| Heart in Motion | ||||
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| Studio album by Amy Grant | ||||
| Released | March 5, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | April - Fall 1990 at The Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee, Quad Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, California, RBI Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee, The Castle, Franklin, Tennessee, Sound House, North Hollywood, California, 16th Avenue Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, Soundstage, Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Genre | Pop-Rock Gospel/Christian |
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| Length | 44:19 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Brown Bannister Michael Omartian Keith Thomas |
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| Allmusic | [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (C) [2] |
Heart in Motion is the 12th album by Christian pop singer Amy Grant, released in 1991.
In contrast with its predecessor, the natural-sounding Lead Me On, Heart in Motion consisted of songs that were heavy in the style of mainstream music of the time. In addition, unlike Lead Me On, Heart in Motion contained few overtly religious songs, with most of the lyrics for the songs on the album dealing with love or other life issues to which non-Christian as well as Christian audiences could relate. There were a couple songs on the album, however, that were openly Christian in their content, such as "Ask Me," which describes how a woman's faith helps her to heal from child sexual abuse, and "Hope Set High," both of which were hits on Christian radio. Another song with an overtly Christian theme was "You're Not Alone" which reinforced a greater power despite edgy features like whipcracks and a screaming guitar solo.
Otherwise, Heart In Motion was a pop music blockbuster upon its release in March 1991, going to the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 (as well as #1 of the Christian albums chart for 32 weeks), and selling five million copies by the end of 1997. The first single from the album, "Baby Baby" (more or less the title cut, the album's title derived from the lyrics of this song), hit the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Adult Contemporary chart. The following four singles also performed well on the pop and AC charts: "Every Heartbeat" (#2 Hot 100, #2 AC), "That's What Love Is For" (#7 Hot 100, #1 AC), "Good for Me" (#8 Hot 100, #4 AC), and "I Will Remember You" (#20 Hot 100, #2 AC). It was listed at #30 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music and was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 5 million copies, making it the best-selling Christian music album ever released.
The album also received a nomination at the Grammy Awards of 1992 for Album of the Year, losing to Unforgettable... with Love by Natalie Cole.[3]
Contents |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Good for Me" | Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tom Snow, Jay Gruska | Keith Thomas | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Baby Baby" | Grant, Thomas | Thomas | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Every Heartbeat" | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Charlie Peacock | Brown Bannister | 3:32 |
| 4. | "That's What Love Is For" | Grant, Michael Omartian, Mark Mueller | Omartian | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Ask Me" | Grant, Tom Hemby | Omartian | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Galileo" | Grant, Omartian, Gardner Cole, Mimi Verner | Omartian | 4:19 |
| 7. | "You're Not Alone" | Simon Climie, Rob Fisher, Dennis Morgan | Bannister | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Hats" | Grant, Chris Eaton | Bannister | 4:09 |
| 9. | "I Will Remember You" | Grant, Gary Chapman, Thomas | Omartian | 5:00 |
| 10. | "How Can We See That Far" | Grant, Hemby | Bannister | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Hope Set High" | Grant | Omartian | 2:48 |
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Total length:
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44:12 | |||
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Billboard 200 | 10 |
| Top Contemporary Christian | 1 |
Album - International
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Australia - ARIA Albums Chart | 14 |
| Canada - RPM Top Albums/CDs | 15 | |
| New Zealand | 32 | |
| Norway | 10 | |
| Sweden | 7 | |
| Switzerland | 17 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 25 |
Singles - Billboard/CCM Magazine (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 23 | ||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | ||
| "Every Heartbeat" | Adult Contemporary | 2 | |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 2 | ||
| Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 17 | ||
| "That's What Love Is For" | Adult Contemporary | 1 | |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 7 | ||
| Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 3 | ||
| "Hope Set High" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 1 | |
| 1992 | "Good For Me" | Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 8 | ||
| "Ask Me" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 1 | |
| "I Will Remember You" | Adult Contemporary | 2 | |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 20 | ||
| Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 17 |
Singles - International
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | ARIA Singles Chart | 5 |
| Austria Singles Chart | 7 | ||
| Dutch Singles Chart | 23 | ||
| Irish Singles Chart | 7 | ||
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 2 | ||
| Norway Singles Chart | 6 | ||
| Swedish Singles Chart | 5 | ||
| Swiss Singles Chart | 11 | ||
| UK Singles Chart | 2 | ||
| "Every Heartbeat" | ARIA Singles Chart | 17 | |
| Irish Singles Chart | 22 | ||
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 27 | ||
| Swedish Singles Chart | 25 | ||
| UK Singles Chart | 25 | ||
| "That's What Love Is For" | UK Singles Chart | 60 | |
| 1992 | "Good For Me" | UK Singles Chart | 60 |
| Preceded by Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith Addicted To Jesus by Carman Addicted To Jesus by Carman |
Billboard Top Contemporary Christian number-one album April 20, 1991 – August 17, 1991 September 7, 1991 – September 28, 1991 November 2, 1991 – December 7, 1991 June 13, 1992 – June 20, 1992 July 11, 1992 – July 18, 1992 |
Succeeded by Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith Addicted To Jesus by Carman Addicted To Jesus by Carman The Great Adventure by Steven Curtis Chapman |