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Isla Grant is a Scottish singer and songwriter. Born in Wigtownshire, Scotland, Grant grew up in a musical family and was greatly influenced by the folk music of her region. She learned to play the guitar and took an interest in American country music. [1]
Nina Simone recorded the song in 1971. Blind Melon, Isla Grant, Helix, The Flaming Lips and Slash have also covered the song. "Have a Nice Day" (1971) - covered by Bing Crosby and John Davidson "Less Than The Song" (1972) - covered by Joan Baez, John Davidson and Patti Page "Lion In The Winter" (1974) - duet with Linda Ronstadt. Covered by Faan ...
Grant always knew the song would be a smash hit, and was begging Thomas to write the song. [2] He agreed with the only condition that the song's title must be "Baby Baby". Grant had a hard time writing the lyrics, because her early attempts to write a romantic-sounding lyric to a song with such title came off sounding like "some overgrown ...
Unguarded is the seventh studio album by Christian and Pop singer Amy Grant, released in 1985 on A&M Records.It is Grant's first album released by A&M. When Unguarded was released in 1985, Grant was perhaps the most popular star in contemporary Christian music, recording songs with religious lyrics in the pop/rock style of the day.
The song is about Grant's discovery of faith at the age of fourteen (Grant was born on November 25, 1960), the first verse saying, "We were young...Down upon our knees/we tasted holy wine." In the chorus, Grant tells of God's love at the founding of Him, saying, "Purer than the sky behind the rain...Love had lit a fire we were the flame."
The message of the song makes it very strong, unusual for Amy Grant, who was known as a pop/contemporary artist with meaningful, but light lyrics. The music only adds to the drama of the lyrics. This is helped along by the unusual time signature of the verses, with odd-numbered bars adding heightened tension.
Charlie Peacock wrote the song's music and chorus lyrics, with Grant and Wayne Kirkpatrick composing the remaining lyrics. [ 2 ] In 2004, Sixpence None the Richer covered "Every Heartbeat" on the album Full Circle: A Celebration of Songs and Friends , which commemorated Charlie Peacock's 20-year anniversary as a solo recording artist.
Capitol Christian Music Group honored Grant with a special award in honor of one billion career global streams. [9] At the age of 15, Grant signed a record deal with Myrrh Records. A year later in 1977, she released her self-titled debut album, which sold over 50,000 copies in its first year, a high total at the time for a Christian artist. [10]