Saved by Love

Infobox Single
Name = Saved By Love


Artist = Amy Grant
from Album = Lead Me On
Released = 1988
Format = 7" single, Cassette single
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = CCM, Adult Contemporary, Pop
Length = 4:38
Label = A&M Records
Writer = Amy Grant, Justin Peters, Chris Smith
Producer = Brown Bannister
[ Certification = ]
NoReviews = yes
Last single = The Next Time I Fall
(1986)
This single = Saved By Love
(1988)
Next single = Lead Me On
(1988)"Saved By Love" is a 1988 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the first single from the "Lead Me On" album.

The song

The song is one of the two family songs on "Lead Me On". It uses analogies as well as a direct reference to the singer herself. The first few verses talk about a woman named Laura, who "loves her little family." According to the song, "she's kind of woman/who loves them with her life." The analogy is that Laura is "queen of the world," yet still loves her family more than anything. After the chorus, Grant talks about her love for her family. She says that there's "nothing quite like my family's love to warm me," and "nothin' short of death's ever gonna leave me cold." The lyrics give the song somewhat of melancholic feeling.

On Grant's 2006 release "Time Again...Amy Grant Live", Amy Grant reveals that "Laura" in the song is actually her sister Carol.

"Saved by Love" is one of two songs in which Grant uses her own name in her lyrics. In one of the choruses towards the end of the song, she can be heard saying, "Amy, she's been saved by love." Amy also uses her own name in her song Jehovah.

The music of the song is almost pop oriented, yet still remains to sound natural. There are mandolins playing throughout the song, as well as the sounds of the Adult Contemporary music of the day: soft electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and soft keyboards.

Chart Success

"Saved By Love" was the biggest hit off the album in terms of mainstream charts. Although a number-one Christian hit, it peaked at #32 on the Adult Contemporary chart. This wasn't surprising, however. The previous single, "1974," also failed to make an impact on secular charts. Nevertheless, "Saved By Love" remains a true family anthem, and it also reveals Grant's struggles and triumph over them through loving her family.

Charts

Music sample