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I have been an Amy Grant fan since 1987, hearing first her greatest hits collection "The Collection", and then her ground-breaking release "Lead Me On". From there, I gradually got to know Amy though all of her other albums (including two wonderful live albums) before Heart in Motion was released. THe only two albums of her I don't own (besides the hymns projects) are her Greatest Hits and Simple Things.
Every album of Amy's is different from any other album of Amy's, which is something I've always loved about her work. This is no exception. And this collection has the special quality of letting us bask in the Amy we know (Somewhere Down the Road, Every Road) and remember (Arms of Love), and also shares the new Amy, a woman of great faith who has been though a lot of life. I loved her song Arms of Love when it was first released - it is a beautiful recording. But, just as I expected, this new version reflects the quiet confidence of a woman with tested, hard-earned faith. Gone is the sweet, naive sound of a very young girl who just loves God with all her heart, and now you hear a mature woman who sings with more strength, but at the same time is more understated...the less earnest delivery actually strikes me as a stronger statement of faith.
My three favorites among the new and never-before-released songs are "Better than a Hallelujah", "Unafraid" and "Third World Woman". The first of these, not written by Amy, very well could have. This seems a message that would resonate very strongly with her, given her recent trials of divorce, losing a dear friends, and watching her parents grow old. And it is a wonderful message - that what God loves most is when we cry out to Him for help and solace. "Unafraid" is just heart-breakingly beautiful. Amy reflects on the unconditional love she has found with her husband Vince Gill, the joys and fears that come with watching your children grow up, and the love and respect she has for her mother's unfaltering faith in the face of growing old and facing death. It is so easy to relate to these experiences, it is a tear-jerker. And "Third World Woman" reminds me some of "THe Power" in its delivery. It is wonderful when Grant comments on the wider world she is a citizen of. She did so on "Children of the World" and this time, she is reflecting on the blessings she has living affluently in an affluent country as both a woman and a mom. She brings to our attention, the plight of women around the globe who fear not only for themselves and their survival, but more importantly for that of their children.
"Come into My World" and "What YOu're LOoking FOr" remind us, quite intimately, that we never truly know what another's life is like, until we've lived in their world. It is honest and beautiful. "I can Only Imagine" and "Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus" are lovely, and add a nice personal note in terms of what matters most to her, although they don't hit me at least, as powerfully as the reset of the album.
This is a wonderful way to reminisce about the music of Amy Grant we've loved for a long time, and enjoy it anew, *and* to hear new sounds and messages from her. It is just beautiful. No fan of Amy Grant's will be disappointed, and I would expect it will gain her new fans as well.
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