Five singles in total were released from the album. The lead single, "Mississippi Girl", marked Hill's ninth and final country number one hit and her first since 2000's "The Way You Love Me"'; it spent two weeks atop the Hot Country Songs chart. Follow-up singles "Like We Never Loved at All", "The Lucky One", and "Sunshine and Summertime" (which was her last solo top ten hit at country radio) all peaked within the top ten, with the first two peaking within the top five. "Stealing Kisses" was also a top 40 hit.
In its first week, Fireflies debuted atop both the all-genre Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums, selling 329,000 copies. Fireflies marked Hill's third consecutive album to top both of the charts simultaneously after 1999's Breathe and 2002's Cry. The album has been certified two times platinum by the RIAA for selling two million copies. Despite the commercial success, it was met with mixed reviews with many complaining that the album was bland. "Like We Never Loved at All" won the Grammy for Best Country Collaboration at the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006 while "Mississippi Girl" and Fireflies were nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album.
Singles from the album include, in order of release: "Mississippi Girl", "Like We Never Loved at All", "The Lucky One", "Sunshine and Summertime" and "Stealing Kisses". Of these, "Mississippi Girl" was a Number One on the US Billboard country charts. The other singles peaked at numbers 5, 5, 7 and 36 on that chart, respectively. Of the singles, "Mississippi Girl", "Like We Never Loved at All" and "Sunshine and Summertime" were co-written by John Rich of Big & Rich, while The Warren Brothers (Brad and Brett) co-wrote "The Lucky One", a song on which Brett also sings backing vocals. Other backing vocalists on this album include Hill's husband, Tim McGraw (on "Like We Never Loved at All"), Bekka Bramlett, Rhonda Vincent, and Kelly Willis.
Hill produced the entire album, with co-production from Byron Gallimore on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 12, Dann Huff on 7, 8, 13, and 14, and both Gallimore and Huff on 2 and 11.
Violins: Bruce Dukov, Charlie Bisharat, Darius Campo, Roberto Cani, Susan Chatman, Mario Deleon, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Endre Granat, Songa Lee-Kitto, Michael Markman, Robert Matsuda, Sara Parkings, Robert Peterson, Michele Richards, Anatoly Rosinsky, Josefina Vergara, John Wittenberg
Violas: Evan Wilson, Bob Becker, Denyse Buffum, Roland Kato
Cellos: Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett, Steve Erdody, Paula Hochalter, Steve Richards, Dan Smith
Production
Tracks 1, 3-6, 9, 10, 12 produced by Byron Gallimore, and Faith Hill
Tracks 7, 8, 13, 14 produced by Dann Huff and Faith Hill
Tracks 2, 11 produced by Byron Gallimore, Dann Huff, and Faith Hill
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Fireflies is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Faith Hill The album was released on August 2 2005 via Warner Bros Records Nashville Her first album since her 2002 crossover album Cry Fireflies marked a return to traditional country music for Hill Hill co produced the album with Byron Gallimore and Dann Huff Husband Tim McGraw is featured on the single Like We Never Loved at All FirefliesStudio album by Faith HillReleasedAugust 2 2005RecordedMarch November 2004GenreCountryLength54 36LabelWarner Bros NashvilleProducerFaith HillByron GallimoreDann HuffFaith Hill chronologyCry 2002 Fireflies 2005 The Hits 2007 Singles from Fireflies Mississippi Girl Released May 16 2005 Like We Never Loved at All Released August 1 2005 The Lucky One Released February 13 2006 Sunshine and Summertime Released June 12 2006 Stealing Kisses Released October 14 2006 Five singles in total were released from the album The lead single Mississippi Girl marked Hill s ninth and final country number one hit and her first since 2000 s The Way You Love Me it spent two weeks atop the Hot Country Songs chart Follow up singles Like We Never Loved at All The Lucky One and Sunshine and Summertime which was her last solo top ten hit at country radio all peaked within the top ten with the first two peaking within the top five