Somewhere Down the Road (album)

Somewhere Down the Road is the seventeenth studio album by Christian music and pop music singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 2010. It is a unique album featuring six brand new songs, two previously unreleased songs, a new recording of the classic 1982 song "Arms of Love", and rounded out with three of Grant's previously released story-songs.

Somewhere Down the Road
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released	March 30, 2010
Genre	Gospel, contemporary Christian music
Label	EMI CMG/Sparrow
Producer	Brown Bannister, Mike Brignardello, Ian Fitchuk, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Justin Loucks, Greg Morrow, Dan Muckala
Amy Grant chronology
The Christmas Collection (2008) Somewhere Down the Road (2010) How Mercy Looks from Here (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Christian Music Review	(8.8/10) [3]
Christianity Today	[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[5]

The album title is taken from the title track, "Somewhere Down the Road", also a promotional single from Grant's 1997 album Behind the Eyes. The song was originally also featured on the first and only commercial single from Behind the Eyes, "Takes a Little Time". The painting featured on the cover of the album includes a painting by Grant, with the inscription Somewhere Down the Road. Grant gave the original painting as gift to her friend and publicist Jennifer Cooke.[6]

Most of the new songs on the album were recorded in the new studio that Grant and her husband Vince Gill recently had built into their home.[7] One of the songs on the album, "Overnight", is a duet recorded with Sarah Chapman, Grant's daughter. Grant wrote "Unafraid" about her mother.[8]

Roughly one year after the original release of the album a digital-only Expanded Edition of the album was released with additional material. The expanded edition includes the video for "Better Than a Hallelujah", the first single from the album, as well as an Ambient Mix of the song. Also included on the expanded edition is a cover of the Byrds' song "Turn, Turn, Turn" and two remixes of the song "Overnight" (the Aircandy Mix and the Dyna Mix).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Better Than a Hallelujah"	Sarah Hart, Chapin Hartford	3:42
2.	"Overnight" (featuring Sarah Chapman)	Amy Grant, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird, Audrey Spillman	4:24
3.	"Every Road"	Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick	4:29
4.	"Unafraid"	Grant, Kirkpatrick	3:26
5.	"Hard Times"	Grant, Ian Fitchuk, Justin Loucks	3:01
6.	"What Is the Chance of That"	Grant, Kirkpatrick	3:27
7.	"Somewhere Down the Road"	Grant, Kirkpatrick	5:08
8.	"Third World Woman"	Grant, Chris Eaton	3:01
9.	"Find What You're Looking For"	Grant, Mindy Smith	4:25
10.	"Come Into My World"	Grant	3:25
11.	"Arms of Love" (2010 Version)	Grant, Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith	2:59
12.	"Medley: Imagine / Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus"	Bart Millard / Grant	5:18

iTunes pre-order bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Better Than a Hallelujah (Ambient Mix)"	Hart, Hartford	3:34

Expanded edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Overnight (Dyna Mix)" (featuring Sarah Chapman)	Grant, Hemby, Laird, Spillman	4:24
14.	"Overnight (Aircandy Mix)" (featuring Sarah Chapman)	Grant, Hemby, Laird, Spillman	4:28
15.	"Turn, Turn, Turn"	Book of Ecclesiastes, Pete Seeger	3:09
16.	"Better Than a Hallelujah (Ambient Mix)"	Hart, Hartford	3:31
17.	"Better Than a Hallelujah" (Video)	Hart, Hartford	3:57

