Behind the Eyes (Amy Grant album)

Behind the Eyes
Behind the Eyes
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released	September 9, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	The Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee; The Village Recorder, Los Angeles; Secret Sound, Nashville, Tennessee; October Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; The Beanstalk, Brentwood, Tennessee; The Battery, Nashville, Tennessee; Dark Horse Recording Studio, Franklin, Tennessee; Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles;
Genre	Pop, contemporary Christian music
Length	49:35
Label	Myrrh, A&M
Producer	Keith Thomas, Wayne Kirkpatrick
Amy Grant chronology
Bonus disc cover
	Cover of More Music From Behind the Eyes

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Behind the Eyes is the twelfth studio album by Christian music and pop music singer Amy Grant, released in 1997.

Issued near the end of Grant's marriage to Christian singer-songwriter Gary Chapman, many of the songs on Behind the Eyes reflect Grant's struggles in her marriage and all relate to a theme of optimism. Upon its release, it went to No. 2 on Billboard's Christian albums chart and No. 8 on the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, the first single from the album, "Takes a Little Time", was a Top Five Adult Contemporary hit and a Top Thirty pop chart single. "Like I Love You" and "I Will Be Your Friend" also reached the Adult Contemporary chart, at No. 10 and No. 27, respectively. The CD was also released in a limited two-CD version (with the second CD titled, More Music From Behind the Eyes).

In 2007, Behind the Eyes was reissued and digitally remastered by Grant's new record label, EMI/Sparrow Records, along with 13 other Amy Grant albums. The remastered edition is labeled with a "Digitally Remastered" logo in the 'gutter' on the CD front.^[2] Because of Grant's deal with her previous label, Word Records, the remastered editions of Behind the Eyes and A Christmas to Remember were not sold in Christian Music retailers such as Family Christian Stores or Lifeway Christian Resources until 2009. Until that time, Word Records continued to distribute those titles to Christian retailers in the original, non-remastered editions while EMI distributed the remastered editions to most major retailers. The 12 remaining remastered editions are distributed by EMI to all US retailers, both Christian and secular.^[3]

The album was listed at No. 44 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music^[4] and was Grant's highest-placed non-holiday album, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard 200, compared with Heart in Motion, which reached No. 10, and How Mercy Looks from Here, which reached No. 12.^[5]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nobody Home"	Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett	3:37
2.	"I Will Be Your Friend"	Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, Michelle Lewis	4:00
3.	"Like I Love You"	Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Keith Thomas	4:31
4.	"Takes a Little Time"	Grant, Kirkpatrick	4:32
5.	"Cry a River"	Grant, Kirkpatrick	4:39
6.	"Turn This World Around"	Grant, Beverly Darnall, Thomas	3:40
7.	"Curious Thing"	Grant, Kirkpatrick	4:05
8.	"Every Road"	Grant, Kirkpatrick	4:31
9.	"Leave It All Behind"	Grant, Will Owsley, Tommy Sims	3:22
10.	"Missing You"	Grant	4:28
11.	"The Feeling I Had"	Grant	2:55
12.	"Somewhere Down the Road"	Grant, Kirkpatrick	5:09

Bonus CD *More Music From Behind the Eyes*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Say"	Grant, Owsley, Kirkpatrick	2:44
2.	"What Kind of Love"	Grant, Chris Eaton	3:48

Personnel[]

