Legacy... Hymns and Faith

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Legacy... Hymns and Faith is a 2002 (see 2002 in music) album by Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant. It was her first overtly religious album since Lead Me On in 1988, and consists primarily of well-known hymns with a couple of original songs. Early pressings of the CD are in "double disc" format containing the music CD and a bonus DVD with a behind the scenes documentary in the studio recording the album.

Track listing

• Tracks 1-4, 6, 8, 10-11, and 13-14 arranged by Vince Gill and Brown Bannister. Track 12 arranged by Ronn Huff

1. "This Is My Father's World" (Public Domain) – 3:05
2. "My Jesus, I Love Thee" (Public Domain) – 3:34
3. "Softly and Tenderly" (Public Domain) – 4:03
4. "I Need Thee Every Hour/Nothing but the Blood" (Public Domain) – 4:42
5. "What You Already Own" (Grant) – 3:21
6. "It Is Well with My Soul/The River's Gonna Keep On Rolling" (P.D., Gill) – 4:54
7. "Do You Remember the Time" (Gill, Grant, Keith Thomas) – 3:51
8. "Fields of Plenty/Be Still My Soul" (P.D., Bennett) – 4:36
9. "Imagine/Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus" (P.D., Grant, Bart Millard) – 5:17
10. "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" (Public Domain) – 3:15
11. "Fairest Lord Jesus" (Public Domain) – 3:15
12. "Holy, Holy, Holy" (Public Domain) – 2:26
13. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus/Old Rugged Cross/How Great Thou Art" (P.D., Hine) – 3:30
14. "Marching to Zion" (Public Domain) – 3:20

Personnel

• Amy Grant: lead vocals, harmony vocal (4,7)
• Chad Cromwell: drums (1-7,10), floor tom (11)
• Leland Sklar: bass guitar (1-7,10,11)
• Kenny Greenberg: electric guitar (1-6, 10)
• Biff Watson: acoustic guitar (1,6)
• Vince Gill: acoustic guitar solo (1), harmony vocal (1,2,9), duet vocal (4), electric guitar (4,9,13), electric guitar solo (3,7,10), mandolin (2,5,6,12), acoustic guitar (11,14), dobro (5), background vocals (6,10)
• Pete Wasner: piano (1,2,3,5,6), synth (11)
• Tim Akers: Hammond B3 organ (1,4,6,7,9,10), accordion (2,5,11), synth (3)
• Mac McAnally: acoustic guitar (2,3,5)
• Stuart Duncan: fiddle (2,8)
• Sam Levine: penny whistle (2), tenor sax & clarinet (4)
• Tom Britt: electric guitar (4)
• Richard Bennett: acoustic guitar (4,7,8,10,11), gut string guitar (12)
• John Jarvis: piano (4,7,10,11)
• Jim Horn: tenor & baritone sax (4), horn arrangement (4)
• Mike Haynes: trumpet (4)
• Barry Green: trombone (4)
• Bekka Bramlett: background vocals (4)
• Billy Thomas: background vocals (4,10)
• Kim Keyes: background vocals (4,6)
• Gordon Kennedy: electric guitar (7), acoustic guitar (11)
• Jim Hoke: harmonica (7)
• Dan Needham: drums (9)
• Michael Rhodes: bass guitar (9)
• Rivers Rutherford: acoustic guitar (9)
• Bernie Herms: piano (9)
• Carl Marsh: string arrangement (9)
• The London Session Orchestra: strings (9)
• Eric Darken: additional percussion (11)
• Andrea Zonn: fiddle (11)
• Alison Krauss: harmony vocal (11)
• The Nashville String Machine: strings (12)
• Michael Omartian: piano (13)
• John Catchings: cello (13)
• Bagpipes & drums on 14: Jay Dawson, Todd Boswell, Greg Cutcliff, Roy Barber & Carol Davis
• Choir on 14: Burton Grant, Kathy Harrell, Carol Nuismer, Amy Grant, Phyllis Mayfield, Jerry Regan, Jerry Verner, Cindy Hudson, Ginger Lang, Chris & Jan Harris, Teresa Ellis, Don Finto, Traci Bishir, Sterling Bishir and Aerin, Michelle Bentrem, Gary & Carol Pigg, Bonnie Keen-King, John & Beverly Darnall, Mike Blanton, Leigh Ann Jones and Brown Bannister

Production

• Producers: Brown Bannister and Vince Gill
• Executive producer: Michael Blanton
• Recorded and mixed by Steve Bishir
• Assisted by Hank Nirider, Chris Scherbak, Sang Park and Greg Fogie
• Recorded at East Iris Studios (Nashville, TN), The Parlor (Nashville, TN) and Oceanway Studios (Nashville, TN)
• Mixed at The Parlor (Nashville, TN)
• The London Session Orchestra recorded at Air Lyndhurst (London, England), conducted by Carl Marsh
• Digital editing: Fred Paragano
• Mastered by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA)
• Art direction and design: Astro May (photoshoot), Kevin Tucker (cover), Katherine Petillo (designer) and Susan Browne (package)
• Photography: Richard Seagraves
• Wardrobe, styling: Kara Irvine and Lars Nordensten
• Hair: Melanie Shelly
• Make-up: Shelia Davis

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	The Billboard 200	21
	Top Contemporary Christian	1
	Top Internet Albums	50

End of year charts

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Billboard Top Contemporary Christian	12

Commercial performance

Country	Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
United States (RIAA)	500,000	Gold

Awards

GMA Dove Awards

Year	Winner	Category
2003	"The River's Gonna Keep On Rolling"	Country Recorded Song of the Year
2003	Legacy... Hymns and Faith	Inspirational Album of the Year