''Friends in High Places'' is the fourth album in the live praise and worship series of

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. In 1999 the album was certified gold by

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(ARIA) for shipment of 35000 units.

Making of the album

''Friends in High Places'' was recorded live at The

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Geoff Bullock Geoffrey William "Geoff" Bullock (born 6 November 1955) is an Australian singer-songwriter and pianist. He helped pioneer the Hills Christian Life Centre, which later became Hillsong Church. He was appointed as the church's worship pastor and wa ...

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, and the Hillsong team. This is the final album on which Bullock appeared. He left the church later that year (1995). The majority of the songs were written by Bullock, Zschech, and Russell Fragar.

Reception

In December 1997 Peter Dilley of ''

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'' rated the album as 9 out of 10 and distinguished between the group and their contemporaries in United States and United Kingdom: "what sets Australian-sourced recordings apart from many US/UK worship releases is not so much their innovation as the unrestrained energy and vitality - if they're getting into a groove they really do make it funky".

Track listing

# "Friends In High Places" (Russell Fragar) — 03:51 — ''lead vocals:

'' # "He Shall Be Called" (Fragar) — 03:00 — ''lead vocals: Lucy Fisher'' # "Praise His Holy Name" (Darlene Zschech) — 03:25 — ''lead vocals: Darlene Zschech'' # "Rock Of The Ages" (

, Zschech) — 03:23 — ''lead vocals: Donia Makedonez'' # "Whenever I See" (Bullock) — 03:48 — ''lead vocals: Steve McPherson'' # "Now Is The Time" (Bullock) — 05:17 — ''lead vocals: Rob Eastwood'' # "You're All I Need" (Bullock) — 05:13 — ''lead vocals: Geoff Bullock, Darlene Zschech'' # "Salvation" (Bullock) — 03:35 — ''lead vocalss: Darlene Zschech'' # "Holding On" (Bullock) — 03:32 — ''lead vocals: Darlene Zschech, Geoff Bullock'' # "Because Of Your Love" (Fragar) — 02:52 — ''lead vocals: Darlene Zschech b. Craig Gower'' # "King Of Kings" (Bullock) — 03:14 — ''lead vocals: Darlene Zschech'' # "Lord I Give Myself" (Zschech) — 02:30 — ''lead vocals: Darlene Zschech'' # "I'll Worship You" (Bullock) — 04:32 — ''lead vocals: Darlene Zschech; Geoff Bullock'' # "This Kingdom" (Bullock) — 06:01 — ''lead vocals: Darlene Zschech'' # "I Can't Wait" (Fragar) — 05:12 — ''lead vocals: Donia Makedonez; Lucy Fisher; Russell Fragar''

Credits

* David Moyse - guitar, engineer * Jeff Todd - engineer * William Bowden - mastering *

- vocals, vocal producer * Michael Murphy - executive producer * Megan Parker - saxophone * Russell Fragar - piano, keyboards, vocals, producer, engineer *

- piano, vocals * Janine Bullock - choir director * Annabelle Chaffey - choir director * Ruth Grant - background vocals * Allan Chard - guitar * Wayne Davis - bass * Adam Simek - drums * Stuart Fell - percussion * Karl Stone - trombone * Rob Eastwood - vocals * Mark Gregory - trumpet * Donia Makedonez - vocals * Nick Asha - engineer * Trevor Beck - engineer, assistant engineer * Erica Crocker - background vocals * Lucy Fisher - vocals * Craig Gower - keyboards, background vocals *

Brian Houston Brian Charles Houston ( ; born 17 February 1954) is a New Zealand-Australian former pastor and evangelist. He was the founder and senior pastor at Hillsong Church, based in Sydney with locations around the world. He was the national president ...

- executive producer * Andrew McPherson - engineer * Steve McPherson - vocals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Friends In High Places (Hillsong Album) 1995 live albums Hillsong Music live albums