Amy Grant (album)

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

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AllMusic

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".

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 – lead vocals
• Randy Goodrum – keyboards
• Shane Keister – keyboards
• Brown Bannister – acoustic guitar, bells
• Steve Chapman – acoustic guitar
• Ron Elder – acoustic guitar
• Pete Bordonali – electric guitar
• Joe Wilson – electric guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar
• Steve Schaffer – bass guitar
• Joe Osborn – bass guitar
• Larrie Londin – drums
• Kenny Malone – drums
• Lanny Avery – drums
• Jerry Carrigan – drums
• Denis Solee – clarinet, flute, saxophone
• Dennis Good – trombone, saxophone
• Roger Bissell – trombone
• George Cunningham – trumpet
• Don Sheffield – trumpet
• Bobby Taylor – oboe
• Bergen White – horn and string arrangements (1-6, 8-13)
• Mark Price – horn and string arrangements (7)
• Sheldon Kurland Strings – strings
• Chris Harris – background vocals
• Cindy Lipford – background vocals
• Marty McCall – background vocals
• Gwen Moore – background vocals
• Gary Pigg – background vocals

Production

• Chris Christian – producer
• Brown Bannister – assistant producer, liner notes, engineer and mixing
• Warren Peterson – overdubs engineering
• Wade Jaynes – assistant engineer
• Lanny Avery – assistant engineer
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Masterfonics, Nashville, Tennessee – mastering location
• Michael Harris Design – design
• Michael Borum – photography

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