Heart in Motion
Heart in Motion is the eighth studio album, and twelfth album overall by Christian pop singer Amy Grant, released on March 5, 1991. The album features Grant's biggest worldwide hit, "Baby Baby" and was certified 5× platinum in the United States, selling over five million copies.
Composition
In contrast to its predecessor, the more acoustic Lead Me On, Heart in Motion consists 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 contains 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 is "You're Not Alone" which references a greater power despite edgy features like whipcracks and a guitar solo.Commercial success
Heart In Motion was a pop music blockbuster upon its release going to the Top Ten of the Billboard 200, 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", "That's What Love Is For", "Good for Me", and "I Will Remember You". The album 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.
Track listing
Personnel
- Amy Grant – lead vocals, background vocals
- Jerry McPherson – guitars
- Donald Kirkpatrick – guitars
- Dann Huff – guitars
- Gordon Kennedy – guitars
- Tom Hemby – guitars
- Keith Thomas – arrangements, synthesizers, bass, drum programming, percussion programming, background vocals
- Brian Tankersley – additional synthesizer programming
- Robbie Buchanan – additional keyboards, keyboards, bass, drum programming
- Blair Masters – additional keyboards, keyboards
- Charlie Peacock – keyboards, programming, horn arrangements, drum programming
- Michael Omartian – keyboards, drum sequencing, background vocals
- Tommy Sims – bass
- Mark Hammond – drum and percussion programming
- Chris McHugh – drums
- David Raven – drums
- Chris McDonald – horn arrangements
- Mark Douthit – saxophone
- Sam Levine – baritone saxophone
- Barry Green – trombone
- Mike Haynes – trumpet
- Ron Hemby – background vocals
- Donna McElroy – background vocals
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals
- Chris Eaton – background vocals
- Kim Fleming – background vocals
- Gary Chapman – background vocals
- Diana DeWitt – background vocals
- Susanne Schwartz – background vocals
- Chris Rodriguez – background vocals, guitar
- Kurt Howell – background vocals
- Keith Thomas – producer
- Brown Bannister – producer
- Michael Omartian – producer
- Michael Blanton – executive producer
- Amy Grant – executive producer
- Todd Moore – production assistant, assistant engineer
- Janet Hinde – production coordinator
- Traci Sterling – production coordinator
- Richard Headen – production coordinator
- Bill Whittington – recording engineer
- Todd Culross – assistant engineer
- Kelly Pribble – assistant engineer
- Jeff Balding – audio engineer, mixing
- Bob Loftus – assistant audio engineer
- Bill Deaton – overdub engineering
- Steve Bishir – overdub engineering
- Rick Will – overdub engineering
- Terry Christian – audio engineer, overdub engineering, mixing
- Clark Germain – overdub engineering
- David Ahlert – additional engineering
- Laura Livingston – additional engineering
- Clif Norrell – mixing assistant
- Oceanway Studios, Hollywood, California – mixing location
- Brian Malouf – mixing
- Pat MacDougal – mixing assistant
- Can-Am Studios, Tarzana, California – mixing location
- Lighthouse, North Hollywood, California – mixing location
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Precision Mastering, Hollywood, California – mastering location
- Chuck Beeson – art direction
- Rowan Moore – design
- Victoria Pearson-Cameron – photography
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
| 1991 | Billboard 200 | 10 |
| 1991 | Top Contemporary Christian | 1 |
Album - International
| Year | Chart | Position |
| 1991 | Australia - ARIA Albums Chart | 14 |
| 1991 | Canada - RPM Top Albums/CDs | 15 |
| 1991 | New Zealand | 32 |
| 1991 | Norway | 10 |
| 1991 | Sweden | 7 |
| 1991 | Switzerland | 17 |
| 1991 | UK Albums Chart | 25 |
Singles - Billboard/CCM Magazine
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 23 |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1991 | "Every Heartbeat" | Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| 1991 | "Every Heartbeat" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| 1991 | "Every Heartbeat" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 17 |
| 1991 | "That's What Love Is For" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1991 | "That's What Love Is For" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| 1991 | "That's What Love Is For" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 3 |
| 1991 | "Hope Set High" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1992 | "Good for Me" | Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| 1992 | "Good for Me" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| 1992 | "Ask Me" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1992 | "I Will Remember You" | Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| 1992 | "I Will Remember You" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
| 1992 | "I Will Remember You" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 17 |
| 2014 | "Baby Baby" | Dance Club Songs | 3 |
| 2014 | "Every Heartbeat" | Dance Club Songs | 13 |
Singles - International
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | ARIA Singles Chart | 5 |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | Austria Singles Chart | 7 |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | Dutch Singles Chart | 23 |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | Irish Singles Chart | 7 |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | New Zealand Singles Chart | 2 |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | Norway Singles Chart | 6 |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | Swedish Singles Chart | 5 |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
| 1991 | "Baby Baby" | UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| 1991 | "Every Heartbeat" | ARIA Singles Chart | 17 |
| 1991 | "Every Heartbeat" | Irish Singles Chart | 22 |
| 1991 | "Every Heartbeat" | New Zealand Singles Chart | 27 |
| 1991 | "Every Heartbeat" | Swedish Singles Chart | 25 |
| 1991 | "Every Heartbeat" | UK Singles Chart | 25 |
| 1991 | "That's What Love Is For" | UK Singles Chart | 60 |
| 1992 | "Good for Me" | UK Singles Chart | 60 |