Editing Amy Grant (section)

== Background ==
=== Early life and career ===

Born in [[Augusta, Georgia]], Grant is the youngest of four sisters. Her family settled in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] in 1967.<ref name="Mosaic">{{cite book|last=Amy|first=Grant|title=Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far|year=2007|publisher=Flying Dolphin Press|isbn=978-0-385-52289-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mosaicpiecesofmy00gran/page/198 198–203]|url=https://archive.org/details/mosaicpiecesofmy00gran/page/198}}</ref> She is a great-granddaughter of Nashville philanthropist [[A. M. Burton]] (founder of Life and Casualty Insurance Company, [[eponym]] of Nashville's [[Life & Casualty Tower]], [[WLAC]] Radio, and [[WLAC-TV]]) and Lillie Burton.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Burton Pinched Pennies, then Gave most of Fortune Away.|last=Carey|first=Bill|date=December 7, 2003|work=The Tennessean<!-- |via=ProQuest -->}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Learn Nashville|last=Zepp|first=George|date=September 6, 2006|work=The Tennessean<!-- |via=ProQuest -->}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=L&C Tower at 40|date=October 30, 1997|work=Nashville Banner<!-- |via=ProQuest -->}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=70 Years Aloft: 1]|last=Loew|first=Karen|date=November 17, 2002|work=The Tennessean<!-- |via=ProQuest -->}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=50 Years of Channel 5 Correction Appended|last=Beck|first=Ken|date=August 4, 2004|work=The Tennessean<!-- |via=ProQuest -->}}</ref> She has acknowledged the influence of the Burtons on her development as a musician, starting with their common membership in Nashville's Ashwood [[Churches of Christ|Church of Christ]].<ref>{{cite news |first = Seth |last = Robertson |url = http://news.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmagazine/amy-grant-82-finds-inspiration-and-purpose-in-the-power-of-community/ |title = Shining through: Amy Grant, '82, finds inspiration and purpose in the power of community |magazine = Vanderbilt Magazine |volume = 96 |date = Winter 2015 |pages = 30–35 |access-date = February 6, 2015 |archive-date = February 7, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150207012803/http://news.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmagazine/amy-grant-82-finds-inspiration-and-purpose-in-the-power-of-community/ |url-status = live }} See esp. p. 32.</ref> According to the Singing Carrots website, based on her recorded songs, Grant has a [[mezzo-soprano]] voice type, also able to perform in the [[soprano]]  and [[contralto]] ranges.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://singingcarrots.com/artist-range?artist=Amy%20Grant |title=Amy Grant vocal range |website=Singing Carrots |access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>

In 1976, Grant wrote her first song ("Mountain Top"), performed in public for the first time at [[Harpeth Hall School]], the all-girls school she attended in Nashville. She recorded a [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] for her parents with church youth-leader [[Brown Bannister]]. While Bannister was [[Dubbing (music)|dubbing]] a copy of the tape, [[Chris Christian]], the owner of the recording studio, heard the demo and called [[Word Records]]. He played it over the phone, and she was offered a recording contract five weeks before her 16th birthday.

In 1977, she recorded her first album, ''[[Amy Grant (album)|Amy Grant]]'', produced by Bannister, who also produced her next 11 albums. It was released in early 1978, one month before her high-school graduation. Toward the end of 1978 she performed her first ticketed concert after beginning her first year at [[Furman University]].

