Breathe (Faith Hill album)
| Breathe | ||||
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| Studio album by Faith Hill | ||||
| Released | November 9, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 52:27 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer |
Byron Gallimore Faith Hill Dann Huff | |||
| Faith Hill chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Breathe | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| Q |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Breathe is the fourth studio album by country music recording artist Faith Hill, released November 9, 1999 on Warner Bros. Records. It won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album. Breathe is one of the most successful country/pop albums to date. It has been certified 8× Platinum by the RIAA, for shipping eight million copies in the US.[6] The album includes the singles "Breathe", "The Way You Love Me", "Let's Make Love", and "If My Heart Had Wings". "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me" Were both number 1 hits on the Hot Country Songs charts; the former also reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the top pop song of 2000 according to Billboard Year-End. Several of the album's tracks also charted from unsolicited airplay.
Hill's Breathe debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, a first for the country artist. The Warner Bros. Nashville set sold 242,000 units, according to SoundScan.[7] The album includes a cover version of Bette Midler's 1998 song, 'That's How Love Moves'.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What's In It for Me" | Bekka Bramlett, Billy Burnette, Annie Roboff | 5:36 |
| 2. | "I Got My Baby" | Bob DiPiero, Roboff | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Love Is a Sweet Thing" | Brett James, Troy Verges | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Breathe" | Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Let's Make Love" (with Tim McGraw) | Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo | 4:11 |
| 6. | "It Will Be Me" | Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick | 3:46 |
| 7. | "The Way You Love Me" | Michael Dulaney, Keith Follesé | 3:06 |
| 8. | "If I'm Not in Love" | Constant Change | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Bringing Out the Elvis" | Louise Hoffsten, Leif Larrson | 3:34 |
| 10. | "If My Heart Had Wings" | Fred Knobloch, Roboff | 3:35 |
| 11. | "If I Should Fall Behind" | Bruce Springsteen | 4:32 |
| 12. | "That's How Love Moves" | Jennifer Kimball, Ty Lacy, Fitzgerald Scott | 4:14 |
| 13. | "There Will Come a Day" | Lindsey, Luther, Mayo | 4:15 |
Total length: |
52:27 | ||
| International version bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 14. | "This Kiss" (Radio version) | Beth Nielsen Chapman, Lerner, Roboff | 3:16 |
| 15. | "Breathe" (Hex Hector Radio Edit #1) | Bentley, Lamar | 3:57 |
| 16. | "The Way You Love Me" (Love to Infinity Edit) | Dulaney, Follesé | 2:59 |
| Australian version bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 14. | "This Kiss" (Radio version) | Chapman, Lerner, Roboff | 3:16 |
| 15. | "Let Me Let Go" | Steve Diamond, Dennis Morgan | 4:25 |
| 16. | "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" (with Tim McGraw) | Diane Warren | 4:28 |
| 17. | "Breathe" (Hex Hector Radio Edit #1) | Bentley, Lamar | 3:57 |
Personnel
From Breathe liner notes.[8]
Musicians
- "What's In It for Me"
- Tim Akers - keyboards
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Lisa Cochran - background vocals
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- "I Got My Baby"
- Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- Michael Landau - electric guitar
- B. James Lowry - electric guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- "Love Is a Sweet Thing"
- Tim Akers - keyboards
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Lisa Cochran - background vocals
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
- Gene Miller - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- "Breathe"
- Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Michael Landau - electric guitar
- B. James Lowry - electric guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- "Let's Make Love"
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- Michael Landau - electric guitar
- B. James Lowry - electric guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Tim McGraw - guest vocals
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Kim Parent - background vocals
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Gary Smith - piano, organ
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- "It Will Be Me"
- Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Michael Landau - electric guitar
- B. James Lowry - electric guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- "The Way You Love Me"
- Stephanie Bentley - background vocals
- Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- Michael Landau - electric guitar
- B. James Lowry - electric guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- "If I'm Not in Love"
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Michael Landau - electric guitar
- B. James Lowry - electric guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Nashville String Machine - strings
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- "Bringing Out the Elvis"
- Tim Akers - keyboards
- Lisa Bevill - background vocals
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Lisa Cochran - background vocals
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- Terry McMillan - harmonica
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- "If My Heart Had Wings"
- Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- Michael Landau - electric guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Kim Parent - background vocals
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- John Willis - electric guitar
- Lonnie Wilson - drmus
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- "If I Should Fall Behind"
- Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- B. James Lowry - electric guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- "That's How Love Moves"
- Tim Akers - keyboards
- Steve Brewster - drums
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Lisa Cochran - background vocals
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
- Gene Miller - background vocals
- Nashville String Machine - strings
- "There Will Come a Day"
- Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- Michael Landau - electric guitar
- B. James Lowry - electric guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - organ, synthesizer
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Gary Smith - piano
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Technical
- Jeff Balding - recording (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
- Derek Bason - recording (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
- Byron Gallimore - production (all tracks except 1, 3, 9, 12)
- Carl Gorodetzky - string contractor (tracks 8, 12)
- Mark Hagen - recording (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
- Faith Hill - production (all tracks)
- Dann Huff - production (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
- Ronn Huff - string arrangements, conducting (tracks 8, 12)
- Julian King - recording (all tracks except 1, 3, 9, 12)
- Chris Lord-Alge - mixing (tracks 5, 11 only)
- Doug Sax - mastering
- Mike Shipley - mixing (all tracks except 5 and 11)
- Shawn Simpson - digital editing
Charts
Album
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| Australian ARIA Albums | 7 |
| Australian ARIA Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 13 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Breathe" | Best Country Album |
| Best Female Country Vocal Performance | ||
| "Let's Make Love" | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals |
| Preceded by The Battle of Los Angeles by Rage Against the Machine |
Billboard 200 number-one album November 27 - December 4, 1999 |
Succeeded by Issues by KoЯn |
| Preceded by LeAnn Rimes by LeAnn Rimes Greatest Hits by Kenny Chesney |
Top Country Albums number-one album November 27 - December 10, 1999 October 28 - November 24, 2000 |
Succeeded by Come On Over by Shania Twain When Somebody Loves You by Alan Jackson |
| Preceded by Come On Over by Shania Twain Fly by Dixie Chicks Fly by Dixie Chicks Two Against Nature by Steely Dan |
RPM Country Albums number-one album November 29 - December 5, 1999 June 12–25, 2000 July 3 - August 6, 2000 September 4–10, 2000 |
Succeeded by Come On Over by Shania Twain Fly by Dixie Chicks Fly by Dixie Chicks Coyote Ugly by Various Artists |
Notes
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Breathe - Faith Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000-06-20). "Shuffering and Shmiling - Page 2". The Village Voice. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ↑ Nash, Alanna (1999-11-19). "Breathe Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ↑ "Faith Hill - Breathe CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "American certifications – Faith Hill – Breath". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ Faith Hill Nº1 Billboard 200
- ↑ Breathe (CD booklet). Faith Hill. Warner Bros. Records Nashville. 1999. 47373.
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