{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Outback Worship Sessions | type = studio | artist = Planetshakers | cover = Outback Worship Sessions by Planetshakers.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2015|5|12}} | recorded = 2015 | venue = | studio = *Ed's in Franklin TN *Planetshakers Studios in Melbourne, Australia | genre = Worship | length = {{Duration|m=48|s=50}} | label = Planetshakers Ministries International, Integrity Music | producer = Ed Cash | prev_title = This Is Our Time: Live | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = Lets Go | next_year = 2015 }} '''''Outback Worship Sessions''''' is a studio album from Planetshakers. Planetshakers Ministries International and Integrity Music released the album on May 12, 2015. They worked with Ed Cash, in the production of this album.<ref name="AllMusic Credits">{{cite web |title=''Outback Worship Sessions'' - Planetshakers : Credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 4, 2015 |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/outback-worship-sessions-mw0002844905/credits}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = 365 Days of Inspiring Media | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="365DoIM">{{cite web|first=Joshua|last=Andre|title=Music Reviews: Planetshakers – Outback Worship Sessions |url=http://www.365daysofinspiringmedia.com/reviews/planetshakers-outback-worship-sessions/ |publisher=365 Days of Inspiring Media |access-date=November 4, 2015|date=May 10, 2015}}</ref> | rev2 = About.com | rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="About">{{cite web|first=Kim|last=Jones|title=Planetshakers - 'Outback Worship Sessions' Review|url=http://christianmusic.about.com/od/Christian-Cd-Reviews-O-P/fl/Planetshakers-Outback-Worship-Sessions-Review.htm|publisher=About.com|access-date=November 4, 2015|date=May 12, 2015|archive-date=6 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906115912/http://christianmusic.about.com/od/Christian-Cd-Reviews-O-P/fl/Planetshakers-Outback-Worship-Sessions-Review.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev3 = ''CCM Magazine'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="CCM">{{cite journal |first=Rebekah |last=Bell |title=Planetshakers: ''Outback Worship Sessions'' |url=http://ht.salemweb.net/ccm/mediavault/digital/ccmmagazine/2015/jun/files/36.html|journal=CCM Magazine |access-date=November 4, 2015 |date=July 1, 2015|page=36}}</ref> | rev4 = Christian Music Review | rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="CMR">{{cite web|first=Kelly |last=Meade |title=Planetshakers 'Outback Worship Sessions' |url=http://christianmusicreview.org/planetshakers-outback-worship-sessions/ |publisher=Christian Music Review |access-date=November 4, 2015 |date=May 11, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530010740/http://christianmusicreview.org/planetshakers-outback-worship-sessions/ |archive-date=May 30, 2015 }}</ref> | rev5 = Cross Rhythms | rev5Score = {{rating|9|10|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=Solid white borderedS.svg|rating=square}}<ref name="CR">{{cite web|first=Christopher |last=Cason|title=Review: Outback Worship Sessions – Planetshakers |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Planetshakers/Outback_Worship_Sessions/155019/ |publisher=Cross Rhythms |access-date=December 30, 2015 |date=December 26, 2014}}</ref> | rev6 = Jesus Freak Hideout | rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="JFH">{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Caldwell|title=Planetshakers, "Outback Worship Sessions" Review |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/OutbackWorshipSessions.asp |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout |access-date=November 4, 2015|date=May 11, 2015}}</ref> | rev7 = Louder Than the Music | rev7Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="LTtM">{{cite web|first=Jono|last=Davies|title=Reviews – Planetshakers – Outback Worship Sessions |url=http://www.louderthanthemusic.com/document.php?id=4869 |publisher=Louder Than the Music |access-date=November 4, 2015|date=June 10, 2015}}</ref> | rev8 = New Release Today | rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="NRT">{{cite web|first=Kevin|last=Davis|title=Longing for Jesus |url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/userprofile_reviewssinglepost.php?review_id=23056&user_id=140|publisher=New Release Today|access-date=November 4, 2015 |date=May 3, 2015}}</ref> | rev9 = PPCORN | rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5|score=4.1/5 stars}}<ref name="PPCORN">{{cite web |first=Jessica |last=Morris |title=Planetshakers: 'Outback Worship Sessions' Track-by-Track Album Review |url=http://ppcorn.com/us/2015/05/08/planetshakers-outback-worship-sessions-track-by-track-album-review/ |publisher=PPCORN |access-date=November 4, 2015 |date=May 8, 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141014/http://ppcorn.com/us/2015/05/08/planetshakers-outback-worship-sessions-track-by-track-album-review/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev10 = ''Worship Leader'' | rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="WL">{{cite journal |first=Jeremy |last=Armstrong |title=Planetshakers: ''Outback Worship Sessions'' |url=http://media.worshipleader.com/lib/2015may/html5/index.html?page=64 |journal=Worship Leader |access-date=November 4, 2015 |issue=May/June 2015 |page=64 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112101458/http://media.worshipleader.com/lib/2015may/html5/index.html?page=64 |archive-date=November 12, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}
