Greatest Hits (Amy Grant album)
Encyclopedia
Greatest Hits is a compilation album
by Christian
-pop
singer Amy Grant
, released on October 2, 2007 (see 2007 in music
). It is her first career-spanning collection, and was released by EMI CMG
, Grant's new record label, to mark the start of her contract with them. It does not contain new songs, but the record label did remaster all of her songs. As with her first hits album, The Collection
, the songs are arranged in reverse chronological order.
There is a special edition of the album that contains a bonus DVD as well.
Notably missing from the collection are few of Grant's hits, including the early CCM
classic "All I Ever Have to Be","Everywhere I Go","Wise Up
","The Next Time I Fall
" (a duet with Peter Cetera
), and her cover version of Joni Mitchell
's "Big Yellow Taxi
".
section, Simple Things. There are two videos used in promotion of the album. One is Grant playing acoustic guitar
on an acoustic performance of her hit "Baby Baby", filmed at her house.
The other video has Grant showing many copies of the album around her house in various places such as by her alarm clock and by her pictures, while the acoustic "Baby Baby" is playing in the background. Towards the end of the video, Grant takes out copies of the liner notes from the washing machine, and also brings out copies of the album from the microwave oven.
(North America)
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by Christian
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
-pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer 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 on October 2, 2007 (see 2007 in music
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
). It is her first career-spanning collection, and was released by EMI CMG
EMI Christian Music Group
EMI Christian Music Group is a subsidiary of EMI which contains its Christian music record labels, and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee...
, Grant's new record label, to mark the start of her contract with them. It does not contain new songs, but the record label did remaster all of her songs. As with her first hits album, The Collection
The Collection (Amy Grant album)
The Collection is the tenth album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1986 .The Collection was the first compilation of Amy Grant's music to be released, and it was issued after her crossover success in 1985 with the album Unguarded...
, the songs are arranged in reverse chronological order.
There is a special edition of the album that contains a bonus DVD as well.
Notably missing from the collection are few of Grant's hits, including the early CCM
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
classic "All I Ever Have to Be","Everywhere I Go","Wise Up
Wise Up (Amy Grant song)
"Wise Up" is a 1985 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the third single from her Unguarded album. The song reached The Billboard 100, as well as the Adult Contemporary and Christian music charts in the United States....
","The Next Time I Fall
The Next Time I Fall
"The Next Time I Fall" is a 1986 Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit song written by Bobby Caldwell and Paul Gordon, recorded as a duet by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant for Cetera's 1986 album Solitude/Solitaire, and as a solo by Caldwell himself for his 1988 album Heart of Mine. The single reached number one on...
" (a duet with Peter Cetera
Peter Cetera
Peter Paul Cetera is an American singer, songwriter, bassist and producer best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago, before launching a successful solo career...
), and her cover version of Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
's "Big Yellow Taxi
Big Yellow Taxi
"Big Yellow Taxi" is a song written and originally performed by Joni Mitchell in 1970. It was a big hit in her native Canada as well as Australia and the UK...
".
CD
- "Simple Things" (GrantAmy GrantAmy 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"...
, O'Brian, Owsley, Thomas) – 3:57 - "Takes a Little Time" (Grant, KirkpatrickWayne KirkpatrickWayne Kirkpatrick is an American singer/songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979....
) – 4:27 - "Lucky OneLucky One (song)"Lucky One" is a 1994 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the first single from the House of Love album in the United Kingdom and the second single from the album in the United States...
" (Grant, Thomas) – 4:09 - "House of LoveHouse of Love (Amy Grant song)"House of Love" is a song by Christian music singer Amy Grant, recorded as a duet with country singer Vince Gill. It was released in November 1994 as the second single from her House of Love album in the United States and the fourth and final single from the album in the United Kingdom.-Official...
(duet w/ Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
)" (Barnhill, Greenberg, Wilson) – 4:37 - "Baby Baby" (Grant, Thomas) – 3:56
- "Every HeartbeatEvery Heartbeat"Every Heartbeat" is a 1991 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the third single from the Heart In Motion album, though it was the second from the album to be released to mainstream pop radio...
" (Grant, Kirkpatrick, Peacock) – 3:32 - "That's What Love Is ForThat's What Love Is For"That's What Love Is For" is a 1991 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the fourth single from the Heart In Motion album. The single was the only one from the album to be released both to secular and Christian radio; "That's What Love Is For" was the album's second...
