Cory Asbury
Cory Asbury (born October 15, 1985 in Fort Lauderdale , Florida ) is an American Christian pop singer , songwriter and worship leader .
biography
Asbury began worshiping at the age of 14 and began his music career in 2005 at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City , Missouri . In July 2008 his first album Holy was released, a collaboration with singer Matt Gilman. The following year his first solo album, Let Me See Your Eyes, was released . Asbury was involved in several International House of Prayer releases , including Magnificent Obsession , which reached the Billboard Top Christian Albums in 2012 .
In 2012, Asbury moved with his family to Colorado Springs , where he became a member of New Life Church . In May 2015 he became a member of the Bethel Music collective . His first release with Bethel Music was the album Have It All , which was released in March 2016 and hit the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 .
In October 2017, Cory Asbury released his solo single Reckless Love as the lead single of his studio album of the same name. With this song he succeeded for the first time as a solo artist in the Billboard Hot Christian Songs. In March 2018, the single reached number one in these charts and stayed there for 18 weeks. Reckless Love reached first place in the annual Hot Christian Songs 2018 and was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song . The album Reckless Love was released in January 2018 and reached number 1 on the Top Christian Albums as well as number 53 on the Billboard 200 and number 73 on the Swiss charts .
In January 2020, The Father's House was released as the first single from his fourth studio album To Love a Fool , which was released in July 2020.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CH
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 US
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Christian
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| 2008 | Holy | - | - | - |
First published: July 10, 2008
with Matt Gilman |
| 2009 | Let Me See Your Eyes | - | - | - |
First published: September 1, 2009
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| 2018 | Reckless Love |
CH73 (1 week) CH |
US53 (1 week) US |
Christian1 (... week) Christian |
First published: January 26, 2018
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| 2020 | To love a fool | - | - |
Christian4 (... weeks) Christian |
First published: July 31, 2020
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| 2017 | Reckless Love Reckless Love |
Christian1 (68 weeks) Christian |
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| 2018 | Water and Dust Reckless Love |
Christian38 (2 weeks) Christian |
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| Endless Alleluia Reckless Love |
Christian34 (15 weeks) Christian |
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| 2020 | The Father's House To Love a Fool |
Christian3 (... weeks) Christian |
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| Egypt (Recorded Live) Revival's in the Air |
Christian34 (... weeks) Christian |
with Bethel Music
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| Sparrows To Love a Fool |
Christian35 (... weeks) Christian |
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| Canyons To Love a Fool |
Christian37 (... weeks) Christian |
More singles
- 2009: My Beloved (feat.Jaye Thomas)
- 2020: Reckless Love ( feat.Tori Kelly )
- 2020: Christ Be Magnified
swell
- ↑ Holy on iTunes
- ↑ Magnificent Obsession , newreeasetoday.com
- ^ Top Christian Albums , Billboard
- ↑ Cory Asbury , nlw.dylanroopdesign.com
- ↑ Bethel Music's "Have It All" Becomes Worship Ministry's Highest Billboard Top Albums Debut , thechristianbeat.org
- ↑ Reckless Love (Single) , Amazon
- ↑ Cory Asbury & Koryn Hawthorne Hit No. 1 on Christian & Gospel Charts , Billboard
- ↑ Tori Kelly Teams Up With Cory Asbury on 'Reckless Love': Exclusive , Billboard
- ↑ Year-End Charts - Hot Christian Songs 2018 , Billboard
- ↑ Grammys 2019 Nominees: The Complete List , Billboard
- ↑ Bethel Music's Cory Asbury Returns with New Single "The Father's House" , hallels.com
- ↑ a b Chart sources: CH US1 US2 US3 US4
Web links
- Biography at last.fm (English)
- Cory Asbury at Allmusic (English)
- Cory Asbury at Bethel Music (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Asbury, Cory |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Asbury, Cory Hunter (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Christian pop singer, songwriter, and worship leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Lauderdale |