Lead Me On (album)

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This article is about the Amy Grant album. For the 1988 Amy Grant single of the same name, see Lead Me On (song).

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Lead Me On

Studio album by Amy Grant
Released	June 28, 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Gospel/Christian
Length	59:35
Label	Myrrh/A&M
Producer(s)	Brown Bannister
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Amy Grant chronology
The Collection (1986)	Lead Me On (1988)	Heart in Motion (1991)

Lead Me On was the eleventh album by Christian music singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music).

Lead Me On was a departure from its predecessor, the high-energy pop album Unguarded. Unlike Unguarded, Lead Me On was not mainstream compatible. Only three of its songs earned mainstream airplay, all of them insignificantly (the title song charted for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #96, and "Saved By Love" and "1974 (We Were Young)" made the Adult Contemporary chart in minor positions). Christian music, however, praised the album. It would later be named the #1 Christian album of all time by CCM Magazine, in the 2001 book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. The title song was featured in WOW #1s: 31 of the Greatest Christian Music Hits Ever, an album that features songs dubbed to be the "greatest Christian music hits ever".

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Production
4 Charts
5 Awards

[edit] Track listing

"1974" (Chapman, Grant, McPherson) – 4:22
"Lead Me On" (Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith) – 5:35
"Shadows" (Grant, Peris, Peris) – 5:24
"Saved By Love" (Grant, Peters, Smith) – 4:38 Listen (help·info)
"Faithless Heart" (Grant, Smith) – 5:10
"What About The Love" (Fleming, Ian) – 5:23
"If These Walls Could Speak" (Webb) – 5:42
"All Right" (Grant, Huff, Naish) – 4:23
"Wait For The Healing" (Chapman, Grant, Kirkpatrick, McPherson) – 5:36*
"Sure Enough" (Brignardello, Keister, Kirkpatrick) – 4:00
"If You Have To Go Away" (Grant, McPherson) – 4:01*
"Say Once More" (Cole, Grant) – 4:54

* Bonus Track on CD version

[edit] Personnel

Amy Grant: Vocals
Gary Chapman: Guitars, Background Vocals.
Dann Huff: Guitars.
Jerry McPherson: Guitars, Zither
Mike Brignardello: Bass.
Jimmie Lee Sloas: Bass.
Michael W. Smith: Keyboards.
Robbie Buchanan: Keyboards.
Benmont Tench: Hammond Organ.
Shane Keister: Piano, Keyboards.
Chris Harris: Keyboards, Background vocals.
Carl Marsh: Cymbals, Keyboards.
Alan Pasqua: Keyboards.
Brett Perry: Synclavier.
Keith Thomas: Synclavier.
Lenny Castro: Percussion, Tambourine.
Mark O'Connor: Mandolin, Violin, Viola.
Keith Edwards: Drums.
Paul Leim: Drums.
Bill Champlin: Background vocals.
Diana DeWitt: Background vocals.
Chris Eaton: Background vocals.
Mary Ann Kennedy: Background vocals.
Wayne Kirkpatrick: Background vocals.
Donna McElroy: Background vocals.
Dave Perkins: Background vocals.
Chris Rodriguez: Background vocals.
Pamela Rose: Background vocals.
Randy Stonehill: Background vocals.
Russ Taff: Background vocals.
Carmen Twillie: Background vocals.

[edit] Production

Producer: Brown Bannister, David Anderle,
Executive Producer: David Anderle, Michael Blanton, Amy Grant, Gary Chapman
Engineer: Jeff Balding
Assistant Engineers: Jeff Coppage, Rob Jacobs, Laura Livingston, Mark McKenna, Paula Montondo, Mark Nevers, Brian Scheuble, Bob Vogt, and Bill Whittington.
Mixed by: Jeff Balding, Marc DeSisto, Steve McMillan, Johnny Potoker and Shelly Yakus.
Mastered by: Bob Ludwig.
Arranger: ???
String Arrangements: John Darnall
Art Direction: Richard Frankel,
Design: Melanie Nissen
Photography: Eika Aoshima,