" (Grant, Muller, Omartian) – 4:15 - "Good for MeGood For Me"Good For Me" is a 1992 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the sixth single from the Heart In Motion album, but only the fourth song from the album released as a pop radio single...
" (Grant, Gruska, Kirkpatrick, Snow) – 3:58 - "I Will Remember YouI Will Remember You (Amy Grant song)"I Will Remember You" is the seventh and final single from Amy Grant's twelfth album, Heart in Motion and was released as a single in March 1992...
" (Chapman, Grant, Thomas) – 5:00 - "Lead Me On" (Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith) – 5:36
- "Saved by LoveSaved by Love"Saved by Love" is a 1988 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the first single from the Lead Me On album.-The song:...
" (Grant, Peters, Smith) – 4:37 - "Stay for AwhileStay For Awhile"Stay For Awhile" is a 1986 single by Christian singer Amy Grant, and was the first single from her album The Collection. The background vocals were provided by Richard Page "Stay For Awhile" is a 1986 single by Christian singer Amy Grant, and was the first single from her album The Collection. ...
" (Grant, SmithMichael W. SmithMichael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
, Kirkpatrick) - 5:32 - "Find a WayFind a Way"Find a Way" is a 1985 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the first single from her Unguarded album. Also, "Find A Way" was Grant's first major single release, as it was issued in secular outlets by A&M Records along with the album...
" (Grant, Smith) - 3:28 - "Thy Word" (Grant, Smith) - 3:17
- "Angels" (Gran, Bannister, Smith, ChapmanGary Chapman (musician)Gary Chapman is an American Contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and former television talk show host.-Early life and music career:...
) - 4:08 - "El ShaddaiEl Shaddai (song)"El Shaddai" is a Contemporary Christian music song. It was written by Michael Card and John Thompson, using direct quotes from scripture as their inspiration, and recorded by Michael Card on one of his first two albums...
" (CardMichael CardMichael Card is an American Christian singer-songwriter, musician, author, and radio host from Franklin, Tennessee. He is best known for his contributions in Contemporary Christian Music, which couple folk-style melodies and instrumentation with lyrics that stem from intensive study of the Bible...
, Thompson) - 4:07 - "In a Little While" (1982Age to AgeAge to Age is the sixth album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1982 on Myrrh Records.Age to Age was Amy Grant's breakthrough album, finally earning her serious recognition within the burgeoning Contemporary Christian music community as it ushered her into stardom, and also...
version) (Grant, Bannister, Chapman, KeisterShane KeisterShane 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:...
) - 4:19 - "Father's Eyes" (Chapman) - 4:03
- "Old Man's Rubble" (Bannister) - 2:59
DVD
The DVD contains:- Music videos for:
- "Lead Me On"
- "Every HeartbeatEvery Heartbeat"Every Heartbeat" is a 1991 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the third single from the Heart In Motion album, though it was the second from the album to be released to mainstream pop radio...
" - "Baby Baby"
- "House of LoveHouse of Love (Amy Grant song)"House of Love" is a song by Christian music singer Amy Grant, recorded as a duet with country singer Vince Gill. It was released in November 1994 as the second single from her House of Love album in the United States and the fourth and final single from the album in the United Kingdom.-Official...
" - "Takes a Little Time"
- Interview: "Looking Back"
- Feature: Amy shares about her life
- Audio: Acoustic performance of "Takes a Little Time"
- Photo gallery
- Free Ringtone: "Takes a Little Time"
- Free trial membership to FOA (Friends of Amy - Grant's fan club)
Promotion
Grant promoted the hits album on her website using her vlogVlog
Video blogging, sometimes shortened to vlogging or vidding or vidblogging is a form of blogging for which the medium is video, and is a form of Web television. Entries often combine embedded video or a video link with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Entries can be recorded in one take...
section, Simple Things. There are two videos used in promotion of the album. One is Grant playing acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
on an acoustic performance of her hit "Baby Baby", filmed at her house.
The other video has Grant showing many copies of the album around her house in various places such as by her alarm clock and by her pictures, while the acoustic "Baby Baby" is playing in the background. Towards the end of the video, Grant takes out copies of the liner notes from the washing machine, and also brings out copies of the album from the microwave oven.
Charts
Album - BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
(North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Billboard 200 | 196 |
| 2007 | Top Christian Albums | 8 |
| 2007 | Top Christian & Gospel Albums | 11 |