Take Me as I Am (album)

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Take Me as I Am
Take Me as I Am cover
Studio album by Faith Hill
Released October 12, 1993
Recorded Woodland Recording Studios,
Midtown Tone and Volume,
and The Soundshop, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length 30:06
Label Warner Bros.
Producer(s) Gary Burr,
Mike Clute,
Scott Hendricks
Professional reviews
Faith Hill chronology
Take Me as I Am
(1993)
It Matters to Me
(1995)


Take Me as I Am is the debut album by country artist Faith Hill, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music).

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Take Me as I Am" (Bob DiPiero, Karen Staley) – 3:17
  2. "Wild One" (Pat Bunch, Jamie Kyle, Will Rambeaux) – 2:45
  3. "Just About Now" (Gary Burr, Jon Vezner) – 2:57
  4. "Piece Of My Heart" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) – 4:01
  5. "I've Got This Friend" (Bruce Burch, Vern Dant, Hill) – 3:46
  6. "Life's Too Short to Love Like That" (Sandy Ramos) – 2:37
  7. "But I Will" (Troy Seals, Eddie Setser, Larry Stewart) – 3:47
  8. "Just Around the Eyes" (Burr) – 3:07
  9. "Go the Distance" (Trey Bruce, Hill, Thom McHugh) – 3:02
  10. "I Would Be Stronger Than That" (Burr) – 4:48

[edit] Personnel

  • Faith Hill - vocals
  • Gary Burr - background vocals
  • John Catchings - cello
  • Bill Cuomo - synthesizer
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
  • Paul Franklin - dobro, drums, steel guitar
  • Rob Hajacos - fiddle
  • Dann Huff - electric guitar
  • John Jarvis - piano
  • Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals
  • Mark Luna - background vocals
  • Brent Mason - electric guitar
  • Terry McMillan - percussion, conga, cymbals, tambourine
  • Edgar Meyer - bass, acoustic bass
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Michael Rhodes - bass
  • Pamela Rose - background vocals
  • Victoria Shaw - background vocals
  • Karen Staley - background vocals
  • Larry Stewart - vocals, background vocals
  • Harry Stinson - drums
  • Cindy Walder-Richardson - background vocals
  • Cindy Richardson Walker - background vocals
  • Ron Wallace - background vocals
  • Biff Watson - acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Lari White - background vocals
  • Lonnie Wilson - drums
  • Glenn Worf - electric bass

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Gary Burr, Mike Clute, Scott Hendricks
  • Assistant producer: John Kunz
  • Engineers: Mike Clute, John Kelton
  • Assistant engineers: Jon "JD" Dickson, Amy Hughes, John Kunz, Shawn McLean, Wayne Morgan, Herb Tassin
  • Mixing: Scott Hendricks
  • Mastering: Denny Purcell
  • Overdubs: Scott Hendricks, John Kunz
  • Art direction: Laura LiPuma
  • Design: Garrett Rittenberry
  • Photography: Aaron Rapoport
  • Make-up: Eric Bernard, Beth Katz

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1993 Heatseekers 7
1993 Top Country Albums 7
1994 The Billboard 200 59

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1993 "Wild One" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 1
1994 "But I Will" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 35
1994 "Piece Of My Heart" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 1
1994 "Take Me as I Am" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 2