Straight Ahead

Amy Grant

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1984
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WOD
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #197,179 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Where Do You Hide Your Heart

2. Jehovah

3. Angels

4. Straight Ahead

5. Thy Word

6. It's Not a Song

7. Open Arms

8. Doubly Good to You

9. Tomorrow

10. Now and the Not Yet

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Christian Album Ever, January 19, 2000

By	Jordan (mass.) - See all my reviews

I grew up with Amy and although we've gone our seperate ways I still appreciate the influence she's had on me. This album is incredibly joyful full of faith. The title track is great as well as "Thy Word" and "Angels." I didn't realize how well I remember this album until I listened to the samples and remembered every word. Great.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get back to where you once belonged, December 9, 2004

By	D. COLLIER "Doug Collier" (Brownwood, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was the first Amy Grant album I ever listened to and, I think, still the best. All of the songs were enjoyable and theologically deep. She sang like one who believed in what she was singing and the messages behind the songs were a true blessing to everyone who heard. And they still are today.

I have two personal favorites on here. One is "The Now and the Not Yet" (written by Pam Mark Hall), about the waiting period we are now in while we anxiously await being with Christ for all eternity. The song echoes Paul's lament from I Corinthians 13. "Now we see in a mirror dimly...then we shall see face to face...Now we know in part...Then we shall know fully." (I'm paraphrasing here since I don't have the Bible open in front of me.)

My other favorite song is "Doubly Good To You" (written by the late, great Rich Mullins). This song is perfect for when you've had a rough day. The lyrics are classic Rich Mullins:

When you look in the mirror at the end of a hard day
And you know in your heart you have not lied
If you gave love freely and you earned an honest wage
And if you've got Jesus by your side

You can thank the Father for the things that He has done
And thank Him for the things He's yet to do
And if you find a love that's tender
If you find someone who's true
Then thank the Lord
He's been doubly good to you!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's from the heart, December 8, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

Amy has a way of making me think. When I listen to her music, my heart is touched; I find so much meaning in her music. Much of what she sings about we can apply to something in our life. This album is full of simplicity, all the while driving home a focal point: God loves all of us.