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Personnel: Dann Huff (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut-string guitar); Mike Henderson (electric guitar); Bruce Bouton (steel guitar, dobro); Dan Dugmore (dobro, banjo, pe...Read more
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Fireflies - Faith Hill (CD 2005)
Faith Hill is, alongside Shania Twain, unquestionably the queen of country crossover—which has, in recent years, been precisely her biggest problem. Her previuos album, 2003’s...Read more
Faith's Fireflies
Faith shows her incredible vocal range on this CD. There are many different songs here on this CD, some are traditional country, other even jazzy... there is a tremendous amou...Read more
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| Album Features | |
| UPC: | 093624879428 |
| Artist: | Faith Hill |
| Format: | CD |
| Release Year: | 2005 |
| Record Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Genre: | Contemporary Country, Country |
Track Listing
1. Sunshine and Summertime
2. Mississippi Girl
3. Dearly Beloved
4. I Ain't Gonna Take It Anymore
5. Stealing Kisses
6. Fireflies
7. Like We Never Loved at All
8. I Want You
9. Lucky One, The
10. If You Ask
11. We've Got Nothing But Love to Prove
12. You Stay with Me
13. Wish for You
14. Paris - (bonus track)
| Details | |
| Producer: | Faith Hill, Dann Huff, Byron Gallimore |
| Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) |
| Recording Type: | Studio |
| Recording Mode: | Stereo |
| SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Dann Huff (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut-string guitar); Mike Henderson (electric guitar); Bruce Bouton (steel guitar, dobro); Dan Dugmore (dobro, banjo, percussion); John Wittenberg, Anatoly Rosinsky, Robert Matsuda, Michael Markman, Berj Garabedian, Mario Diaz de Leon (violin); Denyse Buffum (viola); Dan Tobin Smith, Suzie Katayama, Stephen Erdody, Dan Smith, Carl Gorodetzky, Steve Erdody (cello); Steve Cohn (accordion); Eric Darken (bass guitar, percussion); Glenn Worf, Paul Bushnell (bass guitar); Shannon Forrest (drums, percussion); Shannon Forest (drums); Brett E. Warren, Gene Miller, Lisa Cochran, Liana Manis (background vocals); Jay Joyce, Tom Bukovac (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Darrell Scott (acoustic guitar, mandolin); Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar); Kenny Greenberg (electric guitar, electric mandolin); Byron Gallimore (electric guitar, organ, keyboards); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Aubrey Haynie (mandolin, fiddle); Stuart Duncan (mandolin); Roberto Cani, Bruce Dukov, Sara Parkins, Robert Peterson, Armen Garabedian, Darius Campo, Josephina Vergara, Michele Richards, Susan Chatman, Charlie Bisharat, Endre Granat (violin); Roland Kato, Evan Wilson, Bob Becker (viola); Paula Hochhalter, John Catchings, Larry Corbett, Steve Richards (cello); Jimmy Nichols (accordion, piano, organ, keyboards); Tim Lauer (accordion); Gordon Mote (piano); Charles Judge (organ, keyboards, string synthesizer); Chris McHugh, Matt Chamberlain, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Javier Solís (percussion); Crystal Taliefero, Greg Barnhill, Kelly Willis, Rhonda Vincent, Tim McGraw, Wes Hightower, Bekka Bramlett, Perry Coleman (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Byron Gallimore; David Thoener; Greg Droman; Justin Niebank.Recording information: Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN (03/04/2004-12/09/2004); Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (03/04/2004-12/09/2004); Emerald ENtertainment, Nashville, TN (03/04/2004-12/09/2004); Essential Sound, Nashville, TN (03/04/2004-12/09/2004); Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (03/04/2004-12/09/2004); Jane's Place, Nashville, TN (03/04/2004-12/09/2004); OceanWay, Nashville, TN (03/04/2004-12/09/2004); Premium Recording Services, Austin, TX (03/04/2004-12/09/2004); Starstruck, Nashville, TN (03/04/2004-12/09/2004); The Castle, Nashville TN (03/04/2004-12/09/2004); The Sound Kitchen, Nashville, TN (03/04/2004-12/09/2004).Photographer: Andrew McPherson .Coming after the relative commercial disappointment of 2002's pop-oriented CRY--and, not at all coincidentally, Gretchen Wilson's rise as the new Everygirl of country--Faith Hill's FIREFLIES is a blatant attempt to ditch the singer's glamourpuss image and reassert her country roots, such things having become fashionable again. This isn't a problem, however: Shania Twain-like chart pop wasn't Hill's forte, and FIREFLIES brings her back where she belongs.The first single, "Mississippi Girl," is Hill's best song in years. A Dixie Chicks-like piece of sweet country-pop with a few bluegrass trimmings, the tune was written by country hitmaker John Rich. Rich also penned some of the other standouts here, like the laid-back "Sunshine and Summertime" and "Like We Never Loved At All," a dramatic, '70s-style duet between Hill and her husband Tim McGraw. Three other songs are from the catalogue of alt-country singer/songwriter Lori McKenna, taking Hill into a folkish vein similar to Mary-Chapin Carpenter. The overall lack of bombast suits Hill's girl-next-door delivery perfectly, making FIREFLIES a much-needed artistic comeback after a dubious detour.
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Fireflies - Faith Hill (CD 2005)
Created: 26/10/07
) Faith Hill is, alongside Shania Twain, unquestionably the queen of country crossover—which has, in recent years, been precisely her biggest problem. Her previuos album, 2003’s Cry, was an infamously naked grab for pop dollars and was a miserable (critical) failure. It did well enough commercially, but not up to her previous standard; pop fans tuned in, but some of her longtime country fans tuned Faith out. So her album, Fireflies, is being talked about as a “return to country,” something to remind us of why Faith became a star in the first place. Remember her debut single, “Wild One”? Her cover of “Piece of My Heart”? Well, keep remembering, ‘cause you’re not gonna find anything too reminiscent of those here.
