Hillsong Live - A Beautiful Exchange

Artist: Hillsong Live
Album: A Beautiful Exchange
Release Date: 6/29/10
Label: Hillsong/EMI CMG

Hillsong may just be the biggest name in worship music. With their hit songs being sung in songs across the country, such as "Mighty To Save," it's not hard to tell why this is. One of the main reasons is that they put everything they have into praising God. In fact, Hillsong Live's new album A Beautiful Exchange was actually a live worship session that they just hit record and took it from there. No studio, but a church full of some of the best worship leaders/songwriters out there and a crowd whose intentions were to praise their Creator with all their hearts. That's what it's all about.

A few tracks on A Beautiful Exchange stand out, being "Forever Reign" and "You." The live version, as well as the recorded radio version of "Forever Reign" are both done and written nicely. The recorded single version has a bit more of an edge to it, but the live setting does add many more worshipers' voices. The other highlight, "You," is a high energy song that has a pop rock feeling to it. The whole album does have a nice worship setting to it and is sure to be a satisfying listen for fans of Hillsong.

Rating: 7/10 Hillsong Live are back yet again with their newest worship album, A Beautiful Exchange. Containing many songs that are soon to be heard in churches all over, the album fulfills it's main purpose, which is of course to praise and worship Jesus Christ. It does have a typical Hillsong feel to it and there is nothing completely new here, but does have some well written worship tracks to accompany it.

Tracklisting:

1. Our God Is Love
2. Open My Eyes
3. Forever Reign
4. The One Who Saves
5. Like Incense/Sometimes By Step
6. The Greatness of Our God
7. The Father's Heart
8. You
9. Love Like Fire
10. Believe
11. Beautiful Exchange
12. Thank You
13. Forever Reign (Radio Version)

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