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Do not fill this in! {{distinguish|Natalie Grant}} {{Short description|American singer-songwriter, musician (born 1960)}} {{about|the Christian musician|the American politician|Amy Grant (politician)|the American singer born in 1880|Amy Allison Grant}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Amy Grant | image = Amy Grant - West Wendover, Nevada.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Grant in October 2008 | birth_name = Amy Lee Grant | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|11|25}} | birth_place = [[Augusta, Georgia]], U.S. | education = {{Ubl | [[Furman University]] | [[Vanderbilt University]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|musician}}<!-- Occupation(s) as given in the lead (see MOS:ROLEBIO) --> | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Amy Grant|Full list]] | spouse = {{ubl | {{marriage|[[Gary Chapman (musician)|Gary Chapman]]|1982|1999|end=divorced}} | {{marriage|[[Vince Gill]]|2000}} }} | children = 4 | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | origin = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]]|[[pop rock]]|[[soft rock]]|[[Gospel music|gospel]]}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}} | years_active = 1976βpresent | label = {{hlist|[[Myrrh Records|Myrrh]]|[[A&M Records|A&M]]|[[Word Records|Word]]|[[Sparrow Records|Sparrow]]}} | website = {{URL|amygrant.com}} }} }} '''Amy Lee Grant''' (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began her music career in contemporary [[Christian music]] (CCM) before crossing over to [[pop music]] in the mid-1980s. Grant has been referred to as "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|The Queen of Christian Pop]]".<ref>{{cite web |date=October 3, 2002 |title=Interview With Amy Grant and Vince Gill |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131919 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926135259/http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Story?id=131919 |archive-date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2013 |work=ABC News |quote=When Amy Grant and Vince Gill sang a duet for her 1994 album House of Love, he was the king of country and she was the queen of Christian pop.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Brounstein |first=Laura |date=November 2006 |title=In Perfect Harmony: Vince Gill & Amy Grant |url=http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/in-perfect-harmony-vince-gill-amy-grant/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729044913/http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/in-perfect-harmony-vince-gill-amy-grant/ |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2013 |work=Ladies' Home Journal |quote=In 2000 her world turned upside down when she, the Queen of Christian Pop, and he, the King of Country, got married, leaving behind first spouses and their fans' mountain of expectations.}}</ref> {{as of|2009|post=,}} Grant had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amy-grant-mn0000024944 |title=Amy Grant β Music Biography, Credits and Discography |website=AllMusic |access-date=March 7, 2013 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125132149/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/amy-grant-mn0000024944 |url-status=live }}</ref> won six [[Grammy Awards]], 22 [[Gospel Music Association]] [[Dove Awards]], and had the first Christian album to go [[Platinum album|platinum]].<ref name="cnn">{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0312/06/lkl.00.html|title=Interview With Amy Grant, Vince Gill|access-date=August 29, 2008|publisher=CNN|year=2003|archive-date=April 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409135933/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0312/06/lkl.00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2006<ref name=gettystar>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/event/amy-grant-receives-a-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-71931992#amy-grant-poses-next-to-her-newly-unveiled-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-picture-id71942550|title=Amy Grant Receives a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=September 19, 2006|access-date=November 22, 2016|publisher=Getty Images|archive-date=November 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123201335/http://www.gettyimages.com/event/amy-grant-receives-a-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-71931992#amy-grant-poses-next-to-her-newly-unveiled-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-picture-id71942550|url-status=live}}</ref> for her contributions to the entertainment industry and in 2022, she was announced as a recipient of the [[Kennedy Center Honors]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2022/07/21/1112443668/george-clooney-and-gladys-knight-are-among-the-2022-kennedy-center-honorees?t=1658519766909 | title=George Clooney and Gladys Knight are among the 2022 Kennedy Center honorees | website=NPR | date=July 21, 2022 | last1=Ulaby | first1=Neda }}</ref> Grant made her debut as a teenager, gaining fame in [[Christian music]] during the 1980s with such hits as "Father's Eyes", "[[El Shaddai (song)|El Shaddai]]", and "[[Angels (Amy Grant song)|Angels]]". In the mid-1980s, she began broadening her audience and soon became one of the first CCM artists to [[Crossover (music)|cross over]] into mainstream pop on the heels of her successful albums ''[[Unguarded (Amy Grant album)|Unguarded]]'' and ''[[Lead Me On (Amy Grant album)|Lead Me On]]''. In 1986, she scored her first [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] no. 1 song in a duet with [[Peter Cetera]], "[[The Next Time I Fall]]". In 1991, she released the album ''[[Heart in Motion]]'' which became her best-selling album to date, topping the ''Billboard'' Christian album chart for 32 weeks, selling five million copies in the U.S. and producing her second no. 1 pop single "[[Baby Baby (Amy Grant song)|Baby Baby]]" and produced another three top 10 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100; "[[That's What Love Is For]]", "[[Every Heartbeat]]" and "[[Good for Me (song)|Good for Me]]". She is the author of several books, including a memoir, ''Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far'', and a book based on the popular Christmas song "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" that she co-wrote. {{TOC limit|3}} == Background == === Early life and career === Born in [[Augusta, Georgia]], Grant is the youngest of four sisters. Her family settled in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] in 1967.<ref name="Mosaic">{{cite book|last=Amy|first=Grant|title=Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far|year=2007|publisher=Flying Dolphin Press|isbn=978-0-385-52289-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mosaicpiecesofmy00gran/page/198 198β203]|url=https://archive.org/details/mosaicpiecesofmy00gran/page/198}}</ref> She is a great-granddaughter of Nashville philanthropist [[A. M. Burton]] (founder of Life and Casualty Insurance Company, [[eponym]] of Nashville's [[Life & Casualty Tower]], [[WLAC]] Radio, and [[WLAC-TV]]) and Lillie Burton.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Burton Pinched Pennies, then Gave most of Fortune Away.