Forever Amen
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Forever Amen
| type = studio
| artist = Steffany Gretzinger
| cover = Forever Amen by Steffany Gretzinger (Official Album Cover).png
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| released = {{start date|2020|3|27}}
| recorded =
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| genre = Contemporary worship music
| length = {{duration|m=40|s=21}}
| label = Provident Label Group
| producer = Jason Ingram
| prev_title = Blackout
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Faith of My Father
| next_year = 2021
}}
Forever Amen is the third studio album from American singer and songwriter Steffany Gretzinger. It was released on March 27, 2020, through Provident Label Group.{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/forever-amen/1503028577 |title= Forever Amen by Steffany Gretzinger on Apple Music |date= March 27, 2020 |website= Apple Music |version= U.S. |publisher= Apple Inc. |access-date= May 3, 2020}} The album features appearances by Chandler Moore, Matt Maher, Amanda Lindsey Cook and Wonder Grace Gretzinger. Jason Ingram handled the production of the album.
Background
Following the release of her second album, Blackout (2018), Gretzinger had continued collaborating with Bethel Music, appearing on Moments: Mighty Sound (2018) and Bethel Music en Español (2019). She also collaborated with other worship artists, most notably featuring on Francesca Battistelli's single "Defender", as well as Travis Greene's "Good & Loved". In April 2019, Gretzinger announced that she would be leaving Bethel Music and Bethel Church to move to Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite web |url= http://www.hallels.com/articles/21392/20190511/steffany-gretzinger-leaves-bethel-music-after-10-years.htm |title= Steffany Gretzinger Leaves Bethel Music After 10 Years : News : Hallels |date= May 11, 2019 |website= Hallels |access-date= May 3, 2020}}{{cite web |url= https://www.charismamag.com/life/women/41158-the-rumors-are-true-steffany-gretzinger-leaving-bethel-for-nashville |title= 'The Rumors Are True': Steffany Gretzinger Leaving Bethel for Nashville |last= Lancaster |first= Jessilyn |date= April 24, 2019 |website= Kr8radio |access-date= May 3, 2020}}
After moving to Nashville, Gretzinger partnered with Provident Label Group to release her third studio album.{{cite web |url= https://www.thep.com/album/forever-amen/ |title= Forever Amen – Provident |website= Provident |publisher= Sony Music Entertainment |access-date= May 3, 2020}} Forever Amen was announced by Gretzinger on Instagram the night before the album's release,{{cite web |url= https://www.multitracks.com/blog/new-album-from-steffany-gretzinger-forever-amen/ |title= NEW Album from Steffany Gretzinger – Forever Amen |date= March 26, 2020 |website= MultiTracks.com |publisher= MultiTracks LLC |access-date= May 3, 2020}} saying: {{quote|"By the time my head hits the pillow tonight, I’ll have released a new album. We planned all along to release it quietly. Gently. Before corona. Before quarantine. This was made as an offering to the Lord. Built as an altar of affection. It is for the marking and maintaining of the gift of communion between God and man. How blessed are we? That the God of all creation comes close to us. This man Jesus... He is everything. This album is for being still and knowing Him."{{cite web |url= https://kr8radio.com/news-steffany-gretzinger-releases-new-album-forever-amen-available-now/ |title= News: Steffany Gretzinger Releases New Album "Forever Amen" (Available Now) - Kr8radio - Nigerian Gospel Online Radio |last= Joseph |first= Spencer |date= April 4, 2020 |website= Kr8radio |access-date= May 3, 2020}}}}
Reception
=Critical response=
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| rev1 = Hallels
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Timothy Yap of Hallels gave a positive review of the album, describing it as being "on the quieter side rifled with lots of slower and contemplative moments. Yet, what's the drawing power of the record is not in the tempo of the songs. Rather, it's the way these songs have a way of drawing us together before the feet of Jesus."
