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Why does Gary Chapman link back to Amy Grant? Entrprs6 16:58, Mar 9, 2005 (UTC)
I believe that the Gary Chapman article link does not redirect back to Amy Grant, and Amy's voice has always sounded better in the studio than live. -- 69.19.206.120 02:16, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
Most other artist pages indicate why the songs were considered hit songs. There needs to be some sort of chart rating, not that they were well-liked songs. If they were Billboard hits or high on some other chart, that should be noted, otherwise they should be removed.
In 1995, Amy was interviewed, pointing to Hootie & The Blowfish and Sheryl Crow, with their acoustic guitars and more rock-oriented music, and wondered what she was still doing on the pop side of things -- Eddylyons 19:31, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
You can either quote it or link to it. http://christianmusic.wikia.com/wiki/Amy_Grant. Will 06:16, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
Given a music contract at age 16. Needs more on early life and how she obtained that first contract. Wfoj2 13:26, 7 January 2007 (UTC) Appears to ave been done- see 2nd paragraph of biography, thanks- Wfoj2 ( talk) 20:36, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
"The Animals Christmas" album by Amy Grant and Art Garfunkel from 1986 (they were equally billed on this album... Jimmy Webb is also mentioned on the front of the album). Antmusic 22:17, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Image:Heart In Motion.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. BetacommandBot 23:20, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Per WP:TRIVIA, I have removed the majority of these items from this section. "Avoid creating lists of miscellaneous facts." Grant, like any other musician, has had her music played on a wide variety of areas, from TV to movies, to special events. This is not unusual, and does not warrant a list citing any time one of her songs was played. The article is about Grant, and information like her being parodied, or her album being seen in a quick shot on some TV show, is not relevant. I have kept two items that actually do relate directly to her, but those will need to be incorporated into the article's prose, per the manual of style's guideline. I didn't have the time to get to that just now, so am explaining the reasons here. Ariel ♥ Gold 19:40, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Why does this article go into editorializing on Chapman when he is not the subject? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Notoadultery ( talk • contribs)
Divorce is a moral issue. Holford, this page was more than likely started because of someones POV and interest in Grant. Am I not correct on that? Also, by placing the drug and alchohol items in the article it is to falsely give the impression of sympathy for Grant. That is POV. There is a quote by Grant in regards to why she felt divorce was ok, the quote from Chapman is to give clarification to the whole. Both opinions are important since there were two people involved in it, wouldn't you agree?
Also, I notice a POV in trying to show Chapman in the worst possible light.
Notoadultery1 ( talk) 04:50, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
I removed this section as the controversies seem to consist of a personal ancedote of a time she got angry as a teenager and shouted at a sound engineer (complete with POV and the inability to correctly spell "Holm" or "Tarrant" (and there's no cite because none exists), a 1995 Ladies Home Journal article copied into someone's personal webpage, an a comment on a heavily edited YouTube video where she referred to the painted lady on the front of a sailing ship as being "tits to the wind". I'm not aware of any public outcry (from the Christian community or otherwise) about any of these. It rather appears that Notoadultery has a personal agenda of looking for "bad" things that Amy has done at some time and making sure we all know about them. Hardly the purpose of an encyclopedia. Holford ( talk) 00:12, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
You obviously have a POV here. So much so that you assume I changed my "Name" to try to avoid someone detecting who I am. I actually forgot my pass word, I mean, it is obvious that I am trying to be underhanded when I put 1 behind my alias. Misspelling is NOT a reason to get rid of the controversies section. Just because you feel that sexual immorality is not a big deal, she has placed herself in the Christian leadership realm. Many people buy her recordings without getting a whole understanding of who she is, what she actually believes, and what she has done. You obviously feel she should be sheilded from negativity. That is ok for you to feel that way, but, the fact remains there are people that are offended by her vulgarity, and there are websites with that video imbeded showing just that. I purposely chose not to use them as I WOULD be accused of POV infraction. Just because you choose not to see if there are those who are offended and post it is not a reason to edit it out. If you continue to make take my edits out, I will have no recourse but to follow the guidelines and have this matter arbitrated.