|last=Carey|first=Bill|date=December 7, 2003|work=The Tennessean|via=ProQuest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Learn Nashville|last=Zepp|first=George|date=September 6, 2006|work=The Tennessean|via=ProQuest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=L&C Tower at 40|date=October 30, 1997|work=Nashville Banner|via=ProQuest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=70 YEARS ALOFT: 1]|last=Loew|first=Karen|date=November 17, 2002|work=The Tennessean|via=ProQuest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=50 Years of Channel 5 CORRECTION APPENDED]|last=Beck|first=Ken|date=August 4, 2004|work=The Tennessean|via=ProQuest}}</ref> She has acknowledged the influence of the Burtons on her development as a musician, starting with their common membership in Nashville's Ashwood [[Churches of Christ|Church of Christ]].<ref>{{cite news |first = Seth |last = Robertson |url = http://news.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmagazine/amy-grant-82-finds-inspiration-and-purpose-in-the-power-of-community/ |title = Shining through: Amy Grant, '82, finds inspiration and purpose in the power of community |magazine = Vanderbilt Magazine |volume = 96 |date = Winter 2015 |pages = 30β35 |access-date = February 6, 2015 |archive-date = February 7, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150207012803/http://news.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmagazine/amy-grant-82-finds-inspiration-and-purpose-in-the-power-of-community/ |url-status = live }} See esp. p. 32.</ref> According to the Singing Carrots website, based on her recorded songs, Grant has a [[mezzo-soprano]] voice type, also able to perform in the [[soprano]] and [[contralto]] ranges.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://singingcarrots.com/artist-range?artist=Amy%20Grant |title=Amy Grant vocal range |website=Singing Carrots |access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref> In 1976, Grant wrote her first song ("Mountain Top"), performed in public for the first time at [[Harpeth Hall School]], the all-girls school she attended in Nashville. She recorded a demo tape for her parents with church youth-leader [[Brown Bannister]]. While Bannister was dubbing a copy of the tape, [[Chris Christian]], the owner of the recording studio heard the demo and called [[Word Records]]. He played it over the phone and she was offered a recording contract, five weeks before her 16th birthday. In 1977, she recorded her first album, ''[[Amy Grant (album)|Amy Grant]]'', produced by [[Brown Bannister]], who would also produce her next 11 albums. It was released in early 1978, one month before her high-school graduation. Toward the end of 1978 she performed her first ticketed concert after beginning her first year at [[Furman University]]. In May 1979, while at the album-release party for her second album, ''[[My Father's Eyes (album)|My Father's Eyes]]'', Grant met [[Gary Chapman (musician)|Gary Chapman]], who had written the title track and would become her first husband. Grant and Chapman toured together in mid-1979. In late 1980, she transferred to [[Vanderbilt University]] where she was a member of the sorority [[Kappa Alpha Theta]].<ref name="Mosaic" /> Grant then made a few more albums before dropping out of college to pursue a career in musicβ''[[Never Alone (Amy Grant album)|Never Alone]]'', followed by a pair of live albums in 1981 (''[[In Concert (Amy Grant album)|In Concert]]'' and ''[[In Concert Volume Two (Amy Grant album)|In Concert Volume Two]]''), both backed by an augmented edition of the [[DeGarmo and Key|DeGarmo & Key]] band. It was during these early shows that Grant also established one of her concert trademarks: performing barefoot. To date, Grant continues to take off her shoes midway through performances, as she has said, "it is just more comfortable."<ref>''Preston and Steve'' radio show excerpt; May 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://feet.thefuntimesguide.com/celebrity_barefoot_in_public/ |title=When Is It OK To Go Barefoot In Public? |date=May 24, 2008|website=Feet and Shoes Guide |publisher=The Fun Times Guide |access-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925231517/https://feet.thefuntimesguide.com/celebrity_barefoot_in_public/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 1982 saw the release of her breakthrough album ''[[Age to Age]]''. The album contains the signature track, "[[El Shaddai (song)|El Shaddai]]" (written by [[Michael Card]]) and the Grant-Chapman penned song, "In a Little While". "El Shaddai" was later awarded one of the "[[Songs of the Century]]" by the [[RIAA]] in 2001. Grant received her first [[Grammy Award]] for Best Contemporary Gospel Performance, as well as two [[GMA Dove Awards]] for Gospel Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. ''Age to Age'' became the first Christian album by a solo artist to be certified gold (1983) and the first Christian album to be certified platinum (1985).<ref name="cnn"/> In the mid-1980s, Grant began touring and recording with young up-and-coming songwriter [[Michael W. Smith]]. Grant and Smith continue to have a strong friendship and creative relationship, often writing songs for or contributing vocals to each other's albums, and as of 2019, often touring together annually during November and December putting on Christmas concerts. During the 1980s, Grant was also a backup singer for [[Bill Gaither (gospel singer)|Bill Gaither]].<ref name="billgaither">{{cite web|url=http://www.americanprofile.com/article/5501.html|title=Bill Gaither: The Gospel of Giving|access-date=April 25, 2009|publisher=American Profile|author=Beverly Keel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129120135/http://www.americanprofile.com/article/5501.html|archive-date=January 29, 2009}}</ref> Grant followed this album with the first of her Christmas albums, which would later be the basis for her holiday shows. In 1984, she released another pop-oriented Christian hit, ''[[Straight Ahead (Amy Grant album)|Straight Ahead]]'', earning Grant her first appearance at the [[Grammy Awards]] show in 1985. The head of [[NBC]] took notice of Grant's performance and called her manager to book her for her own Christmas special.<ref name="Mosaic"/> === Widening audience === Shortly after Grant established herself as the "Queen of Christian Pop" Grant changed directions to widen her fan base. Her goal was to become the first Christian singer-songwriter who was also successful as a contemporary pop singer.<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine|url=http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/ung/85jun6rollingstone.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120231852/http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/ung/85jun6rollingstone.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2008|title=Amy Grant wants to put God on the charts|access-date=August 30, 2011|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 6, 1985|author=Michael Goldberg}}</ref> ''[[Unguarded (Amy Grant album)|Unguarded]]'' (1985) surprised some fans for its very mainstream sound. "[[Find a Way (Amy Grant song)|Find a Way]]", from ''Unguarded'', became one of the few non-Christmas Christian songs to hit the [[The Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Top 40]] list, also reaching No. 7 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart. She also scored No. 18 on ''Billboard'' AC in 1986 with "[[Stay for Awhile]]".