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Jesus Is King

Jesus Is King is a gospel album made by Kanye West. It is West's ninth album. The album has 2 singles: "Follow God" and "Closed On Sunday". It has 11 songs on it. It is 27 minutes and 4 seconds long. This makes it West's shortest album. Jesus Is King was released on October 25th, 2019. It was released by Def Jam Records and GOOD Music. Jesus Is King is very different from West's other music.[1] It is inspired by gospel and Christian music. It has vocals from The Sunday Service Choir, Ant Clemons, Ty Dolla $ign, Fred Hammond, Clipse, and Kenny G. Many critics did not like the album.[2] It is West’s worst-reviewed album.[2][1] All sequels to this album, including Jesus Is King II, God’s Country, and Yandhi, were scrapped. The album Donda (2021) was made instead.

Jesus Is King
Studio album by
Kanye West
ReleasedOctober 25, 2019
RecordedAugust 2018 – October 2019
Genre
Length27:04
Label
Singles from Jesus Is King
  1. "Follow God"
    Released: November 8, 2019
  2. "Closed on Sunday"
    Released: November 28, 2019

The album won a Grammy Award in 2021.[3] It is West's ninth album to be number one on the Billboard 200.[4][5] The album was certified gold by the RIAA.[6]

Track listing

Track listing and credits are from Tidal and the BMI Repertoire.[a][7]

Jesus Is King track listing
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Every Hour" (featuring Sunday Service Choir)
  • West
  • Budgie
  • Vindver
 1:52
2. "Selah"  
 2:45
3. "Follow God"  
  • West
  • BoogzDaBeast
  • Xcelence
 1:45
4. "Closed on Sunday"  
  • West
  • Lopez
  • Brian "AllDay" Miller
  • Vindver
  • Timbaland
 2:32
5. "On God"  
  • West
  • BoogzDaBeast
  • Cerda
  • Pi'erre Bourne[a]
  • Vindver[b]
 2:16
6. "Everything We Need" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Ant Clemons)
 1:56
7. "Water" (featuring Ant Clemons)
  • West
  • BoogzDaBeast
  • Lopez[a]
  • Vindver[a]
  • Timbaland[a]
 2:48
8. "God Is"  
 3:23
9. "Hands On" (featuring Fred Hammond)
  • West
  • Lopez
  • Vindver
  • Timbaland
 3:23
10. "Use This Gospel" (featuring Clipse and Kenny G)
  • West
  • Lopez
  • DrtWrk
  • Vindver
  • Timbaland
  • BoogzDaBeast[a]
  • Bourne[a]
 3:34
11. "Jesus Is Lord"  
  • West
  • Lopez
  • Miller
  • Vindver
  • Timbaland
 0:49
Total length:
 27:04

Notes

Jesus Is King Media

  • West recorded at the Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda in October 2018.

  • American record producer Timbaland began working on the album in December 2018 and contributed production on five tracks.

  • In September 2019, West returned to Wyoming to finish Jesus Is King, the same state where he recorded his previous solo album Ye (2018).

  • West references the Thirteenth Amendment on "On God" and "Hands On". In October 2018, West met with then-US president Donald Trump and discussed altering the amendment.

  • West previewed the album at The Forum in the County of Los Angeles in October 2019.

Notes

  1. ↑ Credits on the BMI Repertoire can be viewed by searching a song's work number. The following songs have additional credits adapted from the BMI Repertoire:
    • "Selah" (BMI #40758455)
    • "On God" (BMI #40758456)
    • "Everything We Need" (BMI #40758457)
    • "Use This Gospel" (BMI #40758413)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yeung, Neil Z. (October 31, 2019). "Jesus Is King – Kanye West". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jesus Is King by Kanye West Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Willman, Chris (March 14, 2021). Kanye West Wins His First Gospel Grammy for 'Jesus Is King'. https://variety.com/2021/music/news/kanye-west-wins-gospel-grammy-jesus-is-king-1234930224/. Retrieved March 14, 2021. 
  4. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (November 3, 2019). "Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Arrives as His Record-Tying Ninth Consecutive No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ Asker, Jim (November 4, 2019). "Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Is No 1 On Top Christian & Gospel Albums Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Gold & Platinum − Kanye West − Follow God". RIAA. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jesus Is King / Kanye West". Tidal. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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