Simple Things (Amy Grant album)

Simple Things
Studio album by Amy Grant
Released	August 19, 2003
Recorded	2002-2003 at The Bennett House, Sound Kitchen and The Beanstalk (Franklin, TN); The Parlor and Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, TN).
Genre	Pop, contemporary Christian music
Length	39:52
Label	A&M
Producer	Keith Thomas Wayne Kirkpatrick Brown Bannister Ron Hemby
Amy Grant chronology
Legacy... Hymns and Faith (2002) Simple Things (2003) Greatest Hits 1986–2004 (2004)

Professional ratings

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AllMusic

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 No. 23. The title track peaked at the same position on the adult contemporary chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

• Amy Grant – lead vocals, backing vocals (5, 7), acoustic guitar (10)
• Bruce Gaitsch – acoustic guitar (1, 3)
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (1, 3, 7, 8, 9)
• Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9)
• Will Owsley – electric guitar (1, 2, 3), backing vocals (1), acoustic guitar (2), lead guitar solo (3)
• Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar (2)
• Pat Buchanan – acoustic guitar (4)
• Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (4)
• Vince Gill – acoustic guitar solo (4), guest vocals (4), backing vocals (7), mandolin (8)
• Gordon Kennedy – guitars (5), electric guitar (6)
• Tim Pierce – guitars (5)
• Wayne Kirkpatrick – acoustic guitar (6), backing vocals (6)
• Ron Hemby – acoustic guitar (9), nylon guitar (9), bass (9), drums (9)
• Keith Thomas – keyboards (1-4, 7, 8, 9), programming (1, 2, 4, 8, 9), drum programming (2, 3, 7), bass programming (3, 7), acoustic guitar (7, 8)
• Jeffrey Roach – keyboards (6)
• Tommy Sims – bass (1, 2, 8)
• Craig Nelson – bass (4)
• Leland Sklar – bass (5)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (6)
• Chad Cromwell – drums (1, 7)
• Chris McHugh – drum programming (2), drums (4, 5, 6)
• Mark Hammond – drums (8)
• Eric Darken – percussion (1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• David Browning – percussion (2)
• Rebecca Owsley – backing vocals (1)
• Katy Hudson – backing vocals (2)
• Tiffany Arbuckle Lee – backing vocals (2, 3)
• Becky Corcoran – backing vocals (3)
• Kim Keyes – backing vocals (6)
• Felicia Sorensen – backing vocals (7, 8)

Production

• 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 (tracks 1–4 & 7–10), mixing
• Steve Bishir – engineer (track 5)
• JB – engineer (track 6)
• Hank Nirider – assistant engineer (track 5)
• Greg Fogie – assistant engineer
• Kevin Edlin – assistant engineer
• David Streit – assistant engineer
• Chris Yoakum – ProTools editing, MIDI technician
• Scott Hull – mastering at The Hit Factory (New York, NY).
• Shaun Shankel – production coordinator
• Darryl Bush – production coordinator
• Jennifer Sigler – production coordinator
• Traci Sterling Bishir – production manager (track 5)
• D'Ann McAllister – production assistance (track 6)
• 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
2003	200	23
	Top Christian Albums	1
	Top Internet Albums	23

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
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