The Collection | ||||
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Released | July 22, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1978–86 | |||
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Genre | Contemporary Christian music | |||
Length | 69:12 | |||
Label | Myrrh, A&M | |||
Producer | Brown Bannister Johnny Potoker | |||
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Singles from The Collection | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
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.
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 featured on the cassette version, and two additional tracks, "Too Late" and "I'm Gonna Fly". Word Canada accidentally released the ten-track LP version to CD. The cover and tray art were that of the seventeen-track version causing confusion and recalls. They later issued the seventeen-track version as well. Of Grant's albums released prior to this compilation's release, Amy Grant (1977) and In Concert (1981) are the only albums that are not represented with songs included on this compilation. According to CCM Magazine , The Collection is the best-selling Christian music compilation album ever released, having sold in excess of 1 million copies.
An unauthorized reproduction of the album artwork (featuring Grant) was used for issue No. 15 of the Marvel Comics series Dr. Strange (1990). [2] Apparently, the issue's artist was a fan of the singer and decided to use her likeness for a character in the story.
In 2007, The Collection was reissued and digitally remastered by Grant's new record label, EMI/Sparrow Records. The remastered edition is labeled with a "Digitally Remastered" logo in the 'gutter' on the CD front. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Stay for Awhile" | Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Michael W. Smith | new recording | 5:37 |
2. | "Find a Way" | Grant, Smith | Unguarded (1985) | 3:27 |
3. | "Everywhere I Go" | Mary Lee Kortes | Unguarded | 4:10 |
4. | "Angels" | Grant, Brown Bannister, Gary Chapman, Smith | Straight Ahead (1984) | 4:10 |
5. | "El Shaddai" | Michael Card, John Thompson | Age to Age (1982) | 4:06 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Love Can Do" | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith | new recording | 4:22 |
2. | "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" | Rich Mullins | Age to Age | 3:17 |
3. | "Father's Eyes" | Chapman | My Father's Eyes (1979) | 4:05 |
4. | "Thy Word" | Grant, Smith | Straight Ahead | 3:19 |
5. | "Emmanuel" | Smith | A Christmas Album (1983) | 3:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Stay for Awhile" | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith | new recording | 5:37 |
2. | "Love Can Do" | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith | new recording | 4:22 |
3. | "Find a Way" | Grant, Smith | Unguarded | 3:27 |
4. | "Everywhere I Go" | Kortes | Unguarded | 4:10 |
5. | "Angels" | Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Smith | Straight Ahead | 4:10 |
6. | "Thy Word" | Grant, Smith | Straight Ahead | 3:19 |
7. | "Emmanuel" | Smith | A Christmas Album | 3:07 |
8. | "Where Do You Hide Your Heart" | Grant, Smith | Straight Ahead | 3:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" | Mullins | Age to Age | 3:17 |
2. | "In a Little While" | Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Shane Keister | Age to Age | 4:22 |
3. | "El Shaddai" | Card, Thompson | Age to Age | 4:06 |
4. | "I Have Decided" | Card | Age to Age | 3:16 |
5. | "All I Ever Have to Be" | Chapman | Never Alone (1980) | 2:38 |
6. | "Father's Eyes" | Chapman | My Father's Eyes | 4:05 |
7. | "Ageless Medley" | Grant, Bannister, Card, Chapman, Chris Christian, Mullins, Thompson | non-album single (1983) | 6:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Stay for Awhile" | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith | new recording | 5:37 |
2. | "Love Can Do" | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith | new recording | 4:22 |
3. | "Find a Way" | Grant, Smith | Unguarded | 3:27 |
4. | "Everywhere I Go" | Kortes | Unguarded | 4:10 |
5. | "Angels" | Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Smith | Straight Ahead | 4:10 |
6. | "Thy Word" | Grant, Smith | Straight Ahead | 3:19 |
7. | "Emmanuel" | Smith | A Christmas Album | 3:07 |
8. | "Where Do You Hide Your Heart" | Grant, Smith | Straight Ahead | 3:55 |
9. | "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" | Mullins | Age to Age | 3:17 |
10. | "In a Little While" | Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Keister | Age to Age | 4:22 |
11. | "El Shaddai" | Card, Thompson | Age to Age | 4:06 |
12. | "I Have Decided" | Card | Age to Age | 3:16 |
13. | "Too Late" (live) | Grant, Bannister, Christian | In Concert Volume Two (1981) | 4:24 |
14. | "I'm Gonna Fly" (live) | Grant | In Concert Volume Two | 4:23 |
15. | "All I Ever Have to Be" | Chapman | Never Alone | 2:38 |
16. | "Father's Eyes" | Chapman | My Father's Eyes | 4:05 |
17. | "Ageless Medley" | Grant, Bannister, Card, Chapman, Christian, Mullins, Thompson | non-album single | 6:10 |
Production
Year | Chart | Position |
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1986 | The Billboard 200 | 66 |
1987 | Top Contemporary Christian | 1 |
Year | Chart | Position |
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1986 | U.S. Billboard Inspirational Albums | 21 |
1987 | 2 | |
1988 | 1 | |
1989 | 10 | |
1990 | 8 | |
1991 | 13 |
Chart (1980–1989) | Rank |
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US Billboard Top Contemporary Christian [5] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [6] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Year | Winner | Category |
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1988 | "Stay for Awhile" | Short Form Music Video of the Year |
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