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House of Love (1994)
House of Love is the eleventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on August 23, 1994 by Myrrh/Word Records and A&M Records. The album was produced by Michael Omartian and Keith Thomas. The album is the follow-up to her quintuple-platinum 1991 release Heart in Motion . Although House of Love sold less than half of what its predecessor sold, it similarly combines pop music with Christian values. The album's lead single "Lucky One" was the albu
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Home for Christmas (1992) (Amy Grant Christmas album)
Home for Christmas is the tenth studio and second Christmas album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on October 6, 1992 by Myrrh/ Word Records and A&M Records. It is Grant's second Christmas album (her first since 1983's A Christmas Album ) featuring traditional holiday songs and original compositions. Released after the success of Grant's 1991 album Heart in Motion , Home for Christmas performed better than Heart in Motion on the Billboard 200 Albums c
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Heart in Motion (1991)
Heart in Motion is the ninth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on March 5, 1991 by Myrrh/Word Records and A&M Records. Unlike Grant's previous albums, Heart In Motion contains pop songs mingled with Christian values (with the exception of "Hope Set High" and "Ask Me"). The album features Grant's biggest worldwide hit, "Baby Baby" and was certified 5× platinum in the United States, selling over five million copies. In addition to Grant's long
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Lead Me On (1988)
Lead Me On is the eighth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on June 17, 1988 by Myrrh/Word Records and A&M Records. Lead Me On was a departure from its predecessor, the 1985 high-energy pop album Unguarded . The album was not as mainstream compatible. Although the album did really well in the Christian retail market (climbing to number one on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart), Lead Me On climbed to number 71 on the Top 200 Albums cha
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The Collection (1986)
The Collection is an official compilation album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on July 22, 1986 by Myrrh/Word Records and A&M Records. Released one year after the successful release of Grant's first mainstream album Unguarded . The Collection contains two new songs: "Stay for Awhile," which was released as a single on both Christian and mainstream AC radio stations along with a music video and "Love Can Do." The Collection was originally released i
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Unguarded (1985)
Unguarded is the seventh studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on May 15, 1985 by Myrrh/Word Records for the Christian bookstores and A&M Records for the mainstream retail market. This was Grant's first attempt to go mainstream with this album but has scaled back the religious content of her previous albums Age to Age and Straight Ahead , which also caused some controversy within the Christian music community. Conservatives have accused Grant of
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Straight Ahead (1984)
Straight Ahead is the sixth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released January 17, 1984 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Brown Bannister. Straight Ahead was the follow-up to Grant's ground-breaking 1982 album Age to Age . Containing songs that were more aggressive than the ones found on Age to Age , Straight Ahead topped the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart for 61 weeks, knocking Petra 's Not Of This World for one week, whi
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A Christmas Album (1983)
A Christmas Album is the fifth studio and first Christmas album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on September 27, 1983 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Brown Bannister. The album was recorded at nine studios, including Caribou Ranch Studios in Colorado, in mid-1983 and was released later that same year. It was issued on the heels of Grant's immensely successful 1982 album Age to Age . Primarily for the audiences she attracted with Age t
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Ageless Medley (EP) (1983)
Ageless Medley is an extended play by Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant , released on March 7, 1983 by Myrrh/Word Records. After the success of Age to Age the previous year, Ageless Medley was originally released as a double-sided 7" vinyl record and audio cassette tape EP single. Even though it was designed as purely a promotional tool, it reached the Top 5 on the Christian radio charts and won Grant her second Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Female. It was o
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Age to Age (1982)
Age to Age is the fourth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on April 12, 1982 by Myrrh/Word Records. Age to Age is considered a breakthrough album and earning some recognition within the CCM community as it ushered her into stardom, and also contributed to the creation of the mold for the modern Contemporary Christian music star. The hit success of the album's first two singles, "Sing Your Praise to the Lord," featuring a piano intro based on
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In Concert Volume 2 (1981)
In Concert Volume 2 is a live album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on November 29, 1981 by Myrrh/Word Records. The live album was produced by Brown Bannister. It was originally intended as a double live album, but budget problems caused the live sets to be released separately with the other being In Concert , which was released earlier in 1981. In Concert Volume 2 featured four new songs: "I'm Gonna Fly" (which was released as a Top 10 Christian radio s
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In Concert (1981)
In Concert is a live album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on May 19, 1981 by Myrrh/Word Records. The live album was produced by Brown Bannister. It was originally intended as a double live album, but budget problems caused the live sets to be released separately with the other being In Concert Volume 2 to be released later in the year. In Concert featured two new songs: "Mimi's House" and "Singing a Love Song" with the latter released as a Top 10 Chris
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Never Alone (1980)
Never Alone is the third studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on June 4, 1980 by Myrrh/Word Records. The album was produced by Brown Bannister. By this point in her life, Grant had entered her second year at Furman University and developed a budding relationship with studio songwriter and future first husband Gary Chapman . The two songs from the album that they co-wrote obscurely describe their on-again, off-again dating relationship. Although
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My Father's Eyes (1979)
My Father's Eyes is the second studio album by a then-teenage Christian singer - songwriter Amy Grant , released on April 20, 1979 by Myrrh/Word Records. My Father's Eyes was a turning point in Grant's career. It gave Grant her first Christian hit in the title track, as well as the follow-up single "Faith Walkin' People." Starting with this album and its subsequent releases, Grant would collaborate with Brown Bannister as her producer throughout the 1980s. Grant and Bannist
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Amy Grant (1977)
Amy Grant is the debut studio album by a then-teenage Christian singer Amy Grant , released in 1977 on Myrrh/Word Records. The album cover on the left is the original 1977 rare cover when it was first released. The album cover on the right is the re-issue cover that is well known and used presently. Produced by Chris Christian, Grant wrote six of the album's 13 tracks by herself and co-wrote the track "On and On" with her future producer Brown Bannister. "What a Difference
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Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM)...
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Notability on Wikipedia
What is "notability" on Wikipedia? According to Wikipedia, notability in music has to be an artist or group that is notable in a...
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