Amy Grant - Age to Age (1982) Vinyl LP + PHOTO Insert • El Shaddai

Catalog Number: SP-5056

Record Grading: Excellent (EX), Sleeve Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Condition Details:

Picture insert included. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (photos/lyrics/artwork). Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• In A Little While
• I Have Decided
• I Love A Lonely Day
• Don't Run Away
• Fat Baby
• Sing Your Praise To The Lord
• El-Shaddai
• Raining On The Inside
• Got To Let It Go
• Arms Of Love

About The Record:

Age to Age is the sixth album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1982 on Myrrh Records. It was Amy Grant's breakthrough album, finally earning her serious recognition within the burgeoning Contemporary Christian music community as it ushered her into stardom, and also contributed to the creation of the mold for the modern Contemporary Christian music star. The hit success of the album's first two singles, Sing Your Praise to the Lord, featuring a piano intro based on J.S. Bach's Fugue No. 2 in C Minor from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, and El Shaddai, saw its sales take off, selling well over a million copies. It became the first Christian music album by a solo artist to be certified gold in 1983, and the first ever platinum Christian music album in 1985. The album was listed at No. 92 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music and it was one of the fastest-selling specifically Christian albums ever released. It sold about 5-6,000 copies a week on average, which was unheard of for a Christian album at the time. Dan Harrell, one of Amy's managers, claimed that it was the fastest selling record in her record company's history. Indeed, it became the first Christian album by a solo artist to be certified gold (1983), and the first Christian album to be certified platinum. It became so popular that it topped Billboard's Christian albums chart for 85 weeks, and was named Gospel Album of the 1980s by Billboard magazine. Age to Age featured Michael W. Smith at keyboards.