In May 1979, while at the album-release party for her second album, ''[[My Father's Eyes (album)|My Father's Eyes]]'', Grant met [[Gary Chapman (musician)|Gary Chapman]], who had written the title track. Grant and Chapman toured together in mid-1979. In late 1980, she transferred to [[Vanderbilt University]] where she was a member of the sorority [[Kappa Alpha Theta]].<ref name="Mosaic" /> Grant made a few more albums before dropping out of college to pursue a career in music—''[[Never Alone (Amy Grant album)|Never Alone]]'', followed by a pair of live albums in 1981 (''[[In Concert (Amy Grant album)|In Concert]]'' and ''[[In Concert Volume Two (Amy Grant album)|In Concert Volume Two]]''), both backed by an augmented edition of the [[DeGarmo and Key|DeGarmo & Key]] band. It was during these early shows that Grant also established one of her concert trademarks: performing barefoot. Grant continues to take off her shoes midway through performances, as she has said, "it is just more comfortable."<ref>''Preston and Steve'' radio show excerpt; May 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://feet.thefuntimesguide.com/celebrity_barefoot_in_public/ |title=When Is It OK To Go Barefoot In Public?
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In 1982 she released her breakthrough album ''[[Age to Age]]''. The album contains the signature track, "[[El Shaddai (song)|El Shaddai]]" (written by [[Michael Card]]) and the Grant-Chapman penned song, "In a Little While". "El Shaddai" was later awarded one of the "[[Songs of the Century]]" by the [[RIAA]] in 2001. Grant received her first [[Grammy Award]] for Best Contemporary Gospel Performance, as well as two [[GMA Dove Awards]] for Gospel Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. ''Age to Age'' became the first Christian album by a solo artist to be certified gold (1983) and the first Christian album to be certified platinum (1985).<ref name="cnn"/>

In the mid-1980s, Grant began touring and recording with young up-and-coming songwriter [[Michael W. Smith]]. Grant and Smith continue to have a strong friendship and creative relationship, often writing songs for or contributing vocals to each other's albums, and as of 2019, often touring together annually during November and December putting on Christmas concerts. During the 1980s, Grant was also a backup singer for [[Bill Gaither]].<ref name="billgaither">{{cite web|url=http://www.americanprofile.com/article/5501.html|title=Bill Gaither: The Gospel of Giving|access-date=April 25, 2009|publisher=American Profile|author=Beverly Keel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129120135/http://www.americanprofile.com/article/5501.html|archive-date=January 29, 2009}}</ref>

Grant followed this album with the first of her Christmas albums, which was later the basis for her holiday shows. In 1984, she released another pop-oriented Christian hit, ''[[Straight Ahead (Amy Grant album)|Straight Ahead]]'', earning Grant her first appearance at the [[Grammy Awards]] show in 1985. The head of [[NBC]] took notice of Grant's performance and called her manager to book her for her own Christmas special.<ref name="Mosaic"/>

=== Widening audience ===

Shortly after Grant established herself as the "Queen of Christian Pop" she changed directions to widen her fan base. Her goal was to become the first Christian singer-songwriter who was also successful as a contemporary pop singer.<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine|url=http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/ung/85jun6rollingstone.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120231852/http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/ung/85jun6rollingstone.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2008|title=Amy Grant wants to put God on the charts|access-date=August 30, 2011|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 6, 1985|author=Michael Goldberg}}</ref> ''[[Unguarded (Amy Grant album)|Unguarded]]'' (1985) surprised some fans for its very mainstream sound. "[[Find a Way (Amy Grant song)|Find a Way]]", from ''Unguarded'', became one of the few non-Christmas Christian songs to hit the [[The Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Top 40]] list, also reaching No. 7 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart. She also scored No.&nbsp;18 on ''Billboard'' AC in 1986 with "[[Stay for Awhile]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amy Grant Albums (Top Albums) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts |url=https://www.musicvf.com/Amy+Grant.alb |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=www.musicvf.com}}</ref> Grant scored her first ''Billboard'' No. 1 song in 1986 with "[[The Next Time I Fall]]", a duet with former [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] singer/bassist [[Peter Cetera]]. That year, she also recorded a duet with singer [[Randy Stonehill]] for his ''[[Love Beyond Reason]]'' album, titled "I Could Never Say Goodbye", and recorded ''The Animals' Christmas'' with [[Art Garfunkel]].

