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Grace and Gratitude
Grace and Gratitude
Studio album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	25 August 2006
Recorded	January–May 2006
Studio	Echo Beach Studio (Jupiter, Florida)
Genre	New-age
Length	60:32
Label	EMI, Green Hill
Producer	Amy Sky; Tracy Young (Pink edition bonus);
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Alternative covers
	Grace and Gratitude Renewed
Alternative cover
	Pink edition
Singles from Grace and Gratitude
	"Instrument of Peace"; Released: 2006; "Help Me to Heal"; Released: 2010;

Grace and Gratitude is the twenty-first studio album by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. The album was released 25 August 2006^[1] through EMI exclusively by Walgreens to benefit various charities of cancer and re-released on 14 September 2010^[2] through Green Hill Records as Grace and Gratitude Renewed. A "pink" edition of the original album also was released in certain territories, with a two-track remix bonus CD.^[3]

Singles

The album-closing track, "Instrument of Peace", was released as the album's lead single, peaking at #30 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #45 on the Canadian AC charts.^[4]
"Help Me to Heal" was released as single in 2010, promoting the Renewed re-release.^[5]

Tours

Newton-john embarked on two tours to promote the album: a North American tour of 39 concerts, Grace and Gratitude Tour, and an Asian tour of 5 concerts, Body Heart & Spirit Tour. Her 2010 World Tour supported the re-release, Renewed.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
Billboard	Positive^[7]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave the album a positive review, although he said: "It's easy to knock this for not exactly being compelling—it glides, it doesn't grab—but that's the whole point: this is meditative mood music and it's gauzily effective in that regard in either of its incarnations".^[6]

In their review, Billboard stated that "Grace and Gratitude has a purpose - the long-lived artist's belief that music can boost the body's healing processes...Newton-John puts her spin on diverse influences, from Tibetan chants and Islamic prayers to a Latin benediction. Not exactly "Heart Attack" or "Physical," huh? Newton-John is soulfully committed to every word she sings, and fans will be taken by the plush arrangements, melodic warmth and, of course, the artist's regal vocals." ^[8]

Track listing

*Grace and Gratitude* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shekhinah (interlude)"	Amy Sky	2:59
2.	"Pearls on a Chain"	Newton-John, Sky	3:53
3.	"Yesod (interlude)"	Marc Jordan, Sky	1:49
4.	"To Be Wanted"	Sky	4:14
5.	"Hod (interlude)"	Greg Johnston	1:38
6.	"Learn to Love Yourself"	Newton-John, Sky	4:21
7.	"Nezah (interlude)"	Johnston	1:07
8.	"Grace and Gratitude"	Newton-John, Sky	3:23
9.	"Tiferet (interlude)"	Steven MacKinnon	1:28
10.	"Love is Letting Go of Fear"	Newton-John, Sky, MacKinnon	4:11
11.	"Hesed-Gevurah (interlude)"	Johnston	1:28
12.	"Gaté Gaté"	Johnston, Sky	4:04
13.	"Tala' al Badru 'Alayna (interlude)"	Traditional	1:15
14.	"Let Go Let God"	Newton-John, Sky, Kim Bullard	5:05
15.	"Binah (interlude)"	Johnston	0:45
16.	"I Will Lift Up My Eyes"	Sky	5:08
17.	"Hochmah (interlude)"	Sky, Traditional	2:12
18.	"The Power of Now"	Newton-John, Sky	4:44
19.	"Keter (interlude)"	Stephan Moccio	2:36
20.	"Instrument of Peace"	Jordan, Sky, Moccio	4:12

"Pink" edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Magic" (New version)	John Farrar	4:23
2.	"Physical" (New version)	Steve Kipner, Terry Shaddick	4:15

