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Amy Grant: Greatest Videos 1986-2004
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Written by Bob Ham
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007 |
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Music Details Artist: Amy Grant Genre: Pop Tracks: Lead Me On
Baby Baby
Every Heartbeat
House of Love
Takes A Little Time
Review
This skimpy companion disc to the recently released compilation CD features a mere five music videos, the majority of which come from the latter part of Ms. Grant's storied career. The lack of content on this disc makes sense as Ms. Grant started recording Christian pop in the late '70s, a genre that wouldn't have dared make a music video at that time.
So, the DVD has to make do with the two big crossover hits - "Baby Baby" and "Every Heartbeat" - that launched Grant on to the pop charts for the first time. As pieces of pure nostalgia, they don't get much better than these two videos. The glossy productions go through all manner of flashy edits, changes from color to black and white, and silly bits of slow motion, while all the while, Grant and other actors mince about in a series of kooky scenes.As well, the DVD features a pair of more recent videos, including a duet with husband Vince Gill ("House of Love"). The best feature on here is a half-hour interview with Grant as she recounts the ups and downs of her almost thirty year career in the entertainment world. Seated on a couch with a cup of tea, Grant is surprisingly candid about her shaky beginnings and the massive changes that upended her personal and musical lives over the past 10 years. For fans of this still intriguing singer/songwriter, this interview alone is reason enough to pick up this collection. That probably goes without saying, as fans are undoubtedly the only people that will be attracted to this DVD. For the rest of the world, it seems hardly worth bothering with, unless they decide to come back with a disc with some live performances, TV appearances or anything else other than simply a few promotional videos.
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