Search - Amy Grant :: Greatest Hits (W/Dvd) (Spec)

Great music but OK compilation...

jak-uv-ol-traids | Carmichael, California United States | 10/06/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"First off, the songs on this album are great. I enjoy each song.



I give the compilation 3 stars because this 2007 release pulls from 1986's 'The Collection' and her 'Greatest Hits, 1986-2004', but leaving out Big Yellow Taxi, Like I Love You, I'll Be Your Friend (which all hit the airwaves with so-so success), 2 new songs and a couple extras. This greatest hits rehashes those two albums while leaving out a few hits but includes 'Old Man's Rubble' which, were it a hit, seemed like it would have made it in 'The Collection'. If you're a new fan, you will appreciate this new release but if you have 'The Collection (remasterd)' and 'Greatest Hits 1986-2004', you have all the hits, plus."

Interview video alone is worth the price

J. SHARP | Alabama - United States | 11/28/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The greatest benefit (for new Amy fans and old) of this Special Edition - in my humble opinion - is the nearly half hour of interview footage she provides. Just sitting on the couch with a mug of coffee, reminiscing and vividly describing the hows and whys of the peaks and valleys of her recording career and her life, Amy demonstrates exactly why she has touched audiences and made devoted fans for three decades. It's nearly impossible not to like such an earthy, gentle person who is openly alloyed with the wonderment and messiness of real life. She's like an ideal next door neighbor that you'd love to sit around and discuss life, family, and faith with. And in some ways we already have because it's all there in her songs.



I am an Amy completist, so I already own every song and music video on this special edition set. It's difficult for me to judge the strength of the track selection because even though I love them all, there are dozens of favorite songs that aren't on it. That's just going to happen when trying to boil 30 years and 20-odd albums down into 19 songs.



I will say to the new or casual fan who is looking for a greatest hits CD to start their AG collection that this is a pretty good place to start. Her first compilation, The Collection was a good, relatively deep summation of Amy's purely Contemporary Christian period and is a great choice for those who want to focus solely on that era. Greatest Hits 1986-2004 covers her crossover and pop hit periods fairly well.



This CD is a very broad sampling of both eras - with better remastered sound quality for current systems. The mix of cheery 70s-style acoustics and string sections with 80s synthesizers and 90s adult pop can be a bit jarring but it's all part of Amy's growth over the decades. My only real gripe is the underrepresentation of her introspective and gut-wrenchingly honest work from Lead Me On and Behind the Eyes, which may be regarded by posterity as her two best albums."

Amy is the Greatest Hit

Julia A. Andrews | Peoria, Illinois | 05/07/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Have been an Amy Grant fan for years, purchasing numerous cd's. I was lucky enough to attend one of her and her husband's (Vince Gill, you know unless you have been locked in a dark cave) Christmas holiday concerts (Please come back to Peoria, Amy!!)which was outstanding! I purchased TWO of these as I know the friend that attended the Christmas concert with would love one for a gift. She did! This is a wonderful collection by a terrific artist. I also recommend The Christmas Collection, Home for Christmas andA Christmas Album They are on from October through February at my house.





Enjoy!"