House of Love (Amy Grant album)

House of Love
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released August 23, 1994
Recorded 1993-1994 at The Bennett House, Franklin, TN; Tejas Recorders, Franklin, TN; The Sound Shop, Nashville, TN; Secret Sound, Nashville, TN
Genre Pop, contemporary Christian music
Length 48:08
Label A&M
Producer Michael Omartian, Keith Thomas
Amy Grant chronology
Home For Christmas
(1992)		 House of Love
(1994)		 Behind the Eyes
(1997)
Singles from House of Love
  1. "Lucky One"
    Released: 1994
  2. "House of Love"
    Released: November 28, 1994
  3. "Say You'll Be Mine"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Big Yellow Taxi"
    Released: May 1994
  5. "Oh How the Years Go By"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

House of Love is the ninth studio album, and fourteenth 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 No. 18 Pop and No. 2 Adult Contemporary in the U.S., 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. 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.

Copies of this album sold in Europe, Australia, and Japan feature the additional track "Politics of Kissing". 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 with her version 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  Listen 
  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

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Chart (1994) Position
Billboard 200 13
Top Contemporary Christian 1

Singles - Billboard/CCM Magazine (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1994 "Lucky One" Adult Contemporary 2
Billboard Hot 100 18
Top 40 Mainstream 16
"House Of Love" Adult Contemporary 5
Billboard Hot 100 37
"Children of the World" Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary 1
"Love Has a Hold On Me" Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary 3
1995 "Big Yellow Taxi" Adult Contemporary 18
Billboard Hot 100 67
Adult Top 40 28
"Helping Hand" Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary 4
"Oh How the Years Go By" 12
"House of Love" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 10
Adult Top 40 31

Singles - UK Singles Chart

Year Single Chart Position
1994 "Lucky One" UK Singles Chart 60
"Say You'll Be Mine" 41
1995 "Big Yellow Taxi" 20
"House of Love" 46

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Billboard Top Contemporary Christian Albums 17

End-of-decade charts

Chart (1990-1999) Rank
US Billboard Top Contemporary Christian[3] 9

Commercial performance

Country Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Canada (CRIA) 100,000 Platinum
United States (RIAA) 2,000,000 2x Platinum

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r202492/review
  2. ↑ Sparrow Records News
  3. ↑ "Top Christian Albums 1990s". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
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