Greatest Hits (Amy Grant album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007
Recorded1976–2003
Genre Contemporary Christian music, pop
Length79:47
Label EMI CMG
Producer Amy Grant
Amy Grant chronology
Time Again... Amy Grant Live
(2006)
Greatest Hits
(2007)
The Christmas Collection
(2008)
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Greatest Hits is a compilation album by contemporary Christian music-pop singer Amy Grant, released on October 2, 2007 (see 2007 in music). It was released by EMI CMG, Grant's new record label, to mark the start of her contract with them. It does not contain new songs, but the record label did remaster all of her songs. It is her latest career-spanning collection (following the 1986 compilation The Collection ), and thus overlaps several tracks with both The Collection and Greatest Hits 1986–2004 (2004). As with The Collection, the songs are arranged in reverse chronological order. There is a special edition of the album that also contains a bonus DVD.

Contents

The album contains at least one song from all of Grant's non-Christmas studio albums at the time of this album's release, with the exception of Never Alone (1980), Legacy... Hymns and Faith (2002) and Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith (2005). Notably missing from the collection are several of Grant's hits, including "Everywhere I Go", "Wise Up", "The Next Time I Fall" (a duet with Peter Cetera), and her cover version of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi".

Track listing

CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Simple Things" Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, William Owsley, Keith Thomas Simple Things (2003)3:57
2."Takes a Little Time"Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick Behind the Eyes (1997)4:27
3."Lucky One"Grant, Thomas House of Love (1994)4:09
4."House of Love" (duet with Vince Gill)Greg Barnhill, Kenny Greenberg, Wally Wilson House of Love4:37
5."Baby Baby"Grant, Thomas Heart in Motion (1991)3:56
6."Every Heartbeat"Grant, Kirkpatrick, Charlie Peacock Heart in Motion3:32
7."That's What Love Is For"Grant, Michael Omartian, Mark Mueller Heart in Motion4:15
8."Good for Me"Grant, Jay Gruska, Kirkpatrick, Tom Snow Heart in Motion3:58
9."I Will Remember You"Grant, Gary Chapman, ThomasHeart in Motion5:00
10."Lead Me On"Grant, Kirkpatrick, Michael W. Smith Lead Me On (1988)5:36
11."Saved by Love"Grant, Justin Peters, Chris SmithLead Me On5:32
12."Stay for Awhile"Grant, Kirkpatrick, M.W. Smith The Collection (1986)5:32
13."Find a Way"Grant, M.W. Smith Unguarded (1985)3:28
14."Thy Word"Grant, M.W. Smith Straight Ahead (1984)3:17
15."Angels"Grant, Brown Bannister, Chapman, M.W. SmithStraight Ahead4:08
16."El Shaddai" Michael Card, John Thompson Age to Age (1982)4:07
17."In a Little While"Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Shane Keister Age to Age4:19
18."Father's Eyes"Chapman My Father's Eyes (1979)4:03
19."Old Man's Rubble"Bannister Amy Grant (1977)2:59
Total length:79:47

DVD

The DVD contains:

Promotion

Grant promoted the hits album on her website using her vlog section, Simple Things. There are two videos used in promotion of the album. One is Grant playing acoustic guitar on an acoustic performance of her hit "Baby Baby", filmed at her house.

The other video has Grant showing many copies of the album around her house in various places such as by her alarm clock and by her pictures, while the acoustic "Baby Baby" is playing in the background. Towards the end of the video, Grant takes out copies of the liner notes from the washing machine, and also brings out copies of the album from the microwave oven.

Charts

Weekly charts

YearChartPosition
2007The Billboard 200196
Top Christian Albums8
Top Christian & Gospel Albums11

End of year charts

YearChartPosition
2008Billboard Christian Albums42

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