It Matters to Me
| It Matters to Me | ||||
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| Studio album by Faith Hill | ||||
| Released | August 29, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994-1995 at The Sound Shop, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:00 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer |
Scott Hendricks Faith Hill | |||
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| Singles from It Matters to Me | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
It Matters to Me is the second album by country artist Faith Hill, released in 1995. Certified 4× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of four million copies, it produced five Top Ten hits for Hill on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Let's Go to Vegas" (#5), the title track (#1), "Someone Else's Dream" (#3), "You Can't Lose Me" (#6), and "I Can't Do That Anymore" (#8).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someone Else's Dream" | Trey Bruce, Craig Wiseman | 3:37 | |
| 2. | "Let's Go to Vegas" | Karen Staley | 3:11 | |
| 3. | "It Matters to Me" | Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders | 3:19 | |
| 4. | "Bed of Roses" | Jaime Kyle, Will Rambeaux | 3:05 | |
| 5. | "A Man's Home Is His Castle" | Ariel Caten | 4:16 | |
| 6. | "You Can't Lose Me" | Trey Bruce, Thom McHugh | 3:52 | |
| 7. | "I Can't Do That Anymore" | Alan Jackson | 4:04 | |
| 8. | "A Room in My Heart" | Sunny Russ | 3:53 | |
| 9. | "You Will Be Mine" | Rob Honey | 3:15 | |
| 10. | "Keep Walkin' On" (with Shelby Lynne) | Staley, Tricia Walker | 3:28 | |
Total length: |
36:00 | |||
Personnel
- Gary Carter – pedal steel guitar
- Ashley Cleveland – background vocals
- Bill Cuomo – synthesizer
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Trey Gray – drums
- Lisa Gregg – background vocals
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- John Hobbs – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- Steve Hornbeak – background vocals
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Robert Johnson – background vocals
- Anthony Joyner – bass guitar
- Elaine Krisle – piano
- Carl Marsh – synthesizer
- Brent Mason – eleectric guitar
- Wendell Mobley – background vocals
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Pam Rose – background vocals
- Tom Rutledge – acoustic guitar
- Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
- Karen Staley – background vocals
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Russ Taff – background vocals
- Lou Toomey – electric guitar
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Cindy Richardson Walker – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Reese Wynans – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Hand claps on "Keep Walkin' On" performed by Mark Capps, Bill Cuomo, Paul Franklin, Darrell Franklin, Scott Hendricks, Faith Hill, Brent Mason, Michelle Perry, Michael Spriggs, Lonnie Wilson, and Glenn Worf.
Chart performance
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 29 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 40 |
References
- ↑ It Matters to Me at AllMusic
- ↑ Alanna Nash (1995-09-08). "Music Review: 'It Matters To Me' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ↑ Randy Lewis (1995-09-02). "Album Reviews : In Brief (Faith Hill: It Matters to Me)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 378. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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