Amy Grant (album)

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Amy Grant is the first album by then-teenage Christian singer Amy Grant, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music).

Amy Grant, although today considered a modest record success, was probably one of the biggest Christian album releases ever when it was issued in 1977. At that time, CCM (or as it was more commonly called, Inspirational music) was a tiny subgenre, sold exclusively at Christian bookstores. But the album was a breakthrough in terms of the Christian music market of the day, selling 50,000 copies in one year. Three songs from the album made Top Ten Christian radio airplay: "Old Man's Rubble," "Beautiful Music," and "What A Difference You've Made."

Track listing

1. "Beautiful Music" (Ferguson) - 3:10
2. "Mountain Top" (Bannister) - 3:39
3. "Psalm 104" (NASB, Farris) - 3:27
4. "Old Man's Rubble" (Bannister) - 2:57
5. "Brand New Start" (Grant) - 2:53
6. "Grape, Grape Joy" (Grant) - 1:11
7. "Walking In The Light" (Grant) - 1:38
8. "What A Difference You've Made" (Jordan) - 3:26
9. "Father" (Grant) - 3:55
10. "I Know Better Now" (Grant) - 2:49
11. "The Lord Has A Will" (Hudson, Hudson) - 2:38
12. "On And On" (Bannister, Grant) - 3:28
13. "He Gave Me A New Song" (Grant) - 1:22

Personnel

• Amy Grant: Vocals.
• Joe "Flip" Wilson: Guitars.
• Joe Wilson: Guitars.
• Reggie Young: Guitars.
• Brown Bannister: Guitars, Bells, Liner Notes.
• Pete Bordonali: Guitars.
• Steve Chapman: Guitar.
• Randy Goodrum: Keyboards.
• Shane Keister: Keyboards.
• Steve Shaffer: Bass.
• Joe Osborne: Bass.
• Larrie Londin: Drums.
• Kenny Malone: Drums.
• Lanny Avery: Drums.
• Roger Bissell: Horn.
• Jerry Carrigan: Drums.
• George Cunningham: Horn.
• Dennis Good: Horn.
• Don Sheffield: Horn.
• Dennis Solee: Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone.
• Robert Taylor: Oboe.
• Chris Harris: Background Vocals.
• Sheldon Kurland: Strings.
• Cindy Lipford: Background Vocals.
• Marty McCall: Background Vocals.
• Gwen Moore: Background Vocals.
• Gary Pigg: Background Vocals.

Production

• Producer: Chris Christian.
• Assistant Producer: Brown Bannister.
• Engineers: Brown Bannister, Warren Peterson.
• Assistant Engineer: Wade Jaynes, Lanny Avery.
• Mastered By: Glenn Meadows.
• Arranger: ???
• Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements: Bergen White & Mark Price.
• Design: Michael Harris Design.

Trivia

The original cover art for Amy Grant's debut LP.

• Amy Grant was not intended as a big seller. In fact, Word Records only shipped copies of the album to stores when they requested it. The album's sales were primarily due to an independent promoter hired by Amy Grant's father, Dr. Burton Grant.
• Early copies of Amy Grant had a different cover photo, with a sepia-toned diffusion filter similar to that used in the opening credits of The Waltons. The photo was considered less than flattering, and was replaced with the cover photo used to this day. Albums with the original cover art are rare and considered to be collector's items.

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