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Where Do You Hide Your Heart | Amy Grant | 3:59 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Jehovah | Amy Grant | 5:59 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Angels | Amy Grant | 4:12 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Straight Ahead | Amy Grant | 3:49 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Thy Word | Amy Grant | 3:21 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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It's Not a Song | Amy Grant | 3:27 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Open Arms | Amy Grant | 3:25 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Doubly Good to You | Amy Grant | 3:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Tomorrow | Amy Grant | 3:25 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Now and the Not Yet | Amy Grant | 3:38 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| BookletDigital Booklet - Straight Ahead | Amy Grant | -- | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Items |
Album Review
Straight Ahead may sound like conventional Christian Contemporary light pop today, but when the album was released in 1984, it was an aggressively contemporary new direction for Amy Grant, the mild-voiced darling of the CCM industry. Grant's previous albums had been dominated by more or less easy-listening gospel tunes, with only a handful of slightly harder-edged exceptions (e.g. "Too Late" on the 1980 album Never Alone, "I Have Decided" on 1982's Age to Age). But with Straight Ahead, Grant and her faithful producer Brown Bannister heated up her sound with unprecedented quantities of electric guitar and synthesizer (supplied by emerging CCM icon Michael W. Smith, who also handled much of the songwriting). The album became an instant industry classic, and songs like the snappy "Where Do You Hide Your Heart," the worshipful piano ballad "Thy Word," and the Grammy winning rocker "Angels" have become staples in youth-group sing-alongs across the country. Straight Ahead was an important precursor to the even more aggressive 1985 album Unguarded, which produced Grant's first major crossover hit, "Love Will Find a Way."
Customer Reviews
Fresh and Clear - Charming Pop Music
Endearingly Charming, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and others created an album that found wide success with teens and church groups alike. 'Thy Word' is the biggest hit of the Album, but to only focus on one song misses the real human spirit and emotion that fills 'Straight Ahead'. These songs capture the sweetness and freshness of the Christian Music of the 1980s. How quickly the years go by, but the Spirit remains the same, now and always. Well worth getting the whole album right now !
Thank you, Amy, for STRAIGHT AHEAD
AWESOME and well worth buying! Great memories of walking in "early" faith, love, and devotion and motivation to continue in that same spirit - being Spirit filled.
Enjoyable
I enjoy listening to these songs, and I feel blessed each time I play them. I'm glad that I found my favorites available on iTunes. Thanks.
Biography
Born: November 25, 1960 in Augusta, GA
Genre: Christian & Gospel
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Amy Grant
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Better Than a Hallelujah | Somewhere Down the Road | 3:42 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Baby, Baby | Greatest Hits | 3:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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El Shaddai (Re-Recorded) | Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith | 4:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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El-Shaddai | Greatest Hits | 4:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I'm With You (Ruth & Naomi) | Music Inspired By the Story | 4:14 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song) | Amy Grant Christmas: The Complete Collection | 5:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Grown-Up Christmas List | Home for Christmas | 5:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song) | Home for Christmas | 5:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Rock of Ages (duet With Vince Gill) | Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith | 3:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Will Remember You | Greatest Hits | 5:00 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Pop, Music, Christian & Gospel, Gospel, Rock, Adult Contemporary, CCM
- Released: 1984
- ℗ 1984, 2007 Amy Grant Productions under exclusive license to Sparrow Records. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured byEMI Christian Music Group .