Renewed

The album was re-released as Grace and Gratitude Renewed on 14 September 2010, four years after the release of the original version. The new edition features new versions of tracks "To Be Wanted", "I Will Lift Up My Eyes" and "Instrument of Peace" with special guests, and also features two new tracks: "Todah" and the single "Help Me to Heal". The Japanese edition also includes the two remixes from the "Pink" edition.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shekhinah" (interlude)	2:59
2.	"Pearls on a Chain"	3:53
3.	"Yesod" (interlude)	1:49
4.	"To Be Wanted" (featuring Mark Masri)	4:14
5.	"Hod" (interlude)	1:38
6.	"Learn to Love Yourself"	4:21
7.	"Nezah" (interlude)	1:07
8.	"Grace and Gratitude"	3:23
9.	"Tiferet" (interlude)	1:28
10.	"Love Is Letting Go of Fear"	4:11
11.	"Hesed-Gevurah" (interlude)	1:28
12.	"Gaté Gaté"	4:04
13.	"Ta'la al Badru 'Alayna" (interlude)	1:15
14.	"Let Go Let God"	5:05
15.	"Binah" (interlude)	0:45
16.	"I Will Lift Up My Eyes" (featuring Amy Sky)	5:08
17.	"Todah" (interlude; featuring David Darling)	3:38
18.	"Help Me to Heal"	4:03
19.	"Hochmah" (interlude)	2:12
20.	"The Power of Now"	4:44
21.	"Keter" (interlude)	2:36
22.	"Instrument of Peace" (featuring Marc Jordan)	4:12

Personnel

Musicians

Olivia Newton-John – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 12, 14, 17)
Amy Sky – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 13, 16, 17), backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18), oboe (4), oboe arrangement (4, 12, 16), arrangements (11, 13, 19), cello (12, 16), string arrangements (20)
Stephan Moccio – acoustic piano (2, 4, 6, 8, 18, 19, 20), keyboards (4, 19, 20), arrangements (19)
Greg Johnston – transition programming, programming (2, 6, 8), string arrangements (2, 18), keyboards (5, 7, 12, 14, 15), cello arrangement (8)
Steven MacKinnon – keyboards (9, 10), arrangements (10)
Mike Frances – guitars (1, 3, 13), mandolin (3)
Rob Piltch – guitars (9, 10)
Bill Bell – guitars (16)
George Koller – fretless bass (1, 4), sitar (2, 12, 14, 16), dilruba (5, 12, 14, 16), acoustic bass (6, 14), bass guitar (8, 12, 14, 16)
Brian Barlow – cymbals (1, 4, 6, 14, 16, 20), vibraphone (1, 14)
Ed Hanley – percussion (11), Standing bells (11), udu (12, 13), tabla (12, 14, 16)
Ron Korb – Tibetan flute (1), bass flute (2), shinobue (3), Irish penny whistle (8, 17), dizi (8), Bansuri (13), low whistle (17)
Cynthia Steljes – oboe (4, 12, 16)
Paul Wildner – cello (2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 17, 18, 20)
Jon Craig – viola (2, 18)
Benjamin Bowman – violin (2, 18, 20)
Jayne Maddison – violin (2, 18)
Brenna MacCremmon – backing vocals (12, 14, 16)
Maryem Tollar – lead vocals (13)
Marc Jordan – backing vocals (17), harmony vocals (20)

Production

Producer – Amy Sky
Instrumental overdubs recorded by Lorne Hounsell at Signal To Noise (Toronto, Canada).
Lead vocals recorded by Vic Florencia, assisted by Azra Ross.
Piano recorded by Azra Ross
Lead vocals and piano recorded at Maison de Musique (Toronto, Canada).
BGVs recorded by Greg Johnston
Mixed by Vic Florencia at The Concrete Jungle (Toronto, Canada).
Additional ProTools programming – Jeff Dalziel and Azra Ross
Mastered by Joao Carvahlo at Joao Carvahlo Mastering (Toronto, Canada).
Art direction – Gabrielle Raumberger
Design – Kimyio Nishio
Liner notes, concept and illustrations – Olivia Newton-John
Hand Mudrahs – Sarina Condello
Photography – J. Michael Lafond
Styling – Adrienne Gold
Hair and make-up – John Sheehy
Chart preparation – Richard Maslove

Charts

Weekly charts

2006 weekly chart performance for *Grace and Gratitude*
Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard New Age Albums	2
US Billboard Christian Albums	36
US Billboard Christian/Gospel Albums	54

2012 weekly chart performance for *Grace and Gratitude*
Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[9]	86

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Grace and Gratitude*
Chart (2010)	Position
US Billboard New Age Albums	15

Release history

Release history for *Grace and Gratitude*
Country	Date	Label	Edition
United States^[1]	25 August 2006	EMI	Standard edition
Canada^[1]	27 March 2007	EMI
Hong Kong^[1]	April 2007	Universal
Malaysia^[1]	April 2007
Australia^[1]	15 October 2007
United States^[2]	14 September 2010	Green Hill	Grace and Gratitude Renewed
Austria^[3]	28 September 2010	EQ Music	Grace and Gratitude (Pink edition)
Japan^[10]	17 November 2010	EMI	Grace and Gratitude Renewed