{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} Grant scored her first ''Billboard'' No. 1 song in 1986 with "[[The Next Time I Fall]]", a duet with former [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] singer/bassist [[Peter Cetera]]. That year, she also recorded a duet with singer [[Randy Stonehill]] for his ''[[Love Beyond Reason]]'' album, titled "I Could Never Say Goodbye", and recorded ''The Animals' Christmas'' with [[Art Garfunkel]]. ''[[Lead Me On (Amy Grant album)|Lead Me On]]'' (1988) contained many songs which were about Christianity and love relationships, but some interpreted it as not being enough of a "Christian" record. Years later ''Lead Me On'' would be chosen as the greatest Contemporary Christian album of all time by ''[[CCM Magazine]]''. The mainstream song "Saved by Love" was a minor hit, receiving airplay on radio stations featuring the newly emerging Adult Contemporary format. The album's title song received some pop radio airplay and [[Crossover (music)|crossed over]] to No. 96 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "1974 (We Were Young)" and "Saved By Love" also charted as Adult Contemporary songs. In 1989, she appeared in a [[Target Corporation|Target]] ad campaign, performing songs off the album.<ref name="target">{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n19_v28/ai_8089589 |title=Rabbit stars in Target holiday promo |access-date=August 29, 2008 |publisher=Gale Group |year=1989 |author=Gale Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912051613/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n19_v28/ai_8089589/ |archive-date=September 12, 2009 }}</ref> === In the mainstream === [[File:Amy Grant in 1998.jpg|thumb|Grant during her ''Behind the Eyes'' tour in 1998]] When ''[[Heart in Motion]]'' was released in 1991, many fans were surprised that the album was of contemporary pop music. Grant's desire to widen her audience was frowned upon by the confines of the popular definitions of ministry at the time.<ref name="fans">{{cite web|url=http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/him/5.html#t|title=Christian Fans Ask Too Much of Amy Grant|access-date=August 29, 2008|work=The Arizona Republic|date=May 18, 1991|first=Kim Sue Lia|last=Perkes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313110334/http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/him/5.html#t|archive-date=March 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The track "[[Baby Baby (Amy Grant song)|Baby Baby]]" written for Grant's newborn daughter Millie, of whom Grant wrote, her "six-week-old face was my inspiration", became a pop hit (hitting No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100), and Grant was established as a name in the mainstream music world. "Baby Baby" received Grammy nominations for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Record and Song of the Year (although it failed to win in any of those categories). Four other hits from the album made the Pop top 20: "[[Every Heartbeat]]" (No. 2), "[[That's What Love Is For]]" (No. 7), "[[Good for Me (song)|Good for Me]]" (No. 8), and "[[I Will Remember You (Amy Grant song)|I Will Remember You]]" (No. 20). On the Adult Contemporary chart, all five songs were top 10 hits, with two of the five ("Baby Baby" and "That's What Love Is For") reaching No. 1. Many Christian fans remained loyal, putting the album atop ''Billboard'' Contemporary Christian Chart for 32 weeks. ''Heart in Motion'' is Grant's best-selling album, having sold over five million copies according to the RIAA.<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Heart%20In%20Motion&artist=Grant&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=Amy Grant β RIAA|access-date=August 29, 2008|publisher=RIAA|year=2008|author=RIAA|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154447/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Heart%20In%20Motion&artist=Grant&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|url-status=dead}}</ref> Grant followed the album with her second Christmas album, ''[[Home For Christmas (Amy Grant album)|Home For Christmas]]'' in 1992, which included the song "[[Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)]]", written by [[Chris Eaton (UK musician)|Chris Eaton]] and Grant, and would later be covered by many artists, including [[Donna Summer]], [[Jessica Simpson]] (who acknowledged Grant as one of her favorite artists), [[Vince Gill]], [[Sara Groves]], [[Point of Grace]], [[Gladys Knight]], and Broadway star [[Barbara Cook]]. ''[[House of Love (Amy Grant album)|House of Love]]'' in 1994 continued in the same vein, containing pop songs mingled with spiritual lyrics. The album was a multi-platinum success and produced the pop hit "[[Lucky One (Amy Grant song)|Lucky One]]" (No. 18 pop and No. 2 AC; No. 1 on [[Radio & Records]]) as well as the title track (a duet with country music star and future husband [[Vince Gill]]) (No. 37 pop) and a cover of Joni Mitchell's frequently covered "[[Big Yellow Taxi]]" (No. 67 pop) (in which she changed the line "And they charged the people ''a dollar and a half'' just to see'em" to "And then they charged the people ''25 bucks'' just to see'em"). After she covered the [[10cc]] song "[[The Things We Do for Love (song)|The Things We Do for Love]]" for the ''[[Mr. Wrong (film)|Mr. Wrong]]'' soundtrack, ''[[Behind the Eyes (Amy Grant album)|Behind the Eyes]]'' was released in September 1997. The album struck a much darker note, leaning more towards downtempo, acoustic soft-rock songs, with more mature (yet still optimistic) lyrics. She called it her "razor blades and [[Prozac]]" album.<ref name="pitt">{{cite web|url=http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/2001/50.html |title=Amy Grant's career comes full circle |access-date=August 29, 2008 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=September 15, 2002 |first=Rosa |last=Colucci |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612215414/http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/2001/50.html |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Although "[[Takes a Little Time (Amy Grant song)|Takes a Little Time]]" was a moderate hit single, the album failed to sell like the previous two albums, which had both gone multi-platinum. ''Behind The Eyes'' was eventually certified Gold by the [[RIAA]]. The video for "Takes a Little Time" was a new direction for Grant; with a blue light filter, acoustic guitar, the streets and characters of New York City, and a plot, Grant was re-cast as an adult light rocker. She followed up "Behind The Eyes" with ''[[A Christmas to Remember (album)|A Christmas To Remember]]'', her third Christmas album, in 1999. The album was certified gold in 2000. Following the 9/11 attacks Grant's "[[I Will Remember You (Amy Grant song)|I Will Remember You]]" saw a resurgence in popularity as many radio DJs mixed a special tribute version of the song. In the same year Grant won $125,000 for charity on the "Rock Star Edition" of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''<ref name="ew">{{Cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2001/02/09/mark-mcgrath-and-sisqo-rock-millionaire/ |title=Mark McGrath and Sisqo rock ''Millionaire'' |access-date=June 2, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |author=Liane Bonin |date=February 9, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007163747/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C98722%2C00.html |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> === Return to Gospel Roots === Grant returned to Christian pop with the 2002 release of an album of [[hymns]] titled ''[[Legacy... Hymns and Faith]]''. The album featured a Vince Gill-influenced mix of [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] and [[pop music|pop]] and marked Grant's 25th anniversary in the music industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/legacyhymns-faith-mw0000219271|title=Legacy...Hymns & Faith|author=Robert