synthesizers (1, 7, 9), acoustic piano (1), explosion (2), synthesizer programming (3), Yamaha GS1 (3, 8), Fender Rhodes (5), Memorymoog (6), Fairlight (8) Michael W. Smith – Yamaha GS2 (2, 3, 8), Memorymoog (3) Larry Williams – synthesizer (7), saxophone (7) Dann Huff – electric guitars (1-10), guitar solo (4, 5) Jon Goin – electric guitars (2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (10) Michael Landau – electric guitars (2, 4, 7, 9), guitar solo (10) Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitars (7) Mike Brignardello – bass (2–9) Paul Leim – drums (1, 2, 3, 5–10), drum programming (4), drum overdubs (4), LinnDrum programming (7) Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 6, 8, 10) Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1, 7) Gary Chapman – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 8) Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 7) Diana Hanna – backing vocals (1, 3, 8) Chris Harris – screams (1), backing vocals (8) Gary Pigg – screams (1), backing vocals (8) Kathy Burdick – screams (1) Tom Kelly – backing vocals (2 ,4, 6, 9) Steve George – backing vocals (4, 9) Richard Page – backing vocals (4, 9) Chris Eaton – backing vocals (5) Kim Fleming – backing vocals (8) Donna McElroy – backing vocals (8) Production Brown Bannister – producer Michael Blanton – executive producer Dan Harrell – executive producer Gary Chapman – executive producer Jack Joseph Puig – engineer, mixing Kevin Burns – assistant engineer Steven Ford – assistant engineer Dan Garcia – assistant engineer Alan Henry – assistant engineer J.T. – assistant engineer Richard Markowitz – assistant engineer Mike Ross – assistant engineer Clark Schleicher – assistant engineer Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California) Kent Hunter – art direction, design Mark Tucker – photography Julie Miller – stylist Album cover To further heighten Grant's visual appeal, A&M released Unguarded with four different covers, respectively labeled W, O, R, and D. When the album was issued on compact disc, the 'D' variation became the standard version for the cover. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts End-of-decade charts Certifications Awards GMA Dove Awards Grammy Awards References External links Unguarded: 25 Years (1985-2010) at chonnie.com Amy Grant albums 1985 albums Albums produced by Brown Bannister A&M Records albums Myrrh Records albums