Heart in Motion

Heart in Motion
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released	March 5, 1991
Recorded	July - December 1990 at The Bennett House, Franklin, TN, Quad Studio, Nashville, TN, Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA, RBI Recorders, Nashville, TN, The Castle, Franklin, TN, Sound House, North Hollywood, CA, Sixteenth Avenue Studio, Nashville, TN, Soundstage, Nashville, TN
Genre	Pop Gospel/Christian
Length	44:19
Label	Myrrh/A&M
Producer	Brown Bannister Michael Omartian Keith Thomas
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (C) link
Amy Grant chronology
Lead Me On (1988) Heart in Motion (1991) Home for Christmas (1992)

Heart in Motion is the twelfth album by Christian pop singer Amy Grant, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

In contrast with its predecessor, the natural-sounding Lead Me On, Heart In Motion consisted of songs that were heavy in the style of mainstream music of the time. In addition, unlike Lead Me On, Heart In Motion contained few overtly religious songs, with most of the lyrics for the songs on the album dealing with love or other life issues to which non-Christian as well as Christian audiences could relate. There were a couple songs on the album, however, that were openly Christian in their content, such as "Ask Me," which describes how a woman's faith helps her to heal from child sexual abuse, and "Hope Set High," both of which were hits on Christian radio.

Otherwise, Heart In Motion was a pop music blockbuster upon its release in March 1991, going to the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 (as well as #1 of the Christian albums chart for thirty-two weeks), and selling five million copies by the end of 1997. The first single from the album, "Baby Baby" (more or less the title cut, the album's title derived from the lyrics of this song), hit the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Adult Contemporary chart. The following four singles also performed well on the pop and AC charts: "Every Heartbeat" (#2 Hot 100, #2 AC), "That's What Love Is For" (#7 Hot 100, #1 AC), "Good For Me" (#8 Hot 100, #4 AC), and "I Will Remember You" (#20 Hot 100, #2 AC). It was listed at #30 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music and was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 5 million copies, making it the best-selling Christian music album ever released.

Also received a nomination at the Grammy Awards of 1992 for Album of the Year, losing to Unforgettable... with Love by Natalie Cole ^[1].

In 2007, Heart in Motion 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.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Good For Me" (Amy Grant, Jay Gruska, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tom Snow) – 3:59
2. "Baby Baby" (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) – 3:57 Listen (help·info)
3. "Every Heartbeat" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Charlie Peacock) – 3:32 Listen (help·info)
4. "That's What Love Is For" (Amy Grant, Mark Mueller, Michael Omartian) – 4:17
5. "Ask Me" (Amy Grant, Tom Hemby) – 3:51
6. "Galileo" (Amy Grant, Mimi Verner, Gardner Cole, Michael Omartian) – 4:19
7. "You're Not Alone" (Simon Climie, Rob Fisher, Dennis Morgan) – 3:49
8. "Hats" (Amy Grant, Chris Eaton) – 4:09
9. "I Will Remember You" (Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Keith Thomas) – 5:00
10. "How Can We See That Far" (Amy Grant, Tom Hemby) – 4:26
11. "Hope Set High" (Amy Grant) – 2:48

Personnel

• Amy Grant: Vocals.
• Tom Hemby: Guitars.
• Dann Huff: Guitars.
• Gordon Kennedy: Guitars.
• Jerry McPherson Guitars.
• Donald Kirkpatrick: Guitars.
• Chris Rodriguez: Guitar, Background vocals.
• Robbie Buchanan: Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming.
• Tommy Sims: Bass.
• Blair Masters: Keyboards.
• Michael Omartian: Keyboards, Background vocals, Producer, Drum Sequencing.
• Charlie Peacock: Keyboards, Programming, Drum Programming.
• Brian Tankersley: Synthesizer.
• Keith Thomas: Synthesizer, Bass, Drums, Background vocals, Drum Programming.
• David Raven: Drums.
• Chris McHugh: Drums.
• Mark Hammond: Drums, Drum Programming.
• Mark Douthit Saxophone
• Sam Levine Baritone Sax.
• Barry Green Trombone
• Mike Haynes Trumpet
• Gary Chapman: Background vocals.
• Diana DeWitt: Background vocals.
• Chris Eaton: Background vocals.
• Kim Fleming: Background vocals.
• Vicki Hampton: Background vocals.
• Ron Hemby: Background vocals.
• Kurt Howell: Background vocals.
• Donna McElroy: Background vocals.
• Susanne Schwartz: Background vocals.

Production

• Producers: Brown Bannister, Michael Omartian, Keith Thomas.
• Executive Producer: Michael Blanton, Amy Grant.
• Production Assistant: Jennifer Cooke, Todd Moore.
• Production Coordination: Richard Headen, Janet Hinde, Traci Sterling.
• Engineers: David Ahlert, Jeff Balding, Terry Christian, Gregg Jampol, Laura Livingston, Bill Whittington.
• Overdub Engineer: Steve Bishir, Terry Christian, Bill Deaton, Clark Germain, Rick "Soldier" Will.
• Assistant Engineers: Todd Culross, Bob Loftus, Pat McDougal, Todd Moore, Kelly Pribble.
• Mixed by: Jeff Balding, Terry Christian, Brian Malouf.
• Mixing assistant: Clif Norrell.
• Mastered by: Stephen Marcussen.
• Arranger: Keith Thomas.
• Horn Arrangements: Chris McDonald, Charlie Peacock.
• Design: Rowan Moore.
• Photography: Victoria Pearson-Cameron.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Album - UK Albums Chart

Singles - UK Singles Chart

References

1. ^ Rock On The Net: 34th Annual Grammy Awards - 1992
2. ^ Sparrow Records News

See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States