Notoadultery1 ( talk) 04:12, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Holford, please reveiw [1] in the second paragraph under the heading "Focus on Content" this sentence occurs "If that is not easily possible, and you disagree with a point of view expressed in an article, don't just delete it."
Notoadultery1 ( talk) 04:29, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Holford, others had already edited this section. I reviewed their talk pages and they seem to be capable editors. Then you come along and change the text to alter the fact of a track record prior to her divorce of having done controversial things. I totally took out my eye witness experience as a compromise with you. If I had done such a bad job earlier with not having the text as neutral then Adavidb would have stated so and would have instructed me as such. Notoadultery1 ( talk) 03:36, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
IMO this whole "controversies" section is dumb and nothing more than Notoadultery's POV. Amy Grant is known by the entire public to be one of the most clean cut figures in music, and has NEVER been a controversial figure. Plus, the "controversial" stuff that he lists are very trivial, that you have to be the must uptight, thin-skinned and easily-offended person on the face of the earth to consider them to be controversial. Now I understand that due to Grant's Christian fanbase, that her getting divorced would be controversial, since divorces are looked down upon by them. But some of these "controversies" are plain stupid. So she said a swear word while getting her star on the Walk of Fame. SO WHAT? Tori Amos says words like "cunt", "fuck", and "twat" all the time in concerts and interviews and nobody cares! In a nutshell, this "controversies" section is trivial and needs to be removed. Notoadultry appears to be a very conservative person, and thus that twists his POV and what he would view as controversial will just come off as trivial to someone else, like how it has to me. But I am non-religious and a huge Tori Amos fan, so what do I know? Anyways, I am getting rid of it until a solid consensus is met. Notoadultry, I suggest that you leave the page alone until this is fully talked over. Karrmann ( talk) 14:25, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Karrmann,
That is what we are trying to say is there should be NPOV, your opinion on the matter is not reason enough to remove the section. We are talking about a christian artist here not a secular, and as one Grant should have a higher standard. She IS controversial thus the controversies section, also there cannot be a consensus view if no one knows about it. I remind you of the policy that if you do not agree don't just delete. The controversies section has been edited by qualified editors before you came along. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Notoadultery1 ( talk • contribs) 16:23, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
She holds herself to a different standard. As a member of the GMA she agreed to be. That notwithstanding, she IS a controversial figure, since she is there should be knowledge of these controversies. I'll tell you what, I will change the section to "Public View and Perceptions", seems to work for George W Bush.
Notoadultery1 ( talk) 01:40, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Oh, I understand now, only a liberal pov can exist on Wiki. Thanks for making this abundantly clear.
Notoadultery1 ( talk) 05:08, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
I think the whole controversies section has been given short shrift and in general the article reads as pro-Amy. The problems many people had with the video for "Baby Baby" are never mentioned, and the Reader's Digest interview is almost glossed over, while in another section of the article if refer to the 'narrow confines' of Christian music.( 4bigGuy9 ( talk) 23:27, 5 May 2012 (UTC))
To Hullabaloo Wofowitz- I request to you and all who are working on the Amy Grant page that you discuss all changes and edits on this page. I do not feel that the changes you made on your latest edit are appropriate. They are not in line with wiki instructions, with other pages in this genre (i.e., Michael W. Smith) or with the spirit or letter of the Amy Grant entry. Please discuss your edits, your credibility, your background and your reasoning before changing the Grant page. I am a journalist in Nashville, TN, who has covered Grant's entire career and Gospel and Contemporary Christian music and much more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Relax777 ( talk • contribs) 16:45, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
What are your credentials for editing the Amy Grant entry? I am a journalist in Nashville, TN, who has covered Grant's entire career; Gospel and Contemporary Christian music; the music business and much more. The intro paragraph you reverted to was very deficient and incomplete. For example, Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music are two different genres. I will resort to arbitration with a third-party if the need arises. Relax777 ( talk) 17:06, 2 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Relax777 ( talk • contribs) 16:58, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
On behalf of all those who have constructively contributed to the Amy Grant page, I request that discussion take place before changes are made to the Intro of the Grant page. If any further destructive, erratic, random changes are made (especially by H. Wolfowitz), I and other volunteers will request to have this page protected; and I will request that H. Wolfowitz be blocked from editing this page. Please see section above this one for two editor complaints against H. Wolfowitz. Thank you. Dougmac7 ( talk) 21:44, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Please note that using the website "amygrant.com" as a "reference" is not ideal. Please strive for secondary impartial sources (NY Times, Variety magazine, etc) not a musician's website. Occasionally exceptions are permitted when the material being quoted is not controversial or promotional-sounding, but generally, please try to avoid the subject's website. To make a claim that "Amy Grant was the first major CCM crossover artist" we need a journalist from a respected magazine like Rolling Stone saying this, or from the music critics or writers from mainstream newspapers. Thank you.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 14:25, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
The article has a style written not like an encyclopedia, but as if it was written by fans mesmerized by a star. What happens is that when neutral readers come across this article, and everything is rosy, is that the neutral reader will stop believing the article or sense that they can't trust what is being said on some level and their eyes will glaze over, and the article loses its effectiveness. What I'm saying is: by being SO promotional, SO everything-is-great, we're shooting ourselves in the foot, and making Amy Grant, even, look less real. The best way to solve this is to stick to facts, solid references, neutral-sounding tone. That is, follow Wikipedia's excellent rules. Don't fight excellent editors like Hullaballoo Wolfowitz, but work with them, and the result will be an even better article -- trust me here. The reason the Dana Delany article is competent and improved is because everybody worked together, trusted the viewpoints of others, and the result is an improved article. You'll make a more convincing read, and even better for Amy Grant, by this method.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 14:45, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
I would be glad to discuss the Grant page and specifically the intro. I would also like to discuss your wikipedia philosophy. Dougmac7 ( talk) 03:23, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
Several articles related to Amy Grant have apparently been deleted without explanation. Singles " We Believe in God" and " Ask Me" both had their articles deleted and the book section on the " Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" page was apparently removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ieditwiki ( talk • contribs) 04:31, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
I'm afraid to make any additions to this page without checking first to see if it's OK -- is there a reason Amy Grant's first TV Movie ("Story, Songs and Stars" with Tom Wopat) isn't listed with her work, in the "TV Shows and Movies" section? This made-for-TV movie was aired in 1984. Davidgra ( talk) 04:54, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
This looks bogus to me. There's no source on the performance, and I can find nothing on the internet. It was just added 3 September 2011 by a user "Mrimdman" who does not appear to exist except for a few edits at that time, all referring to the Spencer Pride Festival. If there's no substantiation of the performance I suggest the reference be deleted. Fool4jesus ( talk) 15:36, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
This was while they Oliver and Gill were still married and was a cause for their divorce and Grant's divorce from Chapman would not be final for another 2 years. The Gill's divorced in 1997 and the Chapmans were in 1999. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hmmreally ( talk • contribs) 18:57, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
"Grant and Gill stated they would sign statements they did not engage in premarital relations as part of Grant’s divorce from Gary Chapman. Janis Woodgate, whom was married to Vince Gill, stated in a 4 January 2010 interview with Good Housekeeping, that she found a love note written by Grant in her then husband’s golf bag prior to divorce proceedings. She stated that she tried to have him end his relationship with Grant, but that was unsuccessful prior to the Gill’s 1997 divorce. Grant was married another 2 years to Chapman before their divorce was finalized in 1999. Because of the public divorce, some Christian Radio stations stopped playing Grant’s music.
Cite http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/inspirational-stories/interviews/a18080/amy-grant-vince-gill/"
Since Gary Chapman & Vince Gill page has already been referenced, would you suggest they be linked again or not? Thanks in advance Walter. Hmmreally 17:35, 12 April 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hmmreally ( talk • contribs)
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Just wondering why? Hmmreally 04:56, 20 February 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hmmreally ( talk • contribs)
I love Amy Grant, but there’s no way she’s a mezzo. Do we have a source for that? She has a pretty limited range that barely makes it to C5 or D5. Without finding a concrete source, I think alto would be more accurate. That should either be removed from the categories section or updated. Dym75 ( talk) 22:34, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
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Why does Gary Chapman link back to Amy Grant? Entrprs6 16:58, Mar 9, 2005 (UTC)
I believe that the Gary Chapman article link does not redirect back to Amy Grant, and Amy's voice has always sounded better in the studio than live. -- 69.19.206.120 02:16, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
Most other artist pages indicate why the songs were considered hit songs. There needs to be some sort of chart rating, not that they were well-liked songs. If they were Billboard hits or high on some other chart, that should be noted, otherwise they should be removed.
In 1995, Amy was interviewed, pointing to Hootie & The Blowfish and Sheryl Crow, with their acoustic guitars and more rock-oriented music, and wondered what she was still doing on the pop side of things -- Eddylyons 19:31, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
You can either quote it or link to it. http://christianmusic.wikia.com/wiki/Amy_Grant. Will 06:16, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
Given a music contract at age 16. Needs more on early life and how she obtained that first contract. Wfoj2 13:26, 7 January 2007 (UTC) Appears to ave been done- see 2nd paragraph of biography, thanks- Wfoj2 ( talk) 20:36, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
"The Animals Christmas" album by Amy Grant and Art Garfunkel from 1986 (they were equally billed on this album... Jimmy Webb is also mentioned on the front of the album). Antmusic 22:17, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Image:Heart In Motion.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. BetacommandBot 23:20, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Per WP:TRIVIA, I have removed the majority of these items from this section. "Avoid creating lists of miscellaneous facts." Grant, like any other musician, has had her music played on a wide variety of areas, from TV to movies, to special events. This is not unusual, and does not warrant a list citing any time one of her songs was played. The article is about Grant, and information like her being parodied, or her album being seen in a quick shot on some TV show, is not relevant. I have kept two items that actually do relate directly to her, but those will need to be incorporated into the article's prose, per the manual of style's guideline. I didn't have the time to get to that just now, so am explaining the reasons here. Ariel ♥ Gold 19:40, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Why does this article go into editorializing on Chapman when he is not the subject? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Notoadultery ( talk • contribs)
Divorce is a moral issue. Holford, this page was more than likely started because of someones POV and interest in Grant. Am I not correct on that? Also, by placing the drug and alchohol items in the article it is to falsely give the impression of sympathy for Grant. That is POV. There is a quote by Grant in regards to why she felt divorce was ok, the quote from Chapman is to give clarification to the whole. Both opinions are important since there were two people involved in it, wouldn't you agree?
Also, I notice a POV in trying to show Chapman in the worst possible light.
Notoadultery1 ( talk) 04:50, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
I removed this section as the controversies seem to consist of a personal ancedote of a time she got angry as a teenager and shouted at a sound engineer (complete with POV and the inability to correctly spell "Holm" or "Tarrant" (and there's no cite because none exists), a 1995 Ladies Home Journal article copied into someone's personal webpage, an a comment on a heavily edited YouTube video where she referred to the painted lady on the front of a sailing ship as being "tits to the wind". I'm not aware of any public outcry (from the Christian community or otherwise) about any of these. It rather appears that Notoadultery has a personal agenda of looking for "bad" things that Amy has done at some time and making sure we all know about them. Hardly the purpose of an encyclopedia. Holford ( talk) 00:12, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
You obviously have a POV here. So much so that you assume I changed my "Name" to try to avoid someone detecting who I am. I actually forgot my pass word, I mean, it is obvious that I am trying to be underhanded when I put 1 behind my alias. Misspelling is NOT a reason to get rid of the controversies section. Just because you feel that sexual immorality is not a big deal, she has placed herself in the Christian leadership realm. Many people buy her recordings without getting a whole understanding of who she is, what she actually believes, and what she has done. You obviously feel she should be sheilded from negativity. That is ok for you to feel that way, but, the fact remains there are people that are offended by her vulgarity, and there are websites with that video imbeded showing just that. I purposely chose not to use them as I WOULD be accused of POV infraction. Just because you choose not to see if there are those who are offended and post it is not a reason to edit it out. If you continue to make take my edits out, I will have no recourse but to follow the guidelines and have this matter arbitrated.
