Hello Maker

"You Are the One Thing"
Hello Maker
Studio album by Bright City
Released	7 July 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Worship ; CEDM ; CCM ;
Length	48:48
Label	Bright City Collective
Producer	Jonny Bird; Martin Smith (exec.); Paul Nelson (exec.); Sarah Bird (exec.);
Bright City chronology
Singles from Hello Maker
	"You Are the One Thing"; Released: 28 April 2017; "Rock of Our Salvation"; Released: 19 May 2017;

Last updated April 06, 2019

Hello Maker (stylised as HELLO MAKER) is the second studio album by English Christian worship collective Bright City, issued through its imprint label, Bright City Collective, on 7 July 2017.^[1] Jonny Bird handled the production of the album alongside executive producers Martin Smith, Paul Nelson and Sarah Bird.^[2]

Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has developed over the past sixty years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are frequently referred to as "praise songs" or "worship songs" and are typically led by a "worship band" or "praise team", with either a guitarist or pianist leading. It has become a common genre of music sung in many churches, particularly in charismatic or non-denominational Protestant churches with some Roman Catholic congregations incorporating it into their mass as well.

Bright City is an English Christian worship collective, based out of St Peter's Church in Brighton, United Kingdom.

Martin James Smith is an English vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer. Smith was the front man of the Christian rock and worship band Delirious?. When Delirious? disbanded in 2009, Smith became a solo artist.

Background

Recorded in early 2017,^[3]Hello Maker is the second album to be released by Bright City, following the commercially successful release of their self-titled debut, Bright City in early 2015.^[4] Produced by Jonny Bird, under the oversight of Sarah Bird, Paul Nelson and Martin Smith as executive producers, the album is said to be "epic in scale and intimate in nature."^[4] Paul Nelson, who also serves as Worship Pastor at St Peter's Church in Brighton (the base of Bright City), elaborated on the concept behind the album, saying:

Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England that is part of the City of Brighton and Hove, located 47 miles (76 km) south of London.

The Maker of the universe, the Tamer of the tides, the Wildness in the wind – is also the Father who draws close and carries us home to Him; the hands that hold creation were always wrapped around our hearts.
The Hello Maker project is a collection of honest and brave offerings to the One we're made for. Birthed in worship, in our journey as the Bright City family, and in the context of the city we do life in and love, we hope that in some way the songs bring you face to face with Him, as they have done for us.
— Paul Nelson^[1]^[2]

Artwork and packaging

The album artwork for Hello Maker was designed by Joshua Price.^[2] The individual icons on the cover represent the each song on the record, coming together to form a "strong and beautiful collection," reflecting the collective nature of the Bright City team.^[4]

Promotion

In a bid to promote the album, Bright City launched the album's pre-order on 6 June 2017 with "You Are the One Thing", "Rock of Our Salvation" and "Your Love" being released as promotional singles as they were availed for instant download.^[5]

Singles

Prior to the album's release, Bright City released "You Are the One Thing" on 28 April 2017 as the lead single from the album in digital format.^[6]^[7] This was followed by the issue of "Rock of Our Salvation" on 19 May 2017, also in digital format.^[8]^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Cross Rhythms	^[10]
Louder Than The Music	^[11]

Reviewing for Cross Rhythms, Lins Honeyman rated the album a perfect ten squares, is of the opinion that it "is full of inventive and innovative dance-oriented worship that thrills as well as inspires," and commended the production team behind the project for "breaking away from the formulaic worship albums that flood the market at this moment in time."^[10] The album garnered a five star rating from a Louder Than The Music review by Jono Davies, describes the sound as being inclined to the Hillsong United ballpark stating that it "is not only creative, modern, exciting, energetic and clever, it's also very honest, deep and full of amazing production and musical quality." Davies concluded that "You cannot listen to this album and not be changed."^[11]

Cross Rhythms is a Christian media organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It operates an FM and online radio station, produces radio shows sent internationally, and its website has resources on contemporary Christian music.

Hillsong United is a worship band that originated as a part of Hillsong Church. Formed in 1998 as part of Hillsong's youth ministry, the band consists of several rotating worship leaders from the church, including Brooke Fraser, Joel Houston, Reuben Morgan and Marty Sampson. Due to several songs written by the youth ministry, Hillsong worship leader Darlene Zschech recommended that they record an album, which resulted in their debut extended play, One, which was released alongside the Hillsong Worship album Touching Heaven Changing Earth. Since then, the group has released eleven annual live albums, as well as four studio albums. The band composes songs and performs in church services as well as concerts in worldwide tours.

Commercial performance

Hello Maker became Bright City's second entry on the OCC's Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart as the sixth best-selling release of the genre in the United Kingdom for the week ending 20 July 2017.^[12]

Track listing

Hello Maker
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Maker of the Moon"	Elle Smith Holly Roe Jake Stimson John Mongan Jonny Bird Josh Gale Lydia McAllister Martin Smith Myles Dhillon Sarah Bird	5:33
2.	"You Are the One Thing"	Henry Marsden Henry Milne J. Bird McAllister M. Smith Paul Nelson S. Bird	3:33
3.	"Father"	Milne J. Bird M. Smith Dhillon Nelson S. Bird Tim Kay	3:34
4.	"Rock of Our Salvation"	M. Smith Myles Dhillon Nelson S. Bird	3:57
5.	"Come Holy Spirit"	Connor Patterson Milne McAllister M. Smith Matt Maher Nelson	4:40
6.	"Your Love"	Milne Stimson McAllister M. Smith Nelson S. Bird	3:32
7.	"Fly"	E. Smith Milne Roe McAllister M. Smith Nelson S. Bird	3:43
8.	"You Reign"	Milne Kevin Swartwood Lizzy Coulson McAllister Smith Nelson S. Bird	4:36
9.	"Thank You"	Patterson Milne M. Smith Nelson Kay	4:12
10.	"Song for a Dreamer"	E. Smith Gale Josh Price M. Smith S. Bird	4:25
Total length:			48:48

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
UK Christian & Gospel Albums (OCC)^[12]	6

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	7 July 2017	CD digital download streaming	Bright City Collective

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