Lead Me On (Amy Grant album)

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Lead Me On
Lead Me On.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 28, 1988 [1]
Recorded1987–88
Studio
Genre Contemporary Christian music
Length59:35
Label Myrrh, A&M
Producer Brown Bannister
Amy Grant chronology
The Animals' Christmas
(1986)
Lead Me On
(1988)
Heart in Motion
(1991)
Alternative cover
Lead Me On - 20th Anniversary.JPG
20th Anniversary Edition cover
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."1974 (We Were Young)" Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Jerry McPherson4:22
2."Lead Me On"Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Michael W. Smith 5:35
3."Shadows"Grant, Karen Peris, Don Peris 5:24
4."Saved by Love"Grant, Justin Peters, Chris Smith4:38
5."Faithless Heart"Grant, Michael W. Smith5:10
6."What About the Love"Rhonda Fleming, Janis Ian 5:23
7."If These Walls Could Speak" Jimmy Webb 5:42
8."All Right"Grant, Dann Huff, Phil Naish4:23
9."Wait for the Healing*"Grant, Chapman, Kirkpatrick, McPherson5:36
10."Sure Enough"Mike Brignardello, Shane Keister, Kirkpatrick4:00
11."If You Have To Go Away*"Grant, McPherson4:01
12."Say Once More**"Grant, Gardner Cole 4:54
20th Anniversary Edition bonus disc [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Lead Me On"4:40
2."Introduction to Faithless Heart (Amy and Michael W. Smith)"0:33
3."Faithless Heart (Acoustic)"3:51
4."Say Once More (Acoustic)"3:49
5."Wait for the Healing (Live)"6:01
6."Shadows (Live)"5:26
7."All Right (Live)"5:22
8."Piano Intro (Michael W. Smith)"1:51
9."Lead Me On (Live)"6:27
10."Quite a Change (Interview)"1:41
11."The Great Balancing Act (Interview)"1:46
12."Seasons (Interview)"1:19
13."Wait for the Healing (Interview)"1:01
14."Looking Back (Interview)"0:44

* Bonus Track on CD version
** This song is different from the one with the same name on Grant's 1980 Never Alone release.

The release was promoted in the US by the record company (Myrrh/Word Incorporated, Waco Texas) by issue of a unique promotional CD. The gold picture CD was hand numbered and autographed by Amy herself and was limited to 4150 copies (catalogue number 9016656472).

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Lead Me On
Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 71
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [6] 1

End of year charts

YearChartPosition
1988US Billboard Top Contemporary Christian [7] [8] [9] 9
19891
199019

End-of-decade charts

Chart (1980–1989)Rank
US Billboard Top Contemporary Christian [10] 7

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [11] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Grammy Awards

YearWinnerCategory
1989Lead Me On Best Gospel Performance, Female

GMA Dove Awards

YearWinnerCategory
1989Lead Me OnPop/Contemporary Album of the Year
1989"Lead Me On"Short Form Music Video of the Year

References

  1. 1 2 Lead Me On at AllMusic
  2. Granger, Thom, ed. (2001). The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. Harvest House. pp. 13–15. ISBN   0-7369-0281-3.
  3. 1 2 June08_cover_Prf3 Archived September 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Amazon.com: Lead Me On (20th Anniversary Edition) (2 CDs): Amy Grant: Music
  5. "Amy Grant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  6. "Amy Grant Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  7. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-12-24.pdf . Retrieved September 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-12-23.pdf . Retrieved September 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/Billboard-1990-12-22.pdf . Retrieved September 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Top Christian Albums – 1980's" . Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  11. "Canadian album certifications – Amy Grant – lead Me On". Music Canada . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  12. "American album certifications – Amy Grant – lead Me On". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 29, 2019.