Somewhere Down the Road |
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Studio album by Amy Grant |
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Released |
March 30, 2010 |
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Genre |
Gospel, contemporary Christian music |
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Label |
EMI CMG/Sparrow |
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Producer |
Brown Bannister, Mike Brignardello, Ian Fitchuk, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Justin Loucks, Greg Morrow, Dan Muckala |
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Amy Grant chronology |
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Somewhere Down the Road is the fourteenth studio album by Christian music and pop music singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 2010. It is a unique album featuring six brand new songs, two previously unreleased songs, a new recording of the classic 1982 song "Arms of Love", and rounded out with three of Grant's previously released story-songs.
The album title is taken from the title track, "Somewhere Down the Road", also a promotional single from Grant's 1997 album Behind the Eyes. The song was originally also featured on the first and only commercial single from the Behind the Eyes album, "Takes a Little Time". The painting featured on the cover of the album includes a painting by Grant, with the inscription Somewhere Down the Road. Grant gave the original painting as gift to her friend and publicist Jennifer Cooke.[6]
Most of the new songs on the album were recorded in the new studio that Grant and her husband Vince Gill recently had built into their home.[7] One of the songs on the album, "Overnight", is a duet recorded with Sarah Chapman, Grant's daughter. Grant wrote "Unafraid" about her mother.[8]
Roughly one year after the original release of the album a digital-only Expanded Edition of the album was released with additional material. The expanded edition includes the video for "Better Than a Hallelujah", the first single from the album, as well as an Ambient Mix of the song. Also included on the expanded edition is a cover of the Byrds' song "Turn, Turn, Turn" and two remixes of the song "Overnight" (the Aircandy Mix and the Dyna Mix).
Track listing
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1. | "Better Than a Hallelujah" | Sarah Hart, Chapin Hartford | 3:42 |
2. | "Overnight" (featuring Sarah Chapman) | Amy Grant, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird, Audrey Spillman | 4:24 |
3. | "Every Road" | Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick | 4:29 |
4. | "Unafraid" | Grant, Kirkpatrick | 3:26 |
5. | "Hard Times" | Grant, Ian Fitchuk, Justin Loucks | 3:01 |
6. | "What Is the Chance of That" | Grant, Kirkpatrick | 3:27 |
7. | "Somewhere Down the Road" | Grant, Kirkpatrick | 5:08 |
8. | "Third World Woman" | Grant, Chris Eaton | 3:01 |
9. | "Find What You're Looking For" | Grant, Mindy Smith | 4:25 |
10. | "Come Into My World" | Grant | 3:25 |
11. | "Arms of Love" (2010 Version) | Grant, Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith | 2:59 |
12. | "Medley: Imagine / Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus" | Bart Millard / Grant | 5:18 |
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13. | "Better Than a Hallelujah (Ambient Mix)" | Hart, Hartford | 3:34 |
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13. | "Overnight (Dyna Mix)" (featuring Sarah Chapman) | Grant, Hemby, Laird, Spillman | 4:24 |
14. | "Overnight (Aircandy Mix)" (featuring Sarah Chapman) | Grant, Hemby, Laird, Spillman | 4:28 |
15. | "Turn, Turn, Turn" | Book of Ecclesiastes, Pete Seeger | 3:09 |
16. | "Better Than a Hallelujah (Ambient Mix)" | Hart, Hartford | 3:31 |
