Old Church Basement
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{about|the Christian album|the song in the album|Old Church Basement (song)}}
{{short description|2021 live album by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Old Church Basement
| type = live
| artist = Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music
| cover = Old Church Basement by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music.jpg
| alt = Old Church Basement album cover
| released = {{Start date|2021|4|30}}
| recorded = 2021
| venue = Elevation Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, US
| genre =
| length = 103:51
| label =
- Elevation Worship
- Provident Label Group
| producer =
- Chris Brown
- Steven Furtick
- Jason Ingram
- Tony Brown
- Jonathan Jay
| chronology = Elevation Worship
| prev_title = Graves into Gardens: Morning & Evening
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Lion
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Maverick City Music
| type = live
| prev_title = Como En El Cielo
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Old Church Basement
| year = 2021
| next_title = Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
| next_year = 2021
}}
}}
Old Church Basement is a collaborative live album by American contemporary worship groups Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music. It was released on April 30, 2021,{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/old-church-basement-album-out-now/ |title= 'Old Church Basement' Album Out Now - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= April 30, 2021 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= April 30, 2021}} via Sony Music Nashville through their imprints Elevation Worship Records and Provident Label Group. The featured worship leaders on the album are Dante Bowe, Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine, Brandon Lake, Joe L. Barnes, Tiffany Hudson, Chris Brown, and Amanda Lindsey Cook.{{cite web |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/old-church-basement-mw0003501263/credits |title= Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship, Maverick City Music {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic |website= AllMusic |access-date= April 7, 2021}} The album was produced by Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Jason Ingram, Tony Brown, and Jonathan Jay.
Old Church Basement is supported by "Jireh", "Talking to Jesus", and "Wait on You", which were released as promotional singles.{{cite web |url= https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/maverick-city-music-and-elevation-worship-release-new-collab-albumold-church-basement |title= Maverick City Music and Elevation Worship Release New Collab Album Old Church Basement {{!}} Shore Fire Media |date= April 30, 2021 |website= Shore Fire Media |access-date= May 1, 2021}} "Jireh" debuted at No. 10 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart and atop the Hot Gospel Songs chart. "Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 9 on the Hot Christian Songs chart and atop the Hot Gospel Songs chart. "Wait on You" also debuted at No. 9 on the Hot Christian Songs chart and atop the Hot Gospel Songs chart.
Old Church Basement became a commercially successful album upon its release, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums Chart and Top Gospel Albums Chart in the United States, and at No. 2 on the Official Charts' Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom, concurrently attaining top 100 mainstream chart entries in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Switzerland. The album was ranked by Billboard as the second biggest gospel album in 2021,{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/pro/kanye-west-maverick-city-music-cece-winans-year-in-gospel-charts-2021/ |title= Kanye West & Maverick City Music Lead: Year in Gospel Charts 2021 – Billboard |last= Asker |first= Jim |date= December 2, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |access-date= December 3, 2022}} and in 2022.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/pro/kanye-west-cece-winans-gospel-charts-2022/ |title= Kanye West, CeCe Winans Dominate Gospel Charts in 2022 – Billboard |last= Asker |first= Jim |date= December 1, 2022 |magazine= Billboard |access-date= December 3, 2022}} Old Church Basement won the Dove Award for Worship Album of the Year at the 52nd Dove Awards in 2021. At the 2022 Grammy Awards, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, with "Jireh" being nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song and "Wait on You" also getting nominated for Best Gospel Performance/Song.{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/elevation-worship-receives-first-grammy-award-with-best-contemporary-christian-music-album/ |title= Elevation Worship Receives First GRAMMY Award With Best Contemporary Christian Music Album - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= April 4, 2022 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= April 8, 2022}} At the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, it was also nominated for the Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Album and Top Gospel Album, while "Jireh" got nominated for Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song.{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/billboard-music-awards-announces-2022-finalists/ |title= Billboard Music Awards Announces 2022 Finalists - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= April 8, 2022 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= April 9, 2022}}
