Somewhere Down the Road (album)

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Somewhere Down the Road
Amy Grant - Somewhere Down the Road album.jpg
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released March 30, 2010
Genre Gospel/Christian
Label EMI CMG/Sparrow
Producer Brown Bannister, Mike Brignardello, Ian Fitchuk, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Justin Loucks, Greg Morrow, Dan Muckala
Amy Grant chronology
The Christmas Collection
(2008)The Christmas Collection2008		 Somewhere Down the Road
(2010)		 How Mercy Looks from Here
(2013)How Mercy Looks from Here2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 4.5/5 stars [1]
Allmusic 3/5 stars [2]
Christian Music Review (8.8/10) [3]
Christianity Today 4/5 stars [4]
Jesus Freak Hideout 4/5 stars [5]

Somewhere Down the Road is the fourteenth studio album by Christian music and pop music singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 2010. It is a unique album featuring 6 brand new songs, 2 previously unreleased songs, a new recording of the classic 1982 song "Arms of Love", and rounded out with 3 of Grant's previously released story-songs.

The album title is taken from the title track, Somewhere Down the Road, also a promotional single from Grant's 1997 album Behind the Eyes. The song was originally also featured on the first and only commercial single from the Behind the Eyes album, Takes a Little Time. The painting featured on the cover of the album includes a painting by Grant, with the inscription Somewhere Down the Road. Grant gave the original painting as gift to her friend and publicist Jennifer Cooke.[6]

Most of the new songs on the album were recorded in the new studio that Grant and her husband Vince Gill recently had built into their home.[7] One of the songs on the album, "Overnight", is a duet recorded with Sarah Chapman, Grant's daughter. Grant wrote "Unafraid" about her mother.[8]

Roughly one year after the original release of the album a digital-only Expanded Edition of the album was released with additional material. The expanded edition includes the video for Better Than A Hallelujah, the first single from the album, as well as an Ambient Mix of the song. Also included on the expanded edition is a cover of the The Byrds' song Turn, Turn, Turn and two remixes of the song Overnight (the Aircandy Mix and the Dyna Mix).

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Better Than a Hallelujah"   Sarah Hart, Chapin Hartford 3:42
2. "Overnight" (featuring Sarah Chapman) Amy Grant, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird, Audrey Spillman 4:24
3. "Every Road"   Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick 4:29
4. "Unafraid"   Grant, Kirkpatrick 3:26
5. "Hard Times"   Grant, Ian Fitchuk, Justin Loucks 3:01
6. "What Is the Chance of That"   Grant, Kirkpatrick 3:27
7. "Somewhere Down the Road"   Grant, Kirkpatrick 5:08
8. "Third World Woman"   Grant, Chris Eaton 3:01
9. "Find What You're Looking For"   Grant, Mindy Smith 4:25
10. "Come Into My World"   Grant 3:25
11. "Arms of Love" (2010 Version) Grant, Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith 2:59
12. "Medley: Imagine / Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus"   Bart Millard / Grant 5:18

Personnel

  • Amy Grant: cover painting, acoustic guitar (9,10), linear notes, lead vocals, background vocals (1)
  • Dan Muckala: programming & arrangements (1,2), producer
  • Sarah Chapman: vocals (2)
  • Greg Leisz: pedal steel guitar (3)
  • Tim Akers: Hammond B3 organ (12)
  • Sam Bacco: percussion (3,6)
  • Kristin Barlowe: back cover photo
  • Mike Brignardello: bass (9), producer
  • Chuck Butler: bass (2)
  • Chris Carmichael: string arrangements & performance (4)
  • Perry Coleman: background vocals (9)
  • Chad Cromwell: drums (11)
  • Ian Fitchuk: bass (5,8), drums 5,8), percussion (8), Rhodes (8), acoustic guitar (5), piano (5), keyboards (5), producer
  • Billy Gaines: background vocals (7)
  • Jenny Gill: background vocals (5,11)
  • Vince Gill: electric guitar (12), harmony vocal (12), background vocals (11), producer
  • Kenny Greenberg: electric guitar (6)
  • Peter Groenwalk: background vocals (5)
  • John Hammond: drums (3)
  • Tom Hemby: guitar (11)
  • Bernie Herms: piano (12)
  • John Hobbs: piano & organ (11)
  • David Hungate: bass (11)
  • John Jorgensen: guitars (9)
  • Gordon Kennedy: electric guitar (3,6.7)
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick: hammered dulcimer (3), acoustic guitar (3,6,7), harmonica (6), hi-string guitar (3), background vocals (3)
  • Tim Lauer: keyboards (6), Wurlitzer keyboard (3)
  • Adam Lester: acoustic & electric guitars (1,2)
  • Jeremy Lister: background vocals (5)
  • The London Session Orchestra: strings (12)
  • Justin Loucks: drums (5,8), electric guitars (5), percussion (8), producer
  • Phil Madeira: Hammond B3 organ (7)
  • Carl Marsh: string arrangements (12), Fairlight uphonium (3)
  • Brent Mason: guitars (4)
  • Gail Mayes: background vocals (4)
  • Donna McElroy: background vocals (7)
  • Chris McHugh drums (6,7)
  • Jerry McPherson: electric guitars & keyboard bassoon (3)
  • Michael Mellett: background vocals (6)
  • Greg Morrow: drums, percussion & piano (9), producer
  • Leigh Nash: background vocals (5)
  • Dan Needham: drums (12)
  • Billy Panda: acoustic guitar & octave mandolin (9)
  • Angela Primm: background vocals (4)
  • Michael Rhodes: bass (12)
  • Chris Rodriguez: background vocals (6,7)
  • Matt Rollings: piano (7)
  • Rivers Rutherford: acoustic guitar (12)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas: bass (3,6)
  • Mindy Smith: background vocals (5)
  • Ben Strano: Hammond B3 organ (9)
  • Jackie Street: bass (7)
  • Calvin Turner: guitar (8)
  • Pete Wasner: keyboards (11)
  • Micah Wilshire: background vocals (6)

Charts

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