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2010 release from the Gospel music vet containing six brand new songs, two previously unreleased tracks, three of her best loved story-songs and a new recording of the classic 'Arms Of Love'. The theme for the album is stories and journeys. Amy has always been a great storyteller and many of her most impactful songs have come from her own journey as she sings about the honesty of life, its joys and struggles, and ultimately the hope she has found in faith and love. The songs on Somewhere Down The Road read like journal entries that will resonate with anyone who grapples with wanting answers to life's toughest questions.
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55 of 59 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Amy Grant returns with Somewhere Down The Road, a unique album full of brand new songs, previously unreleased songs, re-recordings of classics, and rounded out with 4 of her best loved story-songs. I've been listening to Amy Grant for over 25 years as I first heard "El-Shaddai," "Thy Word" and "Tennessee Christmas" when I was in high school in 1985. Like many avid Christian music collectors, I agree that 1988's Lead Me On was one of the most influential albums in the history of Christian music. Amy truly paved the way for all female artists and today I hear her influence in some of my favorite artists including Sara Groves and Bethany Dillon, who released two of my top 10 albums of 2009. So, where does that put Amy today in 2010? That's the main question I've been asking myself as I've been thoroughly enjoying her first new album since 2003's Simple Things.
For me, the beginning of the album completely reminds me why I'm such a long-time fan of Amy's music, as first song and single "Better Than A Hallelujah" addresses the topic of being honest with yourself & God. Her vocals are still stellar and the poignant message behind this song has me hooked again, similar to Amy's classic songs "Lead Me On" and "Saved By Love," both in catchiness and transparency. Next song "Overnight" really grabbed me as Amy's vocals are complemented by her first ever duet with her 17 year old daughter Sarah Chapman. The song is about learning to wait for answers to questions and is a wonderful song with great relevance in passing down advice from mother to daughter. Having 3 young daughters myself, who all love Amy's music, this is a great new song that really moves me.
There are a few previously recorded songs including "Every Road," "Somewhere Down The Road," MercyMe's "Imagine" and a new recording of the classic "Arms Of Love." All of the songs fit seamlessly into the fabric of the overall album, which has a folk music feel and is very enjoyable. If you're looking for circa 1991's Heart In Motion type songs like "Baby Baby" or "Every Heartbeat," you won't find them here.
The rest of the album includes some other new songs, highlighted by "Unafraid," which may be my favorite overall new song as Amy sings about her own children and her mother with a great reminder that "love can make, love will make, make you unafraid." It is a gorgeous song and really sets the tone for the album. The remaining new songs include "Hard Times," "Find What You're Looking For," written for Mary Elizabeth Chapman, the grandmother of Amy's 3 oldest children and "Third World Woman." Previously unreleased "What Is The Chance of That" and "Come Into My World," which is about learning to listen to people before `fixing' them, also fit nicely into the overall theme of the album: stories & journeys. Amy has always been a great storyteller and many of her most impactful songs have come from her own journey as she sings about the honesty of life, its joys and struggles, and ultimately the hope she has found in faith and love.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
I truly enjoy every song on the album, especially new recordings "Better Than A Hallelujah," "Overnight," "Unafraid" and "Come Into My World." If you were fond of Amy's 1997 recording Behind The Eyes, one of my all-time favorite albums, then you will certainly want to listen to Somewhere Down The Road. For me, the way that Amy's albums all reflect her stage in life is what continues to further establish her all-time legacy which includes over 25 million album sales, an incredible feat in any genre.
For me, the beginning of the album completely reminds me why I'm such a long-time fan of Amy's music, as first song and single "Better Than A Hallelujah" addresses the topic of being honest with yourself & God. Her vocals are still stellar and the poignant message behind this song has me hooked again, similar to Amy's classic songs "Lead Me On" and "Saved By Love," both in catchiness and transparency. Next song "Overnight" really grabbed me as Amy's vocals are complemented by her first ever duet with her 17 year old daughter Sarah Chapman. The song is about learning to wait for answers to questions and is a wonderful song with great relevance in passing down advice from mother to daughter. Having 3 young daughters myself, who all love Amy's music, this is a great new song that really moves me.
