House of Love (album)
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House of Love is the 14th album by singer-songwriter
Amy Grant
, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music
).
House of Love was Amy's follow-up to her quintuple-platinum 1991 release Heart in Motion
. Although House of Love sold less than half of what its predecessor sold, it similarly combines pop music with Christian values. "Lucky One" was the album's biggest hit at #18 Pop and #2 Adult Contemporary in the U.S.A., followed by the title song and a remake of Joni Mitchell
's "Big Yellow Taxi." "Say You'll Be Mine" also was a UK Top 50 hit.
Some of the album's other tracks garnered more notice later on when covered by other artists. "The Power" (written by Tommy Sims
and Judson Spence
) is featured on Cher
's 1998 album Believe, and Vanessa L. Williams
had an AC hit in 1997 with her cover of "Oh How The Years Go By
."
In 2007, House of Love was reissued and digitally remastered by Grant's new record label, EMI
/Sparrow Records
. The remastered edition is labeled with a "Digitally Remastered" logo in the 'gutter' on the CD front.
(North America)
Singles - Billboard/CCM Magazine
(North America)
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Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
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 1994 (see 1994 in music
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
).
House of Love was Amy's follow-up to her quintuple-platinum 1991 release Heart in Motion
Heart in Motion
- Personnel :* Amy Grant: Vocals.* Tom Hemby: Guitars .* Dann Huff: Guitars .* Gordon Kennedy: Guitars .* Jerry McPherson Guitars .* Donald Kirkpatrick: Guitars ....
. Although House of Love sold less than half of what its predecessor sold, it similarly combines pop music with Christian values. "Lucky One" was the album's biggest hit at #18 Pop and #2 Adult Contemporary in the U.S.A., followed by the title song and a remake 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." "Say You'll Be Mine" also was a UK Top 50 hit.
Some of the album's other tracks garnered more notice later on when covered by other artists. "The Power" (written by Tommy Sims
Tommy Sims
Tommy Sims is a renowned bassist, songwriter, record producer and bandleader.-Music career:From 1987 to 1989 he was the bassist of the popular Christian rock band White Heart which he left to become a studio musician and producer. During 1992-1993, he played bass on the Bruce Springsteen and the...
and Judson Spence
Judson Spence
Judson Spence is an American pop music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, Tennessee. He originally gained fame when he released his eponymously titled debut solo effort on Atlantic Records in 1988...
) is featured on Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
's 1998 album Believe, and Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine...
had an AC hit in 1997 with her cover of "Oh How The Years Go By
Oh How the Years Go By
Oh How the Years Go By is a song written by Simon Climie & Will Jennings. This song was performed by singer-songwriter Amy Grant and released on her 1994 album House of Love. It was the sixth release from that album....
."
In 2007, House of Love was reissued and digitally remastered by Grant's new record label, EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
/Sparrow Records
Sparrow Records
-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...
. The remastered edition is labeled with a "Digitally Remastered" logo in the 'gutter' on the CD front.
US version
- "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...
" (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) – 4:11 - "Say You'll Be MineSay You'll Be Mine (Amy Grant song)"Say You'll Be Mine" is a 1994 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the second single from the House of Love album in the United Kingdom. However, unlike the previous singles from House of Love, "Say You'll Be Mine" was not released in the United States...
" (Amy Grant, Wayne 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....
, Keith Thomas) – 4:04 - "Whatever It Takes" (Amy Grant, Gary ChapmanGary Chapman (musician)Gary Chapman is an American Contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and former television talk show host.-Early life and music career:...
, Keith Thomas) – 4:10 - "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 with 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...
)" (Greg Barnhill, Kenny Greenberg, Wally WilsonWally WilsonWally Wilson , is an American record producer and songwriter based in Nashville.-Career:Wally Wilson has worked with artists as diverse as Leon Russell, Bo Diddley, the Neville Brothers, Junior Wells, Amy Grant, Trisha Yearwood, Lone Star, Lorrie Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Rick Trevino, Rascal Flatts...