Amy Grant – lead vocals, backing vocals (1), acoustic guitar (11)
Keith Thomas – arrangements (1-4, 6, 9, 11), synthesizer programming (1), acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (1, 4), keyboards (2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11), guitars (6), string arrangements (11)
Phil Madeira – Hammond B3 organ (2, 5, 6, 12), accordion (3)
Tim Lauer – accordion (5), melodica (5), pump organ (5), Wurlitzer keyboard (8)
John Magine – accordion (7)
Carl Marsh – Fairlight euphonium (8), keyboards (10)
Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (12)
Dann Huff – electric guitars (1, 2, 11), guitars (3)
Gordon Kennedy – acoustic guitars (2, 4, 6), electric guitar (4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12)
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (4), guitars (6)
Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (5, 7, 8), gut-string guitar (7), acoustic guitar (7), laud guitar (7), keyboard bassoon (8), EBow (10)
Wayne Kirkpatrick – acoustic guitar (5, 7, 8, 10, 12), harmony vocals (5), backing vocals (5, 8), hi-strung guitar (8), hammered dulcimer (8, 10)
Jerry Douglas – dobro (7)
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (8, 10)
David Lindley – Weissenborn guitar (10)
Spencer Campbell – bass (2)
Byron House – bass (3, 6, 11)
Tommy Sims – bass (4, 9), acoustic guitar (9)
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (5, 7, 8)
Larry Klein – bass (10), fretless bass (10)
Jackie Street – bass (12)
Mark Hammond – drums (1, 2, 6, 11), bass programming (1), drum programming (4), Hammond B3 organ (9)
Steve Brewster – drums (3)
Chad Cromwell – drums (4)
Chris McHugh – drums (5, 7, 12)
Dan Needham – drums (9)
John Hammond – drums (8, 10), shaker (10), tambourine (10)
Terry McMillan – percussion (3, 4, 6, 11), harmonica (4)
Sam Bacco – percussion (7, 8)
Sam Levine – flute (11)
Ronn Huff – string arrangements (11)
Carl Gorodetzsky – strings (11)
Bob Mason – strings (11)
Kris Wilkinson – strings (11)
William Owsley – backing vocals (6, 9), acoustic guitar (9), electric guitar (9, 12)
Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
Tabitha Fair – backing vocals (2, 4, 7)
Michelle Lewis – backing vocals (2)
Kim Keyes – backing vocals (3, 7)
Rick Polmbi – backing vocals (5, 7)
Christine Denté – backing vocals (10)
Billy Gaines – backing vocals (12)
Donna McElroy – backing vocals (12)
Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (12)

Production

Tracks 1–4, 6, 9, 11

Keith Thomas – producer
Shaun Shankel – production coordinator
Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing
Shawn McLean – assistant engineer (1)
Greg Parker – assistant engineer (2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11)

Tracks 5, 7, 8, 10, 12

Wayne Kirkpatrick – producer
D'Ann McAlister – production assistant
Dan Marnien – engineer, mixing, overdub recording
Chuck Linder – assistant engineer
Patrick Murphy – assistant engineer
David Nottingham – mix assistant, overdub recording assistant
JB – overdub recording
Craig Hansen – overdub recording
Tom Laune – overdub recording
Eric Elwell – overdub recording assistant
Eric Greedy – overdub recording assistant
Andy Haller – overdub recording assistant
Thomas Johnson – overdub recording assistant
Frank Rinella – overdub recording assistant
F. Reid Shippen – overdub recording assistant
Glen Spinner – overdub recording assistant
Michael Zainer – overdub recording assistant

Other credits

David Anderle – executive producer
Michael Blanton – executive producer
Amy Grant – executive producer
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
Greg Ross – art direction, design
Kurt Markus – photography
Lilly Lee – hand lettering

Charts[]

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1997	200	8
1997	Top Contemporary Christian	2

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1997	"Takes a Little Time"	Hot 100 Airplay	21
		Adult Top 40	15
		Top 40 Mainstream	25
		Adult Contemporary	4
1998	"I Will Be Your Friend"		27
1998	"Like I Love You"		10

Singles - CCM Magazine (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1997	"Takes A Little Time"	Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary	9
1997	"Somewhere Down the Road"		2
1998	"Turn This World Around"		13
1998	"I Will Be Your Friend"		10

End of year charts[]

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Billboard 200	185
1997	Billboard Top Contemporary Christian	6
1998	Billboard Top Contemporary Christian	4

End-of-decade charts[]

Chart (1990–99)	Rank
US Billboard Top Contemporary Christian^[6]	54

Certifications and sales[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards[]

GMA Dove Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1998	Behind the Eyes	Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year

References[]

^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r312594
^ Sparrow Records News^{[dead link]}
^ Welcome to EMICMG.com Archived November 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Granger, Thom, ed. (January 2001). The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. Harvest House Publishers. pp. 148–9. ISBN 0736902813.
^ "Amy Grant - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "Top Christian Albums 1990s". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ "American album certifications – Amy Grant – Behind the Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

[1] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r312594

[2] Sparrow Records News^{[dead link]}

[3] Welcome to EMICMG.com Archived November 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Granger, Thom, ed. (January 2001). The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. Harvest House Publishers. pp. 148–9. ISBN 0736902813.

[5] "Amy Grant - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[decade-6] "Top Christian Albums 1990s". Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[United_StatesAmy_GrantBehind_the_EyesalbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Amy Grant – Behind the Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

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