Sep 25 2007
Amy Grant - Greatest Hits
Amy Grant
Greatest Hits
EMI/Sparrow; 2007
Rating: 5.3
UPDATE!! This review has been linked on Amy Grant’s Official Website.
Biases are rather hard to overcome, hard as you might try. Case in point – one of the more difficult aspects of building a career as a writer has been leaving the ranks of “informed music listeners who have opinion about everything†and becoming a member of the “people whose opinions are supposedly worth something†crowd. As much as I’ve grown to love receiving free music from a variety of sources, writing about said music, and hearing the feedback from my editors and the readers of the publications in which my work has been featured, there are times when I want to revel in my fandom. Dare I say there are still times when I wish I could be a drooling, fawning, “this band/singer/artist can do NO wrong†person, even for a few moments. Being able to over-the-top in directing my affections towards an artist is a privilege I have come to miss, though only in small doses.
So, when first presented with the opportunity to obtain an advance copy of the new Amy Grant Greatest Hits album, I jumped at the chance. Yes, my hipster, indie-rock-lovin’ friends – my love for Amy Grant is the guiltiest of my guilty pleasures and I’m not afraid to admit it. And sadly, I was less than impressed with this entire offering – there’s just nothing really special about this album. All of Amy’s hits are here, arranged in reverse chronological order (newest to oldest), and are predominantly influenced by tracks from her House Of Love and Heart In Motion albums (the albums that pushed her into the contemporary pop spotlight). But that’s it – just the songs, no filler, nothing that really reaches out to grab the listener. Continue reading “Amy Grant - Greatest Hits”
