Faith Hill

Solo Artist

Photo: Jldickerson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Active 1993-present
Origin Ridgeland, Mississippi
Albums 8
Tracks 95
Most frequent collaborator Byron Gallimore · 69 tracks
Genres CountryCountry Pop
Singer / Performer
2%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 2 of 95 tracks

Does Faith Hill write her own songs?

Almost never. She is credited on two of her 95 studio tracks, both on her 1993 debut, and on nothing since.

By the Numbers

8
Studio Albums
95
Tracks Credited
2%
Self-Written
33
Years Active
154
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 2 / 95 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 95 tracks: how many Faith Hill wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Faith Hill has a writing credit2%
2%
98%
Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written2tracks2%
Outside writers93tracks98%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Faith Hill's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 95 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)2%
Composer (music)2%
Producer89%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Faith Hill's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 2%
20%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1993Take Me as I Am
1995It Matters to Me
1998Faith
1999Breathe
2002Cry
2005Fireflies
2008Joy to the World
2017The Rest of Our Life
Early · 6% written
Mid · 0% written
Late · 0% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

4%
1990s
Take Me as I Am, It Matters to Me +2 more
0%
2000s
Cry, Fireflies +1 more
0%
2010s
The Rest of Our Life

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Faith Hill sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Faith Hill
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Kenny Chesney20%
Rascal Flatts29%
Billy Ray Cyrus47%
Florida Georgia Line63%
Miranda Lambert76%
Shania Twain89%
Stella Lefty100%
2%Faith Hill
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

It Matters to Me
It Matters to Me
Written by Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders
Outside writers
This Kiss
Faith
Written by Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff
Outside writers
Let Me Let Go
Faith
Written by Steve Diamond, Dennis Morgan
Outside writers
The Secret of Life
Faith
Written by Gretchen Peters
Outside writers
Love Ain't Like That
Faith
Written by Tim Gaetano, A. J. Masters
Outside writers
Breathe
Breathe
Written by Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar
Outside writers
The Way You Love Me
Breathe
Written by Michael Dulaney, Keith Follesé
Outside writers
If My Heart Had Wings
Breathe
Written by J. Fred Knobloch, Annie Roboff
Outside writers
Let's Make Love
Breathe
Written by Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo
Outside writers
Cry
Cry
Written by Angie Aparo
Outside writers
Mississippi Girl
Fireflies
Written by John Rich, Adam Shoenfeld
Outside writers
Like We Never Loved at All
Fireflies
Written by Vicky McGehee, John Rich, Scot Sax
Outside writers
The Lucky One
Fireflies
Written by Brad Warren, Brett Warren, Jay Joyce
Outside writers
Sunshine and Summertime
Fireflies
Written by Rodney Clawson, John Rich, Kylie Sackley
Outside writers
Speak to a Girl
The Rest of Our Life
Written by Shy Carter, Dave Gibson, Joe Spargur
Outside writers
The Rest of Our Life
The Rest of Our Life
Written by Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid, Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge
Outside writers

