Love Remains (Hillary Scott album)

Love Remains is a studio album by American singer and songwriter Hillary Scott, a founding member of American country music trio Lady A, released in collaboration with her father, Lang Scott; her mother, Linda Davis; and her sister Rylee Scott (credited collectively as 'The Scott Family').[2] It was released on July 29, 2016, by EMI Nashville and Capitol Nashville. The faith-based record incorporates elements of gospel, bluegrass, country, and pop genres and is produced by Ricky Skaggs.[1]

Love Remains
Studio album by Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
Released	July 29, 2016
Recorded	2011–16
Genre	Christian Country CCM
Length	52:09
Label	EMI Nashville Capitol Nashville[1]
Producer	Ricky Skaggs
Hillary Scott albums chronology
Family Christmas (2003) Love Remains (2016)
Linda Davis albums chronology
Young at Heart (2007) Love Remains (2016)
Singles from Love Remains
"Thy Will" Released: April 22, 2016 "Still" Released: March 2017

Upon release, Love Remains achieved moderate commercial success, including a top-10 debut on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.[3] It additionally bowed atop the Billboard Christian Albums chart and at number 2 on the Country Albums chart. The record's lead single, "Thy Will", was released in April 2016 and reached the top of the Hot Christian Songs chart that summer.[2][4]

Love Remains won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album and "Thy Will" won for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[5][6]

Background and recording

In 2011, following the passing of Hillary Scott's grandfather, W.M. Scott Jr., the Scott family leaned on their faith and used traditional hymns to comfort one another.[7] They began recording the songs with the intention of sharing those messages of joy with friends and family.[8] This project eventually developed into a full-length album which includes classic hymns, popular Contemporary Christian songs, and newly-written original tracks such as the project's lead single, "Thy Will".[9] This song was inspired by a miscarriage Scott experienced in 2015 while on tour.[7] The family reached out to Ricky Skaggs to produce the album and Skaggs additionally provided instrumentation and guest vocals.[7][9] Christian musicians Steven Curtis Chapman and Cheryl White also make appearances.

Singles

"Thy Will", one of three tracks co-written by Scott, was released to digital retailers, country radio, and Christian radio on April 22, 2016, as the album's lead single.[2][9] Its music video premiered June 20, 2016.[10] The song has since reached 27 on the Hot Country Songs chart and number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[4][11]

Other songs

"Beautiful Messes", "Love Remains", and "Still" all debuted on the Hot Christian Songs chart following the album's release at 28, 38, and 50, respectively.[12]

Commercial performance

Love Remains debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 with 28,000 units sold in its first week.[3] It was the fourth best-selling album of the week.[13] The album also debuted at numbers one and 2 on the Top Christian Albums and Top Country Albums charts, respectively. The album has sold 165,000 copies in the United States as of December 2017.[14]

Internationally, the album debuted at number 69 in Canada and at number 81 in Australia.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful Messes"	Ben Glover Connie Harrington Hillary Scott	3:53
2.	"Still"	Justin Ebach Molly Reed	3:24
3.	"Sheltered in the Arms of God"	Jimmie Davis Dottie Rambo	4:44
4.	"Safe Haven"	Jimmy Fortune Sydni Perry H. Scott Bill Whyte	4:02
5.	"The Faithful Love of Jesus" (featuring Steven Curtis Chapman and Ricky Skaggs)	Barry Dean Don Poythress Karyn Rochelle	4:17
6.	"The River (Come On Down)" (featuring Cheryl White)	Jordan Feliz Jeff Pardo	4:05
7.	"Thy Will"	Bernie Herms H. Scott Emily Weisband	3:56
8.	"Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus)"	Chris Rice	3:57
9.	"Love Remains"	Jim Daddario Tom Douglas	3:56
10.	"We March On"	Linda Davis Poythress Lang Scott Kenna Turner West	3:42
11.	"Your Unfailing Love"	Worley Max McKinney Glenn Warren	2:35
12.	"Come Thou Fount"	Traditional	4:13
13.	"Ain't No Grave" (featuring Cheryl White)	Hank Bentley David Crowder Seth Philpott	4:47
Total length:			52:09

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 81 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 69 US Billboard 200[3] 7 US Christian Albums (Billboard)[17] 1 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[18] 2

Year end charts Chart (2016) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard)[19] 9 US Country Albums (Billboard)[20] 26

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, catalog number and reference

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalog No.	Ref.
Worldwide	July 29, 2016	CD	EMI Nashville	002505602	[21]
		Digital download	Capitol Nashville Decca	N/A	[22]
	November 11, 2016	Vinyl	Capitol Nashville	002572401	[23]

References

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5. Variety Staff (6 December 2016). "Grammy Nominations: Full List of Nominees for 59th Annual Awards".
6. Academy, Recording (12 February 2017). "Congrats Best Contemporary Christian Music Album 'Love Remains' @HillaryScottLA & The Scott Family #GRAMMYs".
7. Asker, Jim (July 8, 2016). "Hillary Scott on Finding 'Beauty From the Ashes of Sadness' With Her Faith-Based Album and Lady Antebellum's Future". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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13. "Top Album Sales" (The Week Of: August 20, 2016). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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16. "Chart Search". Billboard Top Canadian Albums for Hillary Scott. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
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18. "Top Country Albums (The Week Of: August 20, 2016)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
19. "Christian Albums : Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
20. "Country Albums : Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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22. "Love Remains - Hillary Scott & the Scott Family, Hillary Scott | Release Info" (Digital Download). AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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