You Amaze Us

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You Amaze Us
You Amaze Us by Selah.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)
Genre Contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music
Length62:47
Label Curb
Producer Ed Cash, Allan Hall, Jordan Mohilowski, Jason Kyle, Todd Smith
Selah chronology
Hope of the Broken World
(2011)
You Amaze Us
(2014)
Unbreakable
(2017)

You Amaze Us marks the ninth album from Selah. Curb Records released the project on August 19, 2014. Allan Hall and Todd Smith of Selah produced this album alongside Ed Cash, Jordan Mohilowski, and Jason Kyle.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
365 Days of Inspiring MediaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
CCM Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Christian Music Review4.7/5 [4]
New Release TuesdayStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Specifying in a four star out of five review for CCM Magazine , Andrew Greer discerns, "Selah's latest is poised to be an extra-distinguished installment in their history-making discography."" [3] Phronsie Howell, agrees it is a four-star album for New Release Tuesday, recognizing, "You Amaze Us is another great release from Selah." [5] Shaving a whole star off his rating compared to the other two from AllMusic, Mark Deming believes, "At once thoughtful and passionate, You Amaze Us is a reminder of why Selah are one of the most celebrated and successful acts in Christian music today." [2] Joshua Andre, awarding the album four stars by 365 Days of Inspiring Media, writes, "each of the three vocalists lead their fair share of tracks quite perfectly and majestically." [1] Rating the album a 4.7 out of five for Christian Music Review, Laura Chambers says, "You Amaze Us details the many ways that God astounds us with His qualities of love, mercy, strength and compassion." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Amaze Us"Matthew Adcox, Douglas Fowler, Jordan Mohilowski4:06
2."Oh Our Lord"Paul Baloche, Leslie Jordan, David Leonard4:28
3."At the Cross"Matt Armstrong, Benji Cowart, Jenna Cowart, P.D. William R. Newell4:02
4."More and More of You"Richie Fike, Jonathan Lee, Jennie Lee Riddle4:50
5."Be (My Heart, My Hands, My Voice)"Jeffrey East, Allan Hall, Jason Kyle Saetveit, Todd Smith4:10
6."Just as I Am"William B. Bradbury, Charlotte Elliott, Amy Perry4:51
7."Soon and Very Soon"Andraé Crouch3:23
8."O the Blood"Mary Elizabeth Miller, Thomas Miller5:27
9."I'd Rather Have Jesus"Rhea Miller, George Shea4:49
10."The Old Rugged Cross"George Bernard3:31
11."Victory in Jesus"E.M. Bartlett5:49
12."Nearing Home"Jeffrey East, Allan Hall, Jason Kyle Saetveit4:26
13."In the Garden" 4:36
14."We Must Not"Ed Cash, Todd Smith4:19
Total length:62:47

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 59
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [7] 3

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References

  1. 1 2 Andre, Joshua (August 13, 2014). "Selah – You Amaze Us". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "You Amaze Us - Selah". AllMusic . Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Greer, Andrew (January 2015). "Selah: You Amaze Us". CCM Magazine . Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Chambers, Laura (August 18, 2014). "Selah 'You Amaze Us'". Christian Music Review. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Howell, Phronsie. "Powerful and Emotional Worship". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  6. "Selah Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
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