The Collection (Amy Grant album)

1986 compilation album by Amy Grant

The Collection

Compilation album by

Amy Grant

Released| July 22, 1986
Recorded| 1978–86
Studio|

* Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
* The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee)
* Bullet Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)

Genre| Contemporary Christian music
Length| 69:12
Label| Myrrh, A&M
Producer|

* Brown Bannister

Johnny Potoker

Amy Grant chronology
| Unguarded
(1985)  | The Collection
(1986)  | The Animals' Christmas
(1986)

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Singles from  The Collection

1. "Stay for Awhile"
Released: 1986

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

The Collection is a compilation album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music).

The Collection was the first compilation of Grant's music to be released, and it was issued after her crossover success in 1985 with the album Unguarded. The Collection spanned Grant's first decade in music, and featured the new songs "Stay for Awhile" and "Love Can Do", the former of which was a Top Twenty Adult Contemporary hit in the United States.

## Release

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The Collection was originally released in two different versions: a cassette version and an LP version. The LP version was directed to her newer fans, who knew her primarily for her Top 40 pop hit "Find a Way". The cassette version was directed to her older fans, who knew her for her Christian work as well as her secular work. The LP version contained ten tracks, and the cassette version contained fifteen tracks. In 1990, The Collection was re-released on CD with the 15 tracks featured on the cassette version, and two additional tracks, "Too Late" and "I'm Gonna Fly". Word Canada accidentally released the ten-track LP version to CD. The cover and tray art were that of the seventeen-track version causing confusion and recalls. They later issued the seventeen-track version as well. Of Grant's albums released prior to this compilation's release, Amy Grant (1977) and In Concert (1981) are the only albums that are not represented with songs included on this compilation. According to CCM Magazine, The Collection is the best-selling Christian music compilation album ever released, having sold in excess of 1 million copies.

An unauthorized reproduction of the album artwork (featuring Grant) was used for issue No. 15 of the Marvel Comics series Dr. Strange (1990).[2] Apparently, the issue's artist was a fan of the singer and decided to use her likeness for a character in the story.

In 2007, The Collection was reissued and digitally remastered by Grant's new record label, EMI/Sparrow Records. The remastered edition is labeled with a "Digitally Remastered" logo in the 'gutter' on the CD front.[3]

## Track listing

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### LP version

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#### Side A

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album| Length

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1.| "Stay for Awhile"| Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Michael W. Smith| new recording| 5:37
2.| "Find a Way"| Grant, Smith| Unguarded (1985)| 3:27
3.| "Everywhere I Go"| Mary Lee Kortes| Unguarded| 4:10
4.| "Angels"| Grant, Brown Bannister, Gary Chapman, Smith| Straight Ahead (1984)| 4:10
5.| "El Shaddai"| Michael Card, John Thompson| Age to Age (1982)| 4:06

#### Side B

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album| Length

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1.| "Love Can Do"| Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith| new recording| 4:22
2.| "Sing Your Praise to the Lord"| Rich Mullins| Age to Age| 3:17
3.| "Father's Eyes"| Chapman| My Father's Eyes (1979)| 4:05
4.| "Thy Word"| Grant, Smith| Straight Ahead| 3:19
5.| "Emmanuel"| Smith| A Christmas Album (1983)| 3:07

### Original cassette version

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#### Side one

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album| Length

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1.| "Stay for Awhile"| Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith| new recording| 5:37
2.| "Love Can Do"| Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith| new recording| 4:22
3.| "Find a Way"| Grant, Smith| Unguarded| 3:27
4.| "Everywhere I Go"| Kortes| Unguarded| 4:10
5.| "Angels"| Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Smith| Straight Ahead| 4:10
6.| "Thy Word"| Grant, Smith| Straight Ahead| 3:19
7.| "Emmanuel"| Smith| A Christmas Album| 3:07
8.| "Where Do You Hide Your Heart"| Grant, Smith| Straight Ahead| 3:55

#### Side two

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album| Length

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1.| "Sing Your Praise to the Lord"| Mullins| Age to Age| 3:17
2.| "In a Little While"| Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Shane Keister| Age to Age| 4:22
3.| "El Shaddai"| Card, Thompson| Age to Age| 4:06
4.| "I Have Decided"| Card| Age to Age| 3:16
5.| "All I Ever Have to Be"| Chapman| Never Alone (1980)| 2:38
6.| "Father's Eyes"| Chapman| My Father's Eyes| 4:05
7.| "Ageless Medley"| Grant, Bannister, Card, Chapman, Chris Christian, Mullins, Thompson| non-album single (1983)| 6:10

