Unguarded

Amy Grant

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1985
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WOF
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #173,780 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Love of Another Kind

2. Find a Way

3. Everywhere I Go

4. I Love You

5. Stepping in Your Shoes

6. Fight

7. Wise Up

8. Who to Listen To

9. Sharayah

10. Prodigal

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amy's Best, July 21, 2001

By	SOH "SOH" (Bowie, MD USA) - See all my reviews

All the pop flair that Amy became known for later with "Heart in Motion" and with "Baby Baby", but with all the heart that marks her original work. This is Amy Grant at her best and most unique. If you can only get one Amy Grant CD, get this one.

The overplayed "Love of Another Kind" is still great in spite of its heavy rotation. "Everywhere I Go" is a slow yet heavily rhythmic sweet song. "I Love You" is classic Amy, with driving rock and intriguing lyrics, not your standard formula love song.

"Fight" is in the same general category, although an entirely different song, with the uniquely Amy Grant pop energy and a solid Christian message. "Wise Up" has become a Christian pop classic.

The surprise gem on this recording is "Sharayah", an incredibly thoughtful and emotional outreach to a friend, with a twist that only a Christian pop song could have, and with a memorable lyric and melody that will stay with you a long time.

Overall, this album really was the first truly great solid Christian pop album, and as great as Amy's work has been since, "Unguarded" remains Amy's best work to date.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amy starts to rock, July 23, 2000

By	Jennifer J. Sikes (Pensacola, Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Before this album was released, the Christian music industry knew a totally different Amy Grant. This was the woman who had given them praise classics like "El Shaddai", touching melodies like "Fathers's Eyes", and sweet, reflective tunes like "Giggle".

The first 10 seconds of this album revealed another side to Amy's talent. The hard-driving beat of "Love of Another Kind" marked the beginning of Amy's cross-over into popular rock... And I, for one, was thrilled! Always shooting from the hip, Amy Grant delved into this new style of music with an honesty message of hope that shines with each successive track.

This is fun music: music to crank up in the car as you drive down the road. "Find A Way" and "Wise Up" join "Love" as the albums most "rocky" and catchy tunes. "Everywhere I Go" is a beautifully arranged and well written expression of hope, and "Who to Listen To" speaks of the choices we face when we choose who to trust. By far, the most fun tune is the aforementioned "Wise Up" which has been the cause of more near-accidents on the American highway than should probably be counted.

The title, "Unguarded" comes from a background lyric in the song, "Fight" ...'I've got to stay open, keep defenses all down (unguarded heart) Don't want to be hiding, when the love comes 'round. '

There are four covers to this album, with Amy striking different poses in her now infamous spotted jacked. As a plus, listen for then-husband Gary Chapman doing background vocals on many of the tracks.

I wanted to point out that my opinion here is a bit biased...I am quite the Amy-fan. For the diehard Amy-ite, this is one of the best albums she has ever done and if you don't have it, you should click the button NOW. For the casual or non-fan, this album contains many fun songs with a definite 80s flare, and I really do believe that you would enjoy them.

Rock on, Amy!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Career changer - Paradigm breaker, July 8, 2003

By	J. SHARP (Alabama - United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Many casual listeners mistakenly believe "Heart In Motion" was Amy's first pop crossover album. Nope. It was this one.

Light years removed from her previous acoustic sounds and soft-pop feel, "Unguarded" was a masterfully produced turbo-charged bombshell that forever altered not only Amy's career but Contemporary Christian Music as well. From the first blasts of the first track, it shattered every pre-conceived notion about Amy to millimicrons.

With singles aggressively cross-marketed to pop radio and Amy's first Top 40 hit ("Find a Way"), it was a litmus test for many's idea of genuine faith. Conservatives considered her a sell-out who was using her God-given talent, her beautiful face, and inoffensive lyrics to lead young people into a false sense of spiritual security. Moderates were secretly anxious to see how well the album was received but mindful to observe her public integrity. Liberals were saying ... well, they didn't say much. They were listening to Huey Lewis.

Every pop success enjoyed by Amy or any other Christian crossover artist (from Michael W. Smith to Jars of Clay to Jessica Simpson) can be traced to this album - which still holds up well today.