After taking a three-year break from recording, Faith returned to the studio and began to experiment with a more mainstream-pop sound. The formula worked, and her next three albums -
Faith,
Breathe, and
Cry - together sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Though some country purists derided Hill for altering her country sound, she nonetheless retained most of her traditional fan base and became a huge crossover success in mainstream music circles, with chart- topping singles like
This Kiss,
Breathe, and
When The Lights Go Down, all of which charted on the
Billboard Top 200.
In 2005 Faith reinvented herself yet again by returning to her country roots with her 6th original studio album,
Fireflies. Featuring top country singles
The Lucky One,
Stealing Kisses, and
Mississippi Girl, the album reached the coveted #1 spot on both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts - among only a handful of records to do so. She is still happily married to Tim McGraw, and rumor has it that the
duo plan to record an album together by 2009.
From Discogs:Audrey Faith Perry was born on September 21, 1967 in Jackson, Mississippi.
From Lastfm:Audrey Faith Perry, later known as Faith Hill (born September 21, 1967 in Star, Mississippi), is a successful American country singer, known for her commercial success as well as her much-publicized marriage to country singer Tim McGraw.
The tall blonde songstress's self-titled album, 'Faith, ' sold four million copies worldwide. The album featured her hit single 'This Kiss, ' which topped the charts for three straight weeks and became her first crossover success, hitting number five on the pop charts. The album also featured 'Let Me Go, ' for which Faith received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Female Country Vocal.
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From Wikipedia:Faith Hill (born Audrey Faith Perry; September 21, 1967) is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records world wide and accumulated 8 number-one singles and 3 number-one albums on the U.S. Country charts.
Hill has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music, the Grammy Awards, the American Music Awards and the People's Choice Awards. Her Soul2Soul II Tour 2006 with husband McGraw became the highest-grossing country tour of all time. In 2001, she was named one of the "30 Most Powerful Women in America" by Ladies Home Journal. In 2008, Faith Hill released her first Christmas album, titled Joy to the World. In 2009 Billboard named her as the #1 Adult Contemporary artist of the decade 2000-2009.