Behind the Eyes (Amy Grant album)
Encyclopedia
Personnel
For the complete list of personnel, click [ here].Production
- Producers: Keith Thomas, Wayne Kirkpatrick
- Engineers: Craig Hansen, Tom Laune, Dan Marnien
- Arranger: ???
- Design: Greg Ross
Charts
Album - BillboardBillboard (magazine)
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(North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Billboard 200 | 8 |
| Top Contemporary Christian | 2 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Takes A Little Time" | Hot 100 Airplay | 21 |
| Adult Contemporary | 4 | ||
| 1998 | "I Will Be Your Friend" | 27 | |
| "Like I Love You" | 10 |
Singles - CCM Magazine (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Takes A Little Time" | Christian Radio–Adult Contemporary | 9 |
| "Somewhere Down The Road" | 2 | ||
| 1998 | "Turn This World Around" | 13 | |
| "I Will Be Your Friend" | 10 |
End of year charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Billboard Top Contemporary Christian | 6 |
| 1998 | 4 |
Awards
GMA Dove Awards| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Behind the Eyes | Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year |
Miscellanea
- The album was listed at #44 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian MusicCCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian MusicCCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music is the title of a book, edited by Thom Granger and published in 2001 by Harvest House Publishers....
. - On the opening track "Nobody Home", Grant was supposed to sing "boarded up or broken down" in the first verse. She mistakenly sings "broken up or broken down" instead.
- Behind the Eyes was Grant's most successfully charting Album, reaching number 8 on the Billboard chartsBillboard chartsThe Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
, compared with Heart In MotionHeart in Motion- Personnel :* Amy Grant: Vocals.* Tom Hemby: Guitars .* Dann Huff: Guitars .* Gordon Kennedy: Guitars .* Jerry McPherson Guitars .* Donald Kirkpatrick: Guitars ....
, which reached number 10, and House of LoveHouse of Love (album)House of Love is the 14th album by singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 1994 .House of Love was Amy's follow-up to her quintuple-platinum 1991 release Heart in Motion. Although House of Love sold less than half of what its predecessor sold, it similarly combines pop music with Christian values...
which reached number 13. - Behind the Eyes is widely considered to be Grant's most mature album, lyrically and musically.