Breathe (Faith Hill album)

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Breathe
Studio album by Faith Hill
Released November 9, 1999
Genre Country pop
Length 52:27
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Faith Hill, Byron Gallimore, Dann Huff
Professional reviews
Faith Hill chronology
Faith
(1998)
Breathe
(1999)
There You'll Be
(2001)

Breathe is the fourth album by country artist Faith Hill, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). It won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album. Breathe is one of the most successful country/pop albums to date, selling over 8 million copies in the US alone. The album has been certified 8× Platinum by the RIAA.

Faith Hill's "Breathe" debuts 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.[1]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  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" (Marvin 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 Edward Delaney, 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

The following tracks were added to the international version:

  1. "This Kiss (Radio Version)" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff) - 3:16
  2. "Breathe (Hex Hector Radio Edit #1)" (Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar) - 3:57
  3. "The Way You Love Me (Love to Infinity Edit)" (Michael Edward Delaney, Keith Follesé) - 2:59

[edit] Singles

  • "Breathe" - September 1999
  • "The Way You Love Me" - September 19, 2000
  • "Let's Make Love"
  • "If My Heart Had Wings"

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Faith Hill, Byron Gallimore, Dann Huff
  • Engineers: Jeff Balding, Derek Bason, Julian King, Erik Lutkins
  • Assistant engineers: Chad Brown, Ricky Cobble, Dennis Davis, Mike Dy, Jed Hackett, Mark Hagen, Richard Hanson, Melissa Mattey
  • Mixing: Chris Lord-Alge, Bryan McConkey, J.R. Rodriguez, Mike Shipley
  • Mastering: Doug Sax
  • Digital editing: Shawn Simpson
  • Recorder: Julian King
  • Production coordination: Mike "Frog" Griffith
  • Production assistant: Ann Callis
  • Assistant: Kevin Szymanski

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1999 The Billboard 200 1
Top Canadian Albums 13
Top Country Albums 1
Top Internet Albums 3
Top Internet Albums 11
2000 ARIA Albums 7
ARIA Country Albums 1

[edit] Awards

Grammy 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 3, 1999
Succeeded by
Issues by KoЯn
Preceded by
LeAnn Rimes
by LeeAnn Rimes
Top Country Albums number-one album
November 27 - December 10, 1999
Succeeded by
Come On Over
by Shania Twain
Preceded by
Greatest Hits
by Kenny Chesney
Top Country Albums number-one album
October 28 - November 24, 2000
Succeeded by
When Somebody Loves You
by Alan Jackson

[edit] Notes