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House of Love Era
1994-1996


  1. Grand Architecture & the World of Positive Pop
    Interview - 1994 - True Tunes News Magazine (Vol 6 Issue 13)
    An excellent interview - definitely worth a read!

  2. House of Love Biography
    Biography - 1994 - Myrrh Records Press Kit
    Another great article - background information, comments on HOL - very positive.

  3. For a Cause, Amy Opens her Barn
    Announcement - March 3, 1994 - Chicago Tribune
    Small article on hosting the "Maverick" cast.

  4. Amy & Gary - Life on Riverstone Farm
    Interview - May 1994 - Contemporary Christian Music
    "We've had some wild, rocky times, but if I had it to do all over again, there's nobody I've ever met that I would choose instead of him."

  5. For Amy Grant, A Day to Link 2 Worlds
    Interview - May 1, 1994 - Minnesota Star Tribune
    Amy comments on the Pax Christi Award.

  6. Singer Amy Grant Gets Posthumous Nixon Note
    Announcement - May 2, 1994 - The Buffalo News
    Small article on congratulations from the late president.

  7. Another New Beginning
    Interview - July/August 1994 - Campus Life
    Another interview on success and HOL - plus some interesting tidbits about Amy.

  8. Amy Grant Makes Music by Feel
    Review/Interview - August 23, 1994 - The Baltimore Sun
    Amy talks about the "Baby, Baby" video and selecting the songs for HOL.

  9. Amy Grant Soars As Secular Pop Star
    Review - August 23, 1994 - The Phoeniz Gazette
    ''The American lifestyle is just moving faster and faster. Golf is kind of a 'slow down' answer.''

  10. That's What Love Is For
    Interview - Fall 1994 - Marriage Partnership
    "Our marriage is in a high-risk zone - as it is for anybody who works away from home and finds work really fulfilling."

  11. Tickets All Gone for Amy Grant's Lincoln Concert
    Interview - January 29, 1995 - Omaha World Herald
    "I have three kids, and I want to say to my son, 'Listen, there's some things I'm going to tell you right off the bat: You are not the car you drive. You are not the clothes you wear. And you are not your job.' "

  12. Pop Star Amy Grant Conquers Rigors of Road with her Family
    Interview - February 4, 1995 - Denver Post
    "It'll probably never happen like this again - it's really exciting for us as a family."

  13. What's Driving Amy Grant?
    Interview - February 18, 1995 - Los Angelas Times
    "To me, driving on a country road and getting totally lost and writing music 'til the sun goes down is a unique experience."

  14. Priestess Of Pop Amy Grant Comes Down To Earth And Takes Off
    Review/Interview - February 18, 1995 - The Phoeniz Gazette
    ''I think my kids will grow up and say they have a very intense, passionate mom who drank very deeply of life and had a blast. She didn't scratch every human itch she had, but she enjoyed life.''

  15. A Star Versatile in Two Genres
    Opinion - February 24, 1995 - Dallas Morning News
    As we were saying, is she pop or Christian, Christian or pop?

  16. Lucky One?
    Interview - Feb/March 1995 - Aspire Magazine
    "There are days that Gary feels like my brother, and there are times when the stars are falling and it's like we're in high school."

  17. Amy Grant Is Singing Pop Now, But She Hasn't Deserted Her Faith
    Interview - March 21, 1995 - Philadelphia Inquirer
    "When I sit down to write a song, I'm just trying to write something that moves me on some level, either emotionally or spiritually or experientially."

  18. Amy Grant's House' Music
    Interview - March 24, 1995 - Washington Post
    How "Big Yellow Taxi" and Vince Gill became a part of HOL.

  19. Grant Faces Surgery
    Announcement - June 16, 1995 - Buffalo News
    Small article about Amy's eye surgery.

  20. Chameleon Amy Grant Expands Her Repertoire
    Review - July 26, 1995 - Boston Globe
    A review of the concert held at Harborlights, Boston, MA.

  21. Big Blue Elephants
    Interview - September 1995 - Christian Music Crossroads
    "I want to be doing something 10 years from now. I feel like this, whatever this is, has evolved. I don't feel like I'm doing the same thing I was doing 10 years ago."

  22. Real Life With Amy Grant
    Interview - September 1, 1995 - The Sacramento Bee
    "Real life is real life; I'm married and I've got three kids. . . . I don't wake up on a cotton cloud and stay there all day. There are fabulous things that happen in my life, but it's still real life - just like everybody else's."

  23. Amy Grant - "It's Too Late"
    Interview - 1995 - Atlantic Recording Corporation
    Amy's comments on participating on "Tapestry Revisited".

  24. A Final Refrain for Life Filled with Love, Music
    Announcement - March 7, 1996 - Nashville Banner
    Amy's participation in the funeral service for Minnie Pearl (Sarah Cannon).

  25. ASCAP crowns Grant as 'Voice of Music'
    Announcement - April 23, 1996 - Nashville Banner
    Amy honored with the 'Voice of Music' award.

  26. Amy Grant Praises 'This Golf Thing'
    Interview - June, 1996 - Golf For Women
    "It's just a great way to spend a day and it's a sport that families can share."

  27. Center Stage With Amy Grant
    Interview - December 15, 1996 - The Tennessean
    "I think it's got the potential to be a once-in-a-lifetime musical experience." (Amy's Tennessee Christmas)

  28. Amy's tender touch warms festive fans
    Review - December 19, 1996 - Nashville Banner
    A wonderful review - the first show held at the Nashville Arena!

  29. Vince Gill gets serious | There's something different about his latest album
    San Diego Union Tribune, January 18, 1996
    With his new goatee and severely cropped hair, Vince Gill looks like an entirely different man from the clean-cut country music star pictured in his most recent publicity photos.

  30. Down-to-earth Gill rocks, croons, sends hearts sky-high
    San Diego Union Tribune, January 25, 1996
    When a guy backed by a jamming nine-piece band sings 20 beautifully crafted songs, that's a nice concert.

  31. Bands unplug the megaconcert era, hit smaller venues
    San Diego Union Tribune, January 28, 1996
    Several years ago, English rocker Pete Townshend vowed loudly that stadium shows were "dead."

  32. Michael W. Smith, Toby McKeehan top gospel music award nominees
    San Diego Union Tribune, February 23, 1996
    Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Michael W. Smith and DC Talk's Toby McKeehan led the list of nominees for the Gospel Music Association's 27th annual Dove Awards.

  33. CROSSOVER CHRISTIAN | POPULAR SINGER LISTENS TO HIS HEART IN CHOOSING WHERE TO TAKE HIS MUSIC
    San Diego Union Tribune, March 14, 1996
    A few years ago, Michael W. Smith reached a crossroads in his life.

  34. GRANTING AMY | Singer works on staying centered amid criticism -- and that's the gospel truth
    San Diego Union Tribune, July 31, 1995

  35. Amy Grant sure knows how to throw a concert
    San Diego Union Tribune, September 17, 1995
    There are several factors that make a concert enjoyable. Here's what went right with Grant's:

  36. SummerPops beats goals, but trails '94
    San Diego Union Tribune, November 6, 1995
    The San Diego Symphony can't blame its financial woes on the results of the 1995 SummerPops season.

  37. Word spreads: CCM is hot Gospel
    San Diego Union Tribune, December 1, 1995
    Contemporary Christian music has answered the Gospel Music Association's prayers to get the word out -- and the bucks rolling in.

  38. The 5-CD salute celebrates spirit of Games
    USA Today, August 1996
    Here's a breakdown of Sound of the Games, the five-CD Olympics project:

  39. Amy Grant wins Award
    USA Today, October 17, 1996
    Gospel-pop singer Amy Grant was recognized for her charity work with the Minnie Pearl Award.

  40. TV Highlights
    December 11, 1996
    Kathie Lee: Just in Time for Christmas

  41. Retailers blessed by Christian pop culture
    Detroit News, December 22, 1996
    Hollywood also is supplying the demand for Christian-themed products, with films such as "The Preacher's Wife."

  42. Gary Chapman on Marriage
    Release Magazine
    A Sweet Glow of Mercy

  43. Christian musician Smith finds salvation and success
    USA Today, October 17, 1996
    Michael W. Smith is the prototype of the new Christian pop star negotiating the tricky musical terrain between sacred and secular.

  44. POP/ROCK ALBUM REVIEW
    USA Today, October 17, 1996
    Mr. Wrong (***1/2 out of four)