''[[Lead Me On (Amy Grant album)|Lead Me On]]'' (1988) contained many songs which were about Christianity and love relationships, but some interpreted it as not being enough of a "Christian" record. Years later ''Lead Me On'' would be chosen as the greatest Contemporary Christian album of all time by ''[[CCM Magazine]]''. The mainstream song "Saved by Love" was a minor hit, receiving airplay on radio stations featuring the newly emerging Adult Contemporary format. The album's title song received some pop radio airplay and [[Crossover (music)|crossed over]] to No. 96 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "1974 (We Were Young)" and "Saved By Love" also charted as Adult Contemporary songs. In 1989, she appeared in a [[Target Corporation|Target]] ad campaign, performing songs from the album.<ref name="target">{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n19_v28/ai_8089589 |title=Rabbit stars in Target holiday promo |access-date=August 29, 2008 |publisher=Gale Group |year=1989 |author=Gale Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912051613/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n19_v28/ai_8089589/ |archive-date=September 12, 2009 }}</ref>

=== In the mainstream ===

[[File:Amy Grant in 1998.jpg|thumb|Grant during her ''Behind the Eyes'' tour in 1998]]
When ''[[Heart in Motion]]'' was released in 1991, many fans were surprised that the album was of contemporary pop music. Grant's desire to widen her audience was frowned upon by the confines of the popular definitions of ministry at the time.<ref name="fans">{{cite web|url=http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/him/5.html#t|title=Christian Fans Ask Too Much of Amy Grant|access-date=August 29, 2008|work=The Arizona Republic|date=May 18, 1991|first=Kim Sue Lia|last=Perkes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313110334/http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/articles/him/5.html#t|archive-date=March 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The track "[[Baby Baby (Amy Grant song)|Baby Baby]]" written for Grant's newborn daughter Millie, of whom Grant wrote, her "six-week-old face was my inspiration", became a pop hit (hitting No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100), and Grant was established as a name in the mainstream music world. "Baby Baby" received Grammy nominations for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Record and Song of the Year (although it failed to win in any of those categories).

Four other hits from the album made the Pop top 20: "[[Every Heartbeat]]" (No. 2), "[[That's What Love Is For]]" (No. 7), "[[Good for Me (song)|Good for Me]]" (No. 8), and "[[I Will Remember You (Amy Grant song)|I Will Remember You]]" (No. 20). On the Adult Contemporary chart, all five songs were top 10 hits, with two of the five ("Baby Baby" and "That's What Love Is For") reaching No. 1. Many Christian fans remained loyal, putting the album atop ''Billboard'' Contemporary Christian Chart for 32 weeks. ''Heart in Motion'' is Grant's best-selling album, having sold over five million copies according to the RIAA.<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Heart%20In%20Motion&artist=Grant&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=Amy Grant – RIAA|access-date=August 29, 2008|publisher=RIAA|year=2008|author=RIAA|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154447/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Heart%20In%20Motion&artist=Grant&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|url-status=dead}}</ref> Grant followed the album with her second Christmas album, ''[[Home For Christmas (Amy Grant album)|Home For Christmas]]'' in 1992, which included the song "[[Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)]]", written by [[Chris Eaton (UK musician)|Chris Eaton]] and Grant, and would later be covered by many artists, including [[Donna Summer]], [[Jessica Simpson]] (who acknowledged Grant as one of her favorite artists), [[Vince Gill]], [[Sara Groves]], [[Point of Grace]], [[Gladys Knight]], and Broadway star [[Barbara Cook]].

''[[House of Love (Amy Grant album)|House of Love]]'' in 1994 continued in the same vein, containing pop songs mingled with spiritual lyrics. The album was a multi-platinum success and produced the pop hit "[[Lucky One (Amy Grant song)|Lucky One]]" (No. 18 pop and No. 2 AC; No. 1 on [[Radio & Records]]) as well as the title track (a duet with country music star and future husband [[Vince Gill]]) (No. 37 pop) and a cover of Joni Mitchell's frequently covered "[[Big Yellow Taxi]]" (No. 67 pop) (in which she changed the line "And they charged the people ''a dollar and a half'' just to see'em" to "And then they charged the people ''25 bucks'' just to see'em").

