''Love Remains'' is a studio album by American singer and songwriter

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, a founding member of American

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trio

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, released in collaboration with her father, Lang Scott; her mother,

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; and her sister Rylee Scott (credited collectively as 'The Scott Family'). It was released on July 29, 2016, by EMI Nashville and

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. The faith-based record incorporates elements of

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, bluegrass,

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, and pop genres and is produced by

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. Upon release, ''Love Remains'' achieved moderate commercial success, including a top-10 debut on the all-genre ''Billboard'' 200 chart. It additionally bowed atop the ''Billboard'' Christian Albums chart and at number 2 on the Country Albums chart. The record's lead single, "

Thy Will "Thy Will" is a Christian country song recorded by American singer and songwriter Hillary Scott for her collaborative album with the Scott Family, '' Love Remains'' (2016). Scott co-wrote the faith-affirming song with Bernie Herms and Emily Wei ...

", was released in April 2016 and reached the top of the

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chart that summer. ''Love Remains'' won the Grammy for

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and "Thy Will" won for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

Background and recording

In 2011, following the passing of Hillary Scott's grandfather, W.M. Scott Jr., the Scott family leaned on their faith and used traditional

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s to comfort one another. They began recording the songs with the intention of sharing those messages of joy with friends and family. This project eventually developed into a full-length album which includes classic hymns, popular

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songs, and newly-written original tracks such as the project's

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, "Thy Will". This song was inspired by a miscarriage Scott experienced in 2015 while on tour. The family reached out to

to produce the album and Skaggs additionally provided instrumentation and guest vocals. Christian musicians

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and Cheryl White also make appearances.

Singles

"Thy Will", one of three tracks co-written by Scott, was released to digital retailers, country radio, and Christian radio on April 22, 2016, as the album's lead single. Its music video premiered June 20, 2016. The song has since reached 27 on the Hot Country Songs chart and number one on the

chart.

Other songs

"Beautiful Messes", " Love Remains", and "Still" all debuted on the Hot Christian Songs chart following the album's release at 28, 38, and 50, respectively.

Commercial performance

''Love Remains'' debuted at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 28,000 units sold in its first week. It was the fourth best-selling album of the week. The album also debuted at numbers one and 2 on the

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and

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charts, respectively. The album has sold 165,000 copies in the United States as of December 2017. Internationally, the album debuted at number 69 in Canada and at number 81 in Australia.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year end charts

Release history

References

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