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Amy Grant (album)

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Released
  
February 3, 1977

Length
  
36:33

Recorded
  
1976

Label
  
Myrrh

Studio
  
Gold Mine Studio, Brentwood, TN

Genre
  
Gospel, contemporary Christian music

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".

Contents

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.

Music personnel

  • Amy Grant: vocals
  • Joe Wilson: electric guitar
  • Reggie Young: electric guitar
  • Brown Bannister: acoustic guitar, bells, liner notes
  • Pete Bordonali: electric guitar
  • Steve Chapman: 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
  • Sheldon Kurland: strings
  • Chris Harris: background vocals
  • Cindy Lipford: background vocals
  • Marty McCall: background vocals
  • Gwen Moore: background vocals
  • Gary Pigg: background vocals
  • Production

  • Producer: Chris Christian
  • Assistant Producer: Brown Bannister
  • Engineers: Brown Bannister, Warren Peterson
  • Assistant Engineer: Wade Jaynes, Lanny Avery
  • Mastered by Glenn Meadows
  • Horn arrangements, string arrangements: Bergen White, Mark Price
  • Design: Michael Harris Design
  • References

    Amy Grant (album) Wikipedia