Jesus Is King
Jesus Is King is a gospel album made by Kanye West. It is West's ninth album. The album has 2 singles: "Follow God" and "Closed On Sunday". It has 11 songs on it. It is 27 minutes and 4 seconds long. This makes it West's shortest album. Jesus Is King was released on October 25th, 2019. It was released by Def Jam Records and GOOD Music. Jesus Is King is very different from West's other music.[1] It is inspired by gospel and Christian music. It has vocals from The Sunday Service Choir, Ant Clemons, Ty Dolla $ign, Fred Hammond, Clipse, and Kenny G. Many critics did not like the album.[2] It is West’s worst-reviewed album.[2][1] All sequels to this album, including Jesus Is King II, God’s Country, and Yandhi, were scrapped. The album Donda (2021) was made instead.
| Jesus Is King | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | October 25, 2019 |
| Recorded | August 2018 – October 2019 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 27:04 |
| Label | |
| Singles from Jesus Is King | |
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The album won a Grammy Award in 2021.[3] It is West's ninth album to be number one on the Billboard 200.[4][5] The album was certified gold by the RIAA.[6]
Track listing
changeTrack listing and credits are from Tidal and the BMI Repertoire.[a][7]
| Jesus Is King track listing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Every Hour" (featuring Sunday Service Choir) |
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1:52 | ||||||
| 2. | "Selah" |
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2:45 | ||||||
| 3. | "Follow God" |
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1:45 | ||||||
| 4. | "Closed on Sunday" |
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2:32 | ||||||
| 5. | "On God" | 2:16 | |||||||
| 6. | "Everything We Need" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Ant Clemons) | 1:56 | |||||||
| 7. | "Water" (featuring Ant Clemons) | 2:48 | |||||||
| 8. | "God Is" | 3:23 | |||||||
| 9. | "Hands On" (featuring Fred Hammond) |
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3:23 | ||||||
| 10. | "Use This Gospel" (featuring Clipse and Kenny G) | 3:34 | |||||||
| 11. | "Jesus Is Lord" |
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0:49 | ||||||
Total length: |
27:04 | ||||||||
Notes
- ^[a] means the song had a co-producer
- ^[b] means the song an extra producer
Notes
change- ↑ Credits on the BMI Repertoire can be viewed by searching a song's work number. The following songs have additional credits adapted from the BMI Repertoire:
- "Selah" (BMI #40758455)
- "On God" (BMI #40758456)
- "Everything We Need" (BMI #40758457)
- "Use This Gospel" (BMI #40758413)
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yeung, Neil Z. (October 31, 2019). "Jesus Is King – Kanye West". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jesus Is King by Kanye West Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (March 14, 2021). "Kanye West Wins His First Gospel Grammy for 'Jesus Is King'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith (November 3, 2019). "Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Arrives as His Record-Tying Ninth Consecutive No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ↑ Asker, Jim (November 4, 2019). "Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Is No 1 On Top Christian & Gospel Albums Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum − Kanye West − Follow God". RIAA. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Jesus Is King / Kanye West". Tidal. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.