Simple Things (Amy Grant album)
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| Studio album by Amy Grant | ||||
| Released | August 19, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop, contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 39:52 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Keith Thomas, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Brown Bannister, Ron Hemby |
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Simple Things is the twelfth studio album by Christian music and pop music singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 2003.
Grant's first secular album (while containing Christian themes) since 1997's Behind the Eyes, Simple Things did not see the mainstream success similar to Grant's albums from the 1990s. While the album topped Billboard's Christian album chart and the title track became a Top Ten Christian single, Simple Things peaked just outside the Top 20 on the Billboard 200, at #23. The title track peaked at the same position on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Happy" | Amy Grant, Holly Lamar, Jerry McPherson, Keith Thomas | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Eye to Eye" | Grant, Thomas | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Simple Things" | Grant, Dillon O'Brian, William Owsley, Thomas | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Beautiful" | Austin Cunningham, Trina Harmon | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Out in the Open" | Grant, Chris Eaton | 4:37 |
| 6. | "I Don't Know Why" | Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Looking for You" | Grant, Thomas | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Touch" | Grant, McPherson, O'Brian, Owsley, Thomas | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Innocence Lost" | Ron Hemby | 4:20 |
| 10. | "After the Fire" | Grant | 3:21 |
Personnel
- Keith Thomas – producer (tracks 1–4, 7–10), executive producer, mixing
- Brown Bannister – producer (track 5)
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – producer (track 6)
- Ron Hemby – co-producer (track 9)
- Bill Whittington – engineer
- Steve Bishir – engineer
- Hank Nirider – assistant engineer
- Greg Fogie – assistant engineer
- Kevin Edlin – assistant engineer
- David Streit – assistant engineer
- Bill Whittington – mixing
- Chris Yoakum – digital editing, MIDI technician
- Scott Hull – mastering
- Shaun Shankel – production coordinator
- Traci Sterling Bishir – production coordinator
- Darryl Bush – production coordinator
- Jennifer Sigler – production coordinator
- Susan Browne – package design
- Sam Jones – photography
- Charles Dujic – stylist
- Jeanne Yang – stylist
- Kendra Richards – make-up
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2003 | 200 | 23 |
| Top Christian Albums | 1 | |
| Top Internet Albums | 23 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2003 | "Simple Things" | Adult Contemporary | 23 |
| Hot Christian Adult Contemporary | 6 | ||
| Hot Christian Singles & Tracks | 7 | ||
| "Out In the Open" | 24 | ||
| Hot Christian Adult Contemporary | 21 |
