Empires (Hillsong United album)
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| Studio album by Hillsong United | ||||
| Released | 26 May 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary worship music, contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 71:31 | |||
| Label | Hillsong, Sparrow, Capitol CMG | |||
| Producer | Michael Guy Chislett, Joel Houston | |||
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| CCM Magazine |    |
| Christian Music Review | 4.0/5 |
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| Cross Rhythms |  |
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| Louder Than the Music | |
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| Worship Leader | |
Empires is the fourth studio album from Australian contemporary worship music band Hillsong United, a worship band from Hillsong Church. The album was released on 26 May 2015, under Hillsong Music, Sparrow Records and Capitol Christian Music Group.Michael Guy Chislett served as the album's producer, with vocalist Joel Houston serving as creative director and co-producer. "Touch the Sky" was released as the album's lead single in March 2015.
The cover of Empires was launched into space on 12 March 2015. To further promote the album, the group performed single "Touch the Sky" on the Today Show on 2 April 2015. The album is United's fourth studio album, and was released on 26 May 2015 by Hillsong Music and Sparrow Records. It was released in CD, digital download, and vinyl formats.
The lead single from the album was "Touch the Sky", which was released to digital retailers on 24 March 2015, and to Christian radio on 11 April 2015.
"Say the Word" was released as the second single from the album on 1 February 2016.
"Prince of Peace" was released to digital retailers on 21 April 2015 as a promotional single followed by "Heart Like Heaven", released to the iTunes Store and as a lyric video on Hillsong United's YouTube channel on 18 May 2015.
Giving the album three and a half stars at CCM Magazine, Caroline Lusk says, "Empires is a stunning display of universally relevant themes". Brian Mansfield, rating the album two and a half stars out of four for USA Today, states, "Empires focuses on submission and service." Rating the album four stars from New Release Tuesday, Marcus Hathcock describes feeling "awkward", after he finished listening to the album. Awarding the album five stars from FDRMX, Jessica Morris writes, "Hillsong UNITED have done an extraordinary job in putting together and delivering an album that is both authentic and of the highest quality."
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