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.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Amy Grant
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007
Recorded1976–2003
GenreContemporary Christian music, pop
Length79:47
LabelEMI CMG
ProducerAmy Grant
Amy Grant chronology
Time Again... Amy Grant Live
(2006)		 Greatest Hits
(2007)		 The Christmas Collection
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Simple Things"Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, William Owsley, Keith ThomasSimple Things (2003)3:57
2."Takes a Little Time"Grant, Wayne KirkpatrickBehind the Eyes (1997)4:27
3."Lucky One"Grant, ThomasHouse of Love (1994)4:09
4."House of Love" (duet with Vince Gill)Greg Barnhill, Kenny Greenberg, Wally WilsonHouse of Love4:37
5."Baby Baby"Grant, ThomasHeart in Motion (1991)3:56
6."Every Heartbeat"Grant, Kirkpatrick, Charlie PeacockHeart in Motion3:32
7."That's What Love Is For"Grant, Michael Omartian, Mark MuellerHeart in Motion4:15
8."Good for Me"Grant, Jay Gruska, Kirkpatrick, Tom SnowHeart in Motion3:58
9."I Will Remember You"Grant, Gary Chapman, ThomasHeart in Motion5:00
10."Lead Me On"Grant, Kirkpatrick, Michael W. SmithLead 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. SmithThe Collection (1986)5:32
13."Find a Way"Grant, M.W. SmithUnguarded (1985)3:28
14."Thy Word"Grant, M.W. SmithStraight Ahead (1984)3:17
15."Angels"Grant, Brown Bannister, Chapman, M.W. SmithStraight Ahead4:08
16."El Shaddai"Michael Card, John ThompsonAge to Age (1982)4:07
17."In a Little While"Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Shane KeisterAge to Age4:19
18."Father's Eyes"ChapmanMy Father's Eyes (1979)4:03
19."Old Man's Rubble"BannisterAmy 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.

2007 album reissues
  1. "Amy Grant"
  2. "My Father's Eyes"
  3. "Never alone"
  4. "In Concert Vol. 1"
  5. "In Concert Vol. 2"
  6. "Age to Age"
  7. "A Christmas album"- Sep 18
  8. "Straight Ahead"
  9. "Unguarded"
  10. "The collection"
  11. "Lead Me On" (Reissued 2008 too for its anniversary)
  12. "Heart in motion"
  13. "Home for Christmas" (9/18)
  14. "House of Love"
  15. "Behind the Eyes"
  16. "A Christmas to Remember" (9/18)
  17. "Simple Things"

Charts

References
  1. Andree Farias. "Greatest Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  2. "Amy Grant, "Greatest Hits" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. October 2, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
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