Awarding the album four stars at ''CCM Magazine'', Rebekah Bell states, "the band chose to go in a soulful, stripped down direction."<ref name="CCM"/> Jeremy Armstrong, giving the album four stars from ''Worship Leader'', writes, "the result is a powerful collection of accessible, incredible congregational songs."<ref name="WL"/> Rating the album three and a half stars for About.com, Kim Jones describes, "Outback Worship Sessions has some songs that are intimate and draw you in so deeply that you feel like you're in the Throne Room itself -- just you, Jesus and the music...While some songs hit home stronger than others did, there is nothing here that sounds like it's by rote."<ref name="About"/> Christopher Cason, signaling in a nine out of ten review at Cross Rhythms, replies, "Overall the album is inspirational and uplifting with some great new worship songs."<ref name="CR"/>
Kevin Davis, indicating in a four star review by New Release Today, recognizes, "Outback Worship Sessions is a truly anointed set of songs for the Church, expressing a longing for Jesus."<ref name="NRT"/> Specifying in a 4.1 star review at PPCORN, Jessica Morris replies, "Carrying the electricity of Planetshakers most beloved songs but delivered with a simplicity and richness many bands strive for, the Outback Worship Sessions is a carefully crafted album that will usher in a new generation of fans."<ref name="PPCORN"/> Alex Caldwell, signaling in a three star review for Jesus Freak Hideout, responds, "''Outback Worship Sessions'' is a collection of worship songs that has its really good moments, its dull ones and its substandard ones in almost equal measure."<ref name="JFH"/>
Giving the album a four and a half star review from Louder Than the Music, Jono Davies says, "If you are looking for strong worship songs and have never heard of Planetshakers, then this sort of Greatest Hits album might be the perfect starting place."<ref name="LTtM"/> Joshua Andre, awarding the album four stars at 365 Days of Inspiring Media, states, "Overall an enjoyable album that has overall reinvigorated my interest for Planetshakers a bit more; ''Outback Worship Sessions'' achieved what it set out to do, and that is to share Jesus to the world using the methods and means that today’s culture understands and loves."<ref name="365DoIM"/> Rating the album a three and a half stars by Christian Music Review, Kelly Meade writes, "''Outback Worship Sessions'' gives listeners an album full of pure praise."<ref name="CMR"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | collapsed = | headline = | extra_column = Worship leader(s) | total_length = 48:50
| all_writing = | all_lyrics = | all_music =
| title1 = Like a Fire | note1 = | writer1 = Joth Hunt | lyrics1 = | music1 = | extra1 = Aimee Evans | length1 = 4:27
| title2 = Spirit of God | note2 = | writer2 = Ed Cash, B.J. Pridham | lyrics2 = | music2 = | extra2 = B.J. Pridham | length2 = 4:39
| title3 = Leave Me Astounded | note3 = | writer3 = Pridham | lyrics3 = | music3 = | extra3 = Aimee Evans | length3 = 5:30
| title4 = My Soul Longs for Jesus | note4 = | writer4 = Cash | lyrics4 = | music4 = | extra4 = Samantha Evans | length4 = 4:18
| title5 = Endless Praise | note5 = | writer5 = Andy Harrison, Hunt | lyrics5 = | music5 = | extra5 = Joth Hunt | length5 = 3:44
| title6 = Nothing Is Impossible | note6 = | writer6 = Hunt | lyrics6 = | music6 = | extra6 = Joth Hunt | length6 = 4:10
| title7 = Covered | note7 = | writer7 = Israel Houghton, Hunt | lyrics7 = | music7 = | extra7 = B.J. Pridham | length7 = 4:17
| title8 = Father | note8 = | writer8 = Cash, Pridham | lyrics8 = | music8 = | extra8 = Aimee Evans | length8 = 4:10
| title9 = Made for Worship | note9 = | writer9 = Harrison, Pridham | lyrics9 = | music9 = | extra9 = Aimee Evans | length9 = 5:21
| title10 = This Is the Day | note10 = | writer10 = Harrison, Hunt, Pridham | lyrics10 = | music10 = | extra10 = Aimee Evans | length10 = 4:37
| title11 = This Is Our Time | note11 = | writer11 = Aimee Evans, Josh Ham, Harrison, Steph Ling, Mitch Wong | lyrics11 = | music11 = | extra11 = B.J. Pridham | length11 = 3:37 }}
==Chart performance== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- | Australian Independent Albums (AIR)<ref>{{cite web|title=Independent Chart Wrap: Hermitude takes #1, Sticky Fingers see two re-entries |date=27 October 2015 |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/independent-chart-wrap-hermitude-takes-1-sticky-fingers-see-two-re-entries/ |publisher=The Music Network |accessdate=23 August 2021}}</ref> |align="center"| 4 |- {{Album chart|BillboardChristian|44|artist=Planetshakers|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2015}} |- | US Christian Album Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Planetshakers Chart History (Christian Album Sales) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/planetshakers/chart-history/ILS?artist=Planetshakers |publisher=Billboard |access-date=13 August 2019}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |align="center"| 44 |}
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