After she covered the [[10cc]] song "[[The Things We Do for Love (song)|The Things We Do for Love]]" for the ''[[Mr. Wrong (film)|Mr. Wrong]]'' soundtrack, ''[[Behind the Eyes (Amy Grant album)|Behind the Eyes]]'' was released in September 1997. The album struck a much darker note, leaning more towards downtempo, acoustic soft-rock songs, with more mature (yet still optimistic) lyrics. She called it her "razor blades and [[Prozac]]" album.<ref name="pitt">{{cite web|url=http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/2001/50.html |title=Amy Grant's career comes full circle |access-date=August 29, 2008 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=September 15, 2002 |first=Rosa |last=Colucci |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612215414/http://amygrant.offramp.org/info/2001/50.html |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Although "[[Takes a Little Time (Amy Grant song)|Takes a Little Time]]" was a moderate hit single, the album failed to sell like the previous two albums, which had both gone multi-platinum. ''Behind The Eyes'' was eventually certified Gold by the [[RIAA]]. The video for "Takes a Little Time" was a new direction for Grant; with a blue light filter, acoustic guitar, the streets and characters of New York City, and a plot, Grant was re-cast as an adult light rocker. She followed up "Behind The Eyes" with ''[[A Christmas to Remember (album)|A Christmas To Remember]]'', her third Christmas album, in 1999. The album was certified gold in 2000.

Following the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]] Grant's "[[I Will Remember You (Amy Grant song)|I Will Remember You]]" saw a resurgence in popularity as many radio DJs mixed a special tribute version of the song. In the same year Grant won $125,000 for charity on the "Rock Star Edition" of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''<ref name="ew">{{Cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2001/02/09/mark-mcgrath-and-sisqo-rock-millionaire/ |title=Mark McGrath and Sisqo rock ''Millionaire'' |access-date=June 2, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |author=Liane Bonin |date=February 9, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007163747/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C98722%2C00.html |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Return to Gospel Roots ===

Grant returned to Christian pop with the 2002 release of an album of [[hymns]] titled ''[[Legacy... Hymns and Faith]]''. The album featured a Vince Gill-influenced mix of [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] and pop and marked Grant's 25th anniversary in the music industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/legacyhymns-faith-mw0000219271|title=Legacy...Hymns & Faith|author=Robert L. Doerschuk|website=AllMusic|access-date=June 2, 2022|archive-date=December 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202110635/http://allmusic.com/album/legacyhymns-faith-mw0000219271|url-status=live}}</ref> Grant followed this up with ''[[Simple Things (Amy Grant album)|Simple Things]]'' in 2003. The album did not have the success of her previous pop or gospel efforts. Soon after ''Simple Things'', Grant and [[Interscope]]/A&M parted ways. The same year, Grant was inducted into the [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] by the [[Gospel Music Association]], an industry trade organization of which she is a longstanding member, in her first year of eligibility. Grant released a sequel in 2005 titled ''[[Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-of-ageshymns-faith-mw0000209405|title=Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=AllMusic|access-date=November 3, 2014|archive-date=December 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202102748/http://allmusic.com/album/rock-of-ageshymns-faith-mw0000209405|url-status=live}}</ref>

Grant joined the reality television phenomenon by hosting ''[[Three Wishes (American TV series)|Three Wishes]]'', a show in which she and a team of helpers make wishes come true for small-town residents.<ref name="tw">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/three_wishes/series_about.jhtml|title=Three Wishes|access-date=August 29, 2008|website=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]|year=2008|archive-date=March 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327015526/http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/three_wishes/series_about.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show debuted on NBC in the fall of 2005; however it was canceled at the end of its first season due to high production costs. After ''Three Wishes'' was canceled, Grant won her 6th Grammy Award for ''Rock of Ages... Hymns & Faith''. In a February 2006 webchat, Grant said she believes her "best music is still ahead".
[[File:Amy Grant October 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Grant performing in October 2008]]
In April 2006, a live CD/DVD titled ''[[Time Again... Amy Grant Live]]'' was recorded in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], at [[Bass Performance Hall]]. (Grant's first paid public performance was at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth.) The concert was released on September 26, 2006. In addition to receiving a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], media appearances included write-ups in ''CCM Magazine'', and a performance on ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]''.

In a February 2007 web chat on her web site, Grant discussed a book she was working on titled ''Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far'', saying, "It's not an autobiography, but more a collection of memories, song lyrics, poetry and a few pictures." The book was released on October 16, 2007. In November, it debuted at No. 35 on the [[New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref name="book1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/books/bestseller/1104besthardnonfiction.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin|title=Hardcover Nonfiction|access-date=December 6, 2007|work=The New York Times| date=November 4, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150209120156/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/books/bestseller/1104besthardnonfiction.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin| archive-date=February 9, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> In the same web chat, Grant noted that she is "anxious to get back in the studio after the book is finished, and reinvent myself as an almost-50 performing woman".

2007 was Grant's 30th year in music. She left Word/Warner, and contracted with EMI CMG who re-released her regular studio albums as remastered versions on August 14, 2007. Marking the start of Grant's new contract is a career-spanning [[Greatest Hits (Amy Grant album)|greatest hits]] album, with all the songs digitally remastered. The album was released as both a single-disc CD edition, and a two-disc CD/DVD Special Edition, the DVD featuring music videos and interviews.<ref name="EMI">{{cite web|url=http://www.emicmg.com/press/printPress.aspx?id=529387|title=EMI Music Signs Worldwide Catalog Partnership with Amy Grant|access-date=September 10, 2007|publisher=EMI Christian Music Group|year=2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071014202127/http://emicmg.com/press/printPress.aspx?id=529387| archive-date= October 14, 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref> Grant appeared with Gill on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' for a holiday special in December 2007.<ref name="oprah">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200711/20071130/slide_20071130_350_101.jhtml|title=The Holidays, Country Style|access-date=December 6, 2007 |website=Oprah|year=2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071203094302/http://www2.oprah.com/tows/slide/200711/20071130/slide_20071130_350_101.jhtml| archive-date= December 3, 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2008, Grant joined the writing team from [[Compassionart]] as a guest vocalist at the Abbey Road studios, London, to record a song called "Highly Favoured", which was included on the album ''[[CompassionArt (album)|CompassionArt]]''. On June 24, 2008, Grant re-released her 1988 album, ''Lead Me On'', in honor of its 20th anniversary. The two-disc release includes the original album and a second disc with new acoustic recordings, live performances from 1989, and interviews with Amy. Grant recreated the ''Lead Me On'' tour in the fall of 2008. On June 27, 2008, at [[Creation Festival|Creation Festival Northeast]] she performed "Lead Me On" and a few other songs backed by [[Hawk Nelson]]. At the end of the concert, Grant returned to the stage and sang "Thy Word". She appeared on the 2008 album ''[[Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends]]'' singing "Could I Have This Dance".

[[File:AmyGrantHWOFSept2012.jpg|thumb|Grant in 2013]]

