History Music / FaithHill

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"They might know me all around the world, but y'all, I'm still a Mississippi Girl."'']]

* TheMeaningOfLife: "The Secret of Life" has a couple of guys at a bar debating what the secret to a good life is, whether it's found in small pleasures ("a good cup of coffee") or actions ("keep your eye on the ball"), while lamenting that the advice is often vague ("ad on TV says 'just do it'/Hell if I know what that means") and contradictory ("try not to hurry/but don't wait, don't wait") The bartender interjects to tell them there is no secret, and they should just live it, because "you don't get you money back."

* ChristmasSongs: "Where Are You, Christmas?" from the 2000 ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' soundtrack. The song was written by Music/JamesHorner and Will Jennings, with Music/MariahCarey (who recorded the unreleased original version) providing additional lyrics.

* AssumedWin: The 2006 Country Music Awards saw Faith Hill and Carrie Underwood both nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year. As the nominations were being announced, a camera was trained on all five finalists, including Hill and Underwood. Then, as Underwood was announced the winner, Hill smiled and raised her arms, then apparently screamed "[[BigWhat What?]]" and stormed away. All of this was caught on live television just before the nominee camera shots were pulled away. Faith Hill and her management insisted the act was a joke, but left many unconvinced.

Audrey Faith [=McGraw=] (née Perry; born September 21, 1967), better known as Faith Hill, is a CountryMusic singer known both for her own music and her longterm marriage to Music/TimMcGraw. Hill debuted in 1993 with the song "Wild One" from her album ''Take Me as I Am'' and remained a regular presence on the country music charts throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Her biggest hits came in the latter half of the 1990s, including the [=McGraw=] duet "It's Your Love", as well as "This Kiss", "Breathe", and "The Way You Love Me", all of which crossed over to pop radio.

After a more pop and AC oriented crossover album, Faith returned to form in 2005 with ''Fireflies'', which returned her to her more traditional country-pop sound. This album accounted for her last Number One hit in "Mississippi Girl" (co-written by John Rich of Music/BigAndRich). She's been pretty much quiet after a couple flops from a GreatestHitsAlbum and a stray Christmas album, but finally returned in 2011 with the dud single "Come Home" (a Music/OneRepublic cover). After ''that'' flopped, she tried again with "American Heart" in late 2012. She finally signed a joint deal with Tim, and the two released a duet album in 2017.

* PrettyInMink: Wore a couple fur wraps for some videos, such as "There You'll Be" and "I Love the Way You Love Me".

From 2007-2012 she provided the musical opening for Creator/{{NBC}}'s ''Sunday Night Football'' telecasts.

* WordSaladLyrics: "Red Umbrella". On one blog, the writers tried to justify it as being like a Music/TheBeatles song, but judge for yourself:

From 2006-2014 she provided the musical opening for Creator/{{NBC}}'s ''Sunday Night Football'' telecasts.

Audrey Faith [=McGraw=] (née Perry; born September 21, 1967), better known as Faith Hill, is a CountryMusic singer known as much for her own music as she is for her longterm marriage to Music/TimMcGraw. Hill debuted in 1993 with the song "Wild One" from her album ''Take Me as I Am'' and remained a regular presence on the country music charts throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Her biggest hits came in the latter half of the 1990s decade, including the [=McGraw=] duet "It's Your Love", as well as "This Kiss", "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me", all of which crossed over to pop radio.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Before her debut single, she sang backing vocals for Gary Morris, at whose publishing company she worked in the late 80s.

* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: "Breathe" only got to #2 on the Hot 100, but was the top pop hit of 2000 per the ''Billboard'' Year-End charts.

Audrey Faith [=McGraw=] (née Perry; born September 21, 1967), better known as [[StageNames Faith Hill]], is a CountryMusic singer known as much for her own music as she is for her longterm marriage to Music/TimMcGraw. Hill debuted in 1993 with the song "Wild One" from her album ''Take Me as I Am'' and remained a regular presence on the country music charts throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Her biggest hits came in the latter half of the 1990s decade, including the [=McGraw=] duet "It's Your Love", as well as "This Kiss", "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me", all of which crossed over to pop radio.

* LyricalShoehorn:
** The first stanza of "The Way You Love Me":
-->If I could grant you one wish
-->I wish you could see the way you kiss
** So she'll grant him a wish, but she gets to pick it for him. Yeah, that makes sense. Also, the next two lines are heavily laden with "ooh"s just to make the meter fit.

