美國當代福音樂天后［艾美葛蘭特］──成人流行／當代福音抒情曲──［Straight Ahead／直接前進］

Day by day, dream by dream.
I fight to find the way to go.
Every day opens a different door.
Every dream shadows the one before.

But slowly I can see
The way youve made for me.
Straight ahead, I can see your light.
Straight ahead, through the dark.
Straight ahead, theres no left or right.
Straight ahead, to your heart.

Carry on through the night,
When the road is hard to find.
Lying lights tell me to turn around.
Lying thoughts tell me Im lost not found.
But clearly I can see
Youre waiting there for me.

Straight ahead, I can see your light.
Straight ahead, through the dark.
Straight ahead, theres no left or right.
Straight ahead, to your heart.
Straight ahead, (straight ahead),
Straight ahead, (straight ahead),
Straight ahead, (straight ahead),
Straight ahead, (straight ahead).

Straight ahead (straight ahead), I can see your light.
Straight ahead, through the dark (through the dark).
Straight ahead, theres no left or right.
Straight ahead, to your heart.
Straight ahead

１９８２年５月，２１歲半的美國當代福音天后艾美．葛蘭特（Amy Grant）發行第四張專輯〔Age to Age／時代對時代〕專輯，

開始融入明顯的流行曲風，獲得高度讚揚, 成為當代福音樂的經典作品。

反應成功, 最後在美銷售突破１００萬張,

這使艾美成為當代福音界首位拿到金／白金唱片的歌手。

並讓艾美開始打入主流市場，奠定其‘基督流行樂女皇’的地位。

１９８４年４月，２３歲半的美國當代福音天后艾美．葛蘭特（Amy Grant）推出第五張錄音室大碟［Straight Ahead／直接前進］（Myrrh出版）

仍由Brown Bannister製作，繼續顯示她積極轉向當代流行曲風的企圖，融入電吉他與合成樂器,主流味道更濃，獲得出色評價。

［Straight Ahead／直接前進］成為葛蘭特首張打入Billboard專輯榜的大碟（＃１３３）

並四度登上Billboard副榜──福音專輯榜冠軍, 在美國拿到金唱片（５０萬張＋）,加拿大金唱片（１０萬張＋）。

標題曲［Straight Ahead／直接前進］，

由艾美蘭特，Michael W. Smith，Gary Chapman譜寫。

Brown Bannister製作成一首成人流行／當代福音抒情曲，

旋律悅耳，鋼琴聲優美，艾美的嗓音溫柔，詮釋悠遠深情．

［Straight Ahead／直接前進］並未推出單曲，後來成為１９８５年大碟［Unguarded／毫無防備］中單曲［Wise Up／醒醒吧］的B面歌曲．

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvPfPfEmYBs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRM0pYaNj-U