''To Love a Fool – A Rooftop Experience'' is the first live album by American
contemporary worship
Contemporary worship is a form of Christian worship that emerged within Western evangelical Protestantism in the 20th century. It was originally confined to the charismatic movement, but is now found in a wide range of churches, including many w ...
musician
Cory Asbury
Cory Hunter Asbury is an American Christian musician, worship pastor, songwriter, and former member of the Bethel Music collective.
Starting as an intern with the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2005, Asbury's career as ...
, and his fifth album overall.
Bethel Music released the album on November 6, 2020. The album contains live renditions of songs originally released on ''
To Love a Fool
''To Love a Fool'' is the third solo studio album by American contemporary worship musician Cory Asbury, and his fourth album overall. Bethel Music released the album on July 31, 2020. Paul Mabury handled the production of the album.
The album ...
'' (2020). The album was produced by Paul Mabury and David Whitworth.
Background
On August 20, 2020, Asbury hosted the ''To Love a Fool'' Album Release Show, celebrating the successful release of his third studio album, ''
To Love a Fool
''To Love a Fool'' is the third solo studio album by American contemporary worship musician Cory Asbury, and his fourth album overall. Bethel Music released the album on July 31, 2020. Paul Mabury handled the production of the album.
The album ...
'' (2020), which had been released in late July, with
Dante Bowe as the guest artist opening the event. Bethel Music premiered the concert film of the album release show on their YouTube channel on October 23, 2020. Asbury then released the album release show recordings of the songs for download and streaming on November 6, 2020.
Critical reception
Jonathan Andre in his 365 Days of Inspiring Media review gave a positive review of the album, concluding that the album is "full of wonder and awe, full of joy and heartfelt emotions as this 10 track live album (20 if you include all of the live music videos available to stream and purchase on Apple Music, alongside the audio recordings of the live album experience) showcases, verbatim, what ''
To Love a Fool
''To Love a Fool'' is the third solo studio album by American contemporary worship musician Cory Asbury, and his fourth album overall. Bethel Music released the album on July 31, 2020. Paul Mabury handled the production of the album.
The album ...
'' would sound like, live. Yes, these 10 tracks are the exact same as Cory's studio recording of the album in July 2020, and even though this album per se doesn't bring anything original or new to the table of Cory Asbury songs, the album nevertheless is still good, reminding me that for an artist to be great, means for them to sound just as good live as they do in the studio, and ''To Love a Fool — A Rooftop Experience'' is no exception."
Commercial performance
In the United States, ''To Love a Fool – A Rooftop Experience'' launched at No. 20 on ''
Billboard
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s
Top Christian Albums Chart
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dated November 21, 2020.
Track listing
* Songwriting credits adapted from PraiseCharts.
Charts
Release history
References
External links
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2020 live albums
Cory Asbury albums