Legacy...Hymns and Faith
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Legacy... Hymns and Faith is a 2002 (see 2002 in music
) album by Christian singer-songwriter
Amy Grant
. It was her first overtly religious album since Lead Me On in 1988, and consists primarily of well-known hymn
s with a couple of original songs. Early pressings of the CD are in "double disc" format containing the music CD and a bonus DVD with a behind the scenes
documentary
in the studio recording the album.
(North America)
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
) album by Christian singer-songwriter
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"...
. It was her first overtly religious album since Lead Me On in 1988, and consists primarily of well-known hymn
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
s with a couple of original songs. Early pressings of the CD are in "double disc" format containing the music CD and a bonus DVD with a behind the scenes
Making-of
In cinema, a making-of, also known as behind-the-scenes, is a documentary film that features the production of a film or television program...
documentary
Documentary film
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in the studio recording the album.
Track listing
- Tracks 1-4, 6, 8, 10-11, and 13-14 arranged by Vince Gill and Brown Bannister. Track 12 arranged by Ron Hemby.
- "This Is My Father's WorldThis is My Father's WorldThis is My Father's World is a well-known Christian hymn written by Maltbie Davenport Babcock, a minister from New York. The piece was published after his death in 1901 at age 42. The poem was set to music by Franklin L...
" (Public Domain) – 3:05 - "My Jesus, I Love Thee" (Public Domain) – 3:34
- "Softly and Tenderly" (Public Domain) – 4:03
- "I Need Thee Every Hour/Nothing but the Blood" (Public Domain) – 4:42
- "What You Already Own" (Grant) – 3:21
- "It Is Well with My SoulIt Is Well with My SoulIt is well, with my soul,It is well, with my soul,It is well, it is well, with my soul.Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,Let this blest assurance control,That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,And hath shed His own blood for my soul....
/The River's Gonna Keep On Rolling" (P.D., Gill) – 4:54 - "Do You Remember the Time" (Gill, Grant, Thomas) – 3:51
- "Fields of Plenty/Be Still My Soul" (P.D., Bennett) – 4:36
- "Imagine/Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus" (P.D., Grant, Millard) – 5:17
- "Come, Thou Fount of Every BlessingCome Thou Fount of Every BlessingCome Thou Fount of Every Blessing is a Christian hymn written by the 18th century pastor and hymnist Robert Robinson. Robert Robinson penned the words at age 22 in the year 1757. The words of the hymn are in the public domain....
" (Public Domain) – 3:15 - "Fairest Lord JesusFairest Lord JesusThere is little information on the origin of this Christian hymn. Although there are several popular myths that go along with it, they cannot always be substantiated by research. There are some accounts that say it was called "Crusader's Hymn" because it was sung by German Crusaders as they made...
" (Public Domain) – 3:15 - "Holy, Holy, HolyHoly, Holy, HolyHoly, Holy, Holy is a Christian hymn written by Reginald Heber . Its lyrics speak specifically on the Trinity, having been written for use on Trinity Sunday. John Bacchus Dykes composed the tune Nicaea for this hymn in 1861. It references the Sanctus, which is often called the "Holy holy holy" in...
" (Public Domain) – 2:26 - "What a Friend We Have in JesusWhat a Friend We Have in Jesus"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, and only received full credit for it in the 1880s. The tune to...
/Old Rugged Cross/How Great Thou ArtHow Great Thou Art (hymn)"How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on a Swedish poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg in Sweden in 1885. The melody is a Swedish folk song. It was translated into English by British missionary Stuart K. Hine, who also added two original verses of his own composition. It was popularized by...
" (P.D., Hine) – 3:30 - "Marching to Zion" (Public Domain) – 3:20
Personnel
For the complete list of personnel, click [ here].Production
- Producers: Brown BannisterBrown BannisterBrown 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"...
, 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... - Engineer: Steve Bishir
- Arrangers: Brown BannisterBrown BannisterBrown 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"...
, 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...
, Ron Huff - Design: Katherine Petillo
Charts
Album - BillboardBillboard (magazine)
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(North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
2002 | The Billboard 200 | 21 |
2002 | Top Contemporary Christian | 1 |
2002 | Top Internet Albums | 50 |
Awards
GMA Dove AwardsYear | Winner | Category |
---|---|---|
2003 | "The River's Gonna Keep On Rolling" | Country Recorded Song of the Year |
2003 | Legacy... Hymns and Faith | Inspirational Album of the Year |