Cry (Faith Hill album)

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Cry
Cry cover
Studio album by Faith Hill
Released October 15, 2002
Genre Pop, R&B, Pop Rock
Length 60:30
Label Warner Brothers
Producer(s) Faith Hill,
Marti Frederiksen,
Byron Gallimore,
Dann Huff,
David May
Professional reviews
Faith Hill chronology
Breathe
(1999)
Cry
(2002)
Fireflies
(2005)


Cry is the fifth album by country artist Faith Hill, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).

To date, the album has sold more than two million copies in the US and three million copies worldwide so it has been certified double platinum.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Free" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff) – 4:38
  2. "Cry" (Angie Aparo) – 3:45
  3. "One" (Bekka Bramlett, Billy Burnette, Roboff) – 5:20
  4. "When the Lights Go Down" (Rivers Rutherford, Jeffrey Steele, Craig Wiseman) – 4:05
  5. "Beautiful" (Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Shaye Smith) – 4:41
  6. "Unsaveable" (Bramlett, Bobby Terry) – 3:51
  7. "Baby You Belong" (Keith Follesé, Wade Kirby, Bill Luther) – 4:08
  8. "If You're Gonna Fly Away" (Alecia B. Moore, Linda Perry) – 3:48
  9. "Stronger" (Lindsey, Troy Verges) – 4:13
  10. "If This Is the End" (Steve McEwan) – 4:55
  11. "This Is Me" (Hillary Linsey, Verges) – 5:04
  12. "Back to You" (Derek Bramble, Lindy Robbins) – 4:35
  13. "I Think I Will" (Steve Robson, Anthony Smith) – 4:08
  14. "You're Still Here" (Matraca Berg, Mayo) – 3:19

[edit] Personnel

  • Faith Hill - vocals
  • Tim Akers - keyboard
  • Rick Baptist - trumpet
  • Greg Barnhill - background vocals
  • Bob Becker - viola
  • Charlie Bisharat - violin
  • Bekka Bramlett - tambourine, background vocals
  • Denyse Buffum - viola
  • Paul Bushnell - bass
  • Eve Butler - violin
  • David Campbell - conductor
  • Darius Campo - violin
  • Matt Chamberlain - drums
  • Susan Chatman - violin
  • Lisa Cochran - background vocals
  • Vinnie Colaiuta - drums, tambourine
  • Larry Corbett - cello
  • Jim Cox - piano, Hammond organ
  • Eric Darken - percussion
  • Mario de Leon - violin
  • Joel Derouin - violin, concert master
  • Erika Duke - cello
  • Bruce Dukov - violin
  • Earl Dumler - oboe
  • Stephen Erdody - cello
  • Stefanie Fife - cello
  • Marti Frederiksen - acoustic guitar, percussion, electric guitar, background vocals
  • John Fumo - trumpet
  • Matt Funes - viola
  • Byron Gallimore - electric guitar, clavinet, sampling, slide guitar, drum loop, sampled keyboards, synthesizer accordion
  • Armen Garabedian - violin
  • Berj Garabedian - violin
  • Endre Granat - violin
  • Lynn Grants - viola
  • Maurice Grants - cello
  • Lisa Gregg - background vocals
  • John Hayhurst - viola
  • Dan Higgins - tenor saxophone
  • Jim Hoke - autoharp
  • Jim Horn - tenor saxophone
  • Dann Huff - guitar
  • Damon Johnson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Suzie Katayama - cello, conductor, string conductor
  • Peter Kent - violin
  • Michael Landau - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Sam Levine - tenor saxophone
  • Dane Little - cello
  • Diane Little - cello
  • Erik Lutkins - drum loop
  • Michael Markman - violin
  • Miguel Martinez - cello
  • Robert Matsuda - violin
  • Chris McHugh - drums
  • Jerry McPherson - guitar
  • Doug Moffett - baritone saxophone
  • Jamie Muhoberac - organ, keyboard, Wurlitzer
  • Carole Mukogawa - viola
  • Steve Nathan - keyboard
  • Maria Newman - violin
  • Sid Page - violin
  • Toss Panos - drums
  • Sara Parkins - violin
  • Dean Parks - acoustic guitar, gut string guitar
  • Joel Peskin - baritone saxophone
  • Bob Peterson - violin
  • Tim Pierce - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Kazi Pitelka - viola
  • Karie Prescott - viola
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. - trombone
  • Michele Richards - violin
  • Steve Richards - cello
  • Mark Robertson - violin
  • Annie Roboff - drum loop
  • Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
  • Matt Rollings - piano
  • Haim Shtrum - violin
  • Leland Sklar - bass
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass
  • Dan Smith - cello
  • Edmund Stein - vocals
  • Rudy Stein - cello
  • David Stenske - violin
  • Crystal Taliefero - background vocals
  • Michael Hart Thompson - guitar
  • Mari Tsumura - violin
  • Josephina Vergara - violin
  • Evan Wilson - viola
  • John Wittenberg - violin
  • Margaret Wooten - violin
  • Cynthia Wyatt - harp
  • Jonathan Yudkin - mandolin, cello, bazouki

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Faith Hill, Marti Frederiksen, Byron Gallimore, Dann Huff, David May
  • Engineers: Jeff Balding, Jeremy Blair, Steve Churchyard, Ricky Cobble, Dennis Davis, Allen Ditto, Jason Gantt, Mark Hagen, Julian King, Erik Lutkins, Michael McCoy, Brian Paturalski
  • Mixing: Serban Ghenea, Mick Guzauski, Tom Lord-Alge, Mark O'Donoughue, Tim Palmer, Andy Wallace
  • Mixing assistant: Tim Roberts
  • Remixing: Elliot Scheiner
  • Mastering: Robert Hadley, Tom Lord-Alge, Bob Ludwig, Doug Sax
  • A&R: Jeffrey Aldrich, Danny Kee
  • Assistants: Jeff Balding, Tom Bender, Greg Burns, Eric Gallimore, Jed Hackett, Femio Hernández, Judy Kirschner, Brett Patrick, Dennis Rivadeneira, Tim Roberts, Jaime Sickora, Steve Sisco, Matt Snedecor, Dann Thompson, Alex Uychocde, Patrick Woodward, Mike Zinczenko
  • Digital editing: Ricky Cobble, Dennis Davis, Marti Frederiksen, Jason Gantt, Erik Lutkins, Chris Rowe, Josh Wilbur
  • Authoring: Spencer Chrislu, David Dieckmann
  • Production coordination: Ann Callis, Mike "Frog" Griffith
  • Drum programming: Vinnie Colaiuta, Frank Macek
  • Keyboard programming: Eric Carter
  • Programming: Dann Huff, David Lyndon Huff, Chris McHugh, Tedd Tjornhom
  • Overdubs: Byron Gallimore
  • Sequencing: Byron Gallimore
  • String arrangements: Paul Buckmaster, David Campbell, Jim Cox
  • Orchestra manager: Suzie Katayama
  • Art administration: Sandra Westerman
  • Graphic coordinator: Raena Winscott
  • Librarian: David Horn
  • Hair stylist: Serge Normant

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2002 The Billboard 200 1
2002 Top Country Albums 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2002 "Cry" Adult Contemporary 1
2002 "Cry" Adult Top 40 19
2002 "Cry" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 12
2002 "Cry" The Billboard Hot 100 33
2002 "When The Lights Go Down" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 26
2003 "One" Adult Contemporary 7
2003 "You're Still Here" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 28

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
2002 "Cry" Best Female Country Vocal Performance