 on Billboard chart in its first week,[1] selling around 16,000 copies in the United States. It also debuted at No. 1 on Billboards Christian chart,[2] as well as No. 21 on the Digital Albums chart.[3] The album has sold 31,000 in the United States as of December 2015.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Billboard 200 . December 13, 2014 . Billboard .
  2. Top Christian Albums . December 13, 2014 . Billboard .
  3. Digital Albums . December 13, 2014 . Billboard . subscription .
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151218061812/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases . December 18, 2015 . Upcoming Releases . Hits Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures .