Faith (Faith Hill album)

Faith is the third studio album by country artist Faith Hill, released in 1998. Due to the success of the single "This Kiss" in Australia and the UK, the album was released under the title Love Will Always Win, featuring the title track, a new version of "Piece of My Heart" and two new versions of "Let Me Let Go", which replace "You Give Me Love", "My Wild Frontier", "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" and the original version of "Let Me Let Go". In some countries, "It Matters to Me", the title track and hit single from Hill's second album, is also included as a bonus track. "Better Days" was previously recorded by Bekka & Billy on their debut album. "Love Will Always Win" was later issued as a single by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood from Brooks' album The Lost Sessions. "I Love You" was originally recorded by Celine Dion for her album, Falling into You. The album was released on April 21, 1998 and was certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over six million copies in the United States.

Faith
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 1998
GenreCountry pop, country
Length51:12
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerByron Gallimore
Faith Hill
Dann Huff
Faith Hill chronology
It Matters to Me
(1995)
Faith
(1998)
Breathe
(1999)
Singles from Faith
  1. "This Kiss"
    Released: March 3, 1998
  2. "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me"
    Released: June 1998
  3. "Let Me Let Go"
    Released: September 30, 1998
  4. "Love Ain't Like That"
    Released: January 16, 1999
  5. "The Secret of Life"
    Released: April 26, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB-[2]
Robert Christgau[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Track listing

North American version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Kiss"Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff3:17
2."You Give Me Love"Matraca Berg, Jim Photoglo, Harry Stinson3:37
3."Let Me Let Go"Steve Diamond, Dennis Morgan4:24
4."Love Ain't Like That"Tim Gaetano, A. J. Masters3:50
5."Better Days"Bekka Bramlett, Billy Burnette, Roboff3:36
6."My Wild Frontier"Franne Golde, Lerner, Marsha Malamet4:59
7."The Secret of Life"Gretchen Peters4:16
8."Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" (with Tim McGraw)Diane Warren4:29
9."Me"Marv Green, Aimee Mayo3:50
10."I Love You"Aldo Nova5:05
11."The Hard Way"Keith Brown, Donna Douglas3:50
12."Somebody Stand By Me"Sheryl Crow, Todd Wolfe5:55
Total length:51:12

International version – Love Will Always Win

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Kiss" (Pop Version)Chapman, Lerner, Roboff3:17
2."Love Will Always Win"Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick5:08
3."Me"Green, Mayo3:50
4."Let Me Let Go" (Movie Version)Diamond, Morgan4:09
5."Love Ain't Like That"Gaetano, Masters3:50
6."Piece of My Heart" (Pop Remix)Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy3:39
7."The Secret of Life"Peters4:16
8."Better Days"Bramlett, Burnette, Roboff3:36
9."I Love You"Nova5:05
10."The Hard Way"Brown, Douglas3:50
11."Somebody Stand By Me"Crow, Wolfe5:55
12."Let Me Let Go" (Pop Remix)Diamond, Morgan4:28
13."It Matters to Me" (Japanese and Australian bonus track)Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders3:19

Personnel

Production

  • Producers: Faith Hill and Byron Gallimore (tracks 1, 2, 4-7, 10), Faith Hill and Dann Huff (tracks 3, 8, 9, 11, 12)
  • Associate producer: Ann Callis
  • Engineers: Jeff Balding, Julian King
  • Assistant engineers: Jeff Balding, Ricky Cobble, Mark Hagan, Richard Hanson, Joe Hayden, Chris Rowe, Aaron Swihart, Marty Williams
  • Mixing: Chris Lord-Alge
  • Mixing assistant: Mike Dy
  • Mastering: Doug Sax
  • Editing: Eric Mansfield
  • Assistant: Missi Callis
  • Production coordination: Lauren Koch
  • String arrangements: Ronn Huff
  • Art direction: Sheli Jones, Aimee McMahan, Sandra Westerman
  • Design: Garrett Rittenberry
  • Photography: Russ Harrington
  • Hair stylist: Earl Cox
  • Stylists: Lisa Fernandez, Claudia McConnell-Fowler, Jonathon Skow
  • Make-up: Stacey Martin

Chart performance

Chart (1998–1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 2
U.S. Billboard 200 7
ARIA Country Albums 12
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1
Canadian RPM Top Albums 11

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] 4× Platinum 400,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References

  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Faith - Faith Hill". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. Alanna Nash (1998-04-24). "Faith Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  3. Robert Christgau. "CG: Faith Hill". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  4. 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. rolling stone faith hill album guide.
  5. "Canadian album certifications – Faith Hill – Faith". Music Canada. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. "American album certifications – Faith Hill – Faith". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 August 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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