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.[6] 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.

Breathe
Studio album by
Faith Hill
ReleasedNovember 9, 1999
GenreCountry pop
Length52:27
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Producer
Faith Hill chronology
Faith
(1998)		 Breathe
(1999)		 There You'll Be
(2001)
Singles from Breathe
  1. "Breathe"
    Released: October 4, 1999
  2. "The Way You Love Me"
    Released: February 29, 2000
  3. "Let's Make Love"
    Released: August 2000
  4. "If My Heart Had Wings"
    Released: January 8, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]
Q[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Village VoiceC+[5]

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, a career first for Hill. It sold 242,000 units, according to SoundScan.[7] The album includes a cover version of Bette Midler's 1998 song "That's How Love Moves".

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What's in It for Me"Bekka Bramlett, Billy Burnette, Annie Roboff5:36
2."I Got My Baby"Bob DiPiero, Roboff3:31
3."Love Is a Sweet Thing"Brett James, Troy Verges3:56
4."Breathe"Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar4:09
5."Let's Make Love" (with Tim McGraw)Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo4:11
6."It Will Be Me"Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick3:46
7."The Way You Love Me"Michael Dulaney, Keith Follesé3:06
8."If I'm Not in Love"Constant Change4:02
9."Bringing Out the Elvis"Leif Larsson, Louise Hoffsten3:34
10."If My Heart Had Wings"J. Fred Knobloch, Roboff3:35
11."If I Should Fall Behind"Bruce Springsteen4:32
12."That's How Love Moves"Jennifer Kimball, Ty Lacy, Fitzgerald Scott4:14
13."There Will Come a Day"Lindsey, Luther, Mayo4:15
Total length:52:27
International version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."This Kiss" (Radio version)Beth Nielsen Chapman, Lerner, Roboff3:16
15."Breathe" (Hex Hector Radio Edit #1)Bentley, Lamar3:57
16."The Way You Love Me" (Love to Infinity Edit)Dulaney, Follesé2:59
Australian version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."This Kiss" (Radio version)Chapman, Lerner, Roboff3:16
15."Let Me Let Go"Steve Diamond, Dennis Morgan4:25
16."Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" (with Tim McGraw)Diane Warren4:28
17."Breathe" (Hex Hector Radio Edit #1)Bentley, Lamar3:57

Personnel

From Breathe liner notes.[8]

Musicians
"What's In It for Me"
"I Got My Baby"
  • 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
"Love Is a Sweet Thing"
  • 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
"Breathe"
  • 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
"Let's Make Love"
  • 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
"It Will Be Me"
  • 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
"The Way You Love Me"
  • 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
"If I'm Not in Love"
  • 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
"Bringing Out the Elvis"
  • 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
"If My Heart Had Wings"
  • 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
"If I Should Fall Behind"
  • 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
"That's How Love Moves"
  • 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
"There Will Come a Day"
  • 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 (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
  • Derek Bason – recording (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
  • Byron Gallimore – production (all tracks except 1, 3, 9, 12)
  • Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor (tracks 8, 12)
  • Mark Hagen – recording (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
  • Faith Hill – production (all tracks)
  • Dann Huff – production (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
  • Ronn Huff – string arrangements, conducting (tracks 8, 12)
  • Julian King – recording (all tracks except 1, 3, 9, 12)
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (tracks 5, 11 only)
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Mike Shipley – mixing (all tracks except 5 and 11)
  • Shawn Simpson – digital editing

Charts

Album
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 43
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] 26
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 15
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 63
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 76
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 36
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 3
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 38
US Billboard 200[22] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[23] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[25] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] 8× Platinum 8,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
2001 "Breathe" Best Country Album
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"Let's Make Love" Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

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