On May 5, 2009, Grant released an EP containing two new songs, "[[She Colors My Day]]", and "Unafraid", as well as the previously released songs "[[Baby Baby (Amy Grant song)|Baby Baby]]" and "[[Oh How the Years Go By]]". The EP, exclusively through iTunes, benefited the Entertainment Industry Foundation's (EIF) Women's Cancer Research Fund.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Price|first1=Deborah Evans|title=A Spirited Philosophy|magazine=Billboard|date=May 23, 2009|volume=121|issue=20|page=35|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E3Yx8-Sz2uAC&q=amy+grant+mother%27s+day+release&pg=PT34|access-date=October 29, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118200808/https://books.google.com/books?id=E3Yx8-Sz2uAC&q=amy+grant+mother%27s+day+release&pg=PT34|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, Grant released ''[[Somewhere Down the Road (Amy Grant album)|Somewhere Down the Road]]'', featuring the hit single "[[Better Than a Hallelujah]]", which peaked at No. 8 on ''Billboard'' Top Christian Songs chart. When asked about the new album during an interview with CBN.com, Grant says, "... my hope is just for those songs to provide companionship, remind myself and whoever else is listening what's important. I feel like songs have the ability to connect us to ourselves and to each other, and to our faith, to the love of Jesus, in a way that conversation doesn't do. Songs kind of slip in and move you before you realize it."<ref>[http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/interviews/amy-grant-somewhere-down-the-road-goodwyn.aspx Amy Grant: "Somewhere Down the Road"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809161218/http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/interviews/amy-grant-somewhere-down-the-road-goodwyn.aspx |date=August 9, 2010 }}. CBN.</ref> In September 2012, Grant took part in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support ''[[Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide]]'', a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 |title=30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky |date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=September 2, 2012 |publisher=Half the Sky Movement |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103757/http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 }}</ref>

Grant's next album, ''[[How Mercy Looks from Here]]'', was released on May 14, 2013, and was produced by [[Marshall Altman]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130409034256/http://www.emicmgdistribution.com/products/detail.aspx?iid=1985134 "How Mercy Looks from Here "]. [[EMI]]. Retrieved March 8, 2013.</ref> The album reached No.&nbsp;12 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/how-mercy-looks-from-here-mw0002502267/awards |title=How Mercy Looks from Here |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 11, 2016 |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314155015/http://www.allmusic.com/album/how-mercy-looks-from-here-mw0002502267/awards |url-status=live }}</ref> making it her highest-charting album since 1997's ''[[Behind the Eyes (Amy Grant album)|Behind the Eyes]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=305|title=Amy Grant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319154847/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=305|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two singles were released from the album: "Don't Try So Hard" and "If I Could See", both of which charted on the US ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Christian Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=355|title=Amy Grant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=May 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513023901/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=355|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 19, 2014, she released an album of hits remixed by well known engineers and DJs. The album was titled ''[[In Motion: The Remixes]]''. It charted at 110 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=305|title=Amy Grant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319154847/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=305|url-status=dead}}</ref> and at No. 5 on the [[Dance/Electronic Albums|US Dance]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=322|title=Amy Grant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319154901/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=322|url-status=dead}}</ref> To promote the album, several new remix EPs were released on iTunes the following month including "[[Find a Way (Amy Grant song)|Find a Way]], "[[Stay for Awhile]]", "[[Baby Baby (Amy Grant song)|Baby Baby]], "[[Every Heartbeat]]" and "[[That's What Love Is For]]". Due to club play of the remixes of "Baby Baby" and "Every Heartbeat", they charted at No. 3 and 13, respectively on the U.S. [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Dance Chart]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=359|title=Amy Grant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319154916/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278956/amy-grant/chart?f=359|url-status=dead}}</ref> This marked her first appearance on that chart in 23 years.  On September 30, 2014, Grant released a new single titled "Welcome Yourself". In honor of [[National Breast Cancer Awareness Month|Breast Cancer Awareness Month]], proceeds of the single go to breast cancer research.

