The Hits (Faith Hill album)

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The Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Faith Hill
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007
Recorded1993–2007
Genre Country
Length59:10
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer
Faith Hill chronology
Fireflies
(2005)		The Hits
(2007)		 Joy to the World
(2008)
Singles from The Hits
  1. "Lost"
    Released: June 19, 2007
  2. "Red Umbrella"
    Released: September 13, 2007
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The Hits is the first greatest hits album by American country music singer Faith Hill issued in the United States. Originally slated for release on May 8, 2007, the album was delayed several times until it was finally released on October 2, 2007. [3]

Contents

Hill initially planned to re-record her prior hits for the album:

It’s been difficult selecting the songs for The Hits. But when we decided to focus on what you’d want, the decisions became much clearer. We’re planning on newer, different versions of some songs and we’ve got a few new surprises on The Hits. Leave it to me, I would’ve made a whole album of surprises, but then it wouldn’t have been The Hits and it wouldn’t be coming out on October 2nd. [3]

Ultimately, the live version of "Stronger" (an album track from Cry ), a more country sounding "Let Me Let Go" and pop remixes of "Breathe", "The Way You Love Me", and "This Kiss" are the only tracks that differ from their album versions. The album contains all eight of her solo No. 1 Country singles in addition to two songs, "Cry" (No. 12 Country) and "There You'll Be" (No. 11 Country), which topped the AC chart.

History

The first single, "Lost" was released in May, 2007. The song did not perform well on the Country charts peaking at #32. [4] In September 2007, the song was released to AC radio and has peaked at #11 in January 2008. Faith debuted the second and final new track from the album, "Red Umbrella", on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on September 5. The song was released to Country radio on September 13. [5] It peaked at #28 on the country charts. The album also features her Grammy nominated duet with Tim McGraw "I Need You".

The album debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Country Albums charts selling 69,368 copies in its first week. This became her lowest debuting album on the Billboard 200 since 1995's It Matters to Me . A special edition of the CD was also released with a companion DVD featuring videos of some of Hill's singles. [6]

In April 2009, after 18 months on chart, the album moved to the Billboard Top Country Catalog Albums. As of the chart dated March 9, 2013, the album has sold 446,055 copies in the US.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Red Umbrella" (New recording)
3:39
2."Stronger" (Live, from Cry )
  • Gallimore
  • Hill
6:15
3."I Need You" (with Tim McGraw, from Let It Go )
  • David Lee
  • Tony Lane
  • Gallimore
  • Tim McGraw
  • Darran Smith
4:09
4."Lost" (New recording)
  • Gallimore
  • Hill
4:11
5."Mississippi Girl" (from Fireflies )
3:53
6."Cry" (from Cry) Angie Aparo
3:48
7."There You'll Be" (from Pearl Harbor Soundtrack ) Diane Warren
3:42
8."The Way You Love Me" (Radio Remix, from Breathe )
  • Gallimore
  • Hill
3:29
9."Breathe" (Pop Version, from Breathe)
  • Gallimore
  • Hill
4:08
10."The Secret of Life" (from Faith ) Gretchen Peters
  • Hill
  • Gallimore
4:15
11."Let Me Let Go" (from Faith)
  • Hill
  • Huff
4:25
12."This Kiss" (Pop Version, from Faith)
  • Hill
  • Gallimore
3:15
13."It Matters to Me" (from It Matters to Me )
3:18
14."Piece of My Heart" (from Take Me as I Am )
Hendricks4:02
15."Wild One" (from Take Me as I Am)
Hendricks2:47
Total length:59:10
Special Edition bonus DVD
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Mississippi Girl" Wayne Isham  
2."Cry"Mike Lipscombe 
3."The Way You Love Me" Joseph Kahn  
4."Breathe"Lili Fini Zanuck 
5."The Secret of Life" Steven Goldmann  
6."Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" (with Tim McGraw)Jim Shea 
7."Let Me Let Go" Peter Nydrle  
8."This Kiss"Steven Goldmann 
9."It Matters to Me"Randee St. Nicholas 
10."Piece of My Heart" Deaton Flanigen  
11."Wild One"Neil Burger 

Personnel

Release history

CountryDate
Italy September 28, 2007
United States October 2, 2007

Chart performance

References

  1. ↑ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. 1 2 ""The Hits" To Be Released October 2nd!". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Chart Listing for "Lost"". Archived from the original on 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Faith Debuts New Single on Ellen". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  6. ↑ allmusic (((The Hits CD/DVD Overview)))
  7. ↑ "Official Country Compilations Chart Top 20: 22 March 2015 – 28 March 2015". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Faith Hill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Faith Hill Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 19, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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