Simple Things (Amy Grant album)
2003 studio album by Amy Grant
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Simple Things is the fifteenth studio album by American CCM singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released on August 19, 2003, by A&M Records,
ReleasedAugust 19, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Studios
- The Bennett House, Franklin
- Sound Kitchen, Franklin
- The Beanstalk, Franklin
- The Parlor, Nashville
- Ocean Way, Nashville
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| Released | August 19, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2003 | |||
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| Length | 39:52 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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Simple Things did not have the effect of Grant's previous pop efforts from the 1990s. The album topped Billboard's Christian album chart[2] and the title track became a Top Ten Christian single,[3][4] Simple Things peaked just outside the Top 20 on the Billboard 200, at No. 23.[5] The title track peaked at the same position on the AC chart.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Happy" |
| 4:10 |
| 2. | "Eye to Eye" |
| 3:58 |
| 3. | "Simple Things" |
| 3:58 |
| 4. | "Beautiful" |
| 4:11 |
| 5. | "Out in the Open" |
| 4:37 |
| 6. | "I Don't Know Why" |
| 3:31 |
| 7. | "Looking for You" |
| 4:12 |
| 8. | "Touch" |
| 3:28 |
| 9. | "Innocence Lost" | Ron Hemby | 4:20 |
| 10. | "After the Fire" | Grant | 3:21 |
Personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2003 | US Top Christian Albums (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[7] | 23 | |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 23 | |
Singles
| Title | Date | Chart | Peak position |
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| "Simple Things" | August 15, 2003 | US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 23 |
| August 29, 2003 | US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 7 | |
| US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard)[4] | 7 | ||
| "Out In the Open" | February 20, 2004 | US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard)[8] | 24 |
| US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 24 | ||