''The Hits'' is the first greatest hits album by American

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Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and actress. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Hill' ...

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. 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 ''

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''), 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

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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)))/ref> 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 –

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* Greg Barnhill – background vocals *

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– background vocals * Bruce Bouton – steel guitar *

Bekka Bramlett Rebekka Ruth Lazone Bramlett (born April 19, 1968) is an American singer and session background singer. She is the daughter of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, of the music duo Delaney & Bonnie. She has been a member of Mick Fleetwood's band the Z ...

– background vocals * Mike Brignardello –

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* Dean Brown – fiddle, mandolin * Pat Buchanan –

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– acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Paul Bushnell – bass guitar *

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– acoustic guitar * David Campbell – string arrangements, conductor * John Catchings –

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* Beth Nielson Chapman – background vocals * Lisa Cochran – background vocals * Vinnie Colaiuta – drums * Perry Coleman – background vocals * Bill Coumo – synthesizer * Eric Darken –

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* David Davidson – violin * Chip Davis – background vocals *

Dan Dugmore Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California. Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying Bur ...

– electric guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, soloist * Glen Duncan – fiddle * Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin * David Dunkley – percussion * Connie Ellisor – violin *

Shannon Forrest Shannon Forrest (born August 22, 1973 in Easley, South Carolina) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a pr ...

– drums, percussion * Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar *

Marti Frederiksen Martin Harold "Marti" Frederiksen (born July 1, 1962) is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop. He is best known for his work with many artists and bands incl ...

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals *

Byron Gallimore Byron Gallimore (born in Puryear, Tennessee) is an American record producer known for more than two decades of work in the field of country music. He has worked with artists Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sugarland, Lee Ann Womack, and Jo Dee Messina. ...

– 12-string acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drum loops * Sonny Garrish – steel guitar *

Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist ...

– background vocals * Carl Gorodetzky – violin * Jim Grosjean –

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* Aubrey Haynie – fiddle * Tom Hemby –

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* Denny Hemingson – electric guitar, steel guitar *

– lead vocals * Steve Hornbeak – background vocals *

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Co ...

– electric guitar *

John Barlow Jarvis John Barlow Jarvis (born January 2, 1954 in Pasadena, California)Paul Kingsbury, editor"The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music" 2004 is an American songwriter, composer, session pianist and recording artist. Before mov ...

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* Mary Ann Kennedy – background vocals * Jeff King – electric guitar * Michael Landau – electric guitar * Lee Larrison – violin * Tim Lauer – accordion *

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– drums *

Chris Lindsey Christopher Marsh Lindsey is a Grammy nominated American country music songwriter and record producer. He has created major hits for Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars, Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Kellie Pickler, Keith Urban, Tim ...

– piano * B. James Lowry – electric guitar * Mark Luna – background vocals *

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

– duet vocals on "I Need You" *

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– drums * Jeff McMahon – Fender Rhodes *

Terry McMillan Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951) is an American novelist. Her work centers around the experiences of Black women in the United States. Early life McMillan was born in Port Huron, Michigan. She received a B.A. in journalism in 1977 from ...

– percussion * Jerry McPherson – electric guitar * Anthony LaMarchina – cello * John Marcus – bass guitar * Billy Mason – drums * Bob Mason – cello *

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– electric guitar * Bob Minner – acoustic guitar *

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, piano, programming, synthesizer, synthesizer programming * Cate Myer – violin * Steve Nathan –

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, 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 Donald Steele Potter (21 April 1902 – 7 June 2004) was an English sculptor, wood carver, potter and teacher. Don Potter was born in Newington, near Sittingbourne, Kent, the son of a school teacher, and attended a private school. He joined ...

– acoustic guitar * Michael Rhodes – bass guitar * Chris Rodriguez – background vocals * Pam Rose – background vocals *

Darrell Scott James Darrell Scott, known as Darrell Scott (born August 6, 1959), is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. The son of musician Wayne Scott, he moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana (known today as Lake Station, Indiana). ...

– mandolin * Tony Shanahan – bass guitar * Ira Siegel – acoustic guitar * Pam Sixfin – violin * Darren Smith – electric guitar * Karen Staley – background vocals *

Crystal Taliefero Crystal Taliefero-Pratt (née Taliefero) is an American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. Taliefero grew up with a musical family, performing rhythm and blues with her brother in the Chicago metropolitan area. During her college years she was ...

– background vocals * Julia Tanner – cello * Alan Umstead – violin * Catherine Umstead – violin *

Billy Joe Walker Jr. Billy Joe Walker Jr. (February 29, 1952 – July 25, 2017) was an American songwriter, record producer and recording artist. He composed singles for Eddie Rabbitt, including " I Wanna Dance with You", " That's Why I Fell in Love with You" and " ...

– acoustic guitar * Cindy Richardson-Walker – background vocals *

Biff Watson Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists. Biography Early years Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at a ...

– acoustic guitar *

Lari White Lari Michele White Cannon (, ; May 13, 1965 – January 23, 2018) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her debut in 1988 after winning ''You Can Be a Star'', a televised talent competition ...

– background vocals * Kris Wilkinson – string arrangements, viola *

Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten singles on the Hot Co ...

– drums *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Mad ...

– bass guitar * Curtis Young – background vocals

Release history

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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