By Josh Andrews (El Paso, TX USA)
This is the third Amy Grant CD that I own (the other two is her 1991 release Heart In Motion and her 1992 Christmas release Home For Christmas). With the ingredient of Pop, House Of Love produces simple, yet irresistible Pop songs.
The highlights of House of Love are:
"Lucky One" - A semi-upbeat, yet beautiful ballad. (5/5)
"Say You'll Be Mine" - A more upbeat, beautiful, fun love ballad. (5/5)
"House Of Love" - A beautiful duet between Amy and husband Vince Gill. (5/5)
"Whatever It Takes" - A beautiful ballad of devotion, but softer and more serious than "Say You'll Be Mine" and "Lucky One". (5/5)
"Big Yellow Taxi" - Not a favorite of mine, but it's a nice, fun cover of the original song. (4/5)
Even though this may seem to be a Pop album, "Children of the World" shows that she hasn't departed from her Christian roots.
I recommend House of Love to any fan of Amy Grant or any lover of fun, beautiful ballads, and social awareness songs. I wish Amy would release more Pop albums.. she does a good job of not going overboard and her songs are nice to listen to at any time in any mood.
By Tim Drake "Author and Journalist" (Saint Joseph, Minnesota)
Listening to this album by Grant you can't help but wonder if she wasn't singing quite a bit about her troubled relationship with husband Gary Chapman. (The two divorced in 1999).
Still, it's a solid album with a couple of great songs, a beautiful pro-life melody, and the pop hits that listeners have come to expect from Amy.
I could listen to the guitar on "Big Yellow Taxi" over and over and never tire of it. It's my favorite song on the album.
In "Children of the World" Amy gets some help from a children's choir. The refrain carries a hopeful message. It's nice to see that Amy hasn't departed from Christian themes altogether.
"For the children of the world Every single little boy and girl Heaven plants a special seed And we must have faith for these Red and yellow, black and white They are precious in the Father's eyes Like the Father may we see That they have a destiny And give them the light of love to lead" ....
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