Title: Greatest Hits [Sparrow] Artist: Amy Grant Release Date: 10/2/2007 Label: Sparrow Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 099950279727, 400000001456, 5099950279722, 719283790552, 509995027972 Genre: Gospel Styles: CCM, Adult Contemporary Moods: Poignant, Sentimental, Bright, Joyous, Spiritual, Calm/Peaceful, Fun, Passionate, Slick, Smooth, Warm, Amiable/Good-Natured, Delicate, Earnest, Gentle, Innocent, Reflective, Reverent, Sweet, Cheerful, Happy, Playful Total Copies: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Simple Things
2. Takes a Little Time
3. Lucky One
4. House of Love
5. Baby Baby
6. Every Heartbeat
7. That's What Love Is For
8. Good for Me
9. I Will Remember You
10. Lead Me On
11. Saved by Love
12. Stay for Awhile
13. Find a Way
14. Thy Word
15. Angels
16. El-Shaddai
17. In a Little While
18. Father's Eyes
19. Old Man's Rubble

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Sparrow 02797

Greatest Hits [CD/DVD]

After three decades with Word Records, Amy Grant transferred her entire back catalog -- including her pop releases under A&M -- to the Christian arm of EMI. The new label home marked the occasion by issuing Greatest Hits, Grant's third single-disc anthology but the first that paid tribute to her entire Christian and mainstream repertoires as a whole -- not separately like The Collection and Greatest Hits 1986-2004 did when they were first released. Thirty years of trajectory is a lot of ground to cover on one disc, but Greatest Hits does so gingerly, as it includes all the highlights -- minus christmas and live albums -- of Grant's career, ranging from her 1977 self-titled debut all the way to her final album for A&M, the sobering Simple Things. The songs are presented retrospectively from newest to oldest, which is an interesting way of retracing the sound of a singer who got progressively slicker with each passing album. Unavoidably, some eras get more attention than the others, like the Heart in Motion years, which are represented by a whopping five songs -- all of them excellent from an adult contemporary perspective. Grant gets more and more unassuming as the set approaches the '80s, but she's no less charming: her girl next door persona has always been -- and continues to be -- her strongest draw. Even if Greatest Hits isn't quite the commemorative capstone to 30 years in music -- the liner notes by Grant are candid but overall too short and underwhelming -- Greatest Hits is still the most complete, overarching collection of hits and favorites from one of ccm's biggest legends. ~ Andree Farias, All Music Guide

Name Credits Brown Bannister Producer Chris Christian Producer Jan Cook Creative Director Jesse Chambers A&R Keith Thomas Producer Kevin B. Hipp Digital Editing Michael Omartian Producer