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.
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.[ allmusic (((The Hits CD/DVD Overview)))]
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
Personnel
David Angell – violin Greg Barnhill – background vocals Stephanie Bentley – background vocals Bruce Bouton – steel guitar Bekka Bramlett – background vocals Mike Brignardello – bass guitar Dean Brown – fiddle, mandolin Pat Buchanan – electric guitar Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Paul Bushnell – bass guitar Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar David Campbell – string arrangements, conductor John Catchings – cello Beth Nielson Chapman – background vocals Lisa Cochran – background vocals Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Perry Coleman – background vocals Bill Coumo – synthesizer Eric Darken – percussion David Davidson – violin Chip Davis – background vocals Dan Dugmore – electric guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, soloist Glen Duncan – fiddle Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin David Dunkley – percussion Connie Ellisor – violin Shannon Forrest – drums, percussion Paul Franklin – Dobro, steel guitar Marti Frederiksen – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals Byron Gallimore – 12-string acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drum loops Sonny Garrish – steel guitar Vince Gill – background vocals Carl Gorodetzky – violin Jim Grosjean – viola Aubrey Haynie – fiddle Tom Hemby – gut string guitar Denny Hemingson – electric guitar, steel guitar Faith Hill – lead vocals Steve Hornbeak – background vocals Dann Huff – electric guitar John Barlow Jarvis – piano Mary Ann Kennedy – background vocals Jeff King – electric guitar Michael Landau – electric guitar Lee Larrison – violin Tim Lauer – accordion Paul Leim – drums Chris Lindsey – piano B. James Lowry – electric guitar Mark Luna – background vocals Tim McGraw – duet vocals on "I Need You" Chris McHugh – drums Jeff McMahon – Fender Rhodes Terry McMillan – percussion Jerry McPherson – electric guitar Anthony LaMarchina – cello John Marcus – bass guitar Billy Mason – drums Bob Mason – cello Brent Mason – electric guitar Bob Minner – acoustic guitar Jamie Muhoberac – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, programming, synthesizer, synthesizer programming Cate Myer – violin Steve Nathan – keyboards, synthesizer Craig Nelson – bass guitar Jimmy Nichols – keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ Gary Van Osdale – viola Mary Kathryn Van Osdale – violin Monet Owens – background vocals Richard Pagano – drums Kim Parent – background vocals Tim Pierce – electric guitar Kathryn Plummer – viola Don Potter – acoustic guitar Michael Rhodes – bass guitar Chris Rodriguez – background vocals Pam Rose – background vocals Darrell Scott – mandolin Tony Shanahan – bass guitar Ira Siegel – acoustic guitar Pam Sixfin – violin Darren Smith – electric guitar Karen Staley – background vocals Crystal Taliefero – background vocals Julia Tanner – cello Alan Umstead – violin Catherine Umstead – violin Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar Cindy Richardson-Walker – background vocals Biff Watson – acoustic guitar Lari White – background vocals Kris Wilkinson – string arrangements, viola Lonnie Wilson – drums Glenn Worf – bass guitar Curtis Young – background vocals
Release history Country Date Italy September 28, 2007 United States October 2, 2007
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (2007–2015) Peakposition UK Country Compilation Albums (OCC) 2scope="row" scope="row"
Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 68 Chart (2008) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 51
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