Behind the Eyes (Amy Grant album)

Infobox Album | Name = Behind The Eyes
Type = Album
Artist = Amy Grant

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Released = September 9, 1997
Recorded = ???
Genre = Gospel/Christian
Length = 49:35
Label = Myrrh/A&M
Producer = Keith Thomas,
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1c8n1vk1zzxa~T1 link]
Last album = "House Of Love"
(1994)
This album = "Behind The Eyes"
(1997)
Next album = "A Christmas to Remember"
(1999)
Misc =Extra album cover
Upper caption = Bonus Disc cover
Background = khaki


Lower caption = Cover of "More Music From Behind the Eyes"

"Behind the Eyes" is the fifteenth album by Christian music and pop music singer Amy Grant, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music).

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 #2 on Billboard's Christian albums chart and #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 #10 and #27, respectively. The CD was also released in a limited 2 CD version (with the second CD titled, "More 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 thirteen other Amy Grant albums. The remastered edition is labeled with a "Digitally Remastered" logo in the 'gutter' on the CD front. [ [http://www.sparrowrecords.com/news/news_detail_page.aspx?id=527739&tid=227 Sparrow Records News ] ] . Because of Grant's deal with her previous label, Word Records, the remastered editions of "Behind the Eyes" and "A Christmas to Remember" will not be sold in Christian Music retailers such as Family Christian Stores or Lifeway Christian Resources until 2009. Until that time, Word Records will continue to distribute those titles to Christian retailers in the original, non-remastered editions while EMI will distribute the remastered editions to most major retailers. The twelve remaining remastered editions are distributed by EMI to all US retailers, both Christian and secular. [ [http://www.emicmg.com/press/pressRelease.aspx?id=529387 Welcome to EMICMG.com ] ] .

Track listing

#"Nobody Home" (Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett) – 3:37
#"I Will Be Your Friend" (Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, Michelle Lewis) – 4:00
#"Like I Love You" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Keith Thomas) – 4:32
#"Takes a Little Time" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:33
#"Cry A River" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:39
#"Turn This World Around" (Amy Grant, Keith Thomas, Beverly Darnall) – 3:40
#"Curious Thing" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:05
#"Every Road" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:30
#"Leave It All Behind" (Amy Grant, William Owsley, Tommy Sims) – 3:22
#"Missing You" (Amy Grant) – 4:27
#"The Feeling I Had" (Amy Grant) – 2:56
#"Somewhere Down the Road" (Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 5:09

Bonus CD "More Music From Behind the Eyes"

#Say
#What Kind of Love

Personnel

"For the complete list of personnel, click [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1c8n1vk1zzxa~T2/ here] ."

Production

*Producers: Keith Thomas, Wayne Kirkpatrick
*Engineers: Craig Hansen, Tom Laune, Dan Marnien
*Arranger: ???
*Design: Greg Ross

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Miscellanea

*The album was listed at #44 in the 2001 book, "".
*On the opening track "Nobody Home", Grant was supposed to sing "boarded up or broken down" in the first verse. She mistakenly sings "broken" up or broken down" instead.
* Behind the Eyes was Grant's most succesfully charting Album, reaching number 8 on the Billboard charts, compared with Heart In Motion, which reached number 10, and House Of Love which reached number 13.
* Behind the Eyes is widely considered to be Grant's most mature album,lyrically and musically.

References