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

Professional ratings

Review scores
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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".

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 – lead vocals
• Joe Wilson – electric guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar
• Brown Bannister – acoustic guitar, bells
• Pete Bordonali – electric guitar
• Steve Chapman – acoustic guitar
• Ron Elder – 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
• 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
• 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