Release and promotion
On March 26, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music announced their first collaborative album, titled Old Church Basement, will be slated for release on April 30, 2021,{{cite web |url= https://vacancy-mag.com/elevation-worship-maverick-city-announce-new-live-collaboration-album-with-jireh/ |title= Elevation Worship & Maverick City Announce New Live Collaboration Album with 'Jireh' |last= Chavez |first= Lizet |date= March 26, 2021 |website= Vacancy Magazine |access-date= April 7, 2021}} concurrently availing the album for digital pre-order.{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/elevation-worship-maverick-city-release-jireh/ |title= Elevation Worship & Maverick City Debut "Jireh" – TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= March 26, 2021 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= April 7, 2021}} That same day, they released "Jireh" featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, as the first promotional single from the album,{{cite web |url= https://www.multitracks.com/blog/elevation-worship-jireh |title= Elevation Worship {{!}} Jireh |date= March 26, 2021 |website= MultiTracks |access-date= April 7, 2021}}{{cite web |url= https://pledgemultimedia.com/elevation-worship-and-maverick-city-music-have-released-a-joint-single-jireh/ |title= Elevation Worship And Maverick City Music Have Released A Joint Single "Jireh" {{!}} Pledge Multimedia |last= Jesse |first= Kofy |date= March 31, 2021 |website= Pledge Multimedia |access-date= April 7, 2021}} along with its accompanying music video.{{cite web |url= https://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/elevation-worship-maverick-city-release-jireh/ |title= Elevation Worship & Maverick City Release 'JIREH' – CCM Magazine |last= Cluver |first= Ross |date= March 26, 2021 |website= CCM Magazine |access-date= April 7, 2021}} "Jireh" debuted at No. 10 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2021-04-10 |title= Hot Christian Songs Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= April 6, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |access-date= April 7, 2021}} and No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/gospel-songs/2021-04-10 |title= Hot Gospel Songs Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= April 6, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |access-date= April 7, 2021}}
On April 9, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released "Talking to Jesus" featuring Brandon Lake as the second promotional single from the album.{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/elevation-worship-maverick-city-team-up-for-talking-to-jesus/ |title= Elevation Worship & Maverick City Team Up For 'Talking To Jesus' – TCB |last= Longs |first= Herb |date= April 9, 2021 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= April 15, 2021}} "Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 9 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2021-04-24 |title= Hot Christian Songs Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= April 20, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |access-date= April 20, 2021}} and No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/gospel-songs/2021-04-24 |title= Hot Gospel Songs Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= April 20, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |access-date= April 20, 2021}}
On April 23, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released "Wait on You" featuring Dante Bowe and Chandler Moore as the third and final promotional single from the album,{{cite web |url= https://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/elevation-worship-maverick-city-release-wait-on-you/ |title= Elevation Worship & Maverick City Release 'Wait On You' – CCM Magazine |last= Cluver |first= Ross |date= April 23, 2021 |website= CCM Magazine |access-date= April 29, 2021}} along with its accompanying music video.{{cite web |url= https://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/music/maverick-city-music-and-elevation-worship-have-teamed-up-for-a-new-anthem-wait-on-you/ |title= Maverick City Music and Elevation Worship Have Teamed Up for a New Anthem, 'Wait on You' {{!}} RELEVANT |date= April 23, 2021 |website= Relevant |access-date= April 29, 2021}} "Wait on You" debuted at No. 9 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2021-05-08 |title= Hot Christian Songs Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= April 6, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= May 10, 2021}} and No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/gospel-songs/2021-05-08 |title= Hot Gospel Songs Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= April 6, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= May 10, 2021}}
Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released the album on April 30, 2021, also availing the music video for the song "Build Your Church" which features Naomi Raine and Chris Brown, on YouTube.{{cite web |url= https://vacancy-mag.com/maverick-city-music-and-elevation-worship-release-joint-album-old-church-basement/ |title= Maverick City Music and Elevation Worship Release Joint Album 'Old Church Basement' |last= Chavez |first= Adriana |date= April 30, 2021 |website= CCM Magazine |access-date= May 1, 2021}}
Reception
=Critical response=
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = 365 Days of Inspiring Media
| rev2 = JubileeCast
| rev3 = One Man In The Middle
}}
Joshua Andre in his 365 Days of Inspiring Media review, described the album as being more cohesive than Elevation Worship's previous releases such as Graves into Gardens and Hallelujah Here Below, declaring that "Old Church Basement stands tall amongst quite a lot of worship albums from this year- both Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music deserve to be congratulated, and to be proud of themselves." Timothy Yap, reviewing for JubileeCast, gave a favourable review of the album, saying: "Old Church Basement, as the title suggests, isn't an exercise of glamor and applause. Rather, it's worship music that is personal, biblical, and heartfelt." Yap noted however, that the track length of the songs and them being mostly ballads were the major weaknesses of the record, opining that the listening experience "can be on the taxing and tedious side." Kayleigh Fongers gave a favourable review of the album for The Banner, saying "So what's the secret to the album's success? It's safe to say that the answer lies in its refreshing simplicity. The style is intimate, and most of the songs draw on transparent biblical truths. It's an unfiltered and personal worship experience."{{cite web |url= https://www.thebanner.org/mixed-media/2021/07/old-church-basement |title= Run to the Father {{!}} The Banner |last= Fongers |first= Kayleigh |date= July 27, 2021 |website= The Banner |access-date= November 25, 2021}} Rob Allwright, reviewing for One Man In The Middle, opined "There are many positive points for this album. The early songs are very catch, you will not forget the choruses and bridges easily, they will stick with you for some time to come. There are a range of different voices on the project who all bring a great vocal and a touch of variety and diversity which is always welcome. There are a variety of songwriters, although Steven Furtick's influence is very apparent on many of the tracks."
=Accolades=
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| Best Christian Albums of 2021 | 10 |
| scope="row"| {{sort|Louder Than The Music|Louder Than The Music}}
| LTTM Album Awards 2021 | 5 |
Commercial performance
In the United States, Old Church Basement earned 19,000 equivalent album units in its first week of sales, and as a result debuted at No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums Chart and the Top Gospel Albums Chart dated May 15, 2021, becoming the first album to simultaneously debut atop both religious charts since the release of Kanye West's album Jesus Is King (2019).{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9571461/elevation-worship-maverick-city-music-old-church-basement-tops-religious-charts |title= Elevation Worship, Maverick City Music's 'Old Church Basement' Tops Religious Charts {{!}} Billboard |last= Asker |first= Jim |date= May 12, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= May 12, 2021}} Old Church Basement is Elevation Worship's sixth No. 1 entry and Maverick City Music's first No. 1 entry on the Top Christian Albums Chart, while being Elevation Worship's first No. 1 entry and Maverick City Music's second No. 1 entry on the Top Gospel Albums Chart. The album concurrently registered on the mainstream Billboard 200 chart at No. 30.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2021-05-15 |title= Billboard 200 Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= May 11, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= May 12, 2021}} Old Church Basement debuted on the OCC's Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart at No. 2.
Old Church Basement also appeared at No. 51 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart,{{cite web |url= https://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=69227&pages= |title= australian-charts.com - Forum - ARIA Chartifacts 10th of May, 2021 (ARIA Charts: Weekly ARIA Chartifacts) |date= May 7, 2021 |website= australian-charts.com |publisher= Hung Medien |access-date= May 12, 2021}} No. 78 on the Canadian Albums Chart,{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2021-05-15 |title= Billboard Canadian Albums Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= May 11, 2021 |magazine= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= May 12, 2021}} No. 35 on Official New Zealand Music Chart,{{cite web |url= https://charts.nz/weekchart.asp?cat=a&year=2021&date=20210510 |title= charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal |website= charts.org.nz |publisher= Hung Medien |access-date= May 12, 2021}} and No. 93 on the Swiss Hitparade.{{cite web |url= https://hitparade.ch/charts/alben/09-05-2021 |title= Schweizer Hitparade - Alben Top 100 - hitparade.ch |website= hitparade.ch |publisher= Hung Medien |access-date= May 12, 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Old Church Basement{{cite web |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/old-church-basement-mw0003501263 |title= Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship, Maverick City Music {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |website= AllMusic |access-date= April 7, 2021}}{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/Church-Basement-Elevation-Worship-Maverick/dp/B08XYCZ4PX/ |title= Old Church Basement by Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music on Amazon Music - Amazon.com |date= March 26, 2021 |website= Amazon.com |access-date= April 7, 2021}}