There are a few previously recorded songs including "Every Road," "Somewhere Down The Road," MercyMe's "Imagine" and a new recording of the classic "Arms Of Love." All of the songs fit seamlessly into the fabric of the overall album, which has a folk music feel and is very enjoyable. If you're looking for circa 1991's Heart In Motion type songs like "Baby Baby" or "Every Heartbeat," you won't find them here.
The rest of the album includes some other new songs, highlighted by "Unafraid," which may be my favorite overall new song as Amy sings about her own children and her mother with a great reminder that "love can make, love will make, make you unafraid." It is a gorgeous song and really sets the tone for the album. The remaining new songs include "Hard Times," "Find What You're Looking For," written for Mary Elizabeth Chapman, the grandmother of Amy's 3 oldest children and "Third World Woman." Previously unreleased "What Is The Chance of That" and "Come Into My World," which is about learning to listen to people before `fixing' them, also fit nicely into the overall theme of the album: stories & journeys. Amy has always been a great storyteller and many of her most impactful songs have come from her own journey as she sings about the honesty of life, its joys and struggles, and ultimately the hope she has found in faith and love.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
I truly enjoy every song on the album, especially new recordings "Better Than A Hallelujah," "Overnight," "Unafraid" and "Come Into My World." If you were fond of Amy's 1997 recording Behind The Eyes, one of my all-time favorite albums, then you will certainly want to listen to Somewhere Down The Road. For me, the way that Amy's albums all reflect her stage in life is what continues to further establish her all-time legacy which includes over 25 million album sales, an incredible feat in any genre.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have been a fan of Amy Grant ever since her album "My Father's eyes" on which she showed the world that Christian music could be well produced and contemporary sounding without compromising on the message of the Gospel.
"Somewhere down the road" is a meditative largely acoustic affair, far removed from her Pop/Rock sound of albums like "Unguarded", "Lead me on" or "Heart in motion", and comprising new songs, a few old ones re-worked, and an unreleased track (the beautiful "Come into my world" in which she invites us into her normal and cluttered life if we are brave enough, accompanied by guitar only).
Her dusky voice is as rich and great sounding as ever, as the re-worked "Arms of love" (with fuller instrumentation and harmonies here) shows when compared to the original from 1982's "Age to age".
"Overnight" finds her trading verses with her 17 year old daughter Sarah Chapman, while she sings of resilience on "Hard times" (as hard times come to everyone), while "What is the chance of that" is a gritty Rocker. These songs remind me of songs from "Behind the eyes".
Other standouts are the tender titletrack (originally on "Behind the eyes"), the Blues-tinged "Third world woman" (in which she imagines what it would be like be one, backed by some great guitar work; this is my favourite song), "Find what you're looking for" (with lovely quivery guitars, in which she tells us "there's so much good in the worst of us, so much bad in the best of us" so it doesn't make sense for any of us to criticize the rest of us), and the beautiful cover of MercyMe's "I can only imagine" done here as "Imagine" (with a few stanzas changed) as a medley with "Sing the wondrous love of Jesus". This medley appeared on her beautiful collection of hymns "Legacy... Hymns and Faith".
The album cover is designed to look like a photo album with a painting on the cover done by Amy. This is an intimate and heartfelt collection that uplifts.
"Somewhere down the road" is a meditative largely acoustic affair, far removed from her Pop/Rock sound of albums like "Unguarded", "Lead me on" or "Heart in motion", and comprising new songs, a few old ones re-worked, and an unreleased track (the beautiful "Come into my world" in which she invites us into her normal and cluttered life if we are brave enough, accompanied by guitar only).
Her dusky voice is as rich and great sounding as ever, as the re-worked "Arms of love" (with fuller instrumentation and harmonies here) shows when compared to the original from 1982's "Age to age".
"Overnight" finds her trading verses with her 17 year old daughter Sarah Chapman, while she sings of resilience on "Hard times" (as hard times come to everyone), while "What is the chance of that" is a gritty Rocker. These songs remind me of songs from "Behind the eyes".