L. Doerschuk|website=AllMusic|access-date=June 2, 2022|archive-date=December 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202110635/http://allmusic.com/album/legacyhymns-faith-mw0000219271|url-status=live}}</ref> Grant followed this up with ''[[Simple Things (Amy Grant album)|Simple Things]]'' in 2003. The album did not have the success of her previous pop or gospel efforts. Soon after ''Simple Things'', Grant and [[Interscope]]/A&M parted ways. The same year, Grant was inducted into the [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] by the [[Gospel Music Association]], an industry trade organization of which she is a longstanding member, in her first year of eligibility. Grant released a sequel in 2005 titled ''[[Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-of-ageshymns-faith-mw0000209405|title=Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=AllMusic|access-date=November 3, 2014|archive-date=December 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202102748/http://allmusic.com/album/rock-of-ageshymns-faith-mw0000209405|url-status=live}}</ref> Grant joined the reality television phenomenon by hosting ''[[Three Wishes (American TV series)|Three Wishes]]'', a show in which she and a team of helpers make wishes come true for small-town residents.<ref name="tw">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/three_wishes/series_about.jhtml|title=Three Wishes|access-date=August 29, 2008|website=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]|year=2008|archive-date=March 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327015526/http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/three_wishes/series_about.jhtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The show debuted on [[NBC]] in the fall of 2005 however it was canceled at the end of its first season due to high production costs. After ''Three Wishes'' was canceled, Grant won her 6th Grammy Award for ''Rock of Ages... Hymns & Faith''. In a February 2006 webchat, Grant said she believes her "best music is still ahead". [[File:Amy Grant October 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Grant performing in October 2008]] In April 2006, a live CD/DVD titled ''[[Time Again... Amy Grant Live]]'' was recorded in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], at [[Bass Performance Hall]]. (Grant's first paid public performance was at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth.) The concert was released on September 26, 2006. In addition to receiving a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], media appearances included write-ups in ''CCM Magazine'', and a performance on ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]''. In a February 2007 web chat on her web site, Grant discussed a book she was working on titled ''Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far'', saying, "It's not an autobiography, but more a collection of memories, song lyrics, poetry and a few pictures." The book was released on October 16, 2007. In November, it debuted at No. 35 on the [[New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref name="book1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/books/bestseller/1104besthardnonfiction.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin|title=Hardcover Nonfiction|access-date=December 6, 2007|work=The New York Times| date=November 4, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150209120156/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/books/bestseller/1104besthardnonfiction.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin| archive-date=February 9, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> In the same web chat, Grant noted that she is "anxious to get back in the studio after the book is finished, and reinvent myself as an almost-50 performing woman". 2007 was Grant's 30th year in music. She left Word/Warner, and contracted with EMI CMG who re-released her regular studio albums as remastered versions on August 14, 2007. Marking the start of Grant's new contract is a career-spanning [[Greatest Hits (Amy Grant album)|greatest hits]] album, with all the songs digitally remastered. The album was released as both a single-disc CD edition, and a two-disc CD/DVD Special Edition, the DVD featuring music videos and interviews.<ref name="EMI">{{cite web|url=http://www.emicmg.com/press/printPress.aspx?id=529387|title=EMI Music Signs Worldwide Catalog Partnership with Amy Grant|access-date=September 10, 2007|publisher=EMI Christian Music Group|year=2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071014202127/http://emicmg.com/press/printPress.aspx?id=529387| archive-date= October 14, 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref> Grant appeared with Gill on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' for a holiday special in December 2007.<ref name="oprah">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200711/20071130/slide_20071130_350_101.jhtml|title=The Holidays, Country Style|access-date=December 6, 2007 |website=Oprah|year=2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071203094302/http://www2.oprah.com/tows/slide/200711/20071130/slide_20071130_350_101.jhtml| archive-date= December 3, 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref> Grant has plans to appear on [[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]], a [[Food Network]] special, the Gospel Music Channel, and ''[[The Hour of Power]]''.<ref name="TV">{{cite web|url=http://www.wespreadtheword.net/musicnewsarticles/tvalertamygrantcmtfoodnetworkspecialgospelmusicchannellhourofpower.html|title=TV ALERT: Amy Grant (CMT, Food Network Christmas episode of "Paula's Party", Gospel Music Channel, Hour of Power)|access-date=December 6, 2007|website=WeSpreadTheWord|year=2007|archive-date=January 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112050306/http://www.wespreadtheword.net/musicnewsarticles/tvalertamygrantcmtfoodnetworkspecialgospelmusicchannellhourofpower.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2008, Grant joined the writing team from [[Compassionart]] as a guest vocalist at the Abbey Road studios, London, to record a song called "Highly Favoured", which was included on the album ''[[CompassionArt (album)|CompassionArt]]''. On June 24, 2008, Grant re-released her 1988 album, ''Lead Me On'', in honor of its 20th anniversary. The two-disc release includes the original album and a second disc with new acoustic recordings, live performances from 1989, and interviews with Amy. Grant recreated the ''Lead Me On'' tour in the fall of 2008. On June 27, 2008, at [[Creation Festival|Creation Festival Northeast]] she performed "Lead Me On" and a few other songs backed by [[Hawk Nelson]]. At the end of the concert, Grant returned to the stage and sang "Thy Word". She appeared on the 2008 album ''[[Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends]]'' singing "Could I Have This Dance". [[File:AmyGrantHWOFSept2012.jpg|thumb|Grant in 2013]] On May 5, 2009, Grant released an EP containing two new songs, "[[She Colors My Day]]", and "Unafraid", as well as the previously released songs "[[Baby Baby (Amy Grant song)|Baby Baby]]" and "[[Oh How the Years Go By]]". The EP, exclusively through iTunes, benefited the Entertainment Industry Foundation's (EIF) Women's Cancer Research Fund.