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The Collection (Amy Grant Album)
''The Collection'' is a compilation album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). ''The Collection'' was the first compilation of Grant's music to be released, and it was issued after her crossover success in 1985 with the album '' Unguarded''. ''The Collection'' spanned Grant's first decade in music, and featured the new songs " Stay for Awhile" and "Love Can Do", the former of which was a Top Twenty Adult Contemporary hit in the United States. Release ''The Collection'' was originally released in two different versions: a cassette version and an LP version. The LP version was directed to her newer fans, who knew her primarily for her Top 40 pop hit " Find a Way". The cassette version was directed to her older fans, who knew her for her Christian work as well as her secular work. The LP version contained ten tracks, and the cassette version contained fifteen tracks. In 1990, ''The Collection'' was re-released on CD with the 15 tracks feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop". she had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, won six Grammy Awards, 22 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and her album was the first Christian album to go platinum. She was honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 for her contributions to the entertainment industry and in 2022, she was announced as a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. Grant made her debut in her 20s gaining fame in Christian music during the 1980s with such hits as "Father's Eyes", " El Shaddai", and " Angels". In the mid-1980s, she began broadening her audience and soon became one of the first CCM artists to cross over into mainstream pop on the heels of her successful albums '' Unguarded'' and '' Lead Me On''. In 1986, she scored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Concert (Amy Grant Album)
''In Concert'' is a live album by Christian singer Amy Grant, released in 1981 on Myrrh Records. ''In Concert'' was the first album of a double live set, the other being '' In Concert Volume Two'', which was released later that year. Although the two should have been issued as a double album, budget problems forced the two to be released separately. ''In Concert'' featured two new songs: "Mimi's House" and "Singing a Love Song", the latter became a Top Ten Christian radio hit. It was re-released in 2007 by Sparrow Records. The album was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary. Track listing Personnel * Amy Grant – lead vocals * Eddie DeGarmo – keyboards * Gerry Peters – Oberheim synthesizer * Dana Key – electric guitars, backing vocals * Billy Sprague – acoustic guitars, backing vocals * Mike Brignardello – bass guitar * Greg Morrow – drums * David Durham – backing vocals * Theresa Ellis – backing vocals * Jan Harris – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age To Age
''Age to Age'' is the fourth studio album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1982 on Myrrh Records. ''Age to Age'' was Amy Grant's breakthrough album, finally earning her serious recognition within the burgeoning Contemporary Christian music community as it ushered her into stardom, and also contributed to the creation of the mold for the modern Contemporary Christian music star. The hit success of the album's first two singles, "Sing Your Praise to the Lord," featuring a piano intro based on J.S. Bach's "Fugue No. 2 in C Minor" from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, and "El Shaddai," saw its sales take off, selling well over a million copies. It became the first Christian music album by a solo artist to be certified gold in 1983, and the first ever platinum Christian music album in 1985. The album was listed at No. 92 in the 2001 book, '' CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music'' and it was one of the fastest-selling specifically Christian albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Card
Michael Card (born April 11, 1957) is an American, Christian singer-songwriter, musician, author, and radio host from Franklin, Tennessee. He is best known for his contributions in contemporary Christian music, which combine folk-style melodies and instrumentation with an in-depth study of the Bible. Since his debut in 1981, Card has sold more than 4 million albums and has written 19 No. 1 singles. He has also authored several books, including the winner, ''A Sacred Sorrow''. Career Card was born in . He is the s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Shaddai (song)
"El Shaddai" (sometimes styled "El-Shaddai") is a contemporary Christian music song. It was written by Michael Card and John Thompson, using direct quotes from scripture as their inspiration, and recorded by Card on his 1981 debut album, ''Legacy''. However, the best known version of the song was by singer Amy Grant, whose rendition was recorded in 1982 on her platinum-certified album ''Age to Age''. The title comes from a Judaic name of God, usually translated as "God Almighty" (see El Shaddai). Approximately half the lyrics of the chorus are in the Hebrew language, which is rather unusual for a contemporary Christian song. The recording was in the style of a performance ballad, but the song was subsequently published in some hymnbooks and is occasionally sung congregationally. The song was a hit single for Grant, reaching the top ten of the Christian radio chart. "El Shaddai" won "Song of the Year" and Card won "Songwriter of the Year" at the 1983 GMA Dove Awards. It was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight Ahead (Amy Grant Album)
