The Collection (Amy Grant album)
First Amy Grant compilation, spanning her first decade.
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In 1986, Amy Grant released The Collection, her first greatest-hits set. It arrived after her 1985 mainstream breakthrough with Unguarded. Covering her initial decade in music, the compilation introduced two new tracks: "Stay for Awhile" and "Love Can Do." The former became a Top Twenty Adult Contemporary hit in the United States.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay for Awhile | Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Michael W. Smith | 5:37 |
| 2 | Find a Way | Grant, Smith | 3:27 |
| 3 | Everywhere I Go | Mary Lee Kortes | 4:10 |
| 4 | Angels | Grant, Brown Bannister, Gary Chapman, Smith | 4:10 |
| 5 | El Shaddai | Michael Card, John Thompson | 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Can Do | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith | 4:22 |
| 2 | Sing Your Praise to the Lord | Rich Mullins | 3:17 |
| 3 | Father's Eyes | Chapman | 4:05 |
| 4 | Thy Word | Grant, Smith | 3:19 |
| 5 | Emmanuel | Smith | 3:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay for Awhile | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith | 5:37 |
| 2 | Love Can Do | Grant, Kirkpatrick, Smith | 4:22 |
| 3 | Find a Way | Grant, Smith | 3:27 |
| 4 | Everywhere I Go | Kortes | 4:10 |
| 5 | Angels | Grant, Bannister, Chapman, Smith | 4:10 |
| 6 | Thy Word | Grant, Smith | 3:19 |
| 7 | Emmanuel | Smith | 3:07 |
| 8 | Where Do You Hide Your Heart | Grant, Smith | 3:55 |
Track listing from the source article.
Release
The Collection was initially released in two versions: a cassette edition and an LP edition. The LP version, containing ten tracks, was aimed at newer fans familiar with Grant through her Top 40 pop hit "Find a Way". The cassette version, with fifteen tracks, targeted her older audience who knew her Christian and secular work. In 1990, the album was re-released on CD with the fifteen tracks from the cassette version plus two additional songs, "Too Late" and "I'm Gonna Fly".
Word Canada accidentally issued the ten-track LP version on CD, using the cover and tray art of the seventeen-track version, which led to confusion and recalls; the seventeen-track version was later released as well. According to CCM Magazine, The Collection is the best-selling Christian music compilation ever, with over one million copies sold. An unauthorized reproduction of the album artwork, featuring Grant, was used for issue No. 15 of the Marvel Comics series Dr. Strange (1990), as the artist was a fan. In 2007, the album was reissued and digitally remastered by EMI/Sparrow Records, with a "Digitally Remastered" logo in the gutter on the CD front.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was The Collection (Amy Grant album) released?
The Collection was released on July 22, 1986.
Which label released The Collection (Amy Grant album)?
The Collection was released by Myrrh and A&M.
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