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Price|first1=Deborah Evans|title=A Spirited Philosophy|magazine=Billboard|date=May 23, 2009|volume=121|issue=20|page=35|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E3Yx8-Sz2uAC&q=amy+grant+mother%27s+day+release&pg=PT34|access-date=October 29, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118200808/https://books.google.com/books?id=E3Yx8-Sz2uAC&q=amy+grant+mother%27s+day+release&pg=PT34|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, Grant released ''[[Somewhere Down the Road (Amy Grant album)|Somewhere Down the Road]]'', featuring the hit single "[[Better Than a Hallelujah]]", which peaked at No. 8 on ''Billboard'' Top Christian Songs chart. When asked about the new album during an interview with CBN.com, Grant says, "... my hope is just for those songs to provide companionship, remind myself and whoever else is listening what's important. I feel like songs have the ability to connect us to ourselves and to each other, and to our faith, to the love of Jesus, in a way that conversation doesn't do. Songs kind of slip in and move you before you realize it."<ref>[http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/interviews/amy-grant-somewhere-down-the-road-goodwyn.aspx Amy Grant: "Somewhere Down the Road"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809161218/http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/interviews/amy-grant-somewhere-down-the-road-goodwyn.aspx |date=August 9, 2010 }}. CBN.</ref> In September 2012, Grant took part in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support ''[[Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide]]'', a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 |title=30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky |date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=September 2, 2012 |publisher=Half the Sky Movement |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103757/http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 }}</ref> Grant's next album, ''[[How Mercy Looks from Here]]'', was released on May 14, 2013, and was produced by [[Marshall Altman]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130409034256/http://www.emicmgdistribution.com/products/detail.aspx?iid=1985134 "How Mercy Looks from Here "]. [[EMI]]. Retrieved March 8, 2013.</ref> The album reached No. 12 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/how-mercy-looks-from-here-mw0002502267/awards |title=How Mercy Looks from Here |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 11, 2016 |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314155015/http://www.allmusic.com/album/how-mercy-looks-from-here-mw0002502267/awards |url-status=live }}</ref> making it her highest-charting album since 1997's ''[[Behind the Eyes (Amy Grant album)|Behind the Eyes]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=305|title=Amy Grant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319154847/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=305|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two singles were released from the album: "Don't Try So Hard" and "If I Could See", both of which charted on the US ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Christian Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=355|title=Amy Grant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=May 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513023901/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=355|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 19, 2014, she released an album of hits remixed by well known engineers and DJs. The album was titled ''[[In Motion: The Remixes]]''. It charted at 110 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=305|title=Amy Grant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319154847/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=305|url-status=dead}}</ref> and at No. 5 on the [[Dance/Electronic Albums|US Dance]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=322|title=Amy Grant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319154901/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=322|url-status=dead}}</ref> To promote the album, several new remix EPs were released on iTunes the following month including "[[Find a Way (Amy Grant song)|Find a Way]], "[[Stay for Awhile]]", "[[Baby Baby (Amy Grant song)|Baby Baby]], "[[Every Heartbeat]]" and "[[That's What Love Is For]]". Due to club play of the remixes of "Baby Baby" and "Every Heartbeat", they charted at No. 3 and 13, respectively on the U.S. [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Dance Chart]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=359|title=Amy Grant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319154916/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=359|url-status=dead}}</ref> This marked her first appearance on that chart in 23 years. On September 30, 2014, Grant released a new single titled "Welcome Yourself". In honor of [[National Breast Cancer Awareness Month|Breast Cancer Awareness Month]], proceeds of the single go to breast cancer research. On February 12, 2015, she announced a new compilation album titled ''[[Be Still and Know... Hymns & Faith]]'', to be released. The album was released on April 14, 2015, and charted at No. 7 in the U.S. on the ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Christian Albums]] chart. .<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hallels.com/articles/12497/20150213/amy-grant-returns-with-third-hymns-album-announces-ryman-residency.htm |title=Amy Grant Returns with Third Hymns Album & Announces Ryman Residency |date=February 13, 2015 |access-date=February 26, 2015 |publisher=Hallels |last=Yap |first=Timothy |quote=Amy Grant will release her third collection. 'Be Still And Know... Hymns & Faith' will be released on April 14. |archive-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213201015/http://www.hallels.com/articles/12497/20150213/amy-grant-returns-with-third-hymns-album-announces-ryman-residency.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Grant released a Christmas album on October 21, 2016, ''[[Tennessee Christmas (album)|Tennessee Christmas]]'', which is a combination of classic Christmas songs and original material. It charted in the U.S. at No. 31 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/amy-grant/chart-history/tlp/|title=Amy Grant Tennessee Christmas Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207024601/https://www.billboard.com/music/amy-grant/chart-history/billboard-200/song/998883|url-status=live}}</ref> and at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Top Holiday Albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/amy-grant/chart-history/xml/|title=Amy Grant Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=July 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708213405/https://www.billboard.com/music/Amy-Grant/chart-history/holiday-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> The single from the album, "To Be Together", reached No. 32 on the Hot Christian Songs chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/amy-grant/chart-history/ico/|title=Amy Grant Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=July 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708203151/https://www.billboard.com/music/Amy-Grant/chart-history/christian-songs|url-status=live}}</ref> and No. 19 on the Holiday Digital Song Sales chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/amy-grant/chart-history/xdt/|title=Amy Grant Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207024635/https://www.billboard.com/music/amy-grant/chart-history/holiday-season-digital-song-sales|url-status=live}}</ref> She supported the album with a series of Christmas concerts with [[Vince Gill]] at the [[Ryman Auditorium]]. She also toured the U.S. and