### CD version

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album| Length

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1.| "Stay for Awhile"| Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith| new recording| 5:37
2.| "Love Can Do"| Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith| new recording| 4:22
3.| "Find a Way"| Grant, Smith| Unguarded| 3:27
4.| "Everywhere I Go"| Kortes| Unguarded| 4:10
5.| "Angels"| Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Smith| Straight Ahead| 4:10
6.| "Thy Word"| Grant, Smith| Straight Ahead| 3:19
7.| "Emmanuel"| Smith| A Christmas Album| 3:07
8.| "Where Do You Hide Your Heart"| Grant, Smith| Straight Ahead| 3:55
9.| "Sing Your Praise to the Lord"| Mullins| Age to Age| 3:17
10.| "In a Little While"| Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Keister| Age to Age| 4:22
11.| "El Shaddai"| Card, Thompson| Age to Age| 4:06
12.| "I Have Decided"| Card| Age to Age| 3:16
13.| "Too Late" (live)| Grant, Bannister, Christian| In Concert Volume Two (1981)| 4:24
14.| "I'm Gonna Fly" (live)| Grant| In Concert Volume Two| 4:23
15.| "All I Ever Have to Be"| Chapman| Never Alone| 2:38
16.| "Father's Eyes"| Chapman| My Father's Eyes| 4:05
17.| "Ageless Medley"| Grant, Bannister, Card, Chapman, Christian, Mullins, Thompson| non-album single| 6:10

## Personnel

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* Amy Grant – lead vocals, backing vocals on "Stay for Awhile"
* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
* David Gamson – keyboards
* Michael W. Smith – keyboards
* Shane Keister – keyboards on "Stay for Awhile"
* Steve Schaffer – Synclavier programming on "Stay for Awhile"
* Dann Huff – guitars
* Nathan East – bass
* Paul Leim – drums
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion
* Richard Page – backing vocals on "Stay for Awhile"[4]
* Gary Chapman – backing vocals on "Love Can Do"
* Greg X. Volz – backing vocals on "Love Can Do"
* Chris Harris – backing vocals on "Love Can Do"
* Mark Heimermann – backing vocals on "Love Can Do"

Production

* Executive producers – Michael Blanton, Dan Harrell and Gary Chapman
* Producer – Brown Bannister
* Co-Producer on "Stay for Awhile" and "Love Can Do" – John Potoker
* Engineers – Sabrina Buchanek, Ed Goodreau and John Potoker
* Additional Engineering – J.T. Cantwell, Spencer Chrislu and Steve McMillan
* Mixed by Sabrina Buchanek and Ed Goodreau at Blue Jay Recording (Carlisle, Massachusetts) and Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California)
* Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
* Art direction and design – Kent Hunter
* Photography – Mark Tucker

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Year  | Chart  | Position

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1986  | The Billboard 200  | 66
1987  | Top Contemporary Christian  | 1

### End of year charts

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Year  | Chart  | Position

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1986  | U.S. Billboard Inspirational Albums  | 21
1987  | 2
1988  | 1
1989  | 10
1990  | 8
1991  | 13

### End-of-decade charts

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Chart (1980–1989)  | Rank

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US Billboard Top Contemporary Christian[5] | 1

## Certifications and sales

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum  | 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Accolades

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GMA Dove Awards

Year  | Winner  | Category

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1988  | "Stay for Awhile"  | Short Form Music Video of the Year

## References

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1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r728646/review
2. ^ Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #144
3. ^ Sparrow Records News[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "The Collection". Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
5. ^ "Top Christian Albums – 1980's". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
6. ^ "American album certifications – Amy Grant – The Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

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Amy Grant

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* Amy Grant
* My Father's Eyes
* Never Alone
* Age to Age
* Straight Ahead
* Unguarded
* Lead Me On
* Heart in Motion
* House of Love
* Behind the Eyes
* Legacy... Hymns and Faith
* Simple Things
* Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith
* Somewhere Down the Road
* How Mercy Looks from Here

Christmas albums|

* A Christmas Album
* The Animals' Christmas (with Art Garfunkel)
* Home for Christmas
* A Christmas to Remember
* Tennessee Christmas

Compilation albums|

* The Collection
* Her Greatest Inspirational Songs
* Greatest Hits 1986–2004
* Greatest Hits
* The Christmas Collection
* In Motion: The Remixes
* Be Still and Know... Hymns & Faith

Live albums|

* In Concert
* In Concert Volume Two
* Time Again... Amy Grant Live
* Lead Me On Live 1989

Singles/EPs|

* "El Shaddai"
* Ageless Medley (EP)
* "Angels"
* "Find a Way"
* "Everywhere I Go"
* "Wise Up"
* "Stay for Awhile"
* "The Next Time I Fall"
* "Saved by Love"
* "Lead Me On"
* "1974 (We Were Young)"
* "What About the Love"
* "Say Once More"
* "Faithless Heart"
* "Baby Baby"
* "Hope Set High"
* "Every Heartbeat"
* "That's What Love Is For"
* "Good for Me"
* "I Will Remember You"
* "Grown-Up Christmas List"
* "Let the Season Take Wing"
* "Lucky One"
* "House of Love"
* "Say You'll Be Mine"
* "Big Yellow Taxi"
* "Oh How the Years Go By"
* "Takes a Little Time"
* "She Colors My Day"
* "Better Than a Hallelujah"

Television|

* Three Wishes

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* Vince Gill
* Gary Chapman

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