''My Father's Eyes'' is the second studio album by then-teenage Christian singer-songwriter

Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christia ...

, released in 1979 on

Myrrh Records __NOTOC__ Myrrh Records (also known as Myrrh Worship) was an American Christian music record label. According to ''Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music'', the label was instrumental in developing a popular following for contemporary Christian ...

. ''My Father's Eyes'' was a turning point in Grant's career. It gave her her first Christian number-one hit in the title track, as well as the Top Ten Christian hit "Faith Walkin' People." The album would be certified gold in 1987 and was nominated for the

Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by m ...

. In 2007, like many other albums by Grant, ''My Father's Eyes'' was reissued by

Sparrow Records Sparrow Records is a Christian music record label and a division of Universal Music Group. History Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then artists and repertoire (A&R) director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by Thorn EMI in ...

, her current label.

Track listing

Personnel

* Amy Grant – vocals *

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– keyboards, (1, 2, 3, 7, 9), acoustic piano (6), Fender Rhodes (10),

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(11) *

Shane Keister Shane Keister is an American musician. He is known for his work as a studio musician, writer, arranger and producer. He plays synthesizer, piano, Hammond B3, Synclavier, Fairlight CMI, Fender Rhodes, and others. History Keister was born in Huntin ...

–

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(2), organ (6), Moog synthesizer (10) *

Randy Goodrum Charles Randolph Goodrum (born July 7, 1947) is an American songwriter, pianist, and producer. Goodrum has written number one songs in each of the four decades since his first number one hit, 1978's "You Needed Me". Goodrum's songs have appeare ...

– keyboards (4), ARP synthesizer (10) * Marty McCall – keyboards (5), harmony vocals (5), backing vocals (7, 9) * Jon Goin – acoustic guitar (1, 4, 12), electric guitar (1, 7, 9, 10), guitar (5) *

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– electric guitar (2, 4), guitar (3), acoustic guitar (6, 10), banjo (11) * Ron Elder – acoustic guitar (3) * Steve Schaffer – bass (1) * Bob Wray – bass (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11) * Jack Williams – bass (4, 10) * Bob Sinkovic – bass (5) * Roger Clark – drums (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11), percussion (1) * Lanny Avery –

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(3), drums (5); cords, spoons, snaps, snare drum and jaw pops (13) * Farrell Morris – percussion (2, 9),

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(11) * Denis Solee – flute (1, 5, 11), piccolo (5) * Ann Fuller Wilder – oboe (4) * Kurt Storey – fiddle (5) * Ava Aldridge – backing vocals (4, 7, 9, 13) * Lenny LeBlanc – backing vocals (4, 13), harmony vocals (6) * Marie Tomlinson – backing vocals (4, 7, 9, 13) *

Brown Bannister Elliott Brown Bannister III (born August 15, 1951) is an contemporary Christian music (CCM) producer and songwriter. Bannister released one album of his own, ''Talk to One Another'', in 1981 on NewPax Records. It was reissued on the Reunion Recor ...

– backing vocals (8), harmony vocals (12) * Steve Chapman – backing vocals (8) * Mimi Verner – backing vocals (8) * Carol Grant – backing vocals (8) * Kathy Harrell – backing vocals (8) * Tim Fletcher – backing vocals (8) * Randy Elder – backing vocals (8)

Production

* Brown Bannister – producer * Michael Blanton – executive producer * Chris Christian – executive producer * Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) * Buddy Skipper – horn arrangements * Bergen White – string arrangements * John Miller – photography * Hot Graphics – album cover design * Amy Grant – liner notes

Charts

Weekly charts

End of year charts

References

{{Authority control Amy Grant albums 1979 albums Albums produced by Brown Bannister Myrrh Records albums