Amy Grant (A Dolphin book) (Paperback)

by Bob Millard (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Millard, a former radio scriptwriter, Nashville correspondent for Variety and contributor to numerous country music magazines, offers an in-depth look at the 25-year-old Christian singer who has sold more than three million records, including the gospel industry's first platinum album (Age to Age. Born into a deeply religious, well-to-do Georgia family, Grant began singing at Nashville's exclusive girls' school Harpeth Hall, started her gospel recording career at 16, attended Vanderbilt, married singer-songwriter Gary Chapman in 1982, carried home several Grammy Awards and then moved into the pop mainstream in 1985. ("Despite fundamentalist disapproval and gospel industry jealousy, she was certainly the most salable religious artist of the modern day," Millard writes.) The book features 32 photos (not seen by PW, a listing of Grant's awards and a discography.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
At age 25 Grant is the most commercially successful solo white gospel artist in history. She's won four Grammies and is the first gospel singer whose albums regularly achieve gold and platinum sales. Beyond her considerable singing and songwriting talents, what's appealing about Grant is her openness and honesty. She finds nothing wrong with combining religious sentiments and a rock beat, and she avoids preaching. By all accounts she is a wonderful daughter, loving sister, and devoted wife, yet for all her goodness she is no sanctimonious puritan. Young Christians adore her because she sees nothing contradictory in loving God and having fun. Millard's book may read like a press agent's puff piece, but that's not to say Grant isn't nearly as wholesome and loveable as she's presented. For fans. Thomas Jewell, Waltham P.L., Mass.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 187 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (July 15, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385234708
• ISBN-13: 978-0385234702
• Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 1.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,356,552 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm thrilled, March 3, 2008

By	L. Morrison (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Thank you for wonderfully quick shipping! I was thrilled to get this book. I had been looking for it for awhile...it's one I remember reading when I was very young, when I wanted to know everything I could about the artist I so admired. Amy Grant's music has touched me so deeply...I feel like her music is a 'tradition' in our house. For me this is a book I just wanted to have in my library as it holds such good childhood memories for me.