Breathe (Faith Hill album)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Breathe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Faith Hill | ||||
| Released | November 9, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 52:27 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Byron Gallimore Faith Hill Dann Huff |
|||
| Faith Hill chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Singles from Breathe | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (C+)[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B-)[3] |
 |
|
| Problems listening to this file? See media help. | |
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.[4] In 2009, Breathe was the 31st best album of the Billboard 200 best albums in the first decade of the 21st century.[citation needed]
Faith 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.[5]
Contents |
[edit] 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, Robin 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 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 |
|
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) | Delaney, Follesé | 2:59 | ||||||
[edit] Personnel
- Faith Hill: Vocal
- Dennis Wilson, Gene Miller, Stephanie Bentley, Lisa Bevill, Bekka Bramlett, Chris Rodriguez, Kim Parent, Lisa Cochran: Vocal Backing
- Jerry McPherson, B. James Lowry, Brent Mason, Larry Byrom, Dann Huff, Gordon Kennedy, Mike Landau: Guitars
- Paul Franklin: Steel
- Gary Smith: Organ, Piano
- Steve Nathan: Keyboards, Organ, Synthesizers
- Tim Akers: Keyboards
- Glenn Worf, Mike Brignardello: Bass
- Lonnie Wilson: Drums
- Eric Darken: Percussion
- Strings On Tracks 8 & 12 by The Nashville String Machine; arranged by Ron Huff
[edit] Production
- Producers: Faith Hill and Dann Huff (tracks 1, 3, 9); Faith Hill and Byron Gallimore (all other tracks)
- 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
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 Burn by Jo Dee Messina |
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 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Breathe review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r443732/review. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-06-20). "Shuffering and Shmiling - Page 2". The Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-06-20/music/shuffering-and-shmiling/2/. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ Nash, Alanna (1999-11-19). "Breathe review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271684,00.html. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "American certifications – Faith Hill – Breath". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Breath%22.
- ^ Faith Hill Nº1 Billboard 200
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This 1990s country music album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