17. | "Better Than a Hallelujah" (Video) | Hart, Hartford | 3:57 |
Personnel
- Amy Grant: executive producer, cover painting, liner notes, lead vocals, background vocals (1), producer (4, 9), acoustic guitar (9, 10)
- Tim Akers: Hammond B3 organ (12)
- Sam Bacco: percussion (3, 6)
- Brown Bannister: producer (12)
- Kristin Barlowe: back cover photo
- Steve Blackman: second engineer (11)
- Drew Bollman: engineer (1, 11)
- Mike Brignardello: producer (4, 9), bass (9)
- Chuck Butler: bass (2)
- Chris Carmichael: string arrangements and performance (4)
- Sarah Chapman: vocals (2)
- Perry Coleman: background vocals (9)
- Jennifer Cooke: executive producer
- Jan Cook: art direction
- Chad Cromwell: drums (11)
- Dan Deurloo: assistant engineer (1, 2)
- Ian Fitchuk: producer (5, 8), bass (5, 8), drums (5, 8), acoustic guitar (5), piano (5), keyboards (5), percussion (8), Rhodes (8)
- Billy Gaines: background vocals (7)
- Jenny Gill: background vocals (5, 11)
- Vince Gill: producer (11), background vocals (11), electric guitar (12), harmony vocal (12)
- Alexis Goodman: package design
- Kenny Greenberg: electric guitar (6)
- Peter Groenwalk: background vocals (5)
- Jedd Hackett: digital editing & additional engineering (4)
- John Hammond: drums (3)
- John Hardy: mix (9)
- Tom Hemby: guitar (11)
- Bernie Herms: piano (12)
- John Hobbs: piano and organ (11)
- David Hungate: bass (11)
- John Jorgensen: guitars (9)
- Gordon Kennedy: electric guitar (3, 6, 7)
- Wayne Kirkpatrick: producer (3, 6, 7, 10), hammered dulcimer (3), acoustic guitar (3, 6, 7), hi-string guitar (3), background vocals (3), harmonica (6)
- Tim Lauer: Wurlitzer keyboard (3), keyboards (6)
- Greg Leisz: pedal steel guitar (3)
- Adam Lester: acoustic and electric guitars (1, 2)
- Jeremy Lister: background vocals (5)
- The London Session Orchestra: strings (12)
- Russ Long: mix (4)
- Justin Loucks: producer (5, 8), engineer & mix (5, 8), drums (5, 8), electric guitars (5), percussion (8)
- Bob Ludwig: mastering
- Phil Madeira: Hammond B3 organ (7)
- Dan Marien: engineer & mix (3, 6, 7)
- Carl Marsh: Fairlight uphonium (3), string arrangements (12)
- Brent Mason: guitars (4)
- Beth Mathews: art direction
- Gail Mayes: background vocals (4)
- Donna McElroy: background vocals (7)
- Chris McHugh: drums (6, 7)
- Jerry McPherson: electric guitars & keyboard bassoon (3)
- Michael Mellett: background vocals (6)
- Greg Morrow: producer (4, 9); drums, percussion and piano (9)
- Dan Muckala: programming & arrangements (1, 2), producer (1, 2), engineer & mix (1, 2)
- Leigh Nash: background vocals (5)
- Jamie Lynne Neeck: A&R administration
- Dan Needham: drums (12)
- Billy Panda: acoustic guitar and octave mandolin (9)
- Angela Primm: background vocals (4)
- Michael Rhodes: bass (12)
- Chris Rodriguez: background vocals (6, 7)
- Matt Rollings: piano (7)
- Rivers Rutherford: acoustic guitar (12)
- David Schober: mix (11)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas: bass (3, 6)
- Mindy Smith: background vocals (5)
- Ben Strano: engineer (4, 9), Hammond B3 organ (9)
- Jackie Street: bass (7)
- Calvin Turner: guitar (8)
- Scott Velazco: assistant engineer (9)
- Bryan Ward: executive producer
- Pete Wasner: keyboards (11)
- Micah Wilshire: background vocals (6)
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year |
Chart |
Position |
2010 |
The Billboard 200 |
41 |
Top Christian Albums |
2 |
Top Digital Albums |
19 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
2010 |
"Better Than A Hallelujah" |
Hot Christian Songs |
8 |
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Year-end charts
Year |
Chart |
Position |
2010 |
Billboard Top Christian Albums |
19 |
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