# Heart in Motion > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Heart_in_Motion > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Heart_in_Motion.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_in_Motion > Source revision: 1353672542 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the album by Amy Grant. For the album by Air Supply, see [Hearts in Motion](/source/Hearts_in_Motion). ***Heart in Motion*** is the ninth studio album by [Christian](/source/Contemporary_Christian_music) singer-songwriter, [Amy Grant](/source/Amy_Grant), released on March 5, 1991.[2] Unlike Grant's previous albums, *Heart In Motion* contains [pop](/source/Pop_music) songs mingled with Christian values (with the exception of "[Hope Set High](/source/Hope_Set_High)" and "Ask Me"). The album features Grant's biggest worldwide hit, "[Baby Baby](/source/Baby_Baby_(Amy_Grant_song))" and was certified 5× platinum in the United States, selling over five million copies.[3] ## Commercial success *Heart in Motion* peaked at No. 10 on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200) and No. 1 of the Christian albums chart for 32 weeks. It sold five million copies by the end of 1997. The first single from the album, "[Baby Baby](/source/Baby_Baby_(Amy_Grant_song))" offers the lyric that provides the album title and reached No. 1 on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) and the [Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks](/source/Hot_Adult_Contemporary_Tracks) charts. The following four singles also performed well on the pop and AC charts: "[Every Heartbeat](/source/Every_Heartbeat)" (No. 2 Hot 100, No. 2 AC), "[That's What Love Is For](/source/That's_What_Love_Is_For)" (No. 7 Hot 100, No. 1 AC), "[Good for Me](/source/Good_for_Me_(song))" (No. 8 Hot 100, No. 4 AC), and "[I Will Remember You](/source/I_Will_Remember_You_(Amy_Grant_song))" (No. 20 Hot 100, No. 2 AC). The album was listed at No. 30 in the 2001 book, *The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music*[4] and was certified 5× platinum by the [RIAA](/source/RIAA) for sales of over five million copies. The album also received a nomination at the [Grammy Awards of 1992](/source/Grammy_Awards_of_1992) for [Album of the Year](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year), which was awarded to *[Unforgettable... with Love](/source/Unforgettable..._with_Love)* by [Natalie Cole](/source/Natalie_Cole).[5] The lead single received three nominations, including [Song of the Year](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year) and [Record of the Year](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year). A 30th-anniversary remaster of the album, including a second disc of demos, outtakes, and remixes, was released by Amy Grant Productions, with distribution by [Capitol Christian Music Group](/source/Capitol_Christian_Music_Group), on July 9, 2021.[6] ## Personnel **Musicians** - [Amy Grant](/source/Amy_Grant) – vocals - [Keith Thomas](/source/Keith_Thomas_(record_producer)) – arrangements (1, 2), synthesizers (1, 2), bass (1, 2), drum programming (1, 2), percussion programming (1) - Brian Tankersley – additional synthesizer programming (1, 2) - Robbie Buchanan – additional keyboards (3), keyboards (7, 10), bass (7), drum programming (10) - Blair Masters – additional keyboards (3), keyboards (7) - [Charlie Peacock](/source/Charlie_Peacock) – keyboards (3, 7, 8, 10), programming (3), horn arrangements (3, 8), drum programming (10) - [Michael Omartian](/source/Michael_Omartian) – keyboards (4–7, 9, 11), [drum sequencing](/source/Music_Sequencer) (5, 6, 9, 11) - Jerry McPherson – guitars (1–3) - [Don Kirkpatrick](/source/Animotion) – guitars (4–6, 9) - [Dann Huff](/source/Dann_Huff) – guitars (7) - [Gordon Kennedy](/source/Gordon_Kennedy_(musician)) – guitars (7) - [Chris Rodriguez](/source/Chris_Rodriguez_(singer)) – guitars (8) - Tom Hemby – guitars (10) - [Tommy Sims](/source/Tommy_Sims) – bass (3, 7, 8) - Mark Hammond – drum and percussion programming (1) - [Chris McHugh](/source/Chris_McHugh) – drums (3, 7, 8) - David Raven – drums (4) - Mark Douthit – saxophone (3, 8) - Sam Levine – baritone saxophone (8) - Barry Green – trombone (3, 8) - Mike Haynes – trumpet (3, 8) - Chris McDonald – horn arrangements (3, 8) **Background vocalists** - Ron Hemby – backing vocals (1, 2) - Donna McElroy – backing vocals (1, 2) - Keith Thomas – backing vocals (1) - Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (2, 3) - [Chris Eaton](/source/Chris_Eaton_(UK_musician)) – backing vocals (3, 