Canada with Christmas concerts accompanied by [[Michael W. Smith]] and season 9 winner of ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'', [[Jordan Smith (musician)|Jordan Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amygrant.com/press-release-130000-celebrate-christmas-amy-grant-michael-w-smith-jordan-smith/|title=PRESS RELEASE: Over 130,000 Celebrate Christmas with Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and Jordan Smith |website=Amy Grant|date=December 21, 2016|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035635/http://amygrant.com/press-release-130000-celebrate-christmas-amy-grant-michael-w-smith-jordan-smith/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2017, she released a new song, "Say It With a Kiss", with accompanying video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/3154-amy-grant-drops-new-song-say-it-with-a-kiss|title=Amy Grant Drops New Song 'Say It with a Kiss'|first=Herb|last=Longs|website=thechristianbeat.org|date=February 17, 2017|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035636/http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/3154-amy-grant-drops-new-song-say-it-with-a-kiss|url-status=live}}</ref> During November and December 2017, Grant performed another series of Christmas concerts with Vince Gill at the Ryman and embarked on another U.S. and Canada Christmas tour with Michael W. Smith and Jordan Smith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ryman.com/christmasattheryman/|title=Amy Grant & Vince Gill|date=October 22, 2016|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035856/https://ryman.com/christmasattheryman/|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gospelmusic.org/amy-grant-michael-w-smith-announce-2017-christmas-tour-featuring-jordan-smith-winner-of-the-voice-full-symphony-orchestra/|title=Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith Announce 2017 Christmas Tour Featuring Jordan Smith, Winner Of 'The Voice,' Full Symphony Orchestra|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031433/http://www.gospelmusic.org/amy-grant-michael-w-smith-announce-2017-christmas-tour-featuring-jordan-smith-winner-of-the-voice-full-symphony-orchestra/|url-status=live}}</ref> Grant has been a guest narrator for [[Disney's Candlelight Processional]] at [[Walt Disney World]] in 2012, 2013,{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} and 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/travel/florida/celebrity-lineup-for-epcot-christmas-includes-neil-patrick-harris-meredith/2252638/ |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=November 4, 2015 |first=Sharon Kennedy |last=Wynne |title=Celebrity Lineup for Epcot Christmas |access-date=August 21, 2023}}</ref> == Personal life == On June 19, 1982, Grant married fellow Christian musician [[Gary Chapman (musician)|Gary Chapman]]. Their marriage produced three children.<ref name="orr-amy">{{cite web|url=http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/sep/36.html#t |title=Amy starts over: Grant picks up pieces after divorce, with the help of her soaring career and, yes, Vince Gill |access-date=August 29, 2008 |publisher=John Lam |date=October 9, 1999 |first=Jay |last=Orr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629014306/http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/sep/36.html |archive-date=June 29, 2008 }} Article text from [[The Tennessean]] included in Lam's Amy Grant website.</ref> In March 1999 she filed for divorce from Chapman. [[File:Amy Grant and Vince Gill.jpg|thumb|Grant with husband [[Vince Gill]] in 2004]] On March 10, 2000, Grant married country singer-songwriter [[Vince Gill]], who had been previously married to country singer Janis Oliver of [[Sweethearts of the Rodeo]].<ref name="meers">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129901,00.html |title=Finally a Duet |access-date=December 25, 2008 |work=People |date=November 29, 1999 |author=Erik Meers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205020742/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20129901%2C00.html |archive-date=February 5, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Grant and Gill have one daughter together, Corrina Grant Gill, born March 12, 2001.<ref name="people2">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133970,00.html|title=In Perfect Harmony|access-date=December 25, 2008|date=March 26, 2000|work=People|archive-date=November 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113131848/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133970,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the November 1999 ''CCM Magazine'', Grant explained why she left Chapman and married Gill: {{Blockquote|I didn't get a divorce because 'I had a great marriage and then along came Vince Gill.' Gary and I had a rocky road from day one. I think what was so hardβand this is (what) one of our counselors saidβsometimes an innocent party can come into a situation, and they're like a big spotlight. What they do is reveal, by comparison, the painful dynamics that are already in existence.<ref name="CCM1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/ccmmag/99nov/cover_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301120523/http://www.ccmmagazine.com/ccmmag/99nov/cover_story.html|archive-date=March 1, 2000|title=Judging Amy|publisher=CCM (Contemporary Christian Music)|date=November 1999|author=Gregory Rumburg}}</ref>}} In June 2020, Grant had an open-heart surgery to repair [[anomalous pulmonary venous connection|partial anomalous pulmonary venous return]] (PAPVR), a congenital heart condition.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Amy Grant undergoes open-heart surgery to fix rare condition|url=https://www.today.com/health/amy-grant-undergoes-surgery-fix-rare-heart-condition-t183213|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=TODAY|first=Gina|last=Vivinetto|date=June 3, 2020|publisher=NBC|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604193219/https://www.today.com/health/amy-grant-undergoes-surgery-fix-rare-heart-condition-t183213|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 27, 2022, Grant was injured and briefly hospitalized when she fell from her bicycle while riding near Nashville's Harpeth Hills Golf Course. She sustained cuts and abrasions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/07/28/amy-grant-hospitalized-following-nashville-bicycling-accident/10172541002/ |title=Amy Grant hospitalized after bicycling accident in Nashville |date=July 28, 2022 | newspaper=[[The Tennessean]] |first=Matthew |last=Leimkuehler |access-date=August 31, 2022 }}</ref> == Public views and perception == Along with praise for her contributions to the contemporary Christian genre, Grant has also generated controversy within the Christian community, from "complaints that she was too worldly and too sexy" to a "barrage of condemnation" following her divorce and remarriage.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/11/us/religion-journal-a-chastened-singer-returns-to-christian-basics.html |title=Religion Journal; A Chastened Singer Returns to Christian Basics |access-date=June 2, 2022 |last=Rabey |first=Steve |date=May 11, 2002 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118200720/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/11/us/religion-journal-a-chastened-singer-returns-to-christian-basics.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In an interview early in her career, Grant stated, "I have a healthy sense of right and wrong, but sometimes, for example, using foul, exclamation-point words among friends can be good for a laugh."