* RearrangeTheSong: "You Can't Lose Me" was re-recorded for the video.

* SelfBackingVocalist: Done a lot, almost exclusively.

After a more pop and AC oriented crossover album, Faith returned to form in 2005 with ''Fireflies'', which returned her to her more traditional country-pop sound. This album accounted for her last Number One hit in "Mississippi Girl" (co-written by John Rich of Music/BigAndRich). She's been pretty much quiet after a couple flops from a GreatestHitsAlbum and a stray Christmas album, but finally returned in 2011 with the dud single "Come Home" (a One Republic cover). After ''that'' flopped, she tried again with "American Heart" in late 2012. She finally signed a joint deal with Tim, and the two released a duet album in 2017.

!!Discography

Audrey Faith [=McGraw=] (née Perry; September 21, 1967), better known as [[StageNames Faith Hill]], is a CountryMusic singer known as much for her own music as she is for her longterm marriage to Music/TimMcGraw. Hill debuted in 1993 with the song "Wild One" from her album ''Take Me as I Am'' and remained a regular presence on the country music charts throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Her biggest hits came in the latter half of the 1990s decade, including the [=McGraw=] duet "It's Your Love", as well as "This Kiss", "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me", all of which crossed over to pop radio.

Audrey Faith McGraw (née Perry; September 21, 1967), better known as [[StageNames Faith Hill]], is a CountryMusic singer known as much for her own music as she is for her longterm marriage to Music/TimMcGraw. Hill debuted in 1993 with the song "Wild One" from her album ''Take Me as I Am'' and remained a regular presence on the country music charts throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Her biggest hits came in the latter half of the 1990s decade, including the [=McGraw=] duet "It's Your Love", as well as "This Kiss", "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me", all of which crossed over to pop radio.

'''Audrey Faith Perry''' (born September 21, 1967), better known as Faith Hill, is a CountryMusic singer known as much for her own music as she is for her longterm marriage to Music/TimMcGraw. Hill debuted in 1993 with the song "Wild One" from her album ''Take Me as I Am'' and remained a regular presence on the country music charts throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Her biggest hits came in the latter half of the 1990s decade, including the [=McGraw=] duet "It's Your Love", as well as "This Kiss", "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me", all of which crossed over to pop radio.

* LyricalShoehorn: The first stanza of "The Way You Love Me":

After a more pop and AC oriented crossover album, Faith returned to form in 2005 with ''Fireflies'', which returned her to her more traditional country-pop sound. This album accounted for her last Number One hit in "Mississippi Girl" (co-written by John Rich of Big & Rich). She's been pretty much quiet after a couple flops from a GreatestHitsAlbum and a stray Christmas album, but finally returned in 2011 with the dud single "Come Home" (a One Republic cover). After ''that'' flopped, she tried again with "American Heart" in late 2012. She finally signed a joint deal with Tim, and the two released a duet album in 2017.

* StepfordSmiler: In terms of the page image for the trope; she played one of Film/TheStepfordWives.

After a more pop and AC oriented crossover album, Faith returned to form in 2005 with ''Fireflies'', which returned her to her more traditional country-pop sound. This album accounted for her last Number One hit in "Mississippi Girl" (co-written by John Rich of Big & Rich). She's been pretty much quiet after a couple flops from a GreatestHitsAlbum and a stray Christmas album, but finally returned in 2011 with the dud single "Come Home" (a One Republic cover). After ''that'' flopped, she tried again with "American Heart" in late 2012.

* Take Me As I Am (1993)
* It Matters To Me (1995)
* Faith (1998)
* Breathe (1999)
* Cry (2002)
* Fireflies (2005)
* Joy To The World (2008)

* StepfordSmiler: In terms of the page image for the trope.

''Audrey Faith Perry'' (born September 21, 1967), better known as Faith Hill, is a CountryMusic singer known as much for her own music as she is for her longterm marriage to Music/TimMcGraw. Hill debuted in 1993 with the song "Wild One" from her album ''Take Me as I Am'' and remained a regular presence on the country music charts throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Her biggest hits came in the latter half of the 1990s decade, including the [=McGraw=] duet "It's Your Love", as well as "This Kiss", "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me", all of which crossed over to pop radio.