Straight Ahead

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Part of the series on Amy Grant

Albums Amy Grant (1977) My Father's Eyes (1979) Never Alone (1980) Age to Age (1982) A Christmas Album (1983) Straight Ahead (1984) Unguarded (1985) Lead Me On (1988) Heart in Motion (1991) Home for Christmas (1992) House of Love (1994) Behind the Eyes (1997) A Christmas to Remember (1999) Legacy...Hymns and Faith (2002) Simple Things (2003) Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith (2005) Live, Compilation, and EP Albums Amy Grant in Concert (1981) · In Concert Vol. 2 (1981) Ageless Medley (1983) The Collection (1986) Her Greatest Inspirational Songs (2002) Greatest Hits 1986-2004 (2004) Time Again...Amy Grant Live (2006)

Straight Ahead was the eighth album by Christian music artist Amy Grant, released in 1984.

Straight Ahead was the follow-up to Amy's ground-breaking 1982 album Age to Age. It produced the Grammy-award winning single "Angels" (a #1 Contemporary Christian single for 13 weeks), and its aggressive contemporary Christian pop sound became a precursor to Amy's even more aggressive 1985 album Unguarded.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Miscellanea 5 Charts 6 Awards

[edit] Track listing

1. "Where Do You Hide Your Heart" (Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith) – 3:57
2. "Jehovah" (Thurman) – 5:57
3. "Angels" (Brown Bannister/Gary Chapman/Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith) – 4:10
4. "Straight Ahead" (Gary Chapman/Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith) – 3:47
5. "Thy Word" (Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith) – 3:19
6. "It's Not A Song" (Robbie Buchanan/Gary Chapman) – 3:27
7. "Open Arms" (Gary Chapman/Amy Grant/Hibbard) – 3:22
8. "Doubly Good To You" (Rich Mullins) – 3:12
9. "Tomorrow" (Gary Chapman/Amy Grant/Hibbard) – 3:24
10. "The Now And The Not Yet" (Pam Mark Hall) – 3:36

[edit] Personnel

• Amy Grant: Vocals.
• Gary Chapman: Guitar, Background Vocals.
• Jon Goin: Guitar, Guitars.
• Dann Huff: Guitars.
• Dean Parks: Guitar.
• Duncan Mullins: Bass.
• Robbie Buchanan: Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes.
• Michael W. Smith: Piano, Keyboards.
• Shane Keister: Organ, Synthesizer.
• Alan Steinberger: Synthesizer.
• Paul Leim: Drums.
• Kenny Malone: Drums.
• Lenny Castro: Percussion.
• Farrell Morris: Percussion.
• Debra Black: Background Vocals.
• Bill Champlin: Background Vocals.
• Kim Fleming: Background Vocals.
• Steve George: Background Vocals.
• Richard Page: Background Vocals.
• Chris Harris: Background Vocals.
• Mark Mason: Background Vocals.
• Marty McCall: Background Vocals.
• Donna McElroy: Background Vocals.
• Gary Pigg: Background Vocals.
• Billy Sprague: Background Vocals.
• David Thornton: Background Vocals.
• Carmen Twillie: Background Vocals.

[edit] Production

• Producer: Brown Bannister
• Executive Producer: Michael Blanton, Dan Harrell, Gary Chapman.
• Engineer: Jack Joseph Puig, Jim Baird, Kevin Burns, Gene Eichelberger, Steven Ford, Jerry Mahler.
• Arranger: Alan Moore
• Design: Michael Borum, Dennis Hill
• Photography: Mike Borum, Aaron Rapoport.

[edit] Miscellanea

• The album track "It's Not A Song" is Amy Grant's first song from her own pen with no religious theme whatsoever. It was also the first song for which she filmed a music video.
• Straight Ahead was the first Christian album to chart on the Billboard pop album chart. A&M reissued it in 1985, just as Amy was appearing on the Grammy awards show singing "Angels."

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1984	Top Contemporary Christian	1
1984	Top Contemporary Christian	1
1985	The Billboard 200	133

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	"Angels"	Christian Singles	1

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1985	"Angels"	Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female|Best Gospel Performance, Female

GMA Dove Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1985	Straight Ahead	Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year