Graves into Gardens

Graves into Gardens
Graves into Gardens Album Cover
Live album by
Elevation Worship
ReleasedMay 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
RecordedJanuary – March 2020
VenueElevation Ballantyne, Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Genre
Length64:50
Label
Producer
Elevation Worship live album chronology
Hallelujah Here Below
(2018) 		Graves into Gardens
(2020) 		Old Church Basement
(2021)
Elevation Worship chronology
A La Medianoche
(2020) 		Graves into Gardens
(2020) 		Tumbas a Jardines
(2020)
Singles from Graves into Gardens
  1. "The Blessing"
    Released: March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)
  2. "Graves into Gardens"
    Released: August 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
  3. "Rattle!"
    Released: April 23, 2021 (2021-04-23)

Graves into Gardens is the eighth live album (twelfth album overall) by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship. It was released on May 1, 2020, via Elevation Worship Records alongside Provident Label Group. The album contains guest appearances by Brandon Lake of Bethel Music, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe, Tauren Wells and Isaiah Templeton. Steven Furtick, Aaron Robertson, Chris Brown, and Jonathan Mix collaborated on the production of the album.

The album was supported by the release of "The Blessing", "Graves into Gardens" and "Rattle!" as singles. "The Blessing" peaked at No. 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart,[1] and No. 2 on the Hot Christian Songs chart in the United States,[2] and has been certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3] "Graves into Gardens" became Elevation Worship's highest charting single, registering their first No. 1 single on the Hot Christian Songs chart,[4][5] and peaking at No. 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[6] "Rattle!" peaked at No. 4 on the Hot Christian Songs chart,[7] and at No. 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Elevation Worship had initially intended to further promote the album by embarking on the Elevation Nights 2020 tour with pastor Steven Furtick, but the tour was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Graves into Gardens was released to critical acclaim, while achieving commercial success with debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums Chart in the United States,[8] and No. 2 on the OCC's Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom, concurrently attaining top 100 mainstream chart entries in the United States, Australia, Canada, Scotland and Switzerland. The album was nominated for Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Album at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. Graves into Gardens received nominations for the GMA Dove Award Worship Album of the Year and Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards, ultimately winning the Recorded Music Packaging of the Year award.

  1. ^ "The Blessing: Live Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Bubbling Under Hot 100. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Blessing: Live Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Hot Christian Songs. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. ^ ""American single certifications – Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, and Elevation Worship – The Blessing"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Asker, Jim (February 4, 2021). "Elevation Worship Earns First No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs & Christian Airplay Charts | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Graves Into Gardens Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Hot Christian Songs. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Graves Into Gardens Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Bubbling Under Hot 100. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Rattle! Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Hot Christian Songs. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Clarks, Jessie (May 12, 2020). "Elevation Worship's 'Graves Into Gardens' Debuts At #1 On Billboard's Top Christian Albums Chart". The Christian Beat. Retrieved May 18, 2020.