7, 8) - Kim Fleming – backing vocals (3) - Amy Grant – backing vocals (3, 6–8, 10) - [Gary Chapman](/source/Gary_Chapman_(musician)) – backing vocals (4) - Diana DeWitt – backing vocals (4) - Michael Omartian – backing vocals (5, 6, 11) - Susanne Schwartz – backing vocals (6, 11) - Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (7, 8) - [Kurt Howell](/source/Southern_Pacific) – backing vocals (11) **Production** - Michael Blanton – executive producer - Amy Grant – executive producer - Todd Moore – production assistant (1, 2) - Traci Sterling – production coordinator (3, 7, 8, 10) - Richard Headen – production coordinator (3, 7, 8, 10) - Janet Hinde – production coordinator (4–6, 9, 11) - Chuck Beeson – art direction - Rowan Moore – design - Victoria Pearson-Cameron – photography **Technical** - [Stephen Marcussen](/source/Stephen_Marcussen) – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California) - Bill Whittington – recording (1, 2) - [Brian Malouf](/source/Brian_Malouf) – mixing (1, 2, 7) - Jeff Balding – recording (3, 7, 8, 10), mixing (3, 8, 10) - Steve Bishir – overdub engineer (3, 7, 8, 10) - Bill Deaton – overdub engineer (3, 7, 8, 10) - Terry Christian – engineer (4–6, 9, 11), mixing (4–6, 9, 11), overdub engineer (7) - Rick Will – overdub engineer (7) - Clark Germain – overdub engineer (10) - David Ahlert – additional engineer (4–6, 9, 11) - Laura Livingston – additional engineer (4–6, 9, 11) - Todd Culross – assistant engineer (1, 2) - Todd Moore – assistant engineer (1, 2) - Kelly Pribble – assistant engineer (1, 2) - Pat MacDougal – mix assistant (1, 2, 7) - Bob Loftus – assistant engineer (3, 7, 8, 10) - [Clif Norrell](/source/Clif_Norrell) – mix assistant (3, 8, 10) ## Chart positions ### Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Heart in Motion Chart (1991) Peak position Australia (ARIA Charts) 14 Canada - RPM Top Albums/CDs 15 New Zealand 32 Norway 10 Sweden 7 Switzerland 17 UK Albums (OCC)[7] 25 ### Year-end charts 1991 year-end chart performance for Heart in Motion Chart (1991) Peak position US Billboard 200 15 US Christian Albums (Billboard) 3 1992 year-end chart performance for Heart in Motion Chart (1992) Peak position US Billboard 200 24 US Christian Albums (Billboard) 2 1993 year-end chart performance for Heart in Motion Chart (1993) Peak position US Christian Albums (Billboard) 39 ### Decade-end charts Decade-end chart performance for Heart in Motion Chart (1990–1999) Peak position US Christian Albums (Billboard)[8] 5 ## References 1. Breihan, Tom (November 22, 2021). ["The Number Ones: Amy Grant's "Baby Baby"](https://www.stereogum.com/2168070/the-number-ones-amy-grants-baby-baby/columns/the-number-ones/). *[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)*. Retrieved December 22, 2023. Musically, [*Heart in Motion*] goes for the upbeat drum-machine synth-bloop dance-pop sound of its moment. 1. ["Heart in Motion — Amy Grant"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/heart-in-motion-mr0000107076). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved March 8, 2014. 1. ["Gold & Platinum - RIAA"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=heart+in+motion#search_section). *RIAA*. Retrieved 2016-03-24. 1. Granger, Thom (ed.) (2001). *The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music*. [Harvest House](/source/Harvest_House). pp. 120–121. ISBN 0-7369-0281-3. 1. ["34th Annual Grammy Awards - 1992"](http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1992/grammys.htm). Rock on the Net. February 25, 1992. Retrieved August 21, 2013. 1. ["Amy Grant Announces 30th Anniversary Edition of Iconic Album Heart in Motion"](http://www.themcollective.com/press-releases/2021/6/3/amy-grant-announces-30th-anniversary-edition-of-iconic-album-heart-in-motion). *The Media Collective*. June 3, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021. 1. ["Official Albums Chart Top 100"](https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/heart-in-motion/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved April 5, 2021. 1. ["Top Christian Albums 1990s"](http://www.topchristianhits.org/christian_music_albums_1990s.html). Retrieved February 27, 2014. ## External links - [Heart In Motion: 20 Years (1991-2011) at chonnie.com](http://www.chonnie.com/amy/him.html) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Heart in Motion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_in_Motion) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_in_Motion?action=history)). 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