People (Hillsong United album)

People is the fourteenth live album from Australian contemporary worship music band Hillsong United. The album was recorded on 18 November 2018 at Hills Campus in Sydney and released on 26 April 2019, under Hillsong Music and Capitol Christian Music Group. To promote the album, Hillsong United toured the United States for the first time in three years,[1] and also released an accompanying film.[2] The album debuted at No. 6 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, No. 2 on the US Billboard 200,[3] as well as the Canadian Albums Chart.

People
Live album by Hillsong United
Released	26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
Venue	Sydney
Genre	Contemporary worship music
Length	73:23
Label	Hillsong, Capitol CMG
Producer	Joel Houston, Michael Guy Chislett
Hillsong United chronology
Wonder (2017) People (2019)

On 20 July 2019, Hillsong United teamed up with Spotify to release four acoustic songs from the album, along with four music videos.[4] On 1 May 2020, a studio version of "Another In the Fire", featuring Taya Gaukrodger, was released as a single.[5]

Background

Joel Houston, leader of Hillsong United, stated that part of the message of the album is "accepting that we are flawed – but that God is madly in love with us".[1] Jonathan Douglass further explained that the title of the album is "self-explanatory", saying its intention is "to connect with people and actually unite people".[6]

Accolades

Year	Organization	Award	Result	Ref.
2019	GMA Dove Awards	Worship Album of the Year	Won	[7]

Year-end lists

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
365 Days of Inspiring Media	Top 50 Albums of 2019	10	[8]
NewReleaseToday	Top 10 Worship Albums of 2019	2	[9]

Commercial performance

In Australia, People debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at No. 6.[10]

In the United States, People sold 107,000 equivalent album units in its opening week, thus debuting at No. 2 on the mainstream Billboard 200 chart (dated 2 May).[11] Being their third top ten appearance on Billboard 200, the album is the highest ranking appearance for Hillsong United on the chart beating out the No. 5 debuts by Empires (2015) and Zion (2013), while breaking their best sales week record, formerly held by Empires.[3] The album concurrently registered at No. 1 on Billboard Christian Albums chart.[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Worship leader(s)[13]	Length
1.	"Ready or Not"	Joel Houston Marty Sampson	Joel Houston Taya Gaukrodger Jad Gillies	5:52
2.	"Here's to the One"	Matt Crocker Houston Benjamin Hastings Aodhan King Dylan Thomas	Jonathon Douglass	3:36
3.	"Might Sound Wild"	Crocker Houston	Matt Crocker Joel Houston	6:15
4.	"Whole Heart (Hold Me Now)"	Houston King	Taya Gaukrodger Aodhan King	7:29
5.	"As You Find Me"	Houston Crocker Hastings	Tulele Faletolu Taya Gaukrodger	8:42
6.	"Clean"	Michael Fatkin Taya Gaukrodger Hannah Hobbs	Taya Gaukrodger	2:28
7.	"Starts and Ends"	Houston Brooke Ligertwood	Joel Houston Brooke Ligertwood	8:10
8.	"Highlands (Song of Ascent)"	Houston Hastings	Benjamin Hastings	6:30
9.	"Holy Ground"	Crocker Hastings Ben Fielding King	Matt Crocker	5:33
10.	"Another in the Fire"	Chris Davenport Houston	Chris Davenport	6:33
11.	"Good Grace"	Houston	Joel Houston	5:53
12.	"Echoes (Till We See the Other Side)"	Hastings Houston Fielding	Joel Houston Benjamin Hastings	6:22
Total length:				73:23

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Worship leader(s)	Length
13.	"Good Grace" (acoustic)	Houston	Joel Houston Taya Gaukrodger	4:39
14.	"Whole Heart (Hold Me Now)" (acoustic)	Houston King	Taya Gaukrodger Aodhan King	5:40
15.	"Another in the Fire" (acoustic)	Davenport Houston	Joel Houston Taya Gaukrodger Matt Crocker	5:37
16.	"Highlands (Song of Ascent)" (acoustic)	Houston Hastings	Benjamin Hastings	5:58
17.	"Holy Ground" (acoustic)	Crocker Hastings Fielding King	Matt Crocker	3:27
18.	"Here's to the One" (acoustic)	Crocker Houston Hastings King Thomas	Matt Crocker Taya Gaukrodger	3:09
19.	"Good Grace" (radio edit)	Houston	Joel Houston Jad Gillies Taya Gaukrodger	3:59
Total length:				105:52

Tour

Hillsong United toured the United States in early to mid-2019 to promote the album. Amanda Lindsey Cook and Mack Brock were the opening acts of the tour. The tour performed at venues in 29 U.S cities, including the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Madison Square Garden in New York City. The tour was extended, ending at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia for the annual Passion Conferences on December 31, 2019.