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/ung/8.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051018082843/http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/ung/8.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 18, 2005 |title=Amy Grant: 'I'm Not a Prude.' |access-date=July 5, 2012 |last=Jahr |first=Cliff |date=December 1985 |work=Amy Grant Article Archive |publisher=Ladies' Home Journal }}</ref> The article which was based on that interview was constructed in such a manner so as to make it appear as though Grant condoned premarital sex. Later Grant reflected on how the article misrepresented her views, stating: "We probably talked for two hours about sexual purity, but when the interview finally came out he worded it in such a way that it sounded like I condoned premarital sex. So I picked up that article and thought, 'You've made me say something I've never said, and you've totally disregarded two hours of Bible put in one flippant comment that I made about a moan.{{'"}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/amy-grant/features/amy-s-own-words/ |title=Amy's Own Words |access-date=July 12, 2012 |last=Styll |first=John |work=Today's Christian Music |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021517/http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/amy-grant/features/amy-s-own-words/ |archive-date=November 9, 2016 }}</ref> == Discography == {{Main|Amy Grant discography}} [[File:Amy Grant and Michael W Smith.jpg|thumb|Grant with [[Michael W. Smith]] in 2011]] {{columns-list|colwidth=20em| * ''[[Amy Grant (album)|Amy Grant]]'' (1977) * ''[[My Father's Eyes (album)|My Father's Eyes]]'' (1979) * ''[[Never Alone (Amy Grant album)|Never Alone]]'' (1980) * ''[[Age to Age]]'' (1982) * ''[[A Christmas Album (Amy Grant album)|A Christmas Album]]'' (1983) * ''[[Straight Ahead (Amy Grant album)|Straight Ahead]]'' (1984) * ''[[Unguarded (Amy Grant album)|Unguarded]]'' (1985) * ''[[The Animals' Christmas]]'' with [[Art Garfunkel]] (1986) * ''[[Lead Me On (Amy Grant album)|Lead Me On]]'' (1988) * ''[[Heart in Motion]]'' (1991) * ''[[Home for Christmas (Amy Grant album)|Home for Christmas]]'' (1992) * ''[[House of Love (Amy Grant album)|House of Love]]'' (1994) * ''[[Behind the Eyes (Amy Grant album)|Behind the Eyes]]'' (1997) * ''[[A Christmas to Remember (album)|A Christmas to Remember]]'' (1999) * ''[[Legacy... Hymns and Faith]]'' (2002) * ''[[Simple Things (Amy Grant album)|Simple Things]]'' (2003) * ''[[Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith]]'' (2005) * ''[[Somewhere Down the Road (album)|Somewhere Down the Road]]'' (2010) * ''[[How Mercy Looks from Here]]'' (2013) * ''[[Tennessee Christmas (album)|Tennessee Christmas]]'' (2016) }} == Bibliography == * ''Amy Grant's Heart to Heart Bible Stories''; Worthy Pub (1985), {{ISBN|978-0-8344-0130-3}} * ''[[Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)]]''; W Publishing Group (2001), {{ISBN|0-8499-1732-8}} * "The Creation" (narrator), in ''Rabbit Ears Beloved Bible Stories: the Creation, Noah and the Ark'' (audio book); Listening Library (Audio) (2006), {{ISBN|978-0-7393-3709-7}} * ''Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far''; Flying Dolphin Press (2007), {{ISBN|0-385-52289-4}} <!-- Trivia items are not appropriate for encyclopedias, see [[WP:TRIVIA]], most artists have their songs used in movies/TV shows, have had their likeness parodied, joked about, etc., but these do NOT relate directly to the subject's biography, and they are not encyclopedic. Please see talk page. Thanks! --> == Awards and achievements == {{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Amy Grant}} === Grammy Awards === {{awards table}} |- | align="center"|[[22nd Grammy Awards|1979]] || ''[[My Father's Eyes (album)|My Father's Eyes]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary|Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational]] || {{nom}} |- | align="center"|[[23rd Grammy Awards|1980]] || ''[[Never Alone (Amy Grant album)|Never Alone]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary|Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational]] || {{nom}} |- | align="center"|[[24th Grammy Awards|1981]] || ''[[In Concert (Amy Grant album)|Amy Grant in Concert]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary|Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational]] || {{nom}} |- | align="center"|[[25th Grammy Awards|1982]] || ''[[Age to Age]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary|Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary]] || {{won}} |- | align="center"|[[26th Grammy Awards|1983]] || ''[[Ageless Medley]]'' || rowspan="3"|[[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female|Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female]] || {{won}} |- | align="center"|[[27th Grammy Awards|1984]] || "[[Angels (Amy Grant song)|Angels]]" || {{won}} |- | rowspan="2" align="center"|[[28th Grammy Awards|1985]] || ''[[Unguarded (Amy Grant album)|Unguarded]]'' || {{won}} |- |"I Could Never Say Goodbye" || [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus|Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus]] || {{nom}} |- | align="center"|[[32nd Grammy Awards|1987]] || "[[The Next Time I Fall]]" || |[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] || {{nom}} |- | align="center"|[[31st Grammy Awards|1988]] || ''[[Lead Me On (Amy Grant album)|Lead Me On]]'' || Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female || {{won}} |- | align="center"|[[32nd Grammy Awards|1989]] || "[['Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus]]" || Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female || {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4" align="center"|[[34th Grammy Awards|1992]] || ''[[Heart in Motion]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] || {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|"[[Baby Baby (Amy Grant song)|Baby Baby]]" || [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] || {{nom}} |- | [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] || {{nom}} |- | [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] || {{nom}} |- | align="center"|[[36th Grammy Awards|1994]] || ''The Creation'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]] || {{nom}} |- | align="center"|[[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|2000]] || "When I Look Into Your Heart" || [[Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals|Best Country Collaboration with Vocals]] || {{nom}} |- | align="center"|[[48th Grammy Awards|2005]] || ''[[Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album|Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album]] || {{won}} <!