You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic

You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic marks the ninth album from Bethel Music, a worship group based out of Redding, California. The album was released through the group's imprint label, "Bethel Music", on April 21, 2014.[1] The album was produced by Gabriel Wilson and Daniel MacKenzie, and executively produced by Brian Johnson and Joel Taylor.[2]

You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic
Live album by Bethel Music
Released	April 21, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Worship CCM
Length	74:22
Label	Bethel Music
Producer	Gabriel Wilson Daniel MacKenzie
Bethel Music chronology
Tides Live (2014) You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic (2014) We Will Not Be Shaken (2015)
Singles from You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic
"You Make Me Brave" Released: June 17, 2014 "It Is Well" Released: April 21, 2015

Background

You Make Me Brave was recorded live at Redding's Civic Auditorium during Bethel Church's women's conference in the summer of 2013.

Critical reception

The album was reviewed by Josh White of The Church Collective saying that it is "classic Bethel", with three of the 12 tracks recorded during spontaneous moments of worship. White continues on to say that "the worship leaders from Bethel seriously outdo themselves with their musical influence, heavy synth, and wisely put-together arrangements of songs." When talking about the songs, he said "One of the songs that stuck out to me the most was Brian Johnson and Kari Jobe's "Forever." The arrangement feel and sounds like rendition of both Brian and Kari's version of the song. I was never a big fan of this song – until I heard this version. It takes every emotional influence the song has to offer, and takes it up a few notches. The title song, "You Make Me Brave," sounds and feels very, very personal. Jen said herself, "What was celebrated was what God was doing, not who was doing what. I really hope that people feel that the highlight is what the Lord is saying through the whole album versus who sang what, who did what, whose name is on what." He finally said, "All in all, this is what worship leaders want – solid, biblical, fresh songs that can speak to their people and have an amazing sound."[3]

Singles

A studio version of "You Make Me Brave" was released as the first single on June 17, 2014.[4] Vocals were provided by Amanda Cook.

A radio version of "It Is Well" was released as the second single from the album on April 21, 2015.[5] Vocals were provided by Kristene DiMarco.

Accolades

This album was No. 8 on the Worship Leader's Top 20 Albums of 2014 list.[6]

The song, "It Is Well", was No. 13 on the Worship Leader's Top 20 Songs of 2014 list.[7]

Track listing

Standard edition[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Worship leader(s)	Length
1.	"You Make Me Brave"	Amanda Cook	Amanda Cook	6:06
2.	"It Is Well"	Kristene DiMarco	Kristene DiMarco	6:25
3.	"A Little Longer"	Jenn Johnson	Jenn Johnson	7:41
4.	"Forever"	J. Johnson Kari Jobe Brian Johnson Gabriel Wilson Joel Taylor Christa Black Gifford	Kari Jobe	11:24
5.	"Joy of the Lord" (Spontaneous)	J. Johnson	Jenn Johnson	6:40
6.	"Anchor"	Jobe B. Johnson Cody Carnes	Leah Valenzuela	4:45
7.	"Shepherd"	Cook	Amanda Cook	6:10
8.	"Wonder" (Spontaneous)	Cook	Amanda Cook	6:31
9.	"We Dance"	Cook Steffany Frizzell Gretzinger	Steffany Frizzell Gretzinger	4:41
10.	"I Belong to You"	Cook	Amanda Cook	4:48
11.	"Come to Me"	J. Johnson	Jenn Johnson	7:42
12.	"We Step into Freedom" (Spontaneous)	J. Johnson	Jenn Johnson	1:29

Credits

Adapted from AllMusic.[8]

• Heather Armstrong — photography
• Clint Aull — technician
• Amanda Cook — vocals, worship leader
• Kristene DiMarco — vocals, worship leader
• Steffany Frizzell-Gretzinger — vocals, worship leader
• Chris Greely — engineer, mixing engineer
• Myriah Grubbs — background vocals
• Nathan Grubbs — stage design
• Tyler Hanns — cover design
• Kalley Heiligenthal — background vocals
• Luke Hendrickson — engineer
• Kiley Hill — project manager
• Kari Jobe — vocals, worship leader
• Brian Johnson — acoustic guitar, executive producer
• Jenn Johnson — vocals, worship leader
• Judah Kirkwood — assistant technician, guitar technician
• Aaron Knott — assistant engineer
• Jeremy Larson — strings arrangement, strings
• Daniel Mackenzie — bass, engineer, producer
• Casey Marvin — backline technician, guitar technician
• Graham Moore — percussion
• Michael Pope — electric guitar
• Kallan Sadler — keyboard
• David Whitworth — drums
• Michael Spear — back cover photo, cover photo
• Bobby Strand — electric guitar, pre-production
• Joel Taylor — executive producer
• Paul Vaffa-Coffman — monitor technician
• Leah Valenzuela — vocals, worship leader
• Hank Williams — mastering
• Gabriel Wilson — engineer, producer

Charts

Album

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 34 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 23 UK Christian & Gospel Albums (OCC)[11] 1 US Billboard 200[12] 10 US Christian Albums (Billboard)[13] 1 US Digital Albums (Billboard)[14] 6 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard)[16] 30 Chart (2015) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard)[17] 26 Chart (2017) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard)[18] 41 Chart (2018) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard)[19] 36

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Christian [20]	Christian Airplay [21]	Christian Digital Songs [22]
2014	"You Make Me Brave"	16	20	13
2015	"It is Well"	27	31	21

References

1. "iTunes (U.S.) - Music - Bethel Music - You Make Me Brave (Live)". iTunes (U.S.). April 21, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
2. Album booklet
3. "Bethel Music // You Make Me Brave - The Church Collective". The Church Collective. April 18, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
4. "iTunes (U.S.) - Music - Bethel Music and Amanda Cook - You Make Me Brave (Studio Version)". iTunes (U.S.). June 17, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
5. "iTunes (U.S.) - Music - Bethel Music and Kristene DiMarco - It Is Well (Radio Mix)". iTunes (U.S.). April 21, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
6. "Top 20 Albums of 2014". Worship Leader. p. 67. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
7. "Top 20 Songs of 2014". Worship Leader. p. 64–5. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
8. "You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic – Bethel Music | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
9. "Australiancharts.com – Bethel Music – You Make Me Brave - Live at the Civic". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
10. "Bethel Music Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
11. "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20". OCC. April 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016.
12. "Bethel Music Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
13. "Bethel Music Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
14. "Bethel Music Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
15. "Bethel Music Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
16. "Christian Albums - Year-End 2014 | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
17. "Christian Albums - Year-End 2015 | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
18. "Christian Albums - Year-End 2017 | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
19. "Top Christian Albums - Year-End | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
20. "Billboard - Bethel Music - Chart History - Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
21. "Billboard - Bethel Music - Chart History - Christian Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
22. "Billboard - Bethel Music - Chart History - Christian Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2017.