Banner (album)

Banner
Live album by Desperation Band
Released	September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30)
Genre	Worship, CCM
Length	69:04
Label	Integrity
Producer	Jon Egan, Michael Rossback

Banner is a live album by Desperation Band, released by Integrity Music on September 30, 2014. The album was produced by Jon Egan and Michael Rossback. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
365 Days of Inspiring Media	[2]
CCM Magazine	[3]
Cross Rhythms	[4]
New Release Today	[5]
Worship Leader	[6]

Awarding the album four stars at CCM Magazine , Grace Aspinwall writes, "With its refreshing, clean and clear sound, Banner succeeds in all aspects: vocals, musicality and arrangements." ^[3] Barry Westman, giving the album four and a half star from Worship Leader, states, "Banner, an album of epic proportions". ^[6] Indicating in a three and a half star review for New Release Today, Sarah Fine says, "What Banner lacks in musical originality, it more than makes up for in spiritual substance." ^[5] Matt McChlery, rating the album an eight out of ten at Cross Rhythms, describes, "This is a great album that contains numerous singable songs". ^[4] Signaling in a four star review from 365 Days of Inspiring Media, Joshua Andre responds, "With worship ballads and pop radio tunes alike, Banner is a smorgasbord of a worship leader's dream of diversity". ^[2]

Awards and accolades

This album was No. 18 on the Worship Leader's Top 20 Albums of 2014 list. ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Future" (featuring Jon Egan)	Jon Egan, Jason Ingram	5:11
2.	"Banner" (featuring Jonathan Moos)	Egan, Jared Henderson, Jonathan Moos	4:47
3.	"On the Throne" (featuring Kari Jobe)	Egan, Ingram, Kari Jobe	8:05
4.	"Make a Way" (featuring Jon Egan)	Egan, Ingram	5:54
5.	"We Are Yours" (featuring Nico Perez)	Garret Chenoweth, Jared Gibson, Nico Perez	6:05
6.	"Break Open" (featuring Jon Egan)	Egan	6:30
7.	"Closer to Your Heart" (featuring Bri Giles)	Paul Baloche, Egan, Michael Rossback	5:02
8.	"Fall into You" (featuring Jon Egan)	Caleb Culver, Egan	5:54
9.	"No One Else" (featuring Gina Milne and Nico Perez)	KK Brink, Chenoweth, Perez	4:02
10.	"With All My Heart" (featuring Jonathan Moos)	Egan	5:52
11.	"Multiply" (featuring Gina Milne)	Egan	7:35
12.	"Fun" (featuring Jon Egan)	Cory Asbury, Egan, Ingram, Jonathan Smith	4:07
Total length:			69:04

Chart performance

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [8]	154
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [9]	9

References

1. "Banner: Live from Desperation Conference – Desperation Band : Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved November 8, 2015.
2. Andre, Joshua (September 27, 2014). "Music Reviews: Desperation Band – Banner". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
3. Aspinwall, Grace (October 15, 2014). "Desperation Band: Banner". CCM Magazine . Retrieved November 8, 2015.
4. McChlery, Matt (October 3, 2014). "Review: Banner – Desperation Band". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved November 8, 2015.
5. Fine, Sarah (September 22, 2014). "Raising a Banner of Praise". New Release Today. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
6. Westman, Barry. "Desperation Band: Banner". Worship Leader (September/October 2014): 75. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
7. Worship Leader. "Top 20 Albums of 2014". Worship Leader (November/December 2014): 66–7. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
8. "Desperation Band Album & Song Chart History". Billboard 200 . Retrieved November 8, 2015.
9. "Desperation Band Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Christian Albums . Retrieved November 8, 2015.