| extra_column =
| total_length = 103:51
| title1 = Old Church Basement
| note1 = featuring Dante Bowe
| writer1 = {{hlist| Dante Bowe | Steven Furtick | Brandon Lake | Chandler Moore}}
| length1 = 6:42
| title2 = Jireh
| note2 = featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine
| writer2 = {{hlist| Moore | Naomi Raine | Furtick | Chris Brown}}
| length2 = 9:58
| title3 = Talking to Jesus
| note3 = featuring Brandon Lake
| writer3 = {{hlist| Lake | Furtick | Brown}}
| length3 = 8:29
| title4 = Wait on You
| note4 = featuring Dante Bowe and Chandler Moore
| writer4 = {{hlist| Bowe | Moore | Furtick | Brown | Tiffany Hudson | Lake}}
| length4 = 9:24
| title5 = Wait on You (Reprise)
| note5 = featuring Dante Bowe and Chandler Moore
| writer5 = {{hlist| Bowe | Moore | Furtick | Brown | Hudson | Lake}}
| length5 = 4:14
| title6 = Million Little Miracles
| note6 = featuring Joe L Barnes and Tiffany Hudson
| writer6 = {{hlist| Furtick | Brown | Lake}}
| length6 = 6:45
| title7 = Shall Not Want
| note7 = featuring Chandler Moore
| writer7 = {{hlist| Moore | Furtick | Brown | Raine}}
| length7 = 8:09
| title8 = Come Again
| note8 = featuring Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore
| writer8 = {{hlist| Lake | Moore | Furtick | Bowe}}
| length8 = 9:08
| title9 = Used to This
| note9 = featuring Naomi Raine and Brandon Lake
| writer9 = {{hlist| Raine | Lake | Furtick | Aaron Moses}}
| length9 = 7:37
| title10 = Names
| note10 = featuring Tiffany Hudson
| writer10 = {{hlist| Hudson | Amanda Lindsey Cook | Jason Ingram}}
| length10 = 7:00
| title11 = Mercy
| note11 = featuring Chris Brown
| writer11 = {{hlist| Brown | Ingram | Bowe}}
| length11 = 8:35
| title12 = Before and After
| note12 = featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook
| writer12 = {{hlist| Furtick | Cook | Ingram}}
| length12 = 8:39
| title13 = Build Your Church
| note13 = featuring Naomi Raine and Chris Brown
| writer13 = {{hlist| Raine | Alton Eugene}}
| length13 = 9:11
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Old Church Basement — Apple Music exclusive content{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/old-church-basement/1557087895 |title= Old Church Basement by Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music on Apple Music |website= Apple Music |version= United States |access-date= April 7, 2021}}
| extra_column =
| total_length = 204:57
| title14 = Old Church Basement
| note14 = featuring Dante Bowe; music video
| length14 = 6:38
| title15 = Jireh
| note15 = featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine; music video
| length15 = 9:57
| title16 = Talking to Jesus
| note16 = featuring Brandon Lake; music video
| length16 = 8:29
| title17 = Wait on You
| note17 = featuring Dante Bowe and Chandler Moore; music video
| length17 = 13:40
| title18 = Million Little Miracles
| note18 = featuring Joe L. Barnes; music video
| length18 = 6:44
| title19 = Shall Not Want
| note19 = featuring Chandler Moore; music video
| length19 = 8:08
| title20 = Come Again
| note20 = featuring Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore; music video
| length20 = 9:03
| title21 = Used to This
| note21 = featuring Naomi Raine and Brandon Lake; music video
| length21 = 7:34
| title22 = Names
| note22 = featuring Tiffany Hudson; music video
| length22 = 6:56
| title23 = Mercy
| note23 = featuring Chris Brown; music video
| length23 = 8:29
| title24 = Before and After
| note24 = featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook; music video
| length24 = 8:35
| title25 = Build Your Church
| note25 = featuring Naomi Raine and Chris Brown; music video
| length25 = 6:53
}}
Charts
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Old Church Basement|artist=Elevation Worship|type=album|award=Gold|accessdate=October 31, 2024|relyear=2021|certyear=2024}}
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Release history
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|+ Release history for Old Church Basement ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| Ref. |
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| April 30, 2021 | {{hlist | Digital download | streaming}} | Elevation Worship Records |
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| June 11, 2021
| CD |
References
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External links
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Category:Elevation Worship albums
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Category:Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album