Discography 8 albums

All eight studio albums, including the Christmas record Joy to the World and The Rest of Our Life, a duet album with Tim McGraw. The compilations and the live releases sit outside this catalogue.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Faith Hill95 tracks
BG69Byron Gallimore, 69 tracks DH55Dann Huff, 55 tracks SH20Scott Hendricks, 20 tracks 12Tim McGraw, 12 tracks AR7Annie Roboff, 7 tracks 5Lori McKenna, 5 tracks CW4Craig Wiseman, 4 tracks BB4Bekka Bramlett, 4 tracks AM4Aimee Mayo, 4 tracks TV4Troy Verges, 4 tracks KS3Karen Staley, 3 tracks GB3Gary Burr, 3 tracks TB3Trey Bruce, 3 tracks BB3Billy Burnette, 3 tracks CL3Chris Lindsey, 3 tracks JR3John Rich, 3 tracks BD2Bob DiPiero, 2 tracks JK2Jaime Kyle, 2 tracks WR2Will Rambeaux, 2 tracks TM2Thom McHugh, 2 tracks BN2Beth Nielsen Chapman, 2 tracks RL2Robin Lerner, 2 tracks MB2Matraca Berg, 2 tracks MG2Marv Green, 2 tracks BJ2Brett James, 2 tracks BL2Bill Luther, 2 tracks KF2Keith Follesé, 2 tracks RR2Rivers Rutherford, 2 tracks BT2Bobby Terry, 2 tracks HL2Hillary Lindsey, 2 tracks SC2Shy Carter, 2 tracks PB1Pat Bunch, 1 track JV1Jon Vezner, 1 track BB1Bert Berns, 1 track JR1Jerry Ragovoy, 1 track BB1Bruce Burch, 1 track VD1Vern Dant, 1 track SR1Sandy Ramos, 1 track TS1Troy Seals, 1 track ES1Eddie Setser, 1 track LS1Larry Stewart, 1 track EH1Ed Hill, 1 track MD1Mark D. Sanders, 1 track AC1Ariel Caten, 1 track AJ1Alan Jackson, 1 track SR1Sunny Russ, 1 track RH1Rob Honey, 1 track TW1Tricia Walker, 1 track JP1Jim Photoglo, 1 track HS1Harry Stinson, 1 track SD1Steve Diamond, 1 track DM1Dennis Morgan, 1 track TG1Tim Gaetano, 1 track AJ1A. J. Masters, 1 track FG1Franne Golde, 1 track MM1Marsha Malamet, 1 track GP1Gretchen Peters, 1 track DW1Diane Warren, 1 track AN1Aldo Nova, 1 track KB1Keith Brown, 1 track DD1Donna Douglas, 1 track SC1Sheryl Crow, 1 track TW1Todd Wolfe, 1 track SB1Stephanie Bentley, 1 track HL1Holly Lamar, 1 track GK1Gordon Kennedy, 1 track WK1Wayne Kirkpatrick, 1 track MD1Michael Dulaney, 1 track CC1Constant Change, 1 track LH1Louise Hoffsten, 1 track LL1Leif Larsson, 1 track JF1J. Fred Knobloch, 1 track BS1Bruce Springsteen, 1 track JK1Jennifer Kimball, 1 track TL1Ty Lacy, 1 track FS1Fitzgerald Scott, 1 track L1Lindsey, 1 track L1Luther, 1 track M1Mayo, 1 track AA1Angie Aparo, 1 track MF1Marti Frederiksen, 1 track JS1Jeffrey Steele, 1 track SS1Shaye Smith, 1 track WK1Wade Kirby, 1 track P1Pink, 1 track LP1Linda Perry, 1 track on 4 Non Blondes's page AM1Alecia Moore, 1 track on Pink's page SM1Steve McEwan, 1 track DB1Derek Bramble, 1 track LR1Lindy Robbins, 1 track SR1Steve Robson, 1 track AS1Anthony Smith, 1 track RC1Rodney Clawson, 1 track KS1Kylie Sackley, 1 track AS1Adam Shoenfeld, 1 track GM1Georgia Middleman, 1 track FW1Fred Wilhelm, 1 track KB1Kevin Brandt, 1 track VM1Vicky McGehee, 1 track SS1Scot Sax, 1 track BT1Bobby Tomberlin, 1 track BW1Brad Warren, 1 track BW1Brett Warren, 1 track JJ1Jay Joyce, 1 track DS1Darrell Scott, 1 track JK1John Kennedy, 1 track AS1Andrea Stolpe, 1 track DB1Darrell Brown, 1 track BD1Blair Daly, 1 track GS1Gordie Sampson, 1 track IW1Isaac Watts, 1 track WC1William Chatterton Dix, 1 track JF1John Frederick Coots, 1 track HG1Haven Gillespie, 1 track KK1Katherine K. Davis, 1 track HO1Henry Onorati, 1 track HS1Harry Simeone, 1 track KK1Katherine Kennicott Davis, 1 track JF1John Francis Wade, 1 track JM1Johnny Marks, 1 track JM1James Murray, 1 track AA1Adolphe Adam, 1 track PC1Placide Cappeau, 1 track FB1Felix Bernard, 1 track RB1Richard Bernhard Smith, 1 track RS1Richard Smith, 1 track FG1Franz Gruber, 1 track TN1Tim Nichols, 1 track SM1Steve Mac, 1 track JM1Johnny McDaid, 1 track on Snow Patrol's page ES1Ed Sheeran, 1 track AW1Amy Wadge, 1 track JA1Jessi Alexander, 1 track JR1Jon Randall, 1 track LR1Liz Rose, 1 track BB1Brett Beavers, 1 track JF1Jerry Flowers, 1 track AG1Ashley Gorley, 1 track EW1Emily Weisband, 1 track NC1Nathan Chapman, 1 track MM1Maureen McDonald, 1 track HW1Hayley Warner, 1 track JD1Jaida Dreyer, 1 track GD1Gareth Dunlop, 1 track MI1Mark Irwin, 1 track BD1Barry Dean, 1 track BC1Ben Caver, 1 track JF1Jesse Frasure, 1 track NS1Nolan Sipe, 1 track DG1Dave Gibson, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 154. BG Byron Gallimore · DH Dann Huff · SH Scott Hendricks · AR Annie Roboff

