Released October 2, 2007 Length 59:10 Release date 2 October 2007 Genre Country music | Recorded 1993–2007 Artist Faith Hill Label Warner Bros. Records | |
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The Hits
(2007) Joy to the World
(2008) Producers Gary Burr, Byron Galli, Scott Hendricks, Faith Hill, Dann Huff Similar Fireflies, Breathe, Cry, Joy to the World, Faith | ||
The Hits is the first greatest hits album from country 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.
Contents
Hill initially planned to re-record her prior hits for the album:
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. 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. 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.
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.
Songs
1Red Umbrella3:40
2Stronger (live)6:15
3I Need You4:08