Amy Grant is the first album by then-teenage Christian singer

Contemporary Christian music

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 Amy Grant

Amy Grant

Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...

, released in 1977 on Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

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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." (The latter track was made more famous by country singer Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...

, as "What A Difference You've Made In My Life.")

Track listing

Artists

• Amy Grant: Vocals.
• Joe "Flip" Wilson: Guitars.
• Joe Wilson: Guitars.
• Reggie Young: Guitars.
• Brown Bannister
  Brown Bannister
  Brown Bannister is a CCM producer and songwriter. Bannister released one album of his own, Talk to One Another, in 1981 on NewPax Records. It was reissued on the Reunion Records Label five years later, featuring a newer recording of the album's final cut, "Create In Me A Clean Heart"...
  
  : Guitars, Bells, Liner Notes.
• Pete Bordonali: Guitars.
• Steve Chapman: Guitar.
• Randy Goodrum
  Randy Goodrum
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  : Keyboards.
• Shane Keister
  Shane Keister
  Shane Keister is an American musician. He is known for his work as a studio musician, writer, arranger and producer. He plays synthesizer, piano, Hammond B3, Synclavier, Fairlight, Fender Rhodes, and others.-History:...
  
  : Keyboards.
• Steve Shaffer: Bass.
• Joe Osborn
  Joe Osborn
  Joe Osborn is an American bass guitar virtuoso, notable for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles and Nashville during the period from the 1960s through the 1980s. Osborn's work is widely admired by fellow musicians.Osborn began his career working in local clubs, then played on a hit...
  
  : Bass.
• Larrie Londin
  Larrie Londin
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  : Drums.
• Kenny Malone
  Kenny Malone
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  : 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
  Chris Christian
  Chris Christian is a songwriter, record producer, and a record label executive. His songs have been recorded by Elvis Presley, Olivia Newton-John, Natalie Cole, Sheena Easton, The Pointer Sisters, Al Jarreau, The Carpenters, Amy Grant, Patti Austin, Dionne Warwick, Amy Grant, The Imperials, B.J...
  
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• Assistant Producer: Brown Bannister
  Brown Bannister
  Brown Bannister is a CCM producer and songwriter. Bannister released one album of his own, Talk to One Another, in 1981 on NewPax Records. It was reissued on the Reunion Records Label five years later, featuring a newer recording of the album's final cut, "Create In Me A Clean Heart"...
  
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• Engineers: Brown Bannister
  Brown Bannister
  Brown Bannister is a CCM producer and songwriter. Bannister released one album of his own, Talk to One Another, in 1981 on NewPax Records. It was reissued on the Reunion Records Label five years later, featuring a newer recording of the album's final cut, "Create In Me A Clean Heart"...
  
  , 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.

Charts

Album - Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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(North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Top Inspirational Albums	12

Singles - CCM Magazine (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Old Man's Rubble"	Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary	2
	"What A Difference You've Made"	Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary	5
	"Beautiful Music"	Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary	10

End of year charts

Year	Chart	Position
1980	U.S. Billboard Inspirational Albums	14
1981		10