Secret Ambition

Album: I 2(Eye) (1988)
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Songfacts®:

  • This rockin' anthem was written by Smith together with frequent collaborators Wayne Kirkpatrick and Amy Grant. Smith recalled to CCM Magazine presents 100 Greatest Songs In Christian Music: "I'll never forget getting together with Wayne out at Amy's farm. First of all, just the music was written, and I felt for 1988, it was a bit of a twist - especially the choruses, which were really different for me. I remember just where I was when I said, 'This song's going on the record no matter what!' And then we still had the lyrics to write, so Wayne came up with the 'Secret Ambition' idea. I do think the song became very popular because of the video."
  • The music video tells the story of the Resurrection. Smith told CCM Magazine presents 100 Greatest Songs In Christian Music that, "this company that was going to shoot the video for the song offered to do it for free." He added: "They wanted it to follow the story of Jesus, and they wanted to shoot it on videotape. I just thought, 'How tacky is that going to be?' I refused to do it for a year, until I finally succumbed to the pressure and said, OK, but we'll pay the extra - whatever it is - to shoot it on film, and we did it."

Comments: 2

  • Stephen from Irving, TxOne of the greatest songs and music videos of all time. Guitars are rockin', lyrics are intriguing & right on, and the video makes you fall in love with Jesus all over again!
  • Mike from Norwalk, CtOne of my all time faves by Smitty. Songfacts only has a few of his songs listed here but he's had so many many more.
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