
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, September 4, 1994                   TAG: 9410180142
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Teresa Gubbins Dallas Morning News
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

SINGER CLIMBS POP LADDER WITH SOLIDLY LOYAL CHRISTIAN-AUDIENCE BASE TO SUPPOR

Amy Grant graduated from Christian pop icon to secular super-star three years ago, but her music still provokes an irresistible urge to read "Him" into her 'hims."

Though she still celebrates her religious roots, the fact is, you'll find God thanked more in Prince's liner notes on than on Grant's new album, "House of Love," which arrived in stores last month. Although she began her crossover bid with 1985's "Unguarded," the 34-year-old singer didn't really put the religious nudges-and-winks to rest until her last album, the triple-platinum "Heart in Motion."

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