Breathe (Faith Hill album)
Breathe is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released November 9, 1999 via 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. 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" both reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart; the former also peaked at 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.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, a career first for Hill. It sold 242,000 units, according to SoundScan. The album includes a cover version of Bette Midler's 1998 song "That's How Love Moves".
Track listing
Personnel
From Breathe liner notes.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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 – drums
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Derek Bason – recording
- Byron Gallimore – production
- Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
- Mark Hagen – recording
- Faith Hill – production
- Dann Huff – production
- Ronn Huff – string arrangements, conducting
- Julian King – recording
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Mike Shipley – mixing
- Shawn Simpson – digital editing
Charts
Album
Chart | Peak position |
Certifications
Awards
Grammy AwardsYear | Winner | Category |
2001 | "Breathe" | Best Country Album |
2001 | "Breathe" | Best Female Country Vocal Performance |
2001 | "Let's Make Love" | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals |