The Hits
Faith Hill
Engineer: Erik Lutkins, Julian King,
Producer: Darran Smith, Marti Fredericksen, Byron Gallimore, Dan Huff, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Trevor Horn, Scott Hendricks
Warner Brothers Nashville, 2007
1 CD
Catalogue #: 9362499583
EAN: 0093624995838
UPC: 093624995838
You save: 25%
Personnel: Ira Siegel, Tim Pierce (guitar); Marti Fredericksen, Don Potter, Larry Byrom, Biff Watson, Billy Joe Walker, Tom Bukovac, Bob MInner (acoustic guitar); Dan Dugmore, Dann Huff, Jeff King, Jerry McPherson, Michael Landau, Pat Buchanan, B. James Lowry, Darran Smith, Denny Hemingson, Brent Mason (electric guitar); Byron Gallimore (12-string guitar); Denny Hemmingson, Sonny Garrish, Bruce Bouton (steel guitar); Tom Hemby (gut-string guitar); Paul Franklin (dobro); Darrell Scott (mandolin); Pam Sixfin, Mary Katherine Vanosdale, Conni Ellisor, Catherine Umstead, Carl Gorodetzky, Pamela Sixfin, David Davidson, Lee Larrison, Alan Umstead, David Angell, Cate Myer (violin); Dean Brown, Glen Duncan, Aubrey Haynie, Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Kathryn Plummer, Kristin Wilkinson, Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale (viola); Julia Tanner, John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina, Bob Mason (cello); Tim Lauer (accordion); Chris Lindsey , John Barlow Jarvis (piano); Jeff McMahon (Fender Rhodes piano); Jamie Muhoberac (Hammond b-3 organ); Jimmy Nichols (keyboard); Steve Nathan, steven nathan (keyboards); Bill Cuomo (synthesizer); Glenn Worf, Michael Rhodes , Mike Brignardello, Paul Bushnell, Tony Shanahan, Craig Nelson, John Marcus (bass guitar); Chris McHugh, Lonnie Wilson, Rich Pagano, Paul Leim, Billy Mason, Shannon Forrest (drums); Eric Darken, Terry McMillan, Vinnie Colaiuta, David Dunkley (percussion); Chip Davis, Chris Rodriguez, Crystal Taliefero, Monet Owens, Stephen Hornbeak, Cindy Richardson-Walker, Curtis Young, Greg Barnhill, Karen Staley, Kim Parent, Lari White, Lisa Cochran, Mark Luna, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Stephanie Bentley, Vince Gill, Bekka Bramlett, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Perry Coleman (background vocals); David Campbell .
Additional personnel: Tim McGraw.
Six albums into her career, Faith Hill already has more than enough hit singles to fill a best-of album, so this 13 track compilation is a fine summation of her career up to 2007. Containing seven number-one country hits, many of which crossed over to the pop charts, HITS is a fine argument for Faith Hill as one of the top country singers of her time. From pop crossover smashes like "This Kiss" and "Breathe" to more traditional country songs like "Mississippi Girl" and "The Way You Love Me," HITS is a solidly entertaining listen. However, for good measure, HITS also adds three live songs--the Janis Joplin standard "Piece of My Heart," "There Will Come A Day," and "Cry"--as well as one solid new single, "Beautiful." Tastefully packaged and intelligently sequenced as well as musically unbeatable, HITS is a textbook example of how to do a mid-career best-of collection, and is far more listenable than the average uninspired cash-in.
DVD Features:
DVD features include:
Music videos for:
Mississipi Girl
Cry
The Way You Love Me
Breathe
The Secret Of LIfe
Let Me Let Go
Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me
This Kiss
It Matters To Me
Piece Of My Heart
Wild One
Tracklist
Faith Hill
By the end of the 1990s, Faith Hill (née Audrey Faith Perry) had become half of the First Couple of Country Music--the nickname given to her and her husband, fellow superstar Tim McGraw. Hill combines Cover Girl good looks (literally--she was a model for the cosmetics company) with a big, powerful voice that mixes influences from pop, gospel, rock, and classic country. In 1999, Hill crossed over to the pop charts with her worldwide smash single "This Kiss." Ever since then, she's been as much a pop diva as a country siren, though her passionate duets with McGraw continue to delight country fans.
