Amy Grant - Don't run away

What this video is

Released in 1982 as part of Amy Grant's landmark album Age to Age on Myrrh Records, 'Don't Run Away' was produced at the precise moment CCM began adopting the promotional music video format pioneered by mainstream pop. Age to Age became the first Christian solo album certified gold (1983) and the first platinum CCM album (1985), fundamentally reshaping the industry. This video exists at the intersection of…

Why it matters

Represents one of the earliest surviving music video artifacts from the Contemporary Christian Music industry's commercial breakthrough period. The video documents the visual presentation style of CCM at a pivotal moment — before the genre had developed distinct production norms — and reflects how…

The director

Marc Ball is a Nashville-based music video director affiliated with Scene Three Productions. His documented credits span early CCM and mainstream country, including music videos for Amy Grant and Billy Ray Cyrus. His work in 1982 on 'Don't Run Away' places…