''This Is Jesus Culture'' is the first

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by American Christian worship band

Jesus Culture Jesus Culture is a Christian revivalist youth-oriented organization that was formed at the Bethel Church (Redding, California), Bethel Church of Redding, California, in the United States. Jesus Culture Ministry hosts conferences and operates a ...

. The album was released on April 7, 2015 by

Jesus Culture Music Jesus Culture is a Christian revivalist youth-oriented organization that was formed at the Bethel Church of Redding, California, in the United States. Jesus Culture Ministry hosts conferences and operates a record label, Jesus Culture Music. ...

alongside

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Jeremy Edwardson Jeremy Edwardson (born March 25, 1979) is an American singer/songwriter, record producer, audio engineer, mixer, and former lead vocalist of the Seattle-based band, The Myriad. He owns and operates The Soundhouse recording studio in his hometown ...

, Nathan Grubbs and

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worked together on the production of the album. The album is a compilation of popular songs by Jesus Culture recorded between 2010 and 2014, and also includes two new songs recorded live at the Jesus Culture Conference in

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Critical reception

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's Mark Deming wrote a positive review of the album, saying "''This Is Jesus Culture'' is an impressive introduction to the group's music as well as an inspiring look at the passionate, powerful sounds that have made then one of the most popular and respected Christian music groups of their day."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. *

Kim Walker-Smith Kim Walker-Smith (born December 19, 1981, as Kimberlee Dawn Walker) is an American singer, songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist. She produced her first solo album, ''Here Is My Song'', which was released in February 2008 through the J ...

– vocals, backing vocals *

– programming * Ian McIntosh –

Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

, keyboards, loops, programming * Martin Smith – keyboards, acoustic guitar * Justin Byrne – guitars * Stuart Garrard – guitars * Joel Kilmer – guitars * Jeffrey Kunde – acoustic guitar, guitars *

Chris Quilala Chris Quilala was born on November 22, 1982, in Redding, California. He is an American Christian musician and worship leader with the Jesus Culture band and formerly with the Bethel Music collective. He primarily plays Christian pop and contempor ...

– electric guitars, rhythm guitar, guitars, drums, vocals, backing vocals * Skyler Smith – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, percussion * Brandon Aaronson – bass * Josh Fisher – drums * Derek Johnson – percussion * Molly Williams – backing vocals

Production

* Banning Liebscher – executive producer * Kim Walker-Smith – executive producer * Jeremy Edwardson – producer, engineer * Nathan Grubbs – producer *

– producer * Adam French – engineer, editing * Timothy Powell – engineer * Jacob Wise – engineer * Patrick Everett – assistant engineer * Andrew Jackson – assistant engineer, engineer * Brett Jimison – assistant engineer * Sam Gibson – mixing * Jeremy Griffith – mixing * Ainslie Grosser – mixing *

Greg Calbi Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. Biography Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bishop ...

– mastering * Troy Glessner – mastering * Drew Lavyne – mastering * Joshua Wurzelbacher – design * Skylauki Productions – art direction

Charts

Release history

References

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