Notoadultery1 ( talk) 04:12, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Holford, please reveiw [1] in the second paragraph under the heading "Focus on Content" this sentence occurs "If that is not easily possible, and you disagree with a point of view expressed in an article, don't just delete it."
Notoadultery1 ( talk) 04:29, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Holford, others had already edited this section. I reviewed their talk pages and they seem to be capable editors. Then you come along and change the text to alter the fact of a track record prior to her divorce of having done controversial things. I totally took out my eye witness experience as a compromise with you. If I had done such a bad job earlier with not having the text as neutral then Adavidb would have stated so and would have instructed me as such. Notoadultery1 ( talk) 03:36, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
IMO this whole "controversies" section is dumb and nothing more than Notoadultery's POV. Amy Grant is known by the entire public to be one of the most clean cut figures in music, and has NEVER been a controversial figure. Plus, the "controversial" stuff that he lists are very trivial, that you have to be the must uptight, thin-skinned and easily-offended person on the face of the earth to consider them to be controversial. Now I understand that due to Grant's Christian fanbase, that her getting divorced would be controversial, since divorces are looked down upon by them. But some of these "controversies" are plain stupid. So she said a swear word while getting her star on the Walk of Fame. SO WHAT? Tori Amos says words like "cunt", "fuck", and "twat" all the time in concerts and interviews and nobody cares! In a nutshell, this "controversies" section is trivial and needs to be removed. Notoadultry appears to be a very conservative person, and thus that twists his POV and what he would view as controversial will just come off as trivial to someone else, like how it has to me. But I am non-religious and a huge Tori Amos fan, so what do I know? Anyways, I am getting rid of it until a solid consensus is met. Notoadultry, I suggest that you leave the page alone until this is fully talked over. Karrmann ( talk) 14:25, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Karrmann,
That is what we are trying to say is there should be NPOV, your opinion on the matter is not reason enough to remove the section. We are talking about a christian artist here not a secular, and as one Grant should have a higher standard. She IS controversial thus the controversies section, also there cannot be a consensus view if no one knows about it. I remind you of the policy that if you do not agree don't just delete. The controversies section has been edited by qualified editors before you came along. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Notoadultery1 ( talk • contribs) 16:23, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
She holds herself to a different standard. As a member of the GMA she agreed to be. That notwithstanding, she IS a controversial figure, since she is there should be knowledge of these controversies. I'll tell you what, I will change the section to "Public View and Perceptions", seems to work for George W Bush.
Notoadultery1 ( talk) 01:40, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Oh, I understand now, only a liberal pov can exist on Wiki. Thanks for making this abundantly clear.
Notoadultery1 ( talk) 05:08, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
I think the whole controversies section has been given short shrift and in general the article reads as pro-Amy. The problems many people had with the video for "Baby Baby" are never mentioned, and the Reader's Digest interview is almost glossed over, while in another section of the article if refer to the 'narrow confines' of Christian music.( 4bigGuy9 ( talk) 23:27, 5 May 2012 (UTC))
To Hullabaloo Wofowitz- I request to you and all who are working on the Amy Grant page that you discuss all changes and edits on this page. I do not feel that the changes you made on your latest edit are appropriate. They are not in line with wiki instructions, with other pages in this genre (i.e., Michael W. Smith) or with the spirit or letter of the Amy Grant entry. Please discuss your edits, your credibility, your background and your reasoning before changing the Grant page. I am a journalist in Nashville, TN, who has covered Grant's entire career and Gospel and Contemporary Christian music and much more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Relax777 ( talk • contribs) 16:45, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
What are your credentials for editing the Amy Grant entry? I am a journalist in Nashville, TN, who has covered Grant's entire career; Gospel and Contemporary Christian music; the music business and much more. The intro paragraph you reverted to was very deficient and incomplete. For example, Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music are two different genres. I will resort to arbitration with a third-party if the need arises. Relax777 ( talk) 17:06, 2 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Relax777 ( talk • contribs) 16:58, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
