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1991 studio album by Amy Grant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heart in Motion is the ninth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter, Amy Grant, released on March 5, 1991.[9] Unlike Grant's previous albums, Heart In Motion contains pop songs mingled with Christian values (with the exception of "Hope Set High" and "Ask Me"). The album features Grant's biggest worldwide hit, "Baby Baby" and was certified 5× platinum in the United States, selling over five million copies.[10]
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Heart in Motion peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 of the Christian albums chart for 32 weeks. It sold five million copies by the end of 1997. The first single from the album, "Baby Baby" offers the lyric that provides the album title and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. The following four singles also performed well on the pop and AC charts: "Every Heartbeat" (No. 2 Hot 100, No. 2 AC), "That's What Love Is For" (No. 7 Hot 100, No. 1 AC), "Good for Me" (No. 8 Hot 100, No. 4 AC), and "I Will Remember You" (No. 20 Hot 100, No. 2 AC). The album was listed at No. 30 in the 2001 book, The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music[11] and was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA for sales of over five million copies.
The album also received a nomination at the Grammy Awards of 1992 for Album of the Year, which was awarded to Unforgettable... with Love by Natalie Cole.[12] The lead single received three nominations, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
A 30th-anniversary remaster of the album, including a second disc of demos, outtakes, and remixes, was released by Amy Grant Productions, with distribution by Capitol Christian Music Group, on July 9, 2021.[13]
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- Amy Grant – vocals, backing vocals (3, 6-8, 10)
- Keith Thomas – arrangements (1, 2), synthesizers (1, 2), bass (1, 2), drum programming (1, 2), percussion programming (1), backing vocals (1)
- Brian Tankersley – additional synthesizer programming (1, 2)
- Robbie Buchanan – additional keyboards (3), keyboards (7, 10), bass (7), drum programming (10)
- Blair Masters – additional keyboards (3), keyboards (7)
- Charlie Peacock – keyboards (3, 7, 8, 10), programming (3), horn arrangements (3, 8), drum programming (10)
- Michael Omartian – keyboards (4-7, 9, 11), drum sequencing (5, 6, 9, 11), backing vocals (5, 6, 11)
- Jerry McPherson – guitars (1-3)
- Donald Kirkpatrick – guitars (4-6, 9)
- Dann Huff – guitars (7)
- Gordon Kennedy – guitars (7)
- Tom Hemby – guitars (10)
- Tommy Sims – bass (3, 7, 8)
- Mark Hammond – drum and percussion programming (1)
- Chris McHugh – drums (3, 7, 8)
- David Raven – drums (4)
- Mark Douthit – saxophone (3, 8)
- Sam Levine – baritone saxophone (8)
- Barry Green – trombone (3, 8)
- Mike Haynes – trumpet (3, 8)
- Chris McDonald – horn arrangements (3, 8)
- Ron Hemby – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Donna McElroy – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (2, 3)
- Chris Eaton – backing vocals (3, 7, 8)
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals (3)
- Gary Chapman – backing vocals (4)
- Diana DeWitt – backing vocals (4)
- Susanne Schwartz – backing vocals (6, 11)
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (7, 8), guitars (8)
- Kurt Howell – backing vocals (11)
Production
- Michael Blanton – executive producer
- Amy Grant – executive producer
- Todd Moore – production assistant (1, 2)
- Traci Sterling – production coordinator (3, 7, 8, 10)
- Richard Headen – production coordinator (3, 7, 8, 10)
- Janet Hinde – production coordinator (4-6, 9, 11)
- Chuck Beeson – art direction
- Rowan Moore – design
- Victoria Pearson-Cameron – photography
- Technical
- Bill Whittington – recording (1, 2)
- Brian Malouf – mixing (1, 2, 7)
- Jeff Balding – recording (3, 7, 8, 10), mixing (3, 8, 10)
- Steve Bishir – overdub engineer (3, 7, 8, 10)
- Bill Deaton – overdub engineer (3, 7, 8, 10)
- Terry Christian – engineer (4-6, 9, 11), mixing (4-6, 9, 11), overdub engineer (7)
- Rick Will – overdub engineer (7)
- Clark Germain – overdub engineer (10)
- David Ahlert – additional engineer (4-6, 9, 11)
- Laura Livingston – additional engineer (4-6, 9, 11)
- Todd Culross – assistant engineer (1, 2)
- Todd Moore – assistant engineer (1, 2)
- Kelly Pribble – assistant engineer (1, 2)
- Pat MacDougal – mix assistant (1, 2, 7)
- Bob Loftus – assistant engineer (3, 7, 8, 10)
- Clif Norrell – mix assistant (3, 8, 10)
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
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