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

Lead Me On is 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 or 1991's Heart In Motion, 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.

In 2007, Lead Me On was reissued and digitally remastered by Grant's new record label, EMI/Sparrow Records. The remastered edition is labeled with a "Digitally Remastered" logo in the 'gutter' on the CD front.[1]

A double-disc 20th Anniversary Edition of "Lead Me On" is scheduled for release by EMI/Sparrow Records on June 24, 2008. Additionally, Grant will re-create her original Lead Me On tour in October 2008. [2] [3]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "1974" (Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Jerry McPherson) – 4:22
  2. "Lead Me On" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Michael W. Smith) – 5:35 Listen (help·info)
  3. "Shadows" (Amy Grant, Karen Peris, Don Peris) – 5:24
  4. "Saved By Love" (Amy Grant, Justin Peters, Chris Smith) – 4:38 Listen (help·info)
  5. "Faithless Heart" (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith) – 5:10
  6. "What About The Love" (Rhonda Fleming, Janis Ian) – 5:23
  7. "If These Walls Could Speak" (Jimmy Webb) – 5:42
  8. "All Right" (Amy Grant, Dann Huff, Phil Naish) – 4:23
  9. "Wait For The Healing" (Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Jerry McPherson) – 5:36*
  10. "Sure Enough" (Mike Brignardello, Shane Keister, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:00
  11. "If You Have To Go Away" (Amy Grant, Jerry McPherson) – 4:01*
  12. "Say Once More" (Amy Grant, Gardner Cole) – 4:54 (NOTE: This is a different song than the song with the same name on Grant's 1980 Never Alone release)

* Bonus Track on CD version

[edit] Personnel

[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,

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1988 The Billboard 200 71
1988 Top Contemporary Christian 1
1988 Top Contemporary Christian 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1988 "Saved By Love" Adult Contemporary 32
1988 "Saved By Love" Christian Singles 1
1988 "Lead Me On" The Billboard Hot 100 96
1988 "Lead Me On" Christian Singles 1
1988 "What About The Love" Christian Singles 1

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1989 Lead Me On Best Gospel Performance, Female

GMA Dove Awards

Year Winner Category
1989 Lead Me On Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year
1989 "Lead Me On" Short Form Music Video Of The Year

[edit] 20th Anniversary Edition

EMI / Sparrow Records will release a double-disc 20th Anniversary Edition of the album on June 24, 2008. The first disc will contain EMI's digitally remastered version of the complete original album. The second disc will contain new recordings of songs from the original album, featuring special guests, as well as previously unreleased live recordings from the large-scale Lead Me On Tour and a 20-minute interview with Amy Grant about Lead Me On. The CDs will be packaged with a new booklet of pictures and liner notes from Grant. Additionally, the press release promises "more" material. [4]

In support of the 20th Anniversary Edition, Grant will recreate the original Lead Me On tour in 20 cities, starting in October 2008. Other promotional efforts will include TV specials, radio specials, and promotional tours, among others. [5]

[edit] Track List

The track list for Disc One will be identical to the original track list (see above). The track list for Disc Two, which features entirely new content, will be as follows:

  1. "1974" (acoustic)
  2. "Faithless Heart" (acoustic – with Michael W. Smith)
  3. "Say Once More" (acoustic – with Will Owsley)
  4. "Lead Me On" (live from 1989 tour)
  5. "Wait For The Healing" (live from 1989 tour)
  6. "All Right" (live from 1989 tour)
  7. "Shadows" (live from 1989 tour)
  8. Interview with Amy about Lead Me On (25 min)

The second disc totals approximately 60 minutes of content. [6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sparrow Records News
  2. ^ Upcoming Christian Music New Releases | NewReleaseTuesday.com
  3. ^ June08_cover_Prf3
  4. ^ June08_cover_Prf3
  5. ^ June08_cover_Prf3
  6. ^ June08_cover_Prf3
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