On behalf of all those who have constructively contributed to the Amy Grant page, I request that discussion take place before changes are made to the Intro of the Grant page. If any further destructive, erratic, random changes are made (especially by H. Wolfowitz), I and other volunteers will request to have this page protected; and I will request that H. Wolfowitz be blocked from editing this page. Please see section above this one for two editor complaints against H. Wolfowitz. Thank you. Dougmac7 ( talk) 21:44, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Please note that using the website "amygrant.com" as a "reference" is not ideal. Please strive for secondary impartial sources (NY Times, Variety magazine, etc) not a musician's website. Occasionally exceptions are permitted when the material being quoted is not controversial or promotional-sounding, but generally, please try to avoid the subject's website. To make a claim that "Amy Grant was the first major CCM crossover artist" we need a journalist from a respected magazine like Rolling Stone saying this, or from the music critics or writers from mainstream newspapers. Thank you.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 14:25, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
The article has a style written not like an encyclopedia, but as if it was written by fans mesmerized by a star. What happens is that when neutral readers come across this article, and everything is rosy, is that the neutral reader will stop believing the article or sense that they can't trust what is being said on some level and their eyes will glaze over, and the article loses its effectiveness. What I'm saying is: by being SO promotional, SO everything-is-great, we're shooting ourselves in the foot, and making Amy Grant, even, look less real. The best way to solve this is to stick to facts, solid references, neutral-sounding tone. That is, follow Wikipedia's excellent rules. Don't fight excellent editors like Hullaballoo Wolfowitz, but work with them, and the result will be an even better article -- trust me here. The reason the Dana Delany article is competent and improved is because everybody worked together, trusted the viewpoints of others, and the result is an improved article. You'll make a more convincing read, and even better for Amy Grant, by this method.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 14:45, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
I would be glad to discuss the Grant page and specifically the intro. I would also like to discuss your wikipedia philosophy. Dougmac7 ( talk) 03:23, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
Several articles related to Amy Grant have apparently been deleted without explanation. Singles " We Believe in God" and " Ask Me" both had their articles deleted and the book section on the " Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" page was apparently removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ieditwiki ( talk • contribs) 04:31, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
I'm afraid to make any additions to this page without checking first to see if it's OK -- is there a reason Amy Grant's first TV Movie ("Story, Songs and Stars" with Tom Wopat) isn't listed with her work, in the "TV Shows and Movies" section? This made-for-TV movie was aired in 1984. Davidgra ( talk) 04:54, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
This looks bogus to me. There's no source on the performance, and I can find nothing on the internet. It was just added 3 September 2011 by a user "Mrimdman" who does not appear to exist except for a few edits at that time, all referring to the Spencer Pride Festival. If there's no substantiation of the performance I suggest the reference be deleted. Fool4jesus ( talk) 15:36, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
This was while they Oliver and Gill were still married and was a cause for their divorce and Grant's divorce from Chapman would not be final for another 2 years. The Gill's divorced in 1997 and the Chapmans were in 1999. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hmmreally ( talk • contribs) 18:57, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
"Grant and Gill stated they would sign statements they did not engage in premarital relations as part of Grant’s divorce from Gary Chapman. Janis Woodgate, whom was married to Vince Gill, stated in a 4 January 2010 interview with Good Housekeeping, that she found a love note written by Grant in her then husband’s golf bag prior to divorce proceedings. She stated that she tried to have him end his relationship with Grant, but that was unsuccessful prior to the Gill’s 1997 divorce. Grant was married another 2 years to Chapman before their divorce was finalized in 1999. Because of the public divorce, some Christian Radio stations stopped playing Grant’s music.
Cite http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/inspirational-stories/interviews/a18080/amy-grant-vince-gill/"
Since Gary Chapman & Vince Gill page has already been referenced, would you suggest they be linked again or not? Thanks in advance Walter. Hmmreally 17:35, 12 April 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hmmreally ( talk • contribs)
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Just wondering why? Hmmreally 04:56, 20 February 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hmmreally ( talk • contribs)
I love Amy Grant, but there’s no way she’s a mezzo. Do we have a source for that? She has a pretty limited range that barely makes it to C5 or D5. Without finding a concrete source, I think alto would be more accurate. That should either be removed from the categories section or updated. Dym75 ( talk) 22:34, 26 March 2024 (UTC)