On February 12, 2015, she announced a new compilation album titled ''[[Be Still and Know... Hymns & Faith]]'', to be released. The album was released on April 14, 2015, and charted at No. 7 in the U.S. on the ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Christian Albums]] chart. .<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hallels.com/articles/12497/20150213/amy-grant-returns-with-third-hymns-album-announces-ryman-residency.htm |title=Amy Grant Returns with Third Hymns Album & Announces Ryman Residency |date=February 13, 2015 |access-date=February 26, 2015 |publisher=Hallels |last=Yap |first=Timothy |quote=Amy Grant will release her third collection. 'Be Still And Know... Hymns & Faith' will be released on April 14. |archive-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213201015/http://www.hallels.com/articles/12497/20150213/amy-grant-returns-with-third-hymns-album-announces-ryman-residency.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Grant released a Christmas album on October 21, 2016, ''[[Tennessee Christmas (album)|Tennessee Christmas]]'', which is a combination of classic Christmas songs and original material. It charted in the U.S. at No. 31 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/amy-grant/chart-history/tlp/|title=Amy Grant Tennessee Christmas Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207024601/https://www.billboard.com/music/amy-grant/chart-history/billboard-200/song/998883|url-status=live}}</ref> and at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Top Holiday Albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/amy-grant/chart-history/xml/|title=Amy Grant Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=July 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708213405/https://www.billboard.com/music/Amy-Grant/chart-history/holiday-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> The single from the album, "To Be Together", reached No. 32 on the Hot Christian Songs chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/amy-grant/chart-history/ico/|title=Amy Grant Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=July 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708203151/https://www.billboard.com/music/Amy-Grant/chart-history/christian-songs|url-status=live}}</ref> and No. 19 on the Holiday Digital Song Sales chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/amy-grant/chart-history/xdt/|title=Amy Grant Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207024635/https://www.billboard.com/music/amy-grant/chart-history/holiday-season-digital-song-sales|url-status=live}}</ref> She supported the album with a series of Christmas concerts with [[Vince Gill]] at the [[Ryman Auditorium]]. She also toured the U.S. and Canada with Christmas concerts accompanied by [[Michael W. Smith]] and season 9 winner of ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'', [[Jordan Smith (musician)|Jordan Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amygrant.com/press-release-130000-celebrate-christmas-amy-grant-michael-w-smith-jordan-smith/|title=Press Release: Over 130,000 Celebrate Christmas with Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and Jordan Smith |website=Amy Grant|date=December 21, 2016|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035635/http://amygrant.com/press-release-130000-celebrate-christmas-amy-grant-michael-w-smith-jordan-smith/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2017, she released a new song, "Say It With a Kiss", with accompanying video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/3154-amy-grant-drops-new-song-say-it-with-a-kiss|title=Amy Grant Drops New Song 'Say It with a Kiss'|first=Herb|last=Longs|website=thechristianbeat.org|date=February 17, 2017|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035636/http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/3154-amy-grant-drops-new-song-say-it-with-a-kiss|url-status=live}}</ref> During November and December 2017, Grant performed another series of Christmas concerts with Vince Gill at the Ryman and embarked on another U.S. and Canada Christmas tour with Michael W. Smith and Jordan Smith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ryman.com/christmasattheryman/|title=Amy Grant & Vince Gill|date=October 22, 2016|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035856/https://ryman.com/christmasattheryman/|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gospelmusic.org/amy-grant-michael-w-smith-announce-2017-christmas-tour-featuring-jordan-smith-winner-of-the-voice-full-symphony-orchestra/|title=Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith Announce 2017 Christmas Tour Featuring Jordan Smith, Winner Of 'The Voice,' Full Symphony Orchestra|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031433/http://www.gospelmusic.org/amy-grant-michael-w-smith-announce-2017-christmas-tour-featuring-jordan-smith-winner-of-the-voice-full-symphony-orchestra/|url-status=live}}</ref> Grant has been a guest narrator for [[Disney's Candlelight Processional]] at [[Walt Disney World]] in 2012, 2013, and 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/travel/florida/celebrity-lineup-for-epcot-christmas-includes-neil-patrick-harris-meredith/2252638/ |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=November 4, 2015 |first=Sharon Kennedy |last=Wynne |title=Celebrity Lineup for Epcot Christmas |access-date=August 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Candlelight Processional Overview |url=https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/candlelight-processional.htm |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.wdwmagic.com}}</ref>