Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith

Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released	May 3, 2005
Recorded	2004-2005
Genre	Christian music, hymns
Length	45:45
Label	Word Entertainment
Producer	Brown Bannister, Vince Gill
Amy Grant chronology
Greatest Hits 1986-2004 (2004) Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith (2005) My Best Christmas (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith is the thirteenth studio album by singer Amy Grant. It is the follow-up to her 2002 release Legacy... Hymns and Faith. Rock of Ages is Amy Grant's 11th Christian chart-topping album.

Track listing

1. "Anywhere With Jesus" (Pounds, Towner) – 3:10
2. "Carry You" (Grant) – 3:00
3. "Sweet Will of God" (Morris) – 3:44
4. "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" (Beethoven, Dyke) – 3:23
5. "Jesus Loves Me/They'll Know We Are Christians/Helping Hand" (Bradbury, Darnall, Grant, McGuire, Scholtes, Sims, Warner) – 4:43
6. "Rock of Ages (Duet with Vince Gill)" (Hastings, Toplady) – 3:39
7. "O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee" (Gladden, Smith) – 2:46
8. "Abide With Me" (Lyte, Monk) – 4:47
9. "God Moves in a Mysterious Way/The Lord Is in His Holy Temple" (Bible, Kirkpatrick, Psalter) – 2:06
10. "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" (Lemmel) – 3:08
11. "El Shaddai" (Card, Thompson) – 4:06
12. "I Surrender All" (Venter, Weeden) – 2:37
13. "O Love That Will Not Let Me Go" (Matheson, Peace) – 4:10

Personnel

• Amy Grant: lead vocals
• Chad Cromwell: drums (1-8,11,12,13)
• Willie Weeks: bass guitar (1-8,11,12,13), upright bass (10)
• Dean Parks: slide guitar (1), electric guitar (2-8,11,12,13)
• Richard Bennett: archtop guitar (1), electric guitar (2,3,5,6,8,11,13), cavaquinho (4,7,10), 12 string electric guitar (12)
• Vince Gill: acoustic guitar (1-5,11,12), electric guitar solo (1,2,5,8), mandolin (4,12), octave mandolin (12), acoustic guitar solo (11), archtop guitar (10), background vocals (1,2,3,5,7,8,10,11,12), duet vocal (6)
• John Jarvis: Wurlitzer (1), acoustic piano (2-8,11,12,13), keyboards (8)
• John Hobbs: Hammond B3 organ (1,3,6,8,12,13), Rhodes (2,8), synthesizer (2), electric piano and acoustic piano solo (4), keyboards (5,11), acoustic piano (9)
• Stuart Duncan: fiddle (4), banjo (5)
• Sam Levine: penny whistle (7)
• Eric Darken: percussion (7), tambourine and conga (8)
• Andrea Zonn: violin and viola (9), background vocals (3)
• John Catchings: cello (9)
• Horns on 13: Jim Horn (horn arrangement), Quinton Ware, Charlie Rose and Harvey Thomson
• Bekka Bramlett: background vocals (1,5)
• Billy Thomas: background vocals (1)
• Kim Keyes: background vocals (1)
• Jenny Gill: background vocals (2,7,12)
• The Brazos River Mountain Boys: background vocals (4)
• Michael McDonald: background vocals (5)
• The Fairfield Four (Robert Hamlett, Isaac Freeman, Wilson Waters Jr. and James Fizer): background vocals (6)
• The Brazos River Choir: background vocals (9)
• Kathy Grant Harrell: background vocals (10)
• Mimi Grant Verner: background vocals (10)
• Carol Grant Nuismer: background vocals (10)
• Gloria Grant: background vocals (10)
• Burton Grant: background vocals and recitation (10)

Production

• Producers: Brown Bannister and Vince Gill
• All public domain songs arranged by Brown Bannister, Vince Gill and John Hobbs
• Recorded and mixed by Steve Bishir
• Tracks recorded at Oceanway Studios (Nashville, TN), assisted by Brian Grabin
• Overdubbed and mixed at Oxford Sound (Nashville, TN)
• Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc Systems (North Hollywood, CA)
• Production manager: Traci Sterling Bishir for Sterling Production Management
• A&R administration: Burton Brooks
• Art direction: Katherine Petillo
• Design: Sally Carns Gulde
• Senior creative administrator: Blair Berle
• Photographer: Andrew Southam
• Hair: Rob Talty for Luxe
• Make-up: Jamie Taylor for Solo Artists
• Wardrobe: David Kaufman

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2005	200	42
2005	Christian Albums	1

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
2006	Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith	Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

GMA Dove Awards

Year	Winner	Category
2006	Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith	Inspirational Album of the Year

• The Dove Award for Inspirational Album of the Year was in a tie with Bart Millard's Hymned, No. 1.^[3]

References

1. Breitinger, Kevan. "Amy Grant - Rock of Ages, Hymns & Faith CD Review". About.com. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r734974/review
3. 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations and Winners on About.com; Jones, Kim

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