Stealing Kisses was also a top 40 hit In its first week Fireflies debuted atop both the all genre Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums selling 329 000 copies Fireflies marked Hill s third consecutive album to top both of the charts simultaneously after 1999 s Breathe and 2002 s Cry The album has been certified two times platinum by the RIAA for selling two million copies Despite the commercial success it was met with mixed reviews with many complaining that the album was bland Like We Never Loved at All won the Grammy for Best Country Collaboration at the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006 while Mississippi Girl and Fireflies were nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Release history 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 References 9 External linksContent editSingles from the album include in order of release Mississippi Girl Like We Never Loved at All The Lucky One Sunshine and Summertime and Stealing Kisses Of these Mississippi Girl was a Number One on the US Billboard country charts The other singles peaked at numbers 5 5 7 and 36 on that chart respectively Of the singles Mississippi Girl Like We Never Loved at All and Sunshine and Summertime were co written by John Rich of Big amp Rich while The Warren Brothers Brad and Brett co wrote The Lucky One a song on which Brett also sings backing vocals Other backing vocalists on this album include Hill s husband Tim McGraw on Like We Never Loved at All Bekka Bramlett Rhonda Vincent and Kelly Willis Hill produced the entire album with co production from Byron Gallimore on tracks 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 and 12 Dann Huff on 7 8 13 and 14 and both Gallimore and Huff on 2 and 11 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic57 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Billboardfavorable 1 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 E OnlineB 1 Entertainment WeeklyC 4 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 The New York Timesmixed 6 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Slant Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Stylus MagazineC 8 At Metacritic the album has an average score of 57 indicating mixed or average reviews Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Sunshine and Summertime Rodney Clawson John Rich Kylie Sackley3 272 Mississippi Girl Rich Adam Shoenfeld3 523 Dearly Beloved Georgia Middleman Fred Wilhelm2 224 I Ain t Gonna Take It Anymore Kevin Brandt Bobby Terry4 005 Stealing Kisses Lori McKenna4 236 Fireflies McKenna4 287 Like We Never Loved at All with Tim McGraw Vicky McGehee Rich Scot Sax4 228 I Want You Rivers Rutherford Bobby Tomberlin4 069 The Lucky One Brad Warren Brett Warren Jay Joyce3 3710 If You Ask McKenna4 1511 We ve Got Nothing But Love to Prove North American release only Darrell Scott4 3512 You Stay with Me John Kennedy Andrea Stolpe4 2313 Wish for You Darrell Brown Craig Wiseman3 2814 Paris Blair Daly Gordie Sampson Troy Verges5 20Total length 54 36Personnel editAs listed in liner notes 9 Musicians Greg Barnhill background vocals 1 9 10 11 12 Bruce Bouton steel guitar 2 7 8 11 Dobro 8 Bekka Bramlett background vocals 1 2 11 Tom Bukovac electric guitar 1 2 3 5 11 13 14 acoustic guitar 3 4 9 Paul Bushnell bass guitar all tracks except 5 8 John Catchings cello 12 Matt Chamberlain drums 8 Lisa Cochran background vocals 13 Steve Cohn accordion 3 Perry Coleman background vocals 2 Vinnie Colaiuta drums 3 4 9 11 12 14 Eric Darken percussion 11 14 Dan Dugmore banjo 1 steel guitar 2 9 13 Dobro 5 6 10 Stuart Duncan mandolin 1 5 6 7 10 13 Shannon Forrest drums 1 5 6 7 10 13 percussion 1 Paul Franklin steel guitar 3 4 9 12 Byron Gallimore electric guitar 4 9 keyboards 5 organ 5 acoustic guitar 10 Kenny Greenberg electric guitar 4 8 14 electric mandolin 9 Aubrey Haynie fiddle 3 mandolin 4 9 Mike Henderson electric guitar 10 Wes Hightower background vocals 3 4 Dann Huff electric guitar 2 7 acoustic guitar 8 11 classical guitar 13 Jay Joyce acoustic guitar 9 electric guitar 9 Charlie Judge keyboards 3 4 7 8 11 14 organ 11 synthesizer strings 12 Tim Lauer accordion 2 Liana Manis background vocals 3 Tim McGraw background vocals 7 Chris McHugh drums 