1988 Amy Grant – Lead Me On

Alan Pasqua, Amy Grant, Bill Champlin, Dann Huff, Lenny Castro, Robbie Buchanan, Tommy Funderburk

Lead Me On is the seventh studio album, and eleventh overall album by Christian music singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 1988 through A&M Recordings.

Lead Me On was a departure from its predecessor, the high-energy pop album Unguarded. Unlike Unguarded or 1991’s Heart in Motion, Lead Me On was not mainstream compatible. Only three of its songs earned mainstream airplay, all of them insignificantly (the title song charted for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 96, and “Saved by Love” and “1974 (We Were Young)” made the Adult Contemporary chart in minor positions). Christian music, however, praised the album. It would later be named the No. 1 Christian album of all time by CCM Magazine, in the 2001 book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. The title song was featured in WOW #1s: 31 of the Greatest Christian Music Hits Ever.

Tracks

1 1974 ( Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Jerry McPherson) 04:23
2 Lead Me On (Amy Grant; Michael W. Smith; Wayne Kirkpatrick) 04:11
3 Shadows (Amy Grant; Don Peris; Karen Peris) 05:26
4 Saved By Love (Amy Grant; Chris Smith; Justin Peters) 04:40
5 Faithless Heart (Amy Grant; Michael W. Smith) 05:13
6 What About The Love (Janis Ian; Kye Fleming) 05:25
7 If These Walls Could Speak (Jimmy Webb) 05:43
8 All Right (Amy Grant; Dann Huff; Phil Naish) 04:24
9 Wait For The Healing (Amy Grant; Gary Chapman; Jerry McPherson; Wayne Kirkpatrick) 05:39
10 Sure Enough (Mike Brignardello; Shane Keister; Wayne Kirkpatrick) 04:02
11 If You Have To Go Away (Amy Grant; Jerry McPherson) 04:02
12 Say Once More (Amy Grant; Gardner Cole) 04:57

Biography

Amy Grant

Musicians

1 1974

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar	Jerry McPherson
12 String Guitar	Dann Huff
Sitar	Jerry McPherson
Keyboards	Alan Pasqua
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Vocals	Amy Grant

2 Lead Me On

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar	Dann Huff
Guitar	Jerry McPherson
Keyboards	Alan Pasqua
Keyboards	Michael W. Smith
Organ	Benmont Tench
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Tommy Funderburk
Vocals	Amy Grant

3 Shadows

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Drums	Keith Edwards
Guitar (solo)	Dann Huff
Guitar	Jerry McPherson
Keyboards	Alan Pasqua
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Keyboards	Shane Keister
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Chris Harris
Background Vocals	Chris Rodriguez
Background Vocals	Diana DeWitt
Background Vocals	Wayne Kirkpatrick
Vocals	Amy Grant

4 Saved By Love

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar	Dann Huff
Guitar	Jerry McPherson
Acoustic Guitar	Gary Chapman
Mandolin	Mark O’Connor
Organ	Benmont Tench
Piano	Robbie Buchanan
Vocals	Amy Grant

5 Faithless Heart

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar	Dann Huff
Organ	Shane Keister
Background Vocals	Mary Ann Kennedy
Background Vocals	Pam Rose
Vocals	Amy Grant

6 What About The Love

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar	Dann Huff
Guitar	Jerry McPherson
Acoustic Guitar	Gary Chapman
Keyboards	Alan Pasqua
Keyboards	Carl Marsh
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Synthesizer	Carl Marsh
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Mary Ann Kennedy
Background Vocals	Pam Rose
Vocals	Amy Grant

7 If These Walls Could Speak

Piano	Shane Keister
Viola	Mark O’Connor
Vocals	Amy Grant

8 All Right

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar (solo)	Dann Huff
Guitar	Jerry McPherson
Keyboards	Shane Keister
Organ	Benmont Tench
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Carmen Twillie
Background Vocals	Chris Eaton
Background Vocals	Chris Harris
Background Vocals	Chris Rodriguez
Background Vocals	Dave Perkins
Background Vocals	Donna McElroy
Background Vocals	Gary Chapman
Background Vocals	Randy Stonehill
Background Vocals	Wayne Kirkpatrick
Vocals	Amy Grant

9 Wait For The Healing

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Drums	Keith Edwards
Guitar	Dann Huff
Guitar	Jerry McPherson
Keyboards	Alan Pasqua
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Keyboards	Shane Keister
Violin	Mark O’Connor
Background Vocals	Chris Harris
Background Vocals	Chris Rodriguez
Background Vocals	Wayne Kirkpatrick
Vocals	Amy Grant

10 Sure Enough

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar (solo)	Dann Huff
Guitar	Chris Rodriguez
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Keyboards	Shane Keister
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Chris Eaton
Background Vocals	Chris Harris
Background Vocals	Chris Rodriguez
Background Vocals	Diana DeWitt
Background Vocals	Russ Taff
Background Vocals	Wayne Kirkpatrick
Vocals	Amy Grant

11 If You Have To Go Away

Bass	Mike Brignardello
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar	Jerry McPherson
12 String Guitar	Dann Huff
Keyboards	Alan Pasqua
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Diana DeWitt
Vocals	Amy Grant

12 Say Once More

Bass	Jimmie Lee Sloas
Guitar	Dann Huff
Keyboards	Alan Pasqua
Keyboards	Keith Thomas
Organ	Benmont Tench
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Wayne Kirkpatrick
Vocals	Amy Grant

Liner Notes

Producer – Brown Bannister
Producer (Executive) – David Enderle, Gary Chapman, Michael Blanton
Arranged By – Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose (Track 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – John Darnall (Track 7)
Engineer – Jeff Balding
Engineer (Assistant) – Bill Whittington, Bob Vogt, Brian Scheuble, Claude Achille, Jeff Coppage, Keith Odell, Laura Livingston, Mark McKenna, Mark Nevers, Paula Montondo, Randy Wine, Rob Jacobs
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Marc DeSisto (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Mixed By – Shelly Yakus (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10)
Mixed By – Jeff Balding (Tracks 5, 7)
Mixed By – John Potoker (Track 5)
Mixed By – Steve Macmillan (Track 12)

Photography – Eika Aoshima

Mastered At Masterdisk
Mixed At A&M Studios
Mixed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Mixed At Emerald Sound Studios
Recorded At The Bennett House
Recorded At Riverstone Farm
Recorded At The Castle Recording Studios
Recorded At Buchanan House
Recorded At GroundStar Studios, Nashville
Recorded At Digital Recorders
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