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&times; 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".

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


 * "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

Awards
Grammy Awards