Jubilee (Maverick City Music album)
{{short description|2021 EP by Maverick City Music}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Jubilee
| type = live
| artist = Maverick City Music
| cover = Jubilee - Maverick City Music.jpg
| alt = Jubilee EP Cover
| released = {{Start date|2021|2|26}}
| recorded = 2020
| studio = 1971 Sounds, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=69|s=17}}
| label = Tribl
| producer =
- Jonathan Jay
- Tony Brown
| chronology = Maverick City Music
| prev_title = Move Your Heart
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Como En El Cielo
| next_year = 2021
| misc =
}}
Jubilee is the fourth live album American contemporary worship music collective Maverick City Music. It was initially released on February 24, 2021, via Tribl Records, as an exclusive to Tribl App customers. The album was made available to other streaming platforms on February 26, 2021.{{cite web |url= https://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/music/the-first-really-good-new-music-release-day-of-2021-is-here/ |title= The First Really Good New Music Release Day of 2021 Is Here {{!}} RELEVANT |date= February 26, 2021 |website= Relevant |access-date= April 22, 2021}} The featured worship leaders on the album are Naomi Raine, Bryan & Katie Torwalt, Maryanne J. George, Chandler Moore, Nicole Binion, Ryan Ofei, Joe L Barnes, Nate Moore, and Dante Bowe.{{cite web |url= https://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=25358 |title= Jubilee EP by Maverick City Music {{!}} CD Reviews And Information {{!}} NewReleaseToday |date= March 8, 2021 |website= NewReleaseToday |publisher= NRT Media, Inc |access-date= April 22, 2021}} The EP was produced by Jonathan Jay and Tony Brown.
Jubilee debuted at No. 14 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums Chart and No. 2 on Top Gospel Albums Chart.
Background
Naomi Raine of Maverick City Music shared in an interview with Worship Musician Magazine that Jubilee is a collection of songs dedicated to Spirituals, which were the origins and start of Gospel music.{{cite magazine |url= https://viewer.joomag.com/worship-musician-magazine-april-2021/0523170001618249667?short& |title= Maverick City Music // The Sound of Jubilee |page=6{{hyphen}}9{{ndash}}12{{hyphen}}14 |last= MacDougall |first= Alex |date= April 2021 |magazine= Worship Musician Magazine |access-date= April 22, 2021}} Raine also shared the vision behind the album, saying: {{blockquote|As Christians we call people into our Jubilee, because Christ is our freedom from all types of slavery. It was just an ode to what the Lord has done in the Gospel music community and through gospel music, and setting folks free.}}
Release and promotion
On February 22, 2021, Maverick City Music released the music video for "Jubilee" featuring Naomi Raine and Bryan & Katie Torwalt on YouTube.{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/maverick-city-music-to-release-jubilee-feat-naomi-raine-bryan-katie-torwalt/ |title= Maverick City Music To Release "Jubilee" Feat. Naomi Raine, Bryan & Katie Torwalt - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= February 22, 2021 |website= The Christian Beat |publisher= NRT Media, Inc. |access-date= April 22, 2021}} Maverick City Music also announced that Jubilee will be released on Tribl App exclusively on February 24, 2021, with the release to other streaming platforms being slated for February 26, 2021. On February 23, 2021, Maverick City Music released the music video for "Ruins" featuring Joe L Barnes and Nate Moore on YouTube.{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/maverick-city-music-ruins-music-video/ |title= Maverick City Music "Ruins" Music Video - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= February 23, 2021 |website= The Christian Beat |publisher= NRT Media, Inc. |access-date= April 22, 2021}} On February 24, 2021, Maverick City Music released the music video for "God of Israel" featuring Naomi Raine and Maryanne J. George on YouTube, with Jubilee being availed for streaming on Tribl App.{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/maverick-city-music-god-of-israel-music-video/ |title= Maverick City Music "God Of Israel" Music Video - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= February 24, 2021 |website= The Christian Beat |publisher= NRT Media, Inc. |access-date= April 22, 2021}} On February 26, 2021, Maverick City Music released Jubilee to other streaming platforms, and published the music video for "The Blood Is Still the Blood" featuring Chandler Moore, Nicole Binion and Ryan Ofei, on YouTube.{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/maverick-city-music-the-blood-is-still-the-blood-music-video/ |title= Maverick City Music "The Blood Is Still The Blood" Music Video - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= February 26, 2021 |website= The Christian Beat |publisher= NRT Media, Inc. |access-date= April 22, 2021}}
