Moments: Mighty Sound

Moments: Mighty Sound is the tenth live album by California-based worship collective Bethel Music, it is also their fifteenth album overall. On May 11, 2018, the album was released by the collective's imprint label, Bethel Music.

Moments: Mighty Sound
Moments: Mighty Sound Album Cover
Live album by
Bethel Music
ReleasedMay 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Recorded2017
VenueBethel Church, Redding, California
Genre
Length114:50
LabelBethel Music
Bethel Music live album chronology
Starlight
(2017)		 Moments: Mighty Sound
(2018)		 Victory
(2019)
Bethel Music chronology
After All These Years (Instrumental)
(2017)		 Moments: Mighty Sound
(2018)		 Victory
(2019)

Background

Bethel Music published on its social media channels that an upcoming release would be unveiled on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 9AM Pacific Standard Time. Moments: Mighty Sound was released on that day. Touted as Bethel Music's "debut spontaneous worship album," Moments: Mighty Sound is a collection of twelve songs recorded live at Bethel Church in Redding, California.[1] The collection is said to be representing "the merging of the stewarded [songs] and the divine [spontaneous], where earthly efforts collide with Heaven's intervention."[2] Most songs contain extended times of spontaneous worship as well as new spontaneous worship songs are found on the record.[3][4]

The worship leaders featured on Moments: Mighty Sound are Amanda Cook, Steffany Gretzinger, Kalley Heiligenthal, Melissa Helser, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Paul McClure, Brittany Mondesir, Leeland Mooring, Jeremy Riddle, Molly Skaggs and Reuben Morgan of Hillsong Worship.[5]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Today's Christian Entertainment3.7/5[6]

Kelly Meade assigned the album a three-point-seven star rating at Today's Christian Entertainment, saying "If you allow yourselves to be completely open and drawn in by the words being sung, you may find an even deeper connection to Christ and your relationship strengthened as you listen to the passionate performances."[6] In a Worship Musician Magazine review of the album, Gerod Bass said "If Bethel wanted a true 'get-out-of-the-way-and-let-the-spirit-move' type of album, they accomplished it with this one."[7] Bass concluded that "Moments: Mighty Sound is a wonderful reminder that we need to stop every day to let God have his way in us, and to have our own moments with Him."[7]

Commercial performance

In the United States, for the week ending May 17, 2018, Moments: Mighty Sound earned sales of 5,000 equivalent album units, thus registering at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Christian Albums chart (dated May 26).[8] Moments: Mighty Sound is Bethel Music's tenth album to appear in the Top 3 sector of the Christian Albums chart.[8] The album was also the thirteenth best-selling digital album in the same week,[9] reached No. 10 on the Independent Albums chart,[10] whilst appearing on the all-inclusive Billboard 200 chart at No. 168.[11]

Track listing
Moments: Mighty Sound[12][13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Worship leader(s)[14]Length
1."Mighty Sound" (Spontaneous)
  • Brian Johnson
  • Jenn Johnson
9:13
2."Reckless Love" (Spontaneous)
Steffany Gretzinger9:59
3."Spirit Move" (Spontaneous)
Kalley Heiligenthal9:59
4."Catch the Wind" (Spontaneous)
Melissa Helser9:49
5."Like a Flood" (Instrumental)Molly SkaggsMolly Skaggs6:21
6."Pieces" (Spontaneous)
Amanda Cook10:44
7."Come to Me" (Spontaneous)
  • J. Johnson
  • John Hendrickson
  • Jenn Johnson
  • Brian Johnson
9:43
8."On the Shores" (Spontaneous)M. Helser
13:49
9."In Over My Head" (Spontaneous)
  • J. Johnson
  • John-Paul Gentile
Jenn Johnson8:05
10."Where You Are" (Spontaneous)Leeland MooringLeeland Mooring12:08
11."Cornerstone" (Spontaneous)
8:05
12."Breathe Out Your Praise" (Spontaneous)
  • Paul McClure
  • Mooring
  • Paul McClure
  • Leeland Mooring
6:53
Total length:114:50

Charts

Album
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 68
UK Christian & Gospel Albums (OCC)[16] 3
US Billboard 200[17] 168
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[18] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] 10

Songs
Year Song Peak
positions
US Christian
[20]
2018 "Reckless Love (Spontaneous)"
(Bethel Music and Steffany Gretzinger)		 38

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various May 11, 2018
Bethel Music [12][13][14]

References
  1. Clarks, Jessie (May 12, 2018). "Spontaneous 'Moments: Mighty Sound' Marks First Of Its Kind For Bethel Music". The Christian Beat. Retrieved May 18, 2018. Moments: Mighty Sound releasing today, May 11 will mark Bethel Music's debut spontaneous album, featuring a collection of a dozen songs captured live at Bethel Church in Redding, Calif.
  2. "Spontaneous 'Moments: Mighty Sound' marks first of its kind for Bethel Music". Niagara Frontier Publications. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. Yap, Timothy (May 11, 2018). "Bethel Music Releases "Spontaneous Moments: Mighty Sound" : News : Hallels". Hallels. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  4. Corrêa, Otávio (May 11, 2018). "Worship music history is being rewritten all over again". Medium. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  5. Hyder, Courtney (May 11, 2018). "Spontaneous Moments: Mighty Sound Marks First Of Its Kind For Bethel Music; Album To Be Unveiled On May 11 — the media collective" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: Bethel Music. The Media Collective. Retrieved May 18, 2018. Amanda Cook, Brian Johnson & Jenn Johnson, Brittany Mondesir, Jeremy Riddle, Kalley Heiligenthal, Leeland Mooring, Melissa Helser, Molly Skaggs, Paul McClure, Reuben Morgan and Steffany Gretzinger are included on Moments: Mighty Sound.
  6. Meade, Kelly (May 26, 2018). "Bethel Music 'Moments: Mighty Sound' - Today's Christian Entertainment". Today's Christian Entertainment. Avada. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  7. Bass, Gerod (June 15, 2018). "Bethel Music: Moments: Mighty Sound - Worship Musician Magazine". Worship Musician Magazine. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  8. Asker, Jim (May 24, 2018). "Bethel Music's 'Moments' Is No. 2 On The Top Christian Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Bethel Music debuts on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart (dated May 26) at No. 2 with Moments: Mighty Sound, which earned 5,000 equivalent album units in its first week, ending May 17, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 4,000 were via traditional album sales.
  9. "Digital Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  10. "Independent Albums | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  11. "Top 200 Albums | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  12. "Moments: Mighty Sound by Bethel Music on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  13. "Moments: Mighty Sound by Bethel Music on Spotify". Spotify. 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  14. "Moments: Mighty Sound (Live) by Bethel Music on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Bethel Music – Moments: Mighty Sound (Live)". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  16. "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  17. "Bethel Music Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  18. "Bethel Music Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  19. "Bethel Music Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  20. "Bethel Music Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Hot Christian Songs. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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