House of Love (Amy Grant album)

House of Love
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released	August 23, 1994
Recorded	1993-1994
Studio	The Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee; Tejas Recorders, Franklin, Tennessee; The Sound Shop, Nashville, Tennessee; Secret Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Pop, contemporary Christian music
Length	48:08
Label	A&M
Producer	Michael Omartian, Keith Thomas
Amy Grant chronology
Home For Christmas (1992)Home For Christmas1992 House of Love (1994) Behind the Eyes (1997)Behind the Eyes1997
Singles from House of Love
"Lucky One" Released: 1994 "House of Love" Released: November 28, 1994 "Say You'll Be Mine" Released: 1994 "Big Yellow Taxi" Released: May 1994 "Oh How the Years Go By" Released: 1994

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AllMusic	[1]

House of Love is the ninth studio album, and fourteenth album by singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 1994.

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

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References

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