Somewhere Down the Road (album)

Somewhere Down the Road
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released March 30, 2010
Genre Gospel/Christian
Label EMI CMG/Sparrow
Producer Brown Bannister, Mike Brignardello, Ian Fitchuk, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Justin Loucks, Greg Morrow, Dan Muckala
Amy Grant chronology

The Christmas Collection
(2008)		 Somewhere Down the Road
(2010)		 How Mercy Looks from Here
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [1]
Allmusic [2]
Christian Music Review (8.8/10) [3]
Christianity Today [4]
Jesus Freak Hideout [5]

Somewhere Down the Road is the 22nd album by Christian music and pop music singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 2010. It is a unique album featuring 6 brand new songs, 2 previously unreleased songs, a new recording of the classic 1982 song "Arms of Love", and rounded out with 3 of Grant's previously released story-songs.

The album title is taken from the title track, Somewhere Down the Road, also a promotional single from Grant's 1997 album Behind the Eyes. The song was originally also featured on the first and only commercial single from the Behind the Eyes album, Takes a Little Time. The painting featured on the cover of the album includes a painting by Grant, with the inscription Somewhere Down the Road. Grant gave the original painting as gift to her friend and publicist Jennifer Cooke.[6]

Most of the new songs on the album were recorded in the new studio that Grant and her husband Vince Gill recently had built into their home.[7] One of the songs on the album, "Overnight", is a duet recorded with Sarah Chapman, Grant's daughter. Grant wrote "Unafraid" about her mother.[8]

Roughly one year after the original release of the album a digital-only Expanded Edition of the album was released with additional material. The expanded edition includes the video for Better Than A Hallelujah, the first single from the album, as well as an Ambient Mix of the song. Also included on the expanded edition is a cover of the The Byrds' song Turn, Turn, Turn and two remixes of the song Overnight (the Aircandy Mix and the Dyna Mix).

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Better Than a Hallelujah"  Sarah Hart, Chapin Hartford 3:42
2. "Overnight" (featuring Sarah Chapman)Amy Grant, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird, Audrey Spillman 4:24
3. "Every Road"  Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick 4:29
4. "Unafraid"  Grant, Kirkpatrick 3:26
5. "Hard Times"  Grant, Ian Fitchuk, Justin Loucks 3:01
6. "What Is the Chance of That"  Grant, Kirkpatrick 3:27
7. "Somewhere Down the Road"  Grant, Kirkpatrick 5:08
8. "Third World Woman"  Grant, Chris Eaton 3:01
9. "Find What You're Looking For"  Grant, Mindy Smith 4:25
10. "Come Into My World"  Grant 3:25
11. "Arms of Love" (2010 Version)Grant, Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith 2:59
12. "Medley: Imagine / Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus"  Bart Millard / Grant 5:18

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2010 The Billboard 200 41
Top Christian Albums 2
Top Digital Albums 19

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2010 "Better Than A Hallelujah" Hot Christian Songs 8

End of year charts

Year Chart Position
2010 Billboard Top Christian Albums 19

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Kim. "Amy Grant - Somewhere Down The Road - CD Review of Amy Grant's Somewhere Down The Road". About.com. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Somewhere Down the Road". Allmusic. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ Christian Music Review (2010-03-23). "Amy Grant [Somewhere Down The Road] (2010)". Christianmusicreview.org. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  4. ↑ Released March 2010Andrew Greer. "Somewhere Down the Road | Music". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Amy Grant, "Somewhere Down The Road" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "Amy Grant releases first new songs since 2003". Reuters. March 27, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Come Into the World". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010-04-06.

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