-- [[Sarah Hart (musician)|Sarah Hart]] was nominated for an award in 2011 for a cover of Grant's gospel song "[[Better Than a Hallelujah]]", though it did not win (and would not have been a Grant win). As of the 66th Grammy awards, Grant's award nominations stand at 19 with 6 wins. |- | align="center"|[[53rd Grammy Awards|2011]] || "[[Better Than a Hallelujah]]" || [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song|Best Gospel Song]] || {{nom}} --> |- | align="center"|[[54th Grammy Awards|2012]] || "Threaten Me with Heaven" || [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Best Country Song]] || {{nom}} |- |} === GMA Dove Awards === {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * 1983: [[14th GMA Dove Awards|Artist of the Year]] * 1983: [[Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year#1980s|Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year]] β ''Age to Age'' * 1983: Recorded Music Packaging β ''Age to Age'' * 1984: Recorded Music Packaging β ''A Christmas Album'' * 1985: [[16th GMA Dove Awards|Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year]] β ''Straight Ahead'' * 1986: Artist of the Year * 1986: Recorded Music Packaging β ''Unguarded'' * 1988: Short Form Music Video of the Year β "Stay For a While" * 1989: Artist of the Year * 1989: Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year β ''Lead Me On'' * 1989: Short Form Music Video of the Year β "Lead Me On" * 1990: Country Song of the Year β "Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" * 1992: Song of the Year β "Place in This World" * 1992: Artist of the Year * 1994: [[24th GMA Dove Awards#Albums|Praise and Worship Album of the Year]] β ''Songs from the Loft'' * 1996: Special Event Album of the Year β ''My Utmost for His Highest'' * 1998: [[29th GMA Dove Awards|Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year]] β ''Behind the Eyes'' * 2000: [[31st GMA Dove Awards|Special Event Album of the Year]] β ''Streams'' * 2003: [[34th GMA Dove Awards|Inspirational Album of the Year]] β ''Legacy...Hymns & Faith'' * 2003: Song of the Year β "The River's Gonna Keep on Rolling" * 2006: [[37th GMA Dove Awards#General|Inspirational Album of the Year]] β ''Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith'' * 2007: [[38th GMA Dove Awards#Videos|Long Form Music Video of the Year]] β ''Time Again... Amy Grant Live'' }} === Special awards and recognitions === [[File:Amy Grant Music Room.jpg|thumb|A child playing [[conga]]s in the Amy Grant Music Room at [[St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]]]] [[File:Friend of West Point.jpg|thumb|upright|Grant and husband [[Vince Gill]] being awarded the Class of 1966 Friend of West Point Award in 2008]] {{BLP sources section|date=August 2016}} * 1992: [[Junior Chamber International|Junior Chamber of Commerce]] Young Tennessean of the Year * 1994: [[St. John's University (Minnesota)|St. John University]] Pax Christi Award * 1994: [[Nashville Symphony]] Harmony Award * 1996: Sarah Cannon Humanitarian Award β [[The Nashville Network|TNN Awards]] * 1996: [[Minnie Pearl]] Humanitarian Award β [[Columbia Regional Hospital|Columbia Hospital]] * 1996: Voice of America Award β [[ASCAP]] * 1996: [[Academy of Achievement]] Golden Plate Award<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/|access-date=December 8, 2020|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215023909/https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2009 |title=2009 Summit Highlights Photo |url=https://achievement.org/summit/2009/ |quote=Golden Plate Awards Council member Amy Grant sings "El Shaddai" at the St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town. |access-date=December 8, 2020 |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025135556/https://achievement.org/summit/2009/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1999: "An Evening with the Arts" Honor β The Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Symphony, and [[Tennessee Performing Arts Center]] * 1999: The Amy Grant Room for Music and Entertainment β The Target House at [[St. Jude Children's Research Hospital|St. Jude's Children's Hospital]] * 2001: [[Easterseals (U.S.)|Easter Seals]] Nashvillian of the Year Award * 2003: Inducted into the GMA [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] * 2003: Summit Award β Seminar in the Rockies * 2006: Amy Grant Performance Platform β Nashville [[Schermerhorn Symphony Center]] * 2006: [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] star unveiled<ref name=gettystar/> * 2007: Charter member of Tiffany Circle β [[American Red Cross|Red Cross]] * 2007: Inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame<ref name="cmhfm">{{cite web|url=http://hallmuseum.com/induction.htm |title=Christian Music Hall of Fame Inductees |access-date=October 16, 2008 |publisher=Christian Music Hall of Fame and Museum |year=2007 |author=Christian Music Hall of Fame and Museum |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819062030/http://hallmuseum.com/induction.htm |archive-date=August 19, 2009 }}</ref> * 2008: Class of 1966 Friend of West Point award with Vince Gill * 2012: [[Honorary Doctorate]] Degree of Music and Performance β [[Grand Canyon University]] * 2015: No. 52 in ''The Top 100 Female Artists of the Rock Era (1955β2015)''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Couch|first1=Rod|title=The Top 100 Female Artists of the Rock Era (1955β2015)|date=2016 |publisher=CreateSpace|isbn=9781530081219|pages=351β54|edition=First}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=June 2016|reason=Seems like a fan, not an expert. Book is self-published so it's not more reliable than a blog}} * 2022: [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honoree]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2022/07/22/amy-grant-kennedy-center-honors | title=Amy Grant tapped for Kennedy Center Honors | date=July 22, 2022 |website=Axios |first=Adam |last=Tamburin |access-date=August 31, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/07/21/amy-grant-kennedy-center-honoree-alongside-u-2-george-clooney/10115248002/ |title=Amy Grant to be Kennedy Center Honoree alongside U2, George Clooney |date=July 21, 2022 |newspaper=The Tennessean |first=Dave |last=Paulson |access-date=August 31, 2022 }}</ref> * 2023 [[Honorary degree|Honorary]] Doctorate in Fine Arts β [[University of Notre Dame]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://gospelmusic.org/news/amy-grant-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-university-of-notre-dame | title=Amy Grant Receives Honorary Doctorate From University of Notre Dame |date=May 22, 2023 |website=[[Gospel Music Association]] |access-date=May 25, 2023 }}</ref> {{Clear}} == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{sister project links|d=Q464213|n=no|b=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|c=Category:Amy Grant|wikt=no|s=no}} * {{Official website}} * {{IMDb name | id=0004973 | name=Amy Grant}} * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p2295|label=Amy Grant}} {{Amy Grant|state=expanded}} {{Kennedy Center Honorees 2020s}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Amy}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:A&M Records artists]] [[Category:American child singers]] [[Category:American members of the Churches of Christ]] [[Category:American mezzo-sopranos]] [[Category:American performers of Christian music]] [[Category:American pop rock singers]] [[Category:American women pop singers]] [[Category:American soft rock musicians]] [[Category:Christian music songwriters]] [[Category:Christians from Tennessee]] [[Category:Furman University alumni]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Musicians from Augusta, Georgia]] [[Category:Myrrh Records artists]] [[Category:Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee]] [[Category:People with congenital heart defects]] [[Category:Performers of contemporary Christian music]] [[Category:Sparrow Records artists]] [[Category:Vanderbilt University alumni]] [[Category:WardβBelmont College alumni]] [[Category:Word Records artists]] [[Category:Writers from Augusta, Georgia]] [[Category:20th-century American women singers]] [[Category:20th-century American singers]] [[Category:21st-century American women singers]] [[Category:21st-century American singers]] [[Category:Kennedy Center honorees]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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