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If
you want to know Amy Grant's story, all you really have
to do is talk to virtually every Contemporary Christian singer
on Music was always a part of Amy Grant's life. She can still recall the thrill of a cappella singing at her family's Church of Christ services and later, as a teenager, discovering a freer musical expression with the young people in her school and church. In fact, one of Grant's first performances was at a chapel service for her fellow students. The event was pivotal for Amy -- it unveiled not only a musical talent, but a true gift of connecting with her peers. From that day on, Amy Grant was marked as an artist, a role model, a kindred spirit and a seeker. Through the next 25 years none of those titles ever faded away.
Although
Amy is truly a daughter of Nashville, she was actually born in
Augusta, Georgia in 1960 during her father's doctor's residency
there. Georgia recognized her Peach State roots and inducted her
into its Music Hall of Fame. A Star Is "Discovered" Like a Hollywood story, Amy's break into music came while she worked part-time sweeping floors and demagnetizing tapes in a Nashville studio. Her friend, producer Brown Bannister, allowed her to use the studio to duplicate a tape of her original songs that she wanted to give to her family. A Word Records company producer heard the music and, charged with finding new talent in Nashville, felt he had just "found it" and played the tape over the phone for his company executives. The seventeen-year-old was signed almost immediately.
Setting a New Standard
The year 1982 saw the release of what was to become Amy's
signature album, AGE TO AGE. Record company execs stepped
up the
The album's success led to the quick
turnaround follow-up album, STRAIGHT AHEAD, which brought
more sales records, radio #1's and Dove and Grammy wins,
including a performance of the album's hit, "Angels" on the
Grammy Awards national broadcast. It was a first for Christian
music and for the Grammys, and certainly not the last time Amy
Grant made news and made noise.
In 1985, Christian music was a formidable force, but
still a world within itself. Enter Amy Grant and a new concept,
sort of: crossing over. Some early Jesus Music folks had tried
to take their music to the broader mainstream world. In truth,
most of them had begun in mainstream music and used that
platform to introduce their faith-based music. Amy Grant was
different. She was firmly entrenched in the gospel world and was
ready to take her message to the outside world. UNGUARDED
was the vehicle for that dream--an album made with "crossing
over" definitely in mind. It also marked the beginnings of
tension between those who thought crossing over was tantamount
to "selling out the gospel" and Amy's desire to share her heart,
her music and her faith in any arena that would listen--even if
that meant pop stardom.
Breaking More Ground And that's exactly what it did mean. UNGUARDED opened doors that Christian musicians could only dream about before. Her first single, "Find a Way," found its way onto mainstream radio and even birthed a video for MTV. The album charted in Billboard and Amy made her way through the maze of national publicity opportunities, including morning television talk shows, late night talk shows, afternoon entertainment shows and a host of specials, including her own CBS Christmas outing.
In her personal life, Amy became a mother with
the birth of Matthew Garrison in 1987, while recording her next
album, LEAD ME ON. The album passionately reflected the
new turns her life had taken. Its unmistakable folk leanings and
stark vulnerability of lyric marked it as a decided departure
from
Unguarded, yet the album seemed a very natural progression
for this always surprising and innovative artist. In fact, it
became Amy Grant's most critically acclaimed album. Her
ever-present vulnerability, both in her music and her life,
seemed even more poignant and her new maturity as she began the
adventure of motherhood permeated the songs.
Two years later, Amy welcomed Gloria
Mills ("Millie"), her first daughter and the inspiration for
what was to become Amy's trademark and breakthrough song,
"Baby, Baby." Recorded for HEART IN MOTION, the now
multiplatinum album that made Amy a mainstream pop star,
"Baby, Baby" was the first "Christian" music song to reach
the coveted number one spot on Billboard's chart. A video for
the song that celebrated the romantic over the motherly
translation of the tune landed lauds from the MTV crowd, but
controversy from some of Amy's older fans, who again saw her
courting of a mainstream audience as a sell-out of her faith.
A total of six No. 1 pop hits followed including “Next Time I Fall” with Chicago’s Peter Cetera to “ I Will Remember You.”
Two years after the birth of her second
daughter, Sarah Cannon (named for beloved Grand Old Opry star
and Grant family friend, Minnie Pearl), Amy's 14th album
HOUSE OF LOVE
released. The album included the hit title cut duet with
country superstar Vince Gill. Although not the
multiplatinum blockbuster of its predecessor, the album hit
double platinum and continued the trail that HEART IN MOTION
blazed. Lighthearted love songs mingled with straightforward
songs of devotion to God in a pure pop package proved again to
be a winning combination. Life's Hardest Stretch
Three years later, life became very different
for Amy Grant. Her 15th album, BEHIND THE EYES, released
to critical acclaim, but lacked the quality of previous
releases. Fans noticed and critics noted the "darker side" of
Amy Grant and her music and soon the news of an impending
divorce brought context to the brooding lyrics and music. The
album very much showcased the natural ease with which Amy always
poured her life into her songs, but for many the news of her
divorce superseded any artistic catharses and led to rumors,
speculations and chastisements. Amy weathered the storm, taking
time to sort through the changes and recharge her family and
musical callings. Amy did not enter the studio or hit the road
again for two years. Becoming a Holiday Tradition
They say the third time's the charm, but
for Grant, the release of her third collection of Christmas
music, CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER, in 1999 was really just the
continuation of an already grand tradition. Amy first stepped
into the seasonal spotlight back in ‘83 with the release of A
Christmas Album, a holiday offering that birthed her now
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Celebrating The Journey
Today Amy is happily settled into
another round of motherhood and celebrating the comforts of home
and family. In 2002, she marked her 25th year in the business of
making music by releasing, LEGACY HYMNS & FAITH. The CD
brought Amy both in her music and her faith back to her roots. A
collection of favorite hymns (and some newly penned tunes)
provided a nostalgic look back at the songs that, as Amy
recalls, truly shaped the woman she is today and the truths she
holds in her heart. Produced by long time friend and producer
Brown Bannister, together with Vince Gill, the music
is a comfortable mix of Americana, folk, bluegrass and gospel.
Some critics called this musical move a departure for Amy, but
in reality, it was a returning. Amy Grant is home again. And
happy. And it is these songs that have provided the soundtrack
for her life all along its journey. It seems a lifetime ago that a young Nashville girl picked up her guitar and her heart and decided she had something to say to the world. Today Amy Grant would tell you she never meant to leave a legacy, she was just doing what she loved. But those who have been touched by her and her music know differently. Amy Grant knows how to capture a heart. She's been sharing her life, her music and her faith for decades--and somehow, through that amazingly graceful and vulnerable spirit she's caught up thousands in her circle. And that's been the story of Amy Grant's life. Click Here For Story on Her New CD |
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the charts today. She was on their turntables or in their CD
players growing up. If you were a girl, Amy was who you were
trying to sound like in front of your mirror. If you were a guy,
she was the kind of girl you dreamed about meeting someday.