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Through countless slings and arrows, and her own mainstream pop superstardom, Amy Grant has remained the defining face and voice of contemporary Christian music for over forty years. She was the first CCM artist to have a platinum record, (followed by five more platinum albums, three multi-platinum albums, and four gold albums.) She was also the first CCM artist to have a #1 pop single and has placed 17 hits on the Top 40 Adult Contemporary chart. She has earned 6 Grammy Awards and numerous Dove and other statues. With sales in excess of 30 million units, Amy Grant is the best-selling contemporary Christian singer of all time. But beyond all that, she crafted and delivered songs that spoke honestly, and vulnerably, to a generation.

Amy Grant is currently marking the 30^th anniversary of her breakthrough Heart In Motion album as well as a brand new collaborative worship album, Faithful that finds her working alongside a slew of talented young women, including True Tunes Podcast alums Taylor Leonhardt, Christa Wells, and Sandra McCracken. She graced the cover of the original True Tunes News in 1993 and is back with us for this very special episode of the True Tunes Podcast.

As the Christian subculture seems to have become defined by that to which it is opposed, its political meanderings, and any number of culture wars and distractions, Grant’s legacy as a person of warmth, generosity, grace, and hospitality only continues to grow. What might young artists, songwriters, and listeners have to learn from someone with such an unlikely story?

And on a special extended edition of the True Tunes Jukebox, we welcome two guest commentators to reflect on many of Grant’s most significant songs from very different perspectives. Industry veteran and radio expert Chris Hauser and singer-songwriter (and childhood Amy fan) Michelle Lynn Thompson join host John J. Thompson for a comprehensive dive into the deep cuts and musical watermarks of Grant’s amazing career. It’s our longest, fullest, episode yet.

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IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE don’t miss:

Taylor Leonhardt

Natalie Bergman

Rich Mullins

Sandra McCracken

Christa Wells

Liz Vice

Check out the new musical collaboration FAITHFUL 

Music List

Songs by Amy Grant:

Baby, Baby

I Don’t Know Why

Thy Word

If I Could See (What the Angels See)

Carry You

Mountain Top

Faithless Heart

Father’s Eyes

All I Ever Have to Be

Sing Your Praise to the Lord

El Shaddai

Find a Way

Saved by Love

Lead Me On (20th-anniversary acoustic version)

Ask Me

Every Heartbeat

Hope Set High

House of Love

Takes a Little Time

Somewhere Down the Road

Better Than a Hallelujah

This Is My Father’s World

Also heard:

The Faithful Project – A Woman

Gabrielle Grace – We’ll Be Alright

Songs from the Loft – Hope Set High

Christa Wells – This Thing is Not Going to Break You

Soundstripe artists:

Reveille – Pure Joy

Reveille – Forget Me Not

Alsever Lake – And Beyond

Alsever Lake – Where the Heart Is

Phil Keaggy & Rex Paul with the legendary “Full Circle” (True Tunes Exclusive instrumental version)