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Age to Age is the sixth album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1982 on Myrrh Records. Age to Age was Amy Grant's breakthrough album, finally earning her serious recognition within the burgeoning Contemporary Christian music community as it ushered her into stardom, and also contributed to the creation of the mold for the modern Contemporary Christian music star. The hit success of the album's first two singles, "Sing Your Praise to the Lord," featuring a piano intro based on J.S. Bach's "Fugue No. 2 in C Minor" from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, and "El Shaddai," saw its sales take off, selling well over a million copies. It became the first Christian music album by a solo artist to be certified gold in 1983, and the first ever platinum Christian music album in 1985. The album was listed at No. 92 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music and it was one of the fastest-selling specifically Christian albums ever released. It sold about 5-6,000 copies a week on average, which was unheard of for a Christian album at the time. Dan Harrell, one of Amy's managers, claimed that it was the fastest selling record in her record company's history. Indeed, it became the first Christian album by a solo artist to be certified gold (1983), and the first Christian album to be certified platinum. It became so popular that it topped Billboard's Christian albums chart for 85 weeks, and was named Gospel Album of the 1980s by Billboard magazine. A Deluxe Edition of Age to Age was reportedly slated for release by EMI on June 10, 2008.[1] However, when EMI released its June 2008 release schedule, Age to Age was not listed.[2]
Track listing Personnel - Amy Grant: Vocals.
- Mike Brignardello: Bass.
- Paul Leim: Drums.
- Terry McMillan: Percussion.
- Farrell Morris: Percussion.
- Michael W. Smith: Keyboards.
- Shane Keister: Keyboards.
- Sheldon Kurland: Strings.
- Gene Meros: Saxophone.
- Dennis Solee: Saxophone.
- Bobby G. Taylor: Woodwind.
- Cindy Reynolds: Harp.
- Lori Brooks: Background Vocals.
- Gary Chapman: Background Vocals.
- Jackie Cusic: Background Vocals.
- Diana DeWitt: Background Vocals.
- Phil Forrest: Background Vocals.
- Jon Goin: Background Vocals.
- Pam Mark Hall: Background Vocals.
- Dennis Henson: Background Vocals.
- Gary Pigg: Background Vocals.
- Kathy Troccoli: Background Vocals.
Production - Producer: Brown Bannister.
- Executive Producer: Michael Blanton, Dan Harrell.
- Engineer: Jack Joseph Puig.
- Mastering by Steve Hall.
- Arranger: Alan Moore.
- Design: Dennis Hill.
- Photography: Mike Borum.
Charts Album Billboard (North America) | Year | Chart | Position | | 1983 | Top Contemporary Christian | 1 | Singles CCM Magazine (North America)[3] | Year | Single | Chart | Position | | 1982 | "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" | Christian Radio Adult Contemporary | 1 | | "El Shaddai" | 2 | | 1983 | "In a Little While" | 5 | End of year charts | Year | Chart | Position | | 1984 | U.S. Billboard Inspirational Albums | 1 | | 1985 | 5 | | 1986 | 5 | | 1987 | 21 | Commercial performance Awards GMA Dove Awards | Year | Winner | Category | | 1983 | "El Shaddai" | Song of the Year | | Michael Card (for "El Shaddai") | Songwriter of the Year | | Age to Age | Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year | | Recorded Music Packaging of the Year | Grammy Awards Chart procession References
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