Personnel

• Amy Grant – executive producer, cover painting, liner notes, lead vocals, backing vocals (1), producer (4, 9), acoustic guitar (9, 10)
• Tim Akers – Hammond B3 organ(12)
• Sam Bacco – percussion (3, 6)
• Brown Bannister – producer (12)
• Kristin Barlowe – back cover photo
• Steve Blackman – second engineer (11)
• Drew Bollman – engineer (1, 11)
• Mike Brignardello – producer (4, 9), bass (9)
• Chuck Butler – bass (2)
• Chris Carmichael – string arrangements and performance (4)
• Sarah Chapman – lead vocals (2)
• Perry Coleman – backing vocals (9)
• Jennifer Cooke – executive producer
• Jan Cook – art direction
• Chad Cromwell – drums (11)
• Dan Deurloo –assistant engineer (1, 2)
• Ian Fitchuk – producer (5, 8), keyboards (5), acoustic piano (5), acoustic guitar (5), bass (5, 8), drums (5, 8), Rhodes (8), percussion (8)
• Billy Gaines – backing vocals (7)
• Jenny Gill – backing vocals (5, 11)
• Vince Gill – producer (11), backing vocals (11), electric guitar (12), harmony vocal (12)
• Alexis Goodman – package design
• Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (6)
• Peter Groenwalk – backing vocals (5)
• Jed Hackett – digital editing (4), additional engineering (4)
• John Hammond – drums (3)
• John Hardy – mix (9)
• Tom Hemby – guitar (11)
• Bernie Herms – acoustic piano (12)
• John Hobbs – acoustic piano (11), organ (11)
• David Hungate – bass (11)
• John Jorgensen – guitars (9)
• Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar (3, 6, 7)
• Wayne Kirkpatrick – producer (3, 6, 7, 10), hammered dulcimer (3), acoustic guitar (3, 6, 7), hi-string guitar (3), backing vocals (3), harmonica (6)
• Tim Lauer – Wurlitzer keyboard (3), keyboards (6)
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (3)
• Adam Lester – acoustic guitar (1, 2), electric guitar (1, 2)
• Jeremy Lister – backing vocals (5)
• The London Session Orchestra – strings (12)
• Russ Long – mix (4)
• Justin Loucks – producer (5, 8), engineer and mix (5, 8), electric guitars (5), drums (5, 8), percussion (8)
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Phil Madeira – Hammond B3 organ (7)
• Dan Marien – engineer and mix (3, 6, 7)
• Carl Marsh – Fairlight euphonium (3), string arrangements (12)
• Brent Mason – guitars (4)
• Beth Mathews – art direction
• Gail Mayes – backing vocals (4)
• Donna McElroy –backing vocals (7)
• Chris McHugh – drums (6, 7)
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitars (3), keyboard bassoon (3)
• Michael Mellett – backing vocals (6)
• Greg Morrow – producer (4, 9), acoustic piano (9), drums (9), percussion (9)
• Dan Muckala – programming (1, 2), arrangements (1, 2), producer (1, 2), engineer and mix (1, 2)
• Leigh Nash – backing vocals (5)
• Jamie Lynne Neeck – A&R administration
• Dan Needham – drums (12)
• Billy Panda – acoustic guitar (9), octave mandolin (9)
• Angela Primm – backing vocals (4)
• Michael Rhodes – bass (12)
• Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (6, 7)
• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (7)
• Rivers Rutherford – acoustic guitar (12)
• David Schober – mix (11)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (3, 6)
• Mindy Smith – backing vocals (5)
• Ben Strano – engineer (4, 9), Hammond B3 organ (9)
• Jackie Street – bass (7)
• Calvin Turner – guitar (8)
• Scott Velazco – assistant engineer (9)
• Bryan Ward – executive producer
• Pete Wasner – keyboards (11)
• Micah Wilshire – backing vocals (6)

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America) Year Chart Position 2010 The Billboard 200 41 Top Christian Albums 2 Top Digital Albums 19 Singles – Billboard (North America) Year Single Chart Position 2010 "Better Than A Hallelujah" Hot Christian Songs 8

Year-end charts Year Chart Position 2010 Billboard Top Christian Albums 19

References

1. Jones, Kim. "Amy Grant – Somewhere Down The Road – CD Review of Amy Grant's Somewhere Down The Road". About.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
2. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Somewhere Down the Road". Allmusic. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
3. Christian Music Review (2010-03-23). "Amy Grant [Somewhere Down The Road] (2010)". Christianmusicreview.org. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
4. Released March 2010Andrew Greer. "Somewhere Down the Road | Music". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
5. "Amy Grant, "Somewhere Down The Road" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
7. "Amy Grant releases first new songs since 2003". Reuters. March 27, 2010.
8. "Come Into the World". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010-04-06.

External links

• Amy Grant, "Somewhere Down the Road" by Billboard