House of Love (album)

House of Love is the 14th album by singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music).

House of Love was Amy's follow-up to her quintuple-platinum 1991 release Heart in Motion. Although House of Love sold less than half of what its predecessor sold, it similarly combines pop music with Christian values. "Lucky One" was the album's biggest hit at #18 Pop and #2 Adult Contemporary in the U.S.A., followed by the title song and a remake of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi." "Say You'll Be Mine" also was a UK Top 50 hit.

Some of the album's other tracks garnered more notice later on when covered by other artists. "The Power" (written by Tommy Sims and Judson Spence) is featured on Cher's 1998 album Believe, and Vanessa L. Williams had an AC hit in 1997 with her cover of "Oh How The Years Go By."

In 2007, House of Love 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.^[2]

Track listing

US version

1. "Lucky One" (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) – 4:11
2. "Say You'll Be Mine" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Keith Thomas) – 4:04
3. "Whatever It Takes" (Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Keith Thomas) – 4:10
4. "House of Love (duet with Vince Gill)" (Greg Barnhill, Kenny Greenberg, Wally Wilson) – 4:38
5. "The Power" (Tommy Sims, Judson Spence) – 3:54
6. "Oh How the Years Go By" (Simon Climie, Will Jennings) – 5:12
7. "Big Yellow Taxi" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:01
8. "Helping Hand" (Amy Grant, Beverly Darnall, Tommy Sims) – 4:39
9. "Love Has A Hold On Me" (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) – 3:55
10. "Our Love" (Amy Grant, Tom Hemby) – 5:08
11. "Children Of The World" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims) – 5:16

UK version

1. "Lucky One" (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) – 4:11
2. "Say You'll Be Mine" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Keith Thomas) – 4:04
3. "Whatever It Takes" (Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Keith Thomas) – 4:10
4. "House of Love (duet with Vince Gill)" (Greg Barnhill, Kenny Greenberg, Wally Wilson) – 4:38
5. "The Power" (Tommy Sims, Judson Spence) – 3:54
6. "Oh How the Years Go By" (Simon Climie, Will Jennings) – 5:12
7. "Big Yellow Taxi" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:01
8. "Helping Hand" (Amy Grant, Tommy Sims, Beverly Darnall) – 4:39
9. "Politics Of Kissing" (Amy Grant, Clif Magness, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:17
10. "Love Has A Hold On Me" (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas) – 3:55
11. "Our Love" (Amy Grant, Tom Hemby) – 5:08
12. "Children Of The World" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims) – 5:16
13. "Say You'll Be Mine (Radio Mix)" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Keith Thomas) – 3:57

Personnel

For a complete list of personnel, click here.

Production

• Producers: Keith Thomas, Michael Omartian
• Engineer: Terry Christian
• Arranger: Keith Thomas
• Design: Norman Moore

Charts

Miscellanea

• Copies of this album sold in Europe, Australia, and Japan feature the additional track "Politics of Kissing."
• When it was released in 1994, House of Love was the biggest initial release in Christian music history, shipping almost a half million copies on its first day alone.

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r202492/review
2. ^ Sparrow Records News