Amy Grant (album)

Amy Grant
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released	February 3, 1977
Recorded	1976
Studio	Gold Mine Studio, Brentwood, TN
Genre	Gospel, contemporary Christian music
Length	36:33
Label	Myrrh
Producer	Chris Christian
Amy Grant chronology
Amy Grant (1977) My Father's Eyes (1979)
Re-issue cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

Amy Grant is the eponymous debut studio album by then-teenage Christian singer Amy Grant, released in 1977 on Myrrh Records. 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, as "What a Difference You've Made in My Life".

Contemporary Christian music was coming out of its infancy, but at first, albums made by early Contemporary Christian music artists did not have enough copies to meet the growing demands in the primary and secondary markets. Grant made an effort to make Contemporary Christian music a dream come true by making her first album. She was the first person to do it successfully and carefully. When it was released, it sold well, with 50,000 copies at stake. It was reissued in 1980, this time it became a bestseller, with an estimated hundreds and thousands of copies sold. Thus, Grant's Christian music career begins with a successful effort and her dream becoming a true fact.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful Music"	Lanier Ferguson	3:10
2.	"Mountain Top"	Brown Bannister	3:39
3.	"Psalm 104"	NASB, Willis Farris	3:27
4.	"Old Man's Rubble"	Bannister	2:57
5.	"Brand New Start"	Amy Grant	2:53
6.	"Grape, Grape Joy"	Grant	1:11
7.	"Walking in the Light"	Grant	1:38
8.	"What a Difference You've Made"	Archie Jordan	3:26
9.	"Father"	Grant	3:55
10.	"I Know Better Now"	Grant	2:49
11.	"The Lord Has a Will"	Mike Hudson, Barbara Hudson	2:38
12.	"On and On"	Grant, Bannister	3:20
13.	"He Gave Me a New Song"	Grant	1:22

Music personnel

• Amy Grant: vocals
• Joe Wilson: electric guitar
• Reggie Young: electric guitar
• Brown Bannister: acoustic guitar, bells, liner notes
• Pete Bordonali: electric guitar
• Steve Chapman: acoustic guitar
• Randy Goodrum: keyboards
• Shane Keister: keyboards
• Steve Schaffer: bass guitar
• Joe Osborn: bass guitar
• Larrie Londin: drums
• Kenny Malone: drums
• Lanny Avery: drums
• Jerry Carrigan: drums
• Roger Bissell: trombone
• George Cunningham: trumpet
• Dennis Good: trombone, saxophone
• Don Sheffield: trumpet
• Dennis Solee: clarinet, flute, saxophone
• Robert Taylor: oboe
• Sheldon Kurland: strings
• Chris Harris: background vocals
• Cindy Lipford: background vocals
• Marty McCall: background vocals
• Gwen Moore: background vocals
• Gary Pigg: background vocals

Production

• Producer: Chris Christian
• Assistant Producer: Brown Bannister
• Engineers: Brown Bannister, Warren Peterson
• Assistant Engineer: Wade Jaynes, Lanny Avery
• Mastered by Glenn Meadows
• Horn arrangements, string arrangements: Bergen White, Mark Price
• Design: Michael Harris Design

Charts

Album - Billboard (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

References

1. Michael B. Smith. "Amy Grant". Allmusic. Retrieved January 14, 2012.