Amy Grant returns with 'The Me That Remains'

On first album of original songs in 13 years, 6-time grammy-winner shares deeply personal, reflective collection produced by Mac McAnally

Press release

Six-time Grammy Award-winner and 2022 Kennedy Center Honoree Amy Grant has returned with her first collection of original songs in 13 years, “The Me That Remains,” out today via Thirty Tigers. A deeply personal and reflective work, “The Me That Remains” finds Grant taking a clear-eyed look at where she stands personally, spiritually and creatively today. Across its 10 tracks, the album reflects on healing, connection, endurance and grace, shaped by the life experience of a beloved musician now more than 50 years into a groundbreaking career. 

"I had so much fun going back into the studio again and making this project with Mac (McAnally),” Grant said. “To hear the talent every writer, musician and guest artist brought to the project put a big smile on my face. I feel like this project freed me from expectations that I didn't even know I had.”

Produced by 10-time CMA Award winner and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer McAnally, the album signals a more stripped-down, singer-songwriter approach, first previewed with “The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm),” a meditation on unity and perspective inspired by the idealism of the Woodstock era. 

Throughout “The Me That Remains,” McAnally’s understated production allows Grant’s voice – warm, intimate and resolute – to take center stage, foregrounding the emotional clarity that defines the record. Written and recorded in the wake of significant personal challenges, including open heart surgery and a life-altering bike accident, the album carries a sense of hard-won perspective, balancing vulnerability with quiet strength.

Grant has introduced the album in recent weeks with a series of special appearances, including a performance of the title track on “Live with Kelly & Mark” and a sold-out “New York Evening With Amy Grant” at The Greene Space, hosted by the Grammy Museum in partnership with the Americana Music Foundation, where she debuted several songs from the project live for the first time.

Across the album, Grant blends deeply personal reflection with broader themes of collective healing. “How Do We Get There From Here” (feat. Ruby Amanfu) wrestles with division, grief, and the urgent question of how to move forward in the wake of tragedy – written following the 2023 Covenant School shooting in Nashville and released on its anniversary as a call for unity, compassion and collective action. “The Saint,” co-written with longtime collaborator Michael W. Smith, offers a portrait of redemption, while collaborations with Vince Gill, Sarah Cannon and Corrina Gill underscore the personal and musical relationships that have shaped her life and career.

Co-written with McAnally, the title track, “The Me That Remains,” serves as the album’s emotional centerpiece, directly reflecting on Grant’s recent health journey (“Life cut me wide open / When my head hit the ground / Wasn’t my time for dying / Guess my soul just stuck around”). Ultimately, the song emerges as a testament to survival, resilience and gratitude (“My smile in the mirror is enough for today / Reflecting the light deep down inside that never will fade”).

Visually, “The Me That Remains” extends these themes of reflection and reconstruction. Grant commissioned artist Wayne Brezinka to create the album cover as a mixed-media collage assembled from meaningful fragments of her life – including family photos, pieces of a treasured quilt, seashells from her collection, her childhood Bible, and an article about her great-grandfather – layering memory and meaning directly into the portrait. In conjunction with the release, the Museum of Christian and Gospel Music in Nashville has debuted a special exhibition of the artwork.

Now 65, Grant remains a singular figure in American music. With more than 30 million albums sold and over 2.2 billion global streams, she became the first artist in contemporary Christian music to achieve a Platinum record, reach No. 1 on the pop charts, and perform at the Grammy Awards. A trailblazer whose career has spanned church pews to arena stages, she returns with a record rooted in hard-won perspective – and in the strength of the woman who remains.

“The Me That Remains” is out now via Thirty Tigers on vinyl, CD and across streaming platforms. Additionally, there are exclusive offerings including orange vinyl for Indie Record Stores and an exclusive CD with bonus tracks via Amazon. The exclusive turquoise vinyl offered by Talk Shop Live is sold-out. Listen to/order “The Me That Remains” here and watch the new lyric video for “Please Don’t Make Me Beg” here.

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