) – 4:38 - "The Power" (Tommy SimsTommy SimsTommy Sims is a renowned bassist, songwriter, record producer and bandleader.-Music career:From 1987 to 1989 he was the bassist of the popular Christian rock band White Heart which he left to become a studio musician and producer. During 1992-1993, he played bass on the Bruce Springsteen and the...
, Judson SpenceJudson SpenceJudson Spence is an American pop music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, Tennessee. He originally gained fame when he released his eponymously titled debut solo effort on Atlantic Records in 1988...
) – 3:54 - "Oh How the Years Go ByOh How the Years Go ByOh How the Years Go By is a song written by Simon Climie & Will Jennings. This song was performed by singer-songwriter Amy Grant and released on her 1994 album House of Love. It was the sixth release from that album....
" (Simon ClimieSimon ClimieSimon Climie is a songwriter/producer and the former lead singer of the UK pop duo Climie Fisher, who had hits with "Love Changes " and "Rise to the Occasion"....
, Will JenningsWill JenningsWilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...
) – 5:12 - "Big Yellow TaxiBig 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...
" (Joni MitchellJoni MitchellJoni 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...
) – 3:01 - "Helping Hand" (Amy Grant, Beverly Darnall, Tommy Sims) – 4:39
- "Love Has A Hold On Me" (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) – 3:55
- "Our Love" (Amy Grant, Tom Hemby) – 5:08
- "Children Of The World" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims) – 5:16
UK version
- "Lucky One" (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) – 4:11
- "Say You'll Be Mine" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Keith Thomas) – 4:04
- "Whatever It Takes" (Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Keith Thomas) – 4:10
- "House of Love (duet with Vince Gill)" (Greg Barnhill, Kenny Greenberg, Wally Wilson) – 4:38
- "The Power" (Tommy Sims, Judson Spence) – 3:54
- "Oh How the Years Go By" (Simon Climie, Will Jennings) – 5:12
- "Big Yellow Taxi" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:01
- "Helping Hand" (Amy Grant, Tommy Sims, Beverly Darnall) – 4:39
- "Politics Of Kissing" (Amy Grant, Clif Magness, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:17
- "Love Has A Hold On Me" (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) – 3:55
- "Our Love" (Amy Grant, Tom Hemby) – 5:08
- "Children Of The World" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims) – 5:16
- "Say You'll Be Mine (Radio Mix)" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Keith Thomas) – 3:57
Personnel
For a complete list of personnel, click [ here].Production
- Producers: Keith Thomas, Michael Omartian
- Engineer: Terry Christian
- Arranger: Keith Thomas
- Design: Norman Moore
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)
| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| The Billboard 200 | 13 |
| Top Contemporary Christian | 1 |
Singles - Billboard/CCM Magazine
CCM Magazine
CCM Magazine was a monthly magazine published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. It was first published in July 1978, and it has always been a Christian music magazine. On January 16, 2008, Salem announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the...
(North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "House Of Love" | Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 37 | ||
| "Children Of The World" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 1 | |
| "Lucky One" | Adult Contemporary | 2 | |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 18 | ||
| Top 40 Mainstream | 16 | ||
| "Love Has A Hold On Me" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 3 | |
| 1995 | "Big Yellow Taxi" | Adult Contemporary | 18 |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 67 | ||
| "Helping Hand" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 4 | |
| "Oh How The Years Go By" | 12 | ||
| "House Of Love" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 10 |
Singles - UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Lucky One" | UK Singles Chart | 60 |
| "Say You'll Be Mine" | 41 | ||
| 1995 | "Big Yellow Taxi" | 20 | |
| "House Of Love" | 46 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Top Contemporary Christian Albums | 17 |
Miscellanea
- Copies of this album sold in Europe, Australia, and Japan feature the additional track "Politics of Kissing."
- When it was released in 1994, House of Love was the biggest initial release in Christian music history, shipping almost a half million copies on its first day alone.