Ardent Worship
Ardent Worship is the first live album by American Christian rock band Skillet. It was released in 2000 by Ardent Records seven months after Invincible. It is a worship album consisting of both live and studio recordings of six songs written by Skillet and four songs covering other artists. Original Skillet members Ken Steorts and Trey McClurkin appear on "Safe With You" and "Shout To The Lord" to finish the live set with fellow founding member John Cooper. This is the only Skillet album with no music videos and the first album with Lori Peters on drums, who replaced Trey McClurkin. Two songs come from previous Skillet albums, "Safe With You" being from their self-titled album and "Angels Fall Down" being the hidden track on Invincible.
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| Released | September 29, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, hard rock, CWM | |||
| Length | 51:33 | |||
| Label | Ardent | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Who Is Like Our God" | 5:15 |
| 2. | "Your Name Is Holy" | 5:05 |
| 3. | "How Deep the Father's Love for Us" | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Jesus, Jesus (Holy and Anointed One)" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "We're Thirsty" | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Jesus Be Glorified" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Sing to the Lord" | 6:13 |
| 8. | "Angels Fall Down" | 7:28 |
| 9. | "Safe With You" | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Shout to the Lord" | 6:30 |
| Total length: | 51:33 | |
Credits
Skillet
- John L. Cooper – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Korey Cooper – keyboards, backing vocals
- Kevin Haaland – guitars
- Ken Steorts – guitars (on "Safe With You" and "Shout to the Lord")
- Lori Peters – drums
- Trey McClurkin – drums (on "Safe With You" and "Shout to the Lord")
Technical
- Dana Key – executive producer
- Patrick Scholes – executive producer
- Skidd Mills – producer, engineer
- Matt Martone – assistant engineer
- Jonathan Steitz – live sound engineer
- Matt Grunden – monitor engineer
- Brad Blackwood – mastering at Ardent Studios (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Disciple Design – art direction, design
- Troy Glasgow – photography
Chart performance
In 2000, Ardent Worship' peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart.[3]
References
- Kittle, Ashleigh. Ardent Worship at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- Frias, Sherwin (August 29, 2005). "Skillet, "Ardent Worship" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- "Skillet Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.