Old Church Basement

This article is about the Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music album. For the Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music song, see Old Church Basement (song).
Old Church Basement
Old Church Basement album cover
Live album by
Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music
ReleasedApril 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)
Recorded2021
VenueElevation Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Genre
Length103:51
Label
Producer
  • Chris Brown
  • Steven Furtick
  • Jason Ingram
  • Tony Brown
  • Jonathan Jay
Elevation Worship chronology
Graves into Gardens: Morning & Evening
(2021) 		Old Church Basement
(2021) 		Lion
(2022)
Maverick City Music chronology
Como En El Cielo
(2021) 		Old Church Basement
(2021) 		Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
(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,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] "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,[4] and in 2022.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

  1. ^ Clarks, Jessie (April 30, 2021). "'Old Church Basement' Album Out Now - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship, Maverick City Music | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Maverick City Music and Elevation Worship Release New Collab Album Old Church Basement | Shore Fire Media". Shore Fire Media. April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Asker, Jim (December 2, 2021). "Kanye West & Maverick City Music Lead: Year in Gospel Charts 2021 – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Asker, Jim (December 1, 2022). "Kanye West, CeCe Winans Dominate Gospel Charts in 2022 – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  6. ^ Clarks, Jessie (April 4, 2022). "Elevation Worship Receives First GRAMMY Award With Best Contemporary Christian Music Album - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Clarks, Jessie (April 8, 2022). "Billboard Music Awards Announces 2022 Finalists - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 9, 2022.