Personnel

Credits from Zendesk.[13]

Hillsong United

• Michael Guy Chislett – electric guitar
• Matt Crocker – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jonathon Douglass – vocals
• Jad Gillies – vocals, electric guitar
• Joel Houston – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
• Taya Gaukrodger – vocals
• Benjamin Hastings – vocals
• Simon Kobler – drums, percussion
• Jihea Oh – bass guitar
• Benjamin Tennikoff – piano, keyboard, synthesizer
• Dylan Thomas – electric guitar

Additional musicians

• Chris Davenport (Hillsong NYC) – vocals
• Tulele Faletolu (past Hillsong United musician) – vocals
• Brooke Ligertwood (Hillsong Worship / past Hillsong United musician) – vocals
• Aodhan King (Hillsong Young & Free) – vocals
• Matt Tennikoff (past Hillsong United musician) – bass guitar
• Nathan Hughes – keys

Additional vocals

• Dee Uluirewa (vocal coach)
• Alex Epa Iosefa (Hillsong Young & Free)
• Renee Sieff (Hillsong Young & Free)
• Rachel Helms
• Michelle Cook
• Ashley-Morgan Alexander
• Darian Bass
• Darnell Barrett
• Tim Nakao

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 6 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 2 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 22 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 19 US Billboard 200[18] 2 US Christian Albums (Billboard)[19] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard)[20] 5

References

1. "People: Hillsong UNITED's new 2019 album". Eden.co.uk. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
2. Longs, Herb (29 April 2019). "Hillsong UNITED Releases 'PEOPLE' Album & Concert Film". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
3. McIntyre, Hugh (7 May 2019). "Pink, Hillsong United, Schoolboy Q And AJR Debut New Albums Inside The Top 10". Forbes. Retrieved 9 May 2019. Behind Pink's Hurts 2B Human comes Christian musical act Hillsong United, whose latest project People debuts at No. 2 with 107,000 equivalent units—just 8,000 equivalent copies behind the pop star. People, a live album, marks Hillsong United's highest-ranking appearance on the Billboard 200 and their third top 10. They previously peaked at No. 5 with a pair of studio recordings, Zion and Empires. Of that 107,000 total, 101,000 were actual sales, which gives them the bestselling title of the week, though Pink bested them when it comes to streams.
4. Cluver, Ross (22 July 2019). "Hillsong Partners with Spotify for UNITED By Music Series". CCM Magazine. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
5. "Another In the Fire (Studio) - Single by Hillsong UNITED & TAYA". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
6. Elizabeth, Lindsay (26 April 2019). "Hillsong United Has a Surprisingly Intense Vetting Process for Each and Every Song". Faithwire. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
7. "2019 Winners | The 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
8. Andre, Jonathan (12 April 2020). "BEST OF 2019- PART 11: TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2019 | 365 Days of Inspiring Media". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
9. Davis, Kevin (8 December 2019). "Top 10 Worship Albums of 2019 | NRT LISTS | NewReleaseToday". NewReleaseToday. NRT Media, Inc. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
10. "Hurts 2B Human gives P!nk sixth #1 album | ARIA Charts". Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019. #6: Hillsong United ‘People’ – Worship band Hillsong United return to the chart with the live album People. Recorded in Sydney, it becomes the group's eighth Top Ten on the ARIA Albums Chart. They last charted with Wonder (#4 Jun. ’17).
11. Caulfield, Keith (6 May 2019). "Pink's 'Hurts 2B Human' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
12. Longs, Herb (6 May 2019). "Hillsong UNITED's 'PEOPLE' Album Breaks Record During Debut Week". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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14. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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17. "Swisscharts.com – Hillsong United – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
18. "Hillsong United Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
19. "Hillsong United Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
20. "Top Christian Albums - Year-End | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved 8 December 2019.