Straight Ahead (Amy Grant album)
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Straight Ahead was a 1984 (see 1984 in music) album by CCM star Amy Grant. It was the follow-up to Amy's ground-breaking 1982 album Age to Age. It produced the Grammy-award winning single "Angels" (a #1 Contemporary Christian single for 13 weeks), and its aggressive contemporary Christian pop sound became a precursor to Amy's even more aggressive 1985 album Unguarded.
Track listing
- "Where Do You Hide Your Heart" (Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith) - 3:57
- "Jehovah" (Thurman) - 5:57
- "Angels" (Brown Bannister/Gary Chapman/Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith) - 4:10
- "Straight Ahead" (Gary Chapman/Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith) - 3:47
- "Thy Word" (Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith) - 3:19
- "It's Not A Song" (Robbie Buchanan/Gary Chapman) - 3:27
- "Open Arms" (Gary Chapman/Amy Grant/Hibbard) - 3:22
- "Doubly Good To You" (Rich Mullins) - 3:12
- "Tomorrow" (Gary Chapman/Amy Grant/Hibbard) - 3:24
- "The Now And The Not Yet" (Pam Mark Hall) - 3:36
Personnel
- Amy Grant: Vocals.
- Gary Chapman: Guitar, Background Vocals.
- Jon Goin: Guitar, Guitars.
- Dann Huff: Guitars.
- Dean Parks: Guitar.
- Duncan Mullins: Bass.
- Robbie Buchanan: Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes.
- Michael W. Smith: Piano, Keyboards.
- Shane Keister: Organ, Synthesizer.
- Alan Steinberger: Synthesizer.
- Paul Leim: Drums.
- Kenny Malone: Drums.
- Lenny Castro: Percussion.
- Farrell Morris: Percussion.
- Debra Black: Background Vocals.
- Bill Champlin: Background Vocals.
- Kim Fleming: Background Vocals.
- Steve George: Background Vocals.
- Richard Page: Background Vocals.
- Chris Harris: Background Vocals.
- Mark Mason: Background Vocals.
- Marty McCall: Background Vocals.
- Donna McElroy: Background Vocals.
- Gary Pigg: Background Vocals.
- Billy Sprague: Background Vocals.
- David Thornton: Background Vocals.
- Carmen Twillie: Background Vocals.
Production
- Producer: Brown Bannister
- Executive Producer: Michael Blanton, Dan Harrell, Gary Chapman.
- Engineer: Jack Joseph Puig, Jim Baird, Kevin Burns, Gene Eichelberger, Steven Ford, Jerry Mahler.
- Arranger: Alan Moore
- Design: Michael Borum, Dennis Hill
- Photography: Mike Borum, Aaron Rapoport.
Trivia
- The album track "It's Not A Song" is Amy Grant's first song from her own pen with no religious theme whatsoever. It was also the first song in which she shot a music video for.
- Straight Ahead was the first Christian album to chart on the Billboard pop album chart. A&M reissued it in 1985, just as Amy was appearing on the Grammy awards show singing "Angels."
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Top Contemporary Christian | 1 |
| 1984 | Top Contemporary Christian | 1 |
| 1985 | The Billboard 200 | 133 |
Awards
Grammy Awards| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Angels" | Best Gospel Performance, Female |
| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Straight Ahead | Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year |
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