Greatest Hits [Sparrow]

by Amy Grant

Overview

After three decades with Word Records, Amy Grant transferred her entire back catalog -- including her pop releases under A&M -- to the Christian arm of EMI. The new label home marked the occasion by issuing Greatest Hits, Grant's third single-disc anthology but the first that paid tribute to her entire Christian and mainstream repertoires as a whole -- not separately like The Collection and Greatest Hits 1986-2004 did when they were first released. Thirty years of trajectory is a lot of ground to cover on one disc, but Greatest Hits does so gingerly, as it includes all the highlights -- minus Christmas and live albums -- of Grant's career, ranging from her 1977 self-titled debut all the way to her final album for A&M, the sobering Simple Things. The songs are presented retrospectively from newest to oldest, which is an interesting way of retracing the sound of a singer who got progressively slicker with each passing album. Unavoidably, some eras get more attention than the others, like the Heart in Motion years, which are represented by a whopping five songs -- all of them excellent from an adult contemporary perspective. Grant gets more and more unassuming as the set approaches the '80s, but she's no less charming: her girl next door persona has always been -- and continues to be -- her strongest draw. Even if Greatest Hits isn't quite the commemorative capstone to 30 years in music -- the liner notes by Grant are candid but overall too short and underwhelming -- Greatest Hits is still the most complete, overarching collection of hits and favorites from one of CCM's biggest legends. ~ Andree Farias

Product Details

Release Date:	10/02/2007
Label:	Sparrow Records
UPC:	5099950279722

Tracks

1. Simple Things
2. Takes a Little Time
3. Lucky One
4. House of Love
5. Baby Baby
6. Every Heartbeat
7. That's What Love Is For
8. Good for Me
9. I Will Remember You
10. Lead Me On
11. Saved by Love
12. Stay for Awhile
13. Find a Way
14. Thy Word
15. Angels
16. El-Shaddai
17. In a Little While
18. Father's Eyes
19. Old Man's Rubble

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Amy Grant   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Brown Bannister   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Keith Thomas   Audio Production,Producer,Composer
Michael Omartian   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
John Thompson   Composer
Wayne Kirkpatrick   Composer
Charlie Peacock   Composer
Jay Gruska   Composer
Wally Wilson   Composer
Dillon O'Brian   Composer
Mark Mueller   Composer
Michael Card   Composer
Michael W. Smith   Composer
Tom Snow   Composer
Gary Chapman   Composer
Kenny Greenberg   Composer
Chris Christian   Producer
Greg Barnhill   Composer
Shane Keister   Composer
Chris Smith   Composer
Jesse Chambers   A&R
Amy Grant   Composer
Kevin B. Hipp   Digital Editing
William Owsley III   Composer
Justin Peters   Composer
Jan Cook   Creative Director
Mark Muller   Composer