Heart in Motion is the ninth studio album by
Christian singer-songwriter,
Amy Grant, released on March 5, 1991.[9] Unlike Grant's previous albums, Heart In Motion contains
pop songs mingled with Christian values (with the exception of "
Hope Set High" and "Ask Me"). The album features Grant's biggest worldwide hit, "
Baby Baby" and was certified 5× platinum in the United States, selling over five million copies.[10]
Commercial success
Heart in Motion peaked at No. 10 on the
Billboard 200 and No. 1 of the Christian albums chart for 32 weeks. It sold five million copies by the end of 1997. The first single from the album, "
Baby Baby" offers the lyric that provides the album title and reached No. 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and the
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. The following four singles also performed well on the pop and AC charts: "
Every Heartbeat" (No. 2 Hot 100, No. 2 AC), "
That's What Love Is For" (No. 7 Hot 100, No. 1 AC), "
Good for Me" (No. 8 Hot 100, No. 4 AC), and "
I Will Remember You" (No. 20 Hot 100, No. 2 AC). The album was listed at No. 30 in the 2001 book, The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music[11] and was certified 5× platinum by the
RIAA for sales of over five million copies.
A 30th-anniversary remaster of the album, including a second disc of demos, outtakes, and remixes, was released by Amy Grant Productions, with distribution by
Capitol Christian Music Group, on July 9, 2021.[13]
^Breihan, Tom (November 22, 2021).
"The Number Ones: Amy Grant's "Baby Baby". Stereogum. Retrieved December 22, 2023. Musically, [Heart in Motion] goes for the upbeat drum-machine synth-bloop dance-pop sound of its moment.
Heart in Motion is the ninth studio album by
Christian singer-songwriter,
Amy Grant, released on March 5, 1991.[9] Unlike Grant's previous albums, Heart In Motion contains
pop songs mingled with Christian values (with the exception of "
Hope Set High" and "Ask Me"). The album features Grant's biggest worldwide hit, "
Baby Baby" and was certified 5× platinum in the United States, selling over five million copies.[10]
Commercial success
Heart in Motion peaked at No. 10 on the
Billboard 200 and No. 1 of the Christian albums chart for 32 weeks. It sold five million copies by the end of 1997. The first single from the album, "
Baby Baby" offers the lyric that provides the album title and reached No. 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and the
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. The following four singles also performed well on the pop and AC charts: "
Every Heartbeat" (No. 2 Hot 100, No. 2 AC), "
That's What Love Is For" (No. 7 Hot 100, No. 1 AC), "
Good for Me" (No. 8 Hot 100, No. 4 AC), and "
I Will Remember You" (No. 20 Hot 100, No. 2 AC). The album was listed at No. 30 in the 2001 book, The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music[11] and was certified 5× platinum by the
RIAA for sales of over five million copies.
A 30th-anniversary remaster of the album, including a second disc of demos, outtakes, and remixes, was released by Amy Grant Productions, with distribution by
Capitol Christian Music Group, on July 9, 2021.[13]
^Breihan, Tom (November 22, 2021).
"The Number Ones: Amy Grant's "Baby Baby". Stereogum. Retrieved December 22, 2023. Musically, [Heart in Motion] goes for the upbeat drum-machine synth-bloop dance-pop sound of its moment.