Commercial performance
In the United States, Jubilee debuted at No. 14 on Top Christian Albums and No. 2 on Top Gospel Albums charts dated March 13, 2021,{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-albums/2021-03-13 |title= Top Christian Albums Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= March 9, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |version= Top Christian Albums Chart |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= April 22, 2021}}{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/gospel-albums/2021-03-13 |title= Top Gospel Albums Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= March 9, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |version= Top Gospel Albums Chart |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= April 22, 2021}} having earned 2,000 equivalent album units in its first week of sales.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9539390/israel-new-breed-no-1-top-gospel-albums-chart |title= Israel & New Breed Are No 1 On Top Gospel Albums {{!}} Billboard |last= Asker |first= Jim |date= March 12, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= April 22, 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Jubilee{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/jubilee/1555304360 |title= Jubilee by Maverick City Music on Apple Music |website= Apple Music |version= United States |publisher= Apple Inc. |access-date= April 22, 2021}}
| extra_column =
| total_length = 69:17
| title1 = Jubilee
| note1 = featuring Naomi Raine, Bryan & Katie Torwalt
| writer1 = {{hlist| Naomi Raine | Katie Torwalt | Bryan Torwalt}}
| length1 = 8:51
| title2 = God of Israel
| note2 = featuring Naomi Raine and Maryanne J. George
| writer2 = {{hlist| Raine | Maryanne J. George | Adele Jackson}}
| length2 = 9:17
| title3 = The Blood Is Still the Blood
| note3 = featuring Chandler Moore, Nicole Binion and Ryan Ofei
| writer3 = {{hlist| Chandler Moore | Tasha Cobbs Leonard | Kenneth Leonard | Jonathan Jay | Kirby Kaple | Daniel Bashta | Taylor Hill}}
| length3 = 10:03
| title4 = The Blood Is Still the Blood Reprise
| note4 = featuring Chandler Moore, Nicole Binion and Ryan Ofei
| writer4 = {{hlist| C. Moore | Hill | K. Leonard | Jay | Bashta | Kaple | T. C. Leonard}}
| length4 = 13:08
| title5 = Ruins
| note5 = featuring Joe L Barnes and Nate Moore
| writer5 = {{hlist| Joe L Barnes | Nate Moore | David Leonard | Benji Cowart | Lucas Cortazio | Ben Cantelon}}
| length5 = 4:12
| title6 = Testify
| note6 = featuring Dante Bowe and Naomi Raine
| writer6 = {{hlist| Dante Bowe | Jay | Steffany Gretzinger | N. Moore}}
| length6 = 7:25
| title7 = Hymn Medley
| note7 = featuring Chandler Moore
| writer7 = {{hlist| Thomas Chisholm | William M. Runyan | Louisa M.R. Stead | Horatio Spafford | Philip Bliss}}
| length7 = 16:21
}}
- "Hymn Medley" is a medley of the hymns "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus," and "It Is Well."{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/maverick-city-music-hymn-medley-music-video/ |title= Maverick City Music "Hymn Medley" Music Video - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= March 5, 2021 |website= The Christian Beat |publisher= NRT Media, Inc. |access-date= April 22, 2021}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Jubilee |
| scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|BillboardChristian|14|artist=Maverick City Music|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 22, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| US Gospel Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/maverick-city-music/chart-history/sll/ |title= Maverick City Music Chart History {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Top Gospel Albums |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= April 22, 2021}}
| 2 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for Jubilee |
| scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Gospel Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/gospel-albums |title= Top Gospel Albums – Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Year-End Chart |access-date= December 2, 2021}}
| 26 |
{{col-end}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| Various
| February 24, 2021 | rowspan="2"| Tribl Records |
| February 26, 2021
| {{hlist| Digital download | streaming}} |
References
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External links
- {{URL| multitracks.com/songs/Maverick-City-Music/Jubilee/ | Lyrics and sheet music for the EP}} on MultiTracks
{{Maverick City Music}}
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