Amazing Grace

"Amazing Grace" is one of the most well-known Christian hymns. The words were written by John Newton; they form a part of the Olney Hymns that he worked on, with William Cowper and other hymnodists.

Recordings

The hymn has been recorded by countless artists over the last century. Two versions have made the UK Singles Chart; between 1970 and 1972, a version by Judy Collins spent 67 weeks in the charts, a record for a female artist, and peaked at number 5. In 1972, an instrumental version by the Pipes and Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards spent five weeks at number one, also reaching the top spot in Australia. Likewise another artist, Hayley Westenra, released this song on her album Pure and this album did incredibly well, selling 19,068 copies in its first week of sales alone.

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UK Singles Chart - Judy Collins - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Hayley Westenra - Pure

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Christian metal band Stryper recorded a heavy metal version of amazing grace, titled 10,000 years, which came out in their album 2005 album Reborn

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Christian metal - Stryper - Heavy metal - 2005 - Reborn

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Chris Squire of Yes also has recorded a bass solo version of Amazing Grace on the Rhino's rerelease of 'Going For The One' album.

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Chris Squire - Yes - Going For The One

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• “Amazing Grace” a common meter hymn from the Library of Congress' John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip; performed by Mr. and Mrs. N.V. Braley on 5 May 1939 at the home of Beal D. Taylor near Medina, Texas