Heart in Motion

This article is about the album by Amy Grant. For the album by Air Supply, see Hearts in Motion.
Heart in Motion
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released March 5, 1991
Recorded 1990
Studio The Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee; Quad Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, California; RBI Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee; The Castle, Franklin, Tennessee; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California; Sound House, North Hollywood, California; 16th Avenue Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; Soundstage, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Pop, contemporary Christian music
Length 44:19
Label A&M
Producer Brown Bannister, Michael Omartian, Keith Thomas
Amy Grant chronology
Lead Me On
(1988)		 Heart in Motion
(1991)		 Home for Christmas
(1992)
Singles from Heart in Motion
  1. "Baby Baby"
    Released: January 18, 1991
  2. "Hope Set High"
    Released: April 11, 1991
  3. "Every Heartbeat"
    Released: June 13, 1991
  4. "That's What Love Is For"
    Released: September 12, 1991
  5. "Ask Me"
    Released: 1991
  6. "Good for Me"
    Released: January 13, 1992
  7. "I Will Remember You"
    Released: March 31, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau(C) [2]

Heart in Motion is the eighth studio album, and twelfth album by Christian pop singer Amy Grant, released on March 5, 1991.[3] The album features Grant's biggest worldwide hit, "Baby Baby" and was certified 5x platinum in the United States, selling over 5,000,000 copies.[4]

Composition

In contrast to its predecessor, the more acoustic Lead Me On, Heart in Motion consisted of songs that were more heavily processed, as was the style of mainstream music at the time. In addition, unlike Lead Me On, Heart in Motion contained few overtly religious songs, with most of the lyrics for the songs on the album dealing with love or other life issues which would not be the exclusive concern of devout Christians. A couple of songs on the album, however, were openly Christian in their content, such as "Ask Me", which describes how a woman's faith helps her to heal from child sexual abuse, and "Hope Set High", both of which were hits on Christian radio. Another song with an overtly Christian theme was "You're Not Alone" which referenced a greater power despite edgy features like whipcracks and a screaming guitar solo.

Commercial success

Heart In Motion was a pop music blockbuster upon its release going to the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 (as well as No. 1 of the Christian albums chart for 32 weeks), and selling five million copies by the end of 1997. The first single from the album, "Baby Baby" – more or less the title cut, as the album's title is drawn from this track – hit the No.  1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Adult Contemporary chart. The following four singles also performed well on the pop and AC charts: "Every Heartbeat" (No. 2 Hot 100, No. 2 AC), "That's What Love Is For" (No. 7 Hot 100, No. 1 AC), "Good for Me" (No. 8 Hot 100, No. 4 AC), and "I Will Remember You" (No. 20 Hot 100, No. 2 AC). It was listed at No. 30 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music and was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 5 million copies, making it the best-selling Christian music album ever released.

The album also received a nomination at the Grammy Awards of 1992 for Album of the Year, which was awarded to Unforgettable... with Love by Natalie Cole.[5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Good for Me"  Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tom Snow, Jay GruskaKeith Thomas 3:59
2. "Baby Baby"  Grant, ThomasThomas 3:57
3. "Every Heartbeat"  Grant, Kirkpatrick, Charlie PeacockBrown Bannister 3:32
4. "That's What Love Is For"  Grant, Michael Omartian, Mark MuellerOmartian 4:17
5. "Ask Me"  Grant, Tom HembyOmartian 3:51
6. "Galileo"  Grant, Omartian, Gardner Cole, Mimi VernerOmartian 4:19
7. "You're Not Alone"  Simon Climie, Rob Fisher, Dennis MorganBannister 3:49
8. "Hats"  Grant, Chris EatonBannister 4:09
9. "I Will Remember You"  Grant, Gary Chapman, ThomasOmartian 5:00
10. "How Can We See That Far"  Grant, HembyBannister 4:26
11. "Hope Set High"  GrantOmartian 2:48
Total length:
 44:12

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1991 Billboard 200 10
Top Contemporary Christian 1

Album - International

Year Chart Position
1991 Australia - ARIA Albums Chart 14
Canada - RPM Top Albums/CDs 15
New Zealand 32
Norway 10
Sweden 7
Switzerland 17
UK Albums Chart 25

Singles - Billboard/CCM Magazine (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Baby Baby" Adult Contemporary 1
Hot Dance Music/Club Play 23
The Billboard Hot 100 1
"Every Heartbeat" Adult Contemporary 2
The Billboard Hot 100 2
Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary 17
"That's What Love Is For" Adult Contemporary 1
The Billboard Hot 100 7
Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary 3
"Hope Set High" Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary 1
1992 "Good for Me" Adult Contemporary 4
The Billboard Hot 100 8
"Ask Me" Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary 1
"I Will Remember You" Adult Contemporary 2
The Billboard Hot 100 20
Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary 17
2014 "Every Heartbeat" Dance Club Songs 13

Singles - International

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Baby Baby" ARIA Singles Chart 5
Austria Singles Chart 7
Dutch Singles Chart 23
Irish Singles Chart 7
New Zealand Singles Chart 2
Norway Singles Chart 6
Swedish Singles Chart 5
Swiss Singles Chart 11
UK Singles Chart 2
"Every Heartbeat" ARIA Singles Chart 17
Irish Singles Chart 22
New Zealand Singles Chart 27
Swedish Singles Chart 25
UK Singles Chart 25
"That's What Love Is For" UK Singles Chart 60
1992 "Good for Me" UK Singles Chart 60

End of year charts

Year Chart Position
1991 Billboard 200 15
1992 24

End-of-decade charts

Chart (1990-1999) Rank
US Billboard Top Contemporary Christian[6] 5

Commercial performance

Country Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Canada (CRIA) 100,000 Platinum
United States (RIAA) 5,000,000 5x Platinum

Chart procession

Preceded by
Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith
Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith
Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith
Addicted To Jesus by Carman
Addicted To Jesus by Carman		 Billboard Top Contemporary Christian number-one album
April 20, 1991 – August 17, 1991
September 7, 1991 – September 28, 1991
November 2, 1991 – December 7, 1991
June 13, 1992 – June 20, 1992
July 11, 1992 – July 18, 1992 		Succeeded by
Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith
Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith
Addicted To Jesus by Carman
Addicted To Jesus by Carman
The Great Adventure by Steven Curtis Chapman

See also

References

  1. ↑ Heart in Motion at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "CG: Amy Grant". Robert Christgau. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Heart in Motion — Amy Grant". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  5. ↑ "34th Annual Grammy Awards - 1992". Rock On The Net. February 25, 1992. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Top Christian Albums 1990s". Retrieved February 27, 2014.

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