Greatest Hits (Amy Grant album)
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.
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| Released | October 2, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–2003 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, pop | |||
| Length | 79:47 | |||
| Label | EMI CMG | |||
| Producer | Amy Grant | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |  [2] |
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. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Love | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Baby Baby" | Grant, Thomas | Heart in Motion (1991) | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Every Heartbeat" | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Charlie Peacock | Heart in Motion | 3:32 |
| 7. | "That's What Love Is For" | Grant, Michael Omartian, Mark Mueller | Heart in Motion | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Good for Me" | Grant, Jay Gruska, Kirkpatrick, Tom Snow | Heart in Motion | 3:58 |
| 9. | "I Will Remember You" | Grant, Gary Chapman, Thomas | Heart in Motion | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Lead Me On" | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Michael W. Smith | Lead Me On (1988) | 5:36 |
| 11. | "Saved by Love" | Grant, Justin Peters, Chris Smith | Lead Me On | 5:32 |
| 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. Smith | Straight Ahead | 4:08 |
| 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 Age | 4:19 |
| 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:
- Music videos for:
- Interview: "Looking Back"
- Feature: Amy shares about her life
- Audio: Acoustic performance of "Takes a Little Time"
- Photo gallery
- Free Ringtone: "Takes a Little Time"
- Free trial membership to FOA (Friends of Amy - Grant's fan club)
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
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Billboard 200 | 196 |
| Top Christian Albums | 8 | |
| Top Christian & Gospel Albums | 11 |
End of year charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Billboard Christian Albums | 42 |
References
- Andree Farias. "Greatest Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- "Amy Grant, "Greatest Hits" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. October 2, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2012.