The album was launched with the #1 country single “Mississippi Girl,” which with its “Still like wearin’ my old ball cap / Ridin’ my kids around piggyback” chorus is most definitely Faith’s “Jenny From the Block” moment. The big difference is that from Faith, claiming that “y’all, I’m still a Mississippi girl” doesn’t sound like a case of the lady doth protesting too much; her public image as a loving wife (to fellow superstar Tim McGraw) and mother (of 3 girls), as someone who’s in fact not “big-headed from a little big of fame” totally jibes with the song’s lyrics (kudos to Adam Shoenfeld and John Rich [the latter of Big & Rich] for getting this one just right).
Unfortunately, “Mississippi Girl” comes second on the album, preceded by another John Rich co-write, the ultra-bland “Sunshine and Summertime,” which frankly sounds like it belongs on a Kenny Chesney album with its “Hey everybody don’t you wanna party” choral refrain and endless list answering the $20,000 Pyramid category “You see these things in the summertime” (“everything from “barefoot ladies and tricked out Mercedes” to “classic colas and ice cold Coronas”). Apparently, Rich wants to make sure that once his performing career dries up he’s still got a lucrative career as a country tunesmith, but it’s a shame that he feels the need to zero out to do it. (Honestly, while a song like this is disappointing, from Faith these days it’s no surprise.)
Likewise, it’s no surprise to find a duet with McGraw on a Faith Hill album; the one here, “Like We Never Loved At All,” is akin to previous ones in that it’s again fairly generic. I wish that with a song like this Faith would just admit it and go full-on AOR—this could’ve made a pretty good Journey single 25 years ago. “Like” isn’t a proper duet, per sé, with McGraw largely contributing harmony vocals on the chorus, but no matter, this’ll be a huge hit on Adult Contemporary radio, if not country. “I Want You” is a bit more AOR in its presentation, but comes off sounding more country anyway, thanks to the steel guitar and dobro accenting the track. Once it gets to the bridge, swooping its way through like an eagle soaring through canyons, you’re hooked. It’s also helped by Faith’s best vocal on the album, strong, sexy, yet a little bit ethereal.
The album was launched with the #1 country single “Mississippi Girl,” which with its “Still like wearin’ my old ball cap / Ridin’ my kids around piggyback” chorus is most definitely Faith’s “Jenny From the Block” moment. The big difference is that from Faith, claiming that “y’all, I’m still a Mississippi girl” doesn’t sound like a case of the lady doth protesting too much; her public image as a loving wife (to fellow superstar Tim McGraw) and mother (of 3 girls), as someone who’s in fact not “big-headed from a little big of fame” totally jibes with the song’s lyrics (kudos to Adam Shoenfeld and John Rich [the latter of Big & Rich] for getting this one just right).
Unfortunately, “Mississippi Girl” comes second on the album, preceded by another John Rich co-write, the ultra-bland “Sunshine and Summertime,” which frankly sounds like it belongs on a Kenny Chesney album with its “Hey everybody don’t you wanna party” choral refrain and endless list answering the $20,000 Pyramid category “You see these things in the summertime” (“everything from “barefoot ladies and tricked out Mercedes” to “classic colas and ice cold Coronas”). Apparently, Rich wants to make sure that once his performing career dries up he’s still got a lucrative career as a country tunesmith, but it’s a shame that he feels the need to zero out to do it. (Honestly, while a song like this is disappointing, from Faith these days it’s no surprise.)
Likewise, it’s no surprise to find a duet with McGraw on a Faith Hill album; the one here, “Like We Never Loved At All,” is akin to previous ones in that it’s again fairly generic. I wish that with a song like this Faith would just admit it and go full-on AOR—this could’ve made a pretty good Journey single 25 years ago. “Like” isn’t a proper duet, per sé, with McGraw largely contributing harmony vocals on the chorus, but no matter, this’ll be a huge hit on Adult Contemporary radio, if not country. “I Want You” is a bit more AOR in its presentation, but comes off sounding more country anyway, thanks to the steel guitar and dobro accenting the track. Once it gets to the bridge, swooping its way through like an eagle soaring through canyons, you’re hooked. It’s also helped by Faith’s best vocal on the album, strong, sexy, yet a little bit ethereal.
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Created: 28/03/06
Faith shows her incredible vocal range on this CD. There are many different songs here on this CD, some are traditional country, other even jazzy... there is a tremendous amount of emotion in the duet with hubby Tim "Like We Never Loved at All", as well as "If you ask". The Paris song is amazing as well. The album is a huge seller and it is well worth the wait. Thanks Faith!
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Fireflies
Created: 08/05/08
This was a surprising collection of songs. Initially, I didn't like it. Faith left the pop sound from her three previous works to do a country CD. But, after a few listens, I've come to appreciate this one as much as any she's done!
Fireflies--Faith Hill
Created: 17/03/07
Nothing compared to Cry. She just does not connect with some of the songs. Like We Never Loved Before and Mississippi Girl are the only ones she seems truly comfortable in. Some of the other songs are just not where her tremendous voice shines. Am waiting for the next CD though.
Fireflies
Created: 26/09/09
) The title track and Stealing Kisses are the two best new songs on the album. Faith has a great voice but the problem for her and every artist is finding good songs to utilize her talents.
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