The Beatles-referencing cover art and “London Sessions” subtitle are hints that Israel Houghton’s second solo effort was recorded primarily at the famed Abbey Road studios, but the historical flavor ends there.
From its opening title track -- which is so electro and synthetic it could have come from any given laptop -- to the epic and elaborate closer “Hosanna (Be Lifted Higher),” Love God.
Love People.
is the standard issue Iz release, which is to say it’s daring, uplifting, ambitious, exciting, infectious, and ultimately quite satisfying.
Besides the highlights that bookend the album, check the grand piano and strings that help make “Others” one of Israel’s most memorable ballads or “Our God” for that horn-driven, funky style of worship that Mr.
Houghton always nails.
Longtime fans will find the guest appearances from Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond to be as excellent as expected and will be pleasantly surprised that the three tracks written with Israel’s wife Melissa -- including the aforementioned “Others” -- are equal to those written with longtime collaborator Aaron Lindsey.
Recommended, just don’t expect a significant U.K.
influence.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love God Love PeopleIsrael Houghton, Aaron Lindsey, Tommy Sims | Israel Houghton | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | Yahweh (The Lifter)Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey, Tommy Sims | Israel Houghton | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Love RevIsrael Houghton, Aaron Lindsey, Tommy Sims | Israel Houghton | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 4 | OthersIsrael Houghton, Meleasa Houghton | Israel Houghton | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | You Hold My WorldIsrael Houghton, Aaron Lindsey, Tommy Sims | Israel Houghton | Play | 06:38 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 6 | You Won't Let GoMichael Gungor, Israel Houghton | Israel Houghton | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Our GodJonas Myrin, Jesse Reeves, Chris Tomlin | Israel Houghton | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | MerciesIsrael Houghton, Meleasa Houghton, Aaron Lindsey | Israel Houghton | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | SurprisesIsrael Houghton, Meleasa Houghton | Israel Houghton | Play | 07:26 | 17 MB | 50 MB |
| 10 | Name of LoveIsrael Houghton, Aaron Lindsey, Tommy Sims | Israel Houghton | Play | 06:37 | 15 MB | 48 MB |
| 11 | Hosanna (Be Lifted Higher)Israel Houghton, Sidney Mohede | Israel Houghton | Play | 08:33 | 19 MB | 55 MB |
| 61 mins | 139 MB | |||||
| 60 mins | 427 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natthaphol Abhigantaphand | Assistant |
| 2 | Roy Agee | Trombone |
| 3 | Randy Allison | Saxophone |
| 4 | Shelley Anderson | Assistant |
| 5 | Daniel Bacigalupi | Assistant |
| 6 | John Barrett | Assistant |
| 7 | Andrew Beckman | Design |
| 8 | Nicole Binion | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Eddy Boer | Design |
| 10 | Jimmy Bowland | Saxophone |
| 11 | Sherree Brown | Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Kris Burton | Assistant |
| 13 | Teddy Campbell | Drums |
| 14 | Anita Channell | Production Coordination |
| 15 | Vinnie Ciesielski | Trumpet |
| 16 | Derek "DC" Clark | Engineer |
| 17 | Neville Diedericks | Vocals |
| 18 | Mike Donohue | Trombone |
| 19 | Scott Dozier | Vocals |
| 20 | Danny Duncan | Engineer |
| 21 | Lois DuPlessis | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Darius Fentress | Engineer |
| 23 | Shawn Flowers | Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Sherree Ford | Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Kirk Franklin | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 26 | Chico Gonzalez | A&R |
| 27 | Casey Graham | Engineer |
| 28 | Gavin Greenaway | Conductor |
| 29 | Isobel Griffiths | Contractor |
| 30 | Michael Gungor | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Nylon String) |
| 31 | David Hamilton | Arranger, String Arrangements |
| 32 | Fred Hammond | Bass, Featured Artist |
| 33 | Krystle Harper | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Israel Houghton | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Horn Arrangements, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 35 | Meleasa Houghton | Composer |
| 36 | Ira Hunt | Assistant |
| 37 | Daniel Johnson | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Terrance Jones | Assistant, Engineer |
| 39 | Joel Kibble | Vocals |
| 40 | Mark Kibble | Arranger, Vocals |
| 41 | Erica King | Vocals (Background) |
| 42 | Jay King | A&R, Artist Development, Stomping |
| 43 | Lakewood Choir | Featured Artist |
| 44 | Chris Lawson | Vocals (Background) |
| 45 | Aaron Lindsey | Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Hammond B3, Horn Arrangements, Keyboard Programming, Keyboards, Piano, Piano (Upright), Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | London Oratory School Schola | Boys Choir |
| 47 | The London Session Orchestra | Strings |
| 48 | Omar Martinez | Horn Arrangements, Trumpet |
| 49 | Claude V. McKnight III | Vocals |
| 50 | Michael Mellett | Director |
| 51 | Andrew Mendelson | Mastering |
| 52 | Sidney Mohede | Composer |
| 53 | Charlin Moore | Vocals (Background) |
| 54 | Jonas Myrin | Composer |
| 55 | Dan Needham | Drums, Programming |
| 56 | New Breed | Vocals (Background) |
| 57 | Sam Noerr | Art Direction, Photography |
| 58 | Taylor Pollert | Assistant |
| 59 | Rich Ramsey | Engineer |
| 60 | Jesse Reeves | Composer |
| 61 | Kenny Riley | Engineer |
| 62 | Nikki Ross | Vocals (Background) |
| 63 | Paul Salveson | Mixing |
| 64 | Tommy Sims | Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Hammond B3, Horn Arrangements, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 65 | Javier Solís | Percussion |
| 66 | Chris Springer | A&R, Artist Development |
| 67 | Brian Tankersley | Engineer |
| 68 | Nikki Taylor | Booking |
| 69 | Akil Thompson | Guitar (Electric) |
| 70 | Chris Tomlin | Composer |
| 71 | Mark Townsend | Engineer |
| 72 | VI° Youth Choir | Featured Artist |
| 73 | James Wadell | Engineer, Mixing |
| 74 | Lee Ward | Director |
| 75 | Matthew Ward | Vocals (Background) |
| 76 | Don Wilkinson | Vocals |
| 77 | Jeremiah Woods | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 78 | Jovaun Woods | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |