Best Friend (Hillsong United album)

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Best Friend
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Live album by
Released10 November 2000
Recorded2000
Genre Contemporary worship music
Label Hillsong
Hillsong United chronology
Everyday
(1999)
Best Friend
(2000)
King of Majesty
(2001)

Best Friend is the second live praise and worship album by Hillsong United. The album was released on 10 November 2000. [1] [2]

Track listing

  1. "My Best Friend" (Joel Houston and Marty Sampson)
  2. "Stronger Than" (Paul Ewing)
  3. "Saving Grace" (Michelle Fragar)
  4. "Forever" (Sampson)
  5. "God of All Creation" (Mark Stevens and Paul Iannuzzelli)
  6. "I Live for You" (Raymond Badham)
  7. "Jesus Generation" (Reuben Morgan)
  8. "I Will Sing" (Rebeca Mesiti)
  9. "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" (Steve McPherson, David Grul and John Ezzy)
  10. "The Reason I Live" (Sampson)

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References

  1. "United Live: Best Friend by Hillsong UNITED CD Reviews And Information NewReleaseTuesday.com" . Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. "Best Friend – Hillsong United – Lyssna på och upptäck musik på Last.fm" . Retrieved 10 November 2014.