Other standouts are the tender titletrack (originally on "Behind the eyes"), the Blues-tinged "Third world woman" (in which she imagines what it would be like be one, backed by some great guitar work; this is my favourite song), "Find what you're looking for" (with lovely quivery guitars, in which she tells us "there's so much good in the worst of us, so much bad in the best of us" so it doesn't make sense for any of us to criticize the rest of us), and the beautiful cover of MercyMe's "I can only imagine" done here as "Imagine" (with a few stanzas changed) as a medley with "Sing the wondrous love of Jesus". This medley appeared on her beautiful collection of hymns "Legacy... Hymns and Faith".
The album cover is designed to look like a photo album with a painting on the cover done by Amy. This is an intimate and heartfelt collection that uplifts.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Like a letter from an old friend...I couldn't wait until I got home to sit down and delve into this journey with Amy...I can't say enough good things about this record. The new songs, Better Than A Hallelujah, Overnight (a stunning duet with Amy's daughter Sarah Chapman...the first time Amy has dueted with any of her children), Hard Times, Third World Woman and Find What You're Looking For (co-written by folk singer Mindy Smith and the folksy feel of the song is perfectly suited for Amy's rasp and honest delivery) are such a natural progression of "Amy Grant" music...they fit into Amy's catolog so well, I find it hard to articulate. The "new to cd" songs, Unafraid, What Is The Chance Of That and Come Into My World are long-awaited and fit into the fabric of this tapestry that Amy has woven so beautifully...Arms Of Love, for any Amy fan a favorite from the early 80's, is by far the better of the two versions of this song. Gone is any tinge of the 80's sound and instead a beautiful almost prayer-like song that is now nestled in an acoustic bed by Vince Gill. Jenny Gill joins her father and sings a haunting harmony. Also included on this CD are 3 of Amy's best-loved songs from Behind The Eyes and Legacy. Every Road, Somewhere Down The Road and Imagine fit in with the rest of these songs, it's almost as if it were meant to be...I truly enjoyed every word in this letter from an old friend, I feel like I know her heart a little better and got a little much-needed insight into my heart at the same time. Don't hesitate...buy this record, if you ever were an Amy Grant fan...this is a glorious return to form.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
HUGE 'YAWN' on this one...
Amy Grant...good in mid-80s to early-90s...after that...HUGE YAWN!!!!!! I would recommend revisiting her older stuff instead of this one... Read more
Published 4 days ago by CAP
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another good collection from Amy
I've been an Amy Grant fan for many years. I have all three of her best-of collections, all of her Christmas albums (including the one that she did for Hallmark, Hallmark Presents... Read more
Published 9 days ago by steve_manassas
3.0 out of 5 stars
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I'm a fan of Amy Grant's older songs. This one is definitely more contemporary but just not my cup of tea. They're good but for me they're a bit boring.
Published 3 months ago by Jady
1.0 out of 5 stars
An Artist That Is Coasting On Past Success
This artist had peaked years ago or simply has gotten lazy. This album is just rehashed stuff with a couple of forgettable new songs. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Joel Beaumont
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Haleluija
beautful music. could listen to this over and over again. Thank you . Its great to have people with such awesome talent.
Published 5 months ago by Julieanne E Davidson
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Can't get enough of Amy Grant
When the greats get greater, they seem to put out less and less music. Amy Grant is one of my favorite artists. Read more
Published 6 months ago by MAD
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amy Grant Somewhere Down The Road CD
Really nice music! So happy to know Amry Grant is finally starting to get out there and sing again. She makes it easy to sing along with her! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Nancy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good album
I got this for two main reasons; I have liked Amy Grant's music for decades, and I wanted the song "Better Than A Halleluiah". Done. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Johnson
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Somewhere Down the Road CD
I love the song SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD and the very best arrangement of this is sung by my favorite AMY GRANT. This is a high quality CD and I have played it over and over. Read more
Published 15 months ago by K. Hildebrand
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Amy Grant: Somewhere Down the Road
When I first heard the song, "Better than a Hallelujah", I knew I must find that song. It turned out to be Amy Grant. Read more
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