Artist Discussion Series: Amy Grant

[AwallaceUNC]

^ Can't wait to pick this up! If anyone is interested, there's a video about it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h30z1CuYCkM


Also, here's a widget for Amy's new Lead Me On Tour:

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-Aaron

[AwallaceUNC]

On April 21, a piano renditions tribute CD of Amy Grant songs will be released. This is not an official Amy Grant release and does not come from her record label, but it could be cool!



Track list:

1. Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)
2. Baby, Baby
3. Thy Word
4. El-Shaddai
5. I Will Remember You
6. Sing Your Praise To The Lord
7. That's What Love Is For
8. Every Heartbeat
9. Rock Of Ages
10. Carry You

More info: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7900331

-Aaron

[AwallaceUNC]

Amy Grant is releasing a new five song EP featuring two brand new songs and a new music video to iTunes this week:

GRAMMY ® Award Winning Singer/Songwriter, philanthropist and mother, Amy Grant will release her first new, non-Christmas music in five years with the release of She Colors My Day EP exclusively on iTunes ® the week of May 5 and in partnership with the skin care brand philosophy.

Grant will debut two new songs for Mother's Day: "She Colors My Day", a fun pop-song about a mother's love for her daughter, and the beautiful soul-stirring "Unafraid" which is a tribute to Amy's own mother. Available May 5 with a debut exclusively on iTunes ®, the 4-song EP also includes classic Grant hits "Baby Baby" and "Oh, How The Years Go By". The colorful music video for "She Colors My Day" will have an exclusive Amazon.com debut on May 12.

"I'm so glad to be releasing some new music," says Grant. "I've been working on a lot of new material and two of the new songs seemed to fit perfectly for a special Mother's Day release. ‘Unafraid' is motherhood from every angle -- partner, parent, caregiver - a perspective that every 40-something mom knows all too well. And ‘She Colors My Day' makes me smile thinking of how my own daughters brighten up my life."

Amy Grant and songwriters Cristina Carlino (philosophy founder and creator) & Stuart Mathis are donating all artist and publishing royalties generated by the sale of the song "She Colors My Day" to the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Women's' Cancer Research Fund.

Alongside Grant's EP, philosophy is partnering with online photo and artwork company Snapfish to create personalized books for Mother's Day. For each book that is created, Snapfish will donate 50 percent of the net proceeds to the "She Colors My Day" project, a philosophy non-profit initiative to assist in raising funds to create a cure for breast cancer. philosophy is also releasing a bubble bath in honor of the charity.

-Aaron

[AwallaceUNC]

The hard-cover of Amy's book, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life so Far, is on sale for $1.49 here: http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/ ... iew=covers !!!

-Aaron

[AwallaceUNC]

March 30 will see the release of FIVE new releases from Amy Grant. One is an album of new music (along with a few old favorites). The other four are sets of two Amy Grant studio albums that share a common theme, priced to sell at $15 with new cover art.

Somewhere Down the Road

Amy Grant returns with a plethora of NEW music for 2010! Somewhere Down The Road is a unique album full of brand new songs, previously unreleased songs, re-recordings of classics, and rounded out with 4 of her best loved story-songs.

The theme for the album is stories & journeys. Amy has always been a great storyteller and many of her most impactful songs have come from her own journey as she sings about the honesty of life, it’s joys and struggles, and ultimately the hope she has found in faith and love. The songs on Somewhere Down The Road read like journal entries that will resonate with anyone who grapples with wanting answers to life’s toughest questions. Topics range from being honest with yourself & God ("Better Than A Hallelujah"), waiting for answers ("Be Stil"l), that those answers come over time ("Overnight"), and learning to listen to people before ‘fixing’ them ("Come Into My World"), assurance that you are not forgotten ("Arms Of Love" NEW RECORDING) and much more.

There is something for any Amy Grant fan on Somewhere Down The Road from brand new recordings, previously unreleased studio recordings, concert favorites that have never been released, and new versions of classic Amy songs.

Price: $13.99

NEW RADIO SINGLE – "Better Than A Hallelujah"
NEW content – 4 brand new songs, 3 previously unreleased, & 1 new recording of the classic song “Arms Of Love”
Theme: journey, story songs, return to singer-songwriter style of Lead Me On & Behind The Eyes
Previously unreleased songs have been performed in concerts but never available to fans
Somewhere Down The Road tour in development
Bonus edition in development with new video documentary, acoustic performances, bonus songs, etc.

The Early Years

In today’s economy, value is the love language of any consumer but especially music consumers. The successful 2 for 1 series that EMI CMG launched in 2008 produced almost 100K scans in just under a year. In that spirit, Amy Grant's rich and best-selling catalog will be packaged in an all new 'collector series' 2-CD package for spring 2010. Each 2-CD set will contain the original jewel case CDs newly wrapped in a slip sleeve with fresh artwork and collectors series seal. The Early Years will contain the classic and platinum-selling albums: Age To Age and My Father's Eyes. The new collectors series will be released in conjunction with Amy's all new album "Somewhere Down The Road".

The Breakout Years

The Breakout Years will contain the classic and platinum-selling albums: Straight Ahead and Unguarded.

The Pop Collection

The Pop Collection will contain the classic and multi-platinum selling albums: Heart In Motion and House Of Love.

The Songwriter Collection

The Singer Songwriter Collection will contain the classic and platinum-selilng albums: Lead Me On and Behind The Eyes.

All CDs will be the 2007 EMI Digitally Remastered editions.

-Aaron

[AwallaceUNC]

EMI released a tentative track listing for Somewhere Down the Road today:

• 01. Better Than A Hallelujah (NEW)
  02. Overnight (NEW)
  03. Unafraid (NEW - previously unreleased on CD)
  04. Hard Times (NEW)
  05. What Is The Chance Of That (previously unreleased on CD)
  06. Come Into My World (previously unreleased)
  07. Oh How The Years Go By (previously unreleased version)
  08. Arms Of Love (NEW recording)
  09. Somewhere Down The Road
  10. Every Road
  11. Cry A River
  12. Do You Remember The Time

-Aaron

[AwallaceUNC]

Updated track list for Somewhere Down the Road, which now includes more new music and less catalog stuff:

1. Better Than A Hallelujah (new song)
2. Overnight (new song - duet with Amy's daughter, Sarah)
3. Every Road
4. Unafraid (new mix -- first time on CD)
5. Hard Times (new song)
6. Arms of Love (all-new recording of 1982 inspirational classic)
7. What Is The Chance of That (from the Behind the Eyes sessions -- first time on CD)
8. Third World Woman (new song, formerly titled "Haiti")
9. Find What You're Looking For (new song)
10. Come Into My World (original demo from Behind the Eyes sessions)
11. Somewhere Down The Road
12. Imagine/Sing The Wondrous Love of Jesus


The new single, "Better Than a Hallelujah", hits radio this week. You can hear it streaming at http://www.amygrant.com/newsite.html now!

-Aaron

[AwallaceUNC]

New single, "Better Than a Hallelujah", complete with lyrics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nMvvoXa9Yk&feature=fvsr

[AwallaceUNC]

Amy Grant's newest album, Somewhere Down the Road is on sale for just $2.99 at Amazon MP3 -- today only. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... eimprovemz

-Aaron

[AwallaceUNC]

Somewhere Down the Road is currently the #1 album on Amazon's MP3 Sales Chart!

The $2.99 price should end in a few hours, so hurry and get it!

-Aaron