Amy
Grant Lyrics
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1974
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Abide With Me
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After The Fire
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All Right
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Anywhere With Jesus
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Ask Me
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Baby Baby
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Be Still My Soul
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Beautiful
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Big Yellow Taxi
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Carry You
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Children Of the World
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Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
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Cry A River
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Curious Thing
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Do You Remember The Time
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El Shaddai
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Every Heartbreak
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Every Road
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Every Time We Touch
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Everywhere I Go
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Eye To Eye
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Fairest Lord Jesus
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Faithless Heart
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Feeling I Had
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Fight
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Find A Way
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Galileo
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Good For Me
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Hats
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Helping Hand
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Holy, Holy, Holy
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Hope Set High
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House Of Love
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How Can We See That Far
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I Don't Know Why
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I Love You
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I Need Thee Every Hour
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I Surrender All
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I Will Be Your Friend
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I Will Remember You
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If These Walls Could Speak
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If You Have To Go Away
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Imagine
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Innocence Lost
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It Is Well With My Soul
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Jesus Loves Me
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Joyful, Joyful
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Lean On Me
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Leave It All Behind
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Like I Love You
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Looking For You
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Love Has A Hold On Me
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Love Of Another Kind
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Lucky One
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Marching To Zion
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Missing You
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My Jesus I Love Thee
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Nobody Home
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O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
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O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
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Oh How The Years Go By
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Old Rugged Cross
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Our Love
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Out in The Open
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Rock Of Ages
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Saved By Love
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Say Once More
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Shadows
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Sharayah
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Simple Things
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Softly and Tenderly
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Somewhere Down The Road
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Stepping In Your Shoes
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Sure Enough
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Sweet Will Of God
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Takes A Little Time
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That's What Love Is For
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The Power
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The Prodigal
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This Is My Father's World
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Turn This World Around
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Turn Your Eyes
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Wait For The Healing
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What Makes You Happy
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What You Already Own
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Whatever It Takes
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Who To Listen To
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Wise Up
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You're Not Alone
Short
Biography: Amy Grant was not only one of Christian music's
most influential performers but also became a secular pop star
in the late '80s and early '90s. This dichotomy drew ire from
some in the fiercely protective gospel/CCM community, while it
affected her image in the secular world as a Christian first
and an attractive pop star second. But Grant herself never gave
in to either side. Despite personal adversity and numerous
controversies, she continued to be successful in both music
worlds, while ultimately being true to herself.
She was born in Augusta, Ga.,
on Nov. 25, 1960, as the youngest of four children. Her family
moved to Nashville shortly after her birth. She released her
self-titled debut album at age 16 after signing with Myrrh/Word
Records in 1976. In 1982, she married singer-songwriter Gary
Chapman, who was to become her co-writer by the late '80s.
She became a gospel star in
1982 following the release of her acclaimed album Age to Age,
which won a Grammy for best female gospel performance and three
Dove Awards, including
artist of the year. In 1984, she released a Christmas album and
Straight Ahead. The latter won a Dove award and the cut
"Angels," which she co-wrote, won a Grammy. In 1985, Age to
Age was certified platinum, and her other two albums went
gold. Her album Unguarded, released that same year, was
also certified platinum and won her a Grammy. Grant caused an
uproar among her loyal gospel audience with this album, which
sported two successful pop crossover singles, "Find a Way" and
"Wise Up." A year later, she made it to No. 1 on the pop charts
with "The Next Time I Fall," a duet with Peter Cetera.
Throughout the '80s, Grant's
success continued, as she racked up five Grammys between 1982
and 1988. She signed to A&M in 1990 and began focusing less on
her squeaky-clean gospel singer persona, trying to project a
more contemporary, sexy (albeit in a wholesome way) pop image.
In 1991, she had three hit singles on the pop charts: "Baby
Baby," "Every Heartbeat" and "That's What Love Is For." The
album Heart in Motion sold 5 million copies and firmly
established Grant as a bankable star in the secular world.
While some in the Christian community again decried her
newfound celebrity as a sellout of her values, Grant herself
viewed it as an opportunity for faith ambassadorship. Home
for Christmas followed in 1992 and sold 3 million copies.
Released in 1994, House of
Love offered another round of wholesome pop, including the
hit title duet with Vince Gill, and sold 2 million copies. But
things took a more introspective turn with 1997's Behind the
Eyes. The album's somber lyrics and spare arrangements were
a noticeable departure from the lighthearted pop of her two
previous records. But it was an important record, as it
presaged her 1999 divorce from Chapman,
her husband of 16 years and father of her three children. When
the divorce was announced publicly, and it was revealed that
Grant intended to marry longtime collaborator Gill, many in the
Christian community were again up in arms over Grant's actions.
Controversy ensued. Christian radio stations refused to play
her songs; some Christian retail outlets pulled her albums.
Nevertheless, on March 10, 2000, Grant married Gill in
Nashville, and the two united their families. Their daughter
Corrina was born a year later.
Recording-wise, the late '90s
and early '00s found Grant performing Christmas music for a
variety of venues. She released A Christmas to Remember,
a collection of contemporary holiday music, in 1999, and hosted
a prime time TV special based around the album's themes. The
gospel album A Special Wish followed in 2001, leading up
to the spring 2002 release of Legacy ... Hymns and Faith.
A landmark recording, Legacy was a tasteful look back at
the music that both influenced and guided Grant throughout her
25 years as a performer. In August 2003, Grant returned with
Simple Things, her first album of new material in six
years. While it dealt plainly with Grant's personal struggles,
the album's central themes were of faith, love and forgiveness.
That autumn, Grant made a round of promotional TV talk show
appearances and served as the spokesperson for a nationwide
series of 5K walkathons to benefit education.
~ Sandra Brennan & Johnny
Loftus, All Music Guide
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