=Accolades=
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|+ Awards |
| Year
! Organization ! Award ! Result ! Ref |
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| 2020
| Recorded Music Packaging of the Year | {{Nom}} | {{cite web |url= https://doveawards.com/2020-nominees/ |title= 2020 Nominees {{!}} The 51st Annual GMA Dove Awards |website= GMA Dove Awards |access-date= August 14, 2020 |archive-date= August 13, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210813132446/https://doveawards.com/2020-nominees/ |url-status= dead }} |
Commercial performance
In the United States, Forever Amen launched at No. 2 and No. 24 on the Billboard Christian Albums and Top Album Sales chart dated April 11, 2020.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-albums/2020-04-11 |title= Top Christian Albums Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= April 7, 2020 |magazine= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= May 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-album-sales/2020-04-11 |title= Top Album Sales Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= April 7, 2020 |magazine= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= May 3, 2020}} In the United Kingdom, the album launched at No. 4 on the Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart dated April 9, 2020, published by the Official Charts Company.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Forever Amen{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Amen-Steffany-Gretzinger/dp/B085YFQR7J |title= Forever Amen by Steffany Gretzinger on Amazon Music – Amazon.com |date= March 27, 2020 |website= Amazon.com |access-date= May 3, 2020}}
| extra_column =
| total_length = 40:21
| title1 = Remember
| note1 =
| writer1 = {{hlist| Steffany Gretzinger | Matt Maher | Ran Jackson}}
| length1 = 4:44
| title2 = More to Me
| note2 = with Chandler Moore
| writer2 = {{hlist| Gretzinger| Chandler Moore}}
| length2 = 5:17
| title3 = Forever Amen
| note3 =
| writer3 = {{hlist| Gretzinger | Jason Ingram}}
| length3 = 4:29
| title4 = No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus
| note4 =
| writer4 = {{hlist| Gretzinger | Ingram | Dante Bowe | Moore}}
| length4 = 4:51
| title5 = The Olive Grove
| note5 =
| writer5 = {{hlist| Antonio Marín | Allison Marin | Amanda Cook}}
| length5 = 2:35
| title6 = This Close
| note6 = with Chandler Moore
| writer6 = {{hlist| Gretzinger | Ingram | Paul Mabury}}
| length6 = 4:49
| title7 = Center of All History
| note7 = with Matt Maher
| writer7 = {{hlist| Gretzinger | Maher | Jonathan Smith}}
| length7 = 4:21
| title8 = Christ the Lord Is With Me
| note8 = with Amanda Lindsey Cook and Wonder Grace Gretzinger
| writer8 = {{hlist| Gretzinger | Ingram | Cook}}
| length8 = 4:25
| title9 = Great Assembly
| note9 =
| writer9 = {{hlist| Gretzinger | Michaela Gentile}}
| length9 = 4:50
}}
- Songwriting credits adapted from PraiseCharts.{{cite web |url= https://www.praisecharts.com/albums/details/10726/forever-amen-steffany-gretzinger-sheet-music |title= Steffany Gretzinger sheet music from the album Forever Amen {{!}} PraiseCharts |website= PraiseCharts |publisher= PraiseCharts Publishing, Inc. |access-date= May 3, 2020}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for Forever Amen |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"|UK Christian & Gospel Albums (OCC){{cite web |url= http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/christian-and-gospel-albums-chart/20200403/christ/ |title= Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 {{!}} Official Charts Company |date= April 3, 2020 |website= Official Charts Company |access-date= May 3, 2020}}
| 4 |
| {{album chart|BillboardChristian|2|artist=Steffany Gretzinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 3, 2020|refname="Christian ALbums"}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|24|artist=Steffany Gretzinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 3, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for Forever Amen |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Christian Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/christian-albums |title= Top Christian Albums – Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Year-End Chart |access-date= December 2, 2021}}
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Release history
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| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Ref. |
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| Various
| March 27, 2020 | {{hlist | CD | Digital download | streaming}} |
References
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External links
- {{URL| https://www.praisecharts.com/albums/details/10726/forever-amen-steffany-gretzinger-sheet-music | Lyrics and sheet music for the album on PraiseCharts}}
{{Steffany Gretzinger}}
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