Elevation Worship recorded the album live during the 12-day "Code Orange Revival" event in September 2016,[4] held by Elevation Church at its Ballantyne campus in Charlotte, North Carolina.[5] In an interview with Herb Longs of The Christian Beat, Chris Brown and Mack Brock, founding members of Elevation Worship, were asked for insight into the title track "There Is a Cloud" and why the song represented the collection. Brown responded saying:
In 1 Kings there's a story about Elijah telling his servant to go look for a raincloud when the country had been in a drought for 3 years. And his servant comes back 6 times saying there's no sign of rain. But finally on the 7th time, he reports that he sees a small cloud rising out over the sea. And it felt like a great message to center our album around – that when we find ourselves in a season of drought, a season of waiting or of wondering when we'll see the harvest from what we've been sowing, we can trust that God is faithful, throughout it all! When God gives us a promise, it's no longer a matter of if, but when. A season of drought doesn't mean the death of a promise, only a delay. Cause what God promises, He'll always do. So this title track for the album is centered around the faithfulness of God.
The title track of the album, "There Is a Cloud", was released on January 13, 2017 as the first single,[6] when the pre-order of the album began.[7][8] "Do It Again" was released on February 17, 2017 during the pre-order period as the second single of the album.[9][10]
Singles
"Do It Again" was released as the first single from the album, having impacted Christian radio on February 23, 2018.[11]
At The Christian Beat, Chris Major rated the album three-point-six stars out of five, concluding that " Many of the tracks have beautiful moments that captivate and inspire listeners, but the oversaturated nature of the album makes it hard for those moments to truly resonate."[12] Rating the album a perfect five stars in a NewReleaseToday review, John Hisel believes that "In There Is A Cloud, Elevation Worship has created one of the best worship releases in recent memory," and concludes that "There Is A Cloud is full of songs that have the potential to be sung anywhere and everywhere, while always keeping the focus on Jesus," and that the album "could prove to be very influential throughout the praise and worship movement."[13]
In the week ending March 23, 2017, 34,000 equivalent album units of There Is a Cloud were sold. The album rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and No. 11 on the Billboard 200 chart dated April 8, 2017.[18]
^Elevation Worship (13 January 2017). "Elevation Worship – Posts". Facebook. Retrieved 31 March 2017. Our newest album "There Is A Cloud" is officially available for pre-order starting today! Get an instant download of our title track with your pre-order.
^Elevation Worship (17 February 2017). "Elevation Worship – Posts". Facebook. Retrieved 31 March 2017. TGIF – We're celebrating one month until "There Is A Cloud" is available worldwide! And starting today, when you preorder, you'll receive an instant download of "Do It Again." #ThereIsACloud
^Asker, Jim (30 March 2017). "Elevation Worship & Hillsong Worship Reign on Christian Charts | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2017. Elevation Worship's new live set, There Is a Cloud, bounds in atop Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart (dated April 8), earning 34,000 equivalent album units, with a career weekly-best 31,000 in pure sales, in the week ending March 23, according to Nielsen Music.
