And the fun continued when Grant revisited an old classic for the CD – a song she admittedly “hadn’t even thought about in a decade.” According to Grant, she and her band had quickly formulated a “kind of scrappy, thrown together version” of “In a Little While” for the live show that several Word Records staffers attended. “I don’t know how young [the Word guys] were when that song came out 20 years ago,” she muses, but, after hearing the rough live version, “they came back and said, ‘Would you consider doing a studio version of this – a new kind of updated version?’ That’s how that came about.”

Aside from launching the live project this fall, Grant is also starstruck, having been honored with her own star on the famed “Hollywood Walk of Fame” in September. Looking forward to the event at press time, she reflects, “This is the first time in a long time that I’ve asked my family, ‘Will you please all show up?’ And so, my mom and dad, all my sisters, some of my closest childhood friends, my kids, we’re all going out there. We’re going to have a big dinner the night before and go play on the Santa Monica Pier. And Vince is so funny – he said, ‘That walk is so long, I’m just positive it’s [Amy’s star] going to be in a seedy part of Hollywood.’ We just laughed about it. You know, at this point in life where my energy is focused and much more geared to my children, it’s fun to look back and be honored for, I assume, the bulk of my work, which was done in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Lord willing, I still have a lot of songs to write in the future.”

More songs to write, more live performances to give…more memories
to make.

I Will Remember You

Music, whether live or recorded, makes an impression. As Amy Grant herself suggests, “If you are a fan of concerts, it’s fun to have a memory of that. I remember the first live concert recording I ever went to was at the Opry House [Nashville, Tenn.] years ago. I must have been in the fifth grade, and John Denver did a recording there. I’ll never forget.” Such is the stuff that vivid memories are made of, and, through her music, concerts and personal appearances, Grant has made lasting impressions on more than a few listeners. …

It makes perfect sense to me why Amy would release a live DVD, and anyone who has seen her perform live understands that, too. You can spend years admiring her contribution to the history of Christian music, the roads she’s paved, the impact she’s made, the lives she’s inspired ... but, until you see her perform live, you can’t really have a full appreciation of her heart and how much of it she pours into her music.
— Nichole Nordeman