Straight Ahead may refer to: *Straight-ahead jazz, a jazz music style * Straight ahead animation, a method of animation * ''Straight Ahead'' (Abbey Lincoln album), 1961 *Straight Ahead (band) Straight Ahead (known as N.Y.C. Mayhem in 1985) was an American straight edge hardcore punk band formed in Queens, New York City, in 1984, by drummer and vocalist Tommy Carroll, guitarist Gordon Ancis and bassist Tony Marc Shimkin. History Str ..., an American hardcore punk band * ''Straight Ahead'' (David "Fathead" Newman album), 1961 * ''Straight Ahead'' (Oliver Nelson album), 1961 *''Straight Ahead!'', a 1964 The Goldebriars album * ''Straight Ahead!'' (Junior Mance album), 1964 *'' Basie Straight Ahead'', 1968 * ''Straight Ahead'' (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis album), 1976 * ''Straight Ahead!'' (Freddie Redd album), 1977 * ''Straight Ahead'' (Art Blakey album), 1981 * ''Straight Ahead'' (Amy Grant album), 1984 * ''Straight Ahead'' (Greg Sage album), 1985 * ''Straight Ahead'' (Stanley Turrenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Chapman (musician)
Gary Winther Chapman (born August 19, 1957) is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and former television talk show host. Early life and music career Born in Waurika, Oklahoma, Chapman grew up in De Leon, Texas, the son of an Assemblies of God pastor, the Rev. Terry W. Chapman, who ministered for 56 years before his death in 2009. Chapman performed in bands throughout high school and college. After going to Bible college at what is now Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and was hired as guitar player for The Rambos. In 1979, his song "Father's Eyes" was recorded as the title track to Amy Grant's Grammy-nominated second album '' My Father's Eyes''. In 1982, his song "Finally", recorded by T. G. Sheppard, reached No. 1 on the country music charts. He also received a Dove Award as Songwriter of the Year from the Gospel Music Association in 1981. During the rest of the 1980s and the early 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angels (Amy Grant Song)
"Angels" is a 1984 single by Christian singer Amy Grant, from her album '' Straight Ahead''. Grant performed the song at the 1985 Grammy Awards, where it won her an award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female. It also reached No. 1 on Billboard Hot Christian Songs. The song begins with an account of the apostle Peter's capture by Herod's guards in the Bible, and goes on to describe how God has His angels watching over believers, to guide and protect them in times of fear, doubt, confusion, or temptation. Personnel * Amy Grant – lead vocals * Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano * Michael W. Smith – keyboards, Yamaha GS2 * Shane Keister – synthesizers * Jon Goin – guitars * Mike Brignardello – bass * Paul Leim – drums * Deborah Black – backing vocals * Bill Champlin William Bradford Champlin (born May 21, 1947) is an American singer, musician, arranger, producer, and songwriter. He formed the band Sons of Champlin in 1965, which still performs to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everywhere I Go (Amy Grant Song)
"Everywhere I Go" is a 1985 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the second single from her '' Unguarded'' album. Unlike " Find a Way" before it and " Wise Up" after it, the song failed to reach The Billboard Hot 100. However, the song did make the Adult Contemporary and Christian music charts in the United States. "Everywhere I Go" is a somewhat downtempo inspirational song that features heavy use of the synthesizer and some sound effects. The lyrics praise God's constant presence in Grant's life. In the ''Unguarded'' liner notes, Grant calls the song "my own version of Psalm 139." Background The lead single from '' Unguarded'' was " Find A Way". That song went #1 on the Christian music charts, but also gave Grant her first hit on pop radio (as well as the first-ever Contemporary Christian music song to chart on pop radio). "Everywhere I Go" capitalized on Grant's newfound mainstream success and was released to both Christian and mainstream pop radio. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael W
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= * Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Wayne Kirkpatrick (born c. 1961) is an American songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana who now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979. His younger brother is American screenwriter and director Karey Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick has spent most of his career in the background, often providing background vocals, playing guitar, playing keyboards or writing songs for other artists. Writing in Contemporary Christian, Country, and Pop styles, his songs have been recorded by Little Big Town, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, Babyface, Amy Grant, Rich Mullins, Joe Cocker, Kathy Mattea, Martina McBride, Wynonna Judd, Trisha Yearwood, Bonnie Raitt, Susan Ashton, Michael W. Smith, Jill Phillips, Michael Crawford, Peter Frampton, Casting Crowns and Eric Clapton, whose version of Kirkpatrick's " Change the World" won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. At the 24th GMA Dove Awards, Kirkpatrick received the award for Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparrow Records
Sparrow Records is a Christian music record label and a division of Universal Music Group. History Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then artists and repertoire (A&R) director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by Thorn EMI in 1992, Sparrow's parent underwent a demerger four years later to become the EMI Group, and the label is now part of the Capitol Christian Music Group. Sparrow Records rose to prominence with the signing of singer, songwriter, Contemporary Christian musician and minister Keith Green. Within a year of his 1976 signing by Sparrow, Green was the top selling Christian artist in America. As of 2009, Sparrow's artists include Britt Nicole, Chris Tomlin, Mandisa, Matt Redman, Matthew West, Steven Curtis Chapman and Switchfoot. Since 1996, a popular production of Sparrow Records has been the annual ''WOW Hits'' contemporary Christian music series. In 1998, the WOW franchise then added the annual '' WOW Gospel'' series of albums. The '' WOW Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