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

She is credited on two of her 95 studio tracks, both on the first album, and on none at all since 1993. Nashville's writing rooms supplied the rest: Annie Roboff has seven credits, Lori McKenna five, Craig Wiseman four. This is the purest example in the catalogue of a singer who sings and does not write.

Quick Facts

  • Self-written2 of her 95 studio tracks
  • Since 1993No writing credit on any album after the first
  • Biggest albumBreathe is certified 8x platinum by the RIAA
  • Biggest song"Breathe" reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100
  • Most used writerAnnie Roboff, on seven tracks
  • Eight albums1993 to 2017, the last one with Tim McGraw

Creative Fingerprint

An interpreter, with two writing credits in thirty years and none after the debut.

The Story

Faith Hill came out of Mississippi and made her first record for Warner Bros. Nashville in 1993. Breathe in 1999 crossed her over to pop radio and is certified eight times platinum. Eight studio albums, one of them a duet record with her husband Tim McGraw.

Frequently Asked Questions Faith Hill

Does Faith Hill write her own songs?
Almost never. She is credited on two of her 95 studio tracks, both on her 1993 debut, and on nothing since.
Who wrote "Breathe"?
Holly Lamar and Stephanie Bentley. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hill had no part in writing it.
Which two tracks did she write?
"I've Got This Friend" and "Go the Distance", both on Take Me as I Am in 1993.
How many albums has she released?
Eight: Take Me as I Am (1993), It Matters to Me (1995), Faith (1998), Breathe (1999), Cry (2002), Fireflies (2005), Joy to the World (2008) and The Rest of Our Life (2017).
Which album sold the most?
Breathe, certified 8x platinum by the RIAA.
Who writes for her?
Annie Roboff has seven credits across the catalogue, Lori McKenna five, and Craig Wiseman, Bekka Bramlett and Troy Verges four each.
Which singles charted in America?
"Breathe" reached number 2, "The Way You Love Me" number 6, "This Kiss" number 7, "Mississippi Girl" number 29 and "Cry" number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Is she married to Tim McGraw?
Yes, and their 2017 album The Rest of Our Life is credited to both of them.
Does that make her less of an artist?
It makes her a different kind of one. Country has always had singers who interpret rather than write, and her catalogue is the clearest case of it here.
Is she still recording?
The Rest of Our Life in 2017 is the most recent album.

Sources

Wikipedia: Faith Hill Wikipedia: Faith Hill discography