Champion (Beckah Shae album)

Background

The album followed 2012's Rest.

Critical reception

Champion met with positive reception from music critics. Andy Argyrakis of CCM Magazine rated the album four stars out of five, indicating how the release gives evidence that Beckah Shae can "easily compete with any electronic dance music act in the mainstream", which she had some truly fine collaborators to work with on the songs, yet the artist "is at the center of this masterpiece." At New Release Tuesday, Sarah Fine rated the album four stars out of five, remarking how "Champion reaffirms all the reasons why Shae and her husband are masters at their craft." In addition, Fine writes that "A 15-track monster of an album, Champion doesn't disappoint." Amanda Brogan of Christian Music Review rated the album a perfect five stars, stating that the album can be utilized for just mere workout music or for its spiritual resonations. At 365 Days of Inspiring Media, Micah Garnett rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, writing how "Champion is full of tremendous dance tracks with uplifting and relevant lyrics." Also, Garnett calls the release "a doozy." Joshua Galla of Jam the Hype rated the album an 8.8 out of ten, saying "Revolutionary is an ideal definition of what Champion encapsulates", and that "Beckah used her life's struggles to handcraft brilliance in the form of art within music."

Commercial performance

For the Billboard charting week of May 24, 2014, Champion was the No. 47 most sold of the Christian Albums, and it was the No. 12 most sold of the Gospel Albums. In addition, it was the No. 24 most sold album in the breaking-and-entry chart of the Heatseekers Albums.

Track listing

All tracks written by Rebecca A. Shocklee, Jonathan Nicholas Shocklee except where noted.