2 Gene Miller background vocals 9 Gordon Mote piano 13 Jimmy Nichols keyboards 1 2 10 piano 4 5 8 12 14 accordion 6 organ 9 Darrell Scott mandolin 2 3 11 12 acoustic guitar 3 9 Weissenborn 9 Javier Solis percussion 1 9 10 12 Bryan Sutton acoustic guitar 1 5 6 10 12 Crystal Taliefero background vocals 9 11 12 Rhonda Vincent background vocals 4 Brett Warren background vocals 9 Kelly Willis background vocals 5 6 Glenn Worf bass guitar 5 8 String section on Paris Violins Bruce Dukov Charlie Bisharat Darius Campo Roberto Cani Susan Chatman Mario Deleon Armen Garabedian Berj Garabedian Endre Granat Songa Lee Kitto Michael Markman Robert Matsuda Sara Parkings Robert Peterson Michele Richards Anatoly Rosinsky Josefina Vergara John Wittenberg Violas Evan Wilson Bob Becker Denyse Buffum Roland Kato Cellos Suzie Katayama Larry Corbett Steve Erdody Paula Hochalter Steve Richards Dan Smith Production Tracks 1 3 6 9 10 12 produced by Byron Gallimore and Faith Hill Tracks 7 8 13 14 produced by Dann Huff and Faith Hill Tracks 2 11 produced by Byron Gallimore Dann Huff and Faith HillRelease history editCountry Date United States August 2 2005 Italy August 26 2005Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2005 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 10 51 Canadian Albums Billboard 11 2 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 12 45 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 13 37 US Billboard 200 14 1 US Top Country Albums Billboard 15 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2005 Position US Billboard 200 16 60 US Top Country Albums Billboard 17 13 Worldwide Albums IFPI 18 36 Chart 2006 Position US Billboard 200 19 54 US Top Country Albums Billboard 20 14 Chart 2007 Position US Top Country Albums Billboard 21 66Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 22 Platinum 100 000 United States RIAA 23 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b c d Critic reviews for Fireflies Metacritic Retrieved December 23 2012 Erlewine Stephen Thomas August 2 2005 Fireflies Faith Hill Allmusic Retrieved February 16 2012 1 dead link Greg Kot August 1 2005 Fireflies Review Music Reviews and News Entertainment Weekly Retrieved February 16 2012 Hilburn Robert July 31 2005 She s sorry she made them Cry Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 23 2012 Sanneh Kelefa August 8 2005 Faith Hill Resurrects Her Inner Good Ol Girl New York Times The New York Times Retrieved February 16 2012 Keefe Jonathan August 2 2005 Faith Hill Fireflies Music Review Slant Magazine Retrieved June 30 2012 Inskeep Thomas August 29 2005 Faith Hill Fireflies Review Stylus Magazine Archived from the original on May 9 2012 Retrieved February 16 2012 Fireflies CD booklet Faith Hill Nashville Tennessee Warner Bros Records Nashville 2005 48794 2 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 129 Faith Hill Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Retrieved November 14 2020 Swedishcharts com Faith Hill Fireflies Hung Medien Retrieved November 14 2020 Swisscharts com Faith Hill Fireflies Hung Medien Retrieved November 14 2020 Faith Hill Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved November 14 2020 Faith Hill Chart History Top Country Albums Billboard Retrieved November 14 2020 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2005 Billboard Retrieved November 14 2020 Top Country Albums Year End 2005 Billboard Retrieved November 14 2020 Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005 PDF IFPI Archived from the original PDF on November 17 2008 Retrieved February 2 2023 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2006 Billboard Retrieved November 14 2020 Top Country Albums Year End 2006 Billboard Retrieved November 14 2020 Top Country Albums Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved November 14 2020 Canadian album certifications Faith Hill Fireflies Music Canada Retrieved August 31 2019 American album certifications Faith Hill Fireflies Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved August 31 2019 External links editFireflies at Metacritic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fireflies Faith Hill album amp oldid 1215827373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
