Heart in Motion
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| Studio album by Amy Grant | ||||
| Released | March 5, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | April - late 1990 at The Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee; Quad Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, California; RBI Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee; The Castle, Franklin, Tennessee; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California; Sound House, North Hollywood, California; 16th Avenue Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; Soundstage, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Pop, contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 44:19 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Brown Bannister, Michael Omartian, Keith Thomas | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (C) [2] |
Heart in Motion is the eighth studio album, and twelfth album by Christian pop singer Amy Grant, released on March 5, 1991.[3] The album features Grant's biggest worldwide hit, "Baby Baby" and was certified 5x platinum in the United States, selling over 5,000,000 copies.[4]
Composition
In contrast to its predecessor, the more acoustic Lead Me On, Heart in Motion consisted of songs that were more heavily processed, as was the style of mainstream music at the time. In addition, unlike Lead Me On, Heart in Motion contained few overtly religious songs, with most of the lyrics for the songs on the album dealing with love or other life issues which would not be the exclusive concern of devout Christians. A couple of songs on the album, however, were openly Christian in their content, such as "Ask Me", which describes how a woman's faith helps her to heal from child sexual abuse, and "Hope Set High", both of which were hits on Christian radio. Another song with an overtly Christian theme was "You're Not Alone" which referenced a greater power despite edgy features like whipcracks and a screaming guitar solo.
Commercial success
Heart In Motion was a pop music blockbuster upon its release going to the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 (as well as No. 1 of the Christian albums chart for 32 weeks), and selling five million copies by the end of 1997. The first single from the album, "Baby Baby" – more or less the title cut, as the album's title is drawn from this track – hit the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Adult Contemporary chart. The following four singles also performed well on the pop and AC charts: "Every Heartbeat" (No. 2 Hot 100, No. 2 AC), "That's What Love Is For" (No. 7 Hot 100, No. 1 AC), "Good for Me" (No. 8 Hot 100, No. 4 AC), and "I Will Remember You" (No. 20 Hot 100, No. 2 AC). It was listed at No. 30 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music and was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 5 million copies, making it the best-selling Christian music album ever released.
The album also received a nomination at the Grammy Awards of 1992 for Album of the Year, which was awarded to Unforgettable... with Love by Natalie Cole.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Good for Me" | Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tom Snow, Jay Gruska | Keith Thomas | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Baby Baby" | Grant, Thomas | Thomas | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Every Heartbeat" | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Charlie Peacock | Brown Bannister | 3:32 |
| 4. | "That's What Love Is For" | Grant, Michael Omartian, Mark Mueller | Omartian | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Ask Me" | Grant, Tom Hemby | Omartian | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Galileo" | Grant, Omartian, Gardner Cole, Mimi Verner | Omartian | 4:19 |
| 7. | "You're Not Alone" | Simon Climie, Rob Fisher, Dennis Morgan | Bannister | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Hats" | Grant, Chris Eaton | Bannister | 4:09 |
| 9. | "I Will Remember You" | Grant, Gary Chapman, Thomas | Omartian | 5:00 |
| 10. | "How Can We See That Far" | Grant, Hemby | Bannister | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Hope Set High" | Grant | Omartian | 2:48 |
Total length: |
44:12 | |||
Personnel
- Amy Grant: lead vocals, background vocals (3, 6, 7, 8, 10)
- Tom Hemby: guitars (10)
- Dann Huff: guitars (7)
- Gordon Kennedy: guitars (7)
- Jerry McPherson: guitars (1, 2, 3)
- Donald Kirkpatrick: guitars (4, 5, 6, 9)
- Chris Rodriguez: guitar (8), background vocals (7, 8)
- Robbie Buchanan: bass (7), keyboards (3, 7, 10), drum programming (10)
- Tommy Sims: bass (3, 7, 8)
- Blair Masters: keyboards (3, 7)
- Michael Omartian: keyboards (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11), background vocals (5, 6, 11), drum sequencing (5, 6, 9, 11)
- Charlie Peacock: keyboards (3, 7, 8, 10), programming (3), drum programming (10)
- Brian Tankersley: additional synthesizer programming (1, 2)
- Keith Thomas: synthesizers, bass and drum programming (1, 2), percussion programming (1), background vocals (1), arrangements (1, 2)
- David Raven: drums (4)
- Chris McHugh: drums (3, 7, 8)
- Mark Hammond: drum & percussion programming (1)
- Mark Douthit: saxophone (3, 8)
- Sam Levine: baritone sax (8)
- Barry Green: trombone (3, 8)
- Mike Haynes: trumpet (3, 8)
- Horn arrangements (3, 8): Chris McDonald & Charlie Peacock
- Gary Chapman: background vocals (4)
- Diana DeWitt: background vocals (4)
- Chris Eaton: background vocals (3, 7, 8)
- Kim Fleming: background vocals (3)
- Vicki Hampton: background vocals (2, 3)
- Ron Hemby: background vocals (1, 2)
- Kurt Howell: background vocals (11)
- Donna McElroy: background vocals (1, 2)
- Susanne Schwartz: background vocals (6, 11)
- Production
- Producers: Brown Bannister (3, 7, 8, 10), Michael Omartian (4, 5, 6, 9, 11) and Keith Thomas (1, 2)
- Executive producers: Michael Blanton and Amy Grant
- Production assistant: Todd Moore (1, 2)
- Production coordination: Janet Hinde (4, 5, 6, 9, 11), Traci Sterling and Richard Headen (3, 7, 8, 10)
- Recording engineer (1, 2): Bill Whittington; assistant engineers: Todd Culross, Kelly Pribble and Todd Moore
- Engineer (3, 7, 8, 10): Jeff Balding, assisted by Bob Loftus
- Overdub engineering: Bill Deaton (3, 7, 8, 10), Steve Bishir (3, 7, 8, 10), Rick Will (7), Terry Christian (7) and Clark Germain (10)
- Engineer (4, 5, 6, 9, 11): Terry Christian; additional engineering: David Ahlert and Laura Livingston
- Tracks 3, 8, 10 mixed by Jeff Balding at Oceanway Studios, Hollywood, CA; assisted by Clif Norrell
- Tracks 1, 2, 7 mixed by Brian Malouf at Can-Am Studios, Tarzana, CA; assisted by Pat MacDougal
- Tracks 4, 5, 6, 9, 11 mixed by Terry Christian at Lighthouse, North Hollywood, CA
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
- Art direction: Chuck Beeson
- Design: Rowan Moore
- Photography: Victoria Pearson-Cameron
Charts
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Album - Billboard (United States)
Album - International
Singles - Billboard/CCM Magazine (United States)
Singles - International
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End of year charts
End-of-decade charts
Commercial performance
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Chart procession
| Preceded by Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith Addicted To Jesus by Carman Addicted To Jesus by Carman |
Billboard Top Contemporary Christian number-one album April 20, 1991 – August 17, 1991 September 7, 1991 – September 28, 1991 November 2, 1991 – December 7, 1991 June 13, 1992 – June 20, 1992 July 11, 1992 – July 18, 1992 |
Succeeded by Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith Addicted To Jesus by Carman Addicted To Jesus by Carman The Great Adventure by Steven Curtis Chapman |
See also
References
- ↑ Heart in Motion at AllMusic
- ↑ "CG: Amy Grant". Robert Christgau. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Heart in Motion — Amy Grant". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ "34th Annual Grammy Awards - 1992". Rock On The Net. February 25, 1992. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Top Christian Albums 1990s". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
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