It wasn’t long after they performed together for the first time in 1993, on the TV holiday special, Christmas With Vince Gill, that Amy Grant and Vince Gill started working on their next collaboration. Shortly after the Christmas special, they collaborated on the duet “House of Love,” the title track from Grant’s 1994 album, which topped the Christian chart and peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200.
Written by Wally Wilson, Kenny Greenberg, and Greg Barnhill, “House of Love” centers on some of the heartbreak and hopes around love.
Well, I’ll bet you any amount of moneyHe’ll be coming back to youOoh, I know there ain’t no doubt about itSometimes life is funnyYou think you’re in your darkest hourWhen the lights are coming on in the house of loveHouse of love
You’ve been up all nightThinking it was overHe’s been out of sightAt least for the momentBut when something this strongGets a hold on youThe odds …