Track Listing

1. Free
2. Cry
3. One
4. When the Lights Go Down
5. Beautiful
6. Unsaveable
7. Baby You Belong
8. If You're Gonna Fly Away
9. Stronger
10. If This is the End
11. This Is Me
12. Back to You
13. I Think I Will
14. You're Still Here

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44547 in Music
• Published on: 2002
• Released on: 2002-10-15
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Album Description
First album since 1999's seven-times-platinum, three time Grammy winner Breathe. This enhanced CD includes a 'making of the video' feature, links to the 'Cry' video and exclusive content. Warner. 2002.

Amazon.com
Faith Hill finally owns up to what we knew all along. She may be from deep-dish Mississippi, but she isn't a country singer, and never has been. This babe's a diva now. And, as she says in her best Diana Ross voice on "Free," "There ain't nothin' I can do about it." But what she could exercise some control over, as the coproducer of her fifth studio album, is the quality and style of her particular brand of über-pop, which on Cry considerably ratchets up the noise factor from 1999's Breathe. The songs, many written by tunesmiths long working in Nashville, often come stocked with meaningful messages, i.e. the emptiness of addiction ("If You're Gonna Fly") or the momentary connection with a loved one who has passed on ("You're Still Here"). Yet Hill and company (longtime producers Byron Gallimore and Dann Huff, in conjunction with Marti Frederiksen) obviously think the best way to make an R&B/pop record is to build a huge, airless production around screeching guitars, wall-rattling drums, and Big Mama choirs. The singer herself may be, indeed, turning out her best vocals ever. But the album itself is a self-conscious mess--a big, wallowing cacophony of sound that leaves the listener numb. In the end, it's a miserable failure. This chanteuse's R&B just ain't got no soul. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews

Guilty Pleasures
Faith Hill became a country superstar with her 1998 album "Breathe" which sold very well in the US and other countries worldwide. The hits "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me" made her a star, not to mention her highly publicized married relationship with country singer Tim McGraw. As for the album, it's country perfection. The hit single "Cry" showcases her vocal abilities and is a beautiful song. If I remember correctly Kimberly Caldwell sang it for "American Idol." Great song! Other highlights include the opening "Free" and the peppy "If You're Gonna Fly Away." This album has no filler and remaines Faith's second best album ("Breathe" is probably her best overall). If you like mainstream country then this abum is for you!

Pure Gold!
I had been looking for this CD everywhere for at least 3 years, but this was well worth the hunting. Sure, this CD may not have the country twang that most expect from her, but she really took a risk with this and it paid off. Each song is very catchy and soulful and just leave you wanting more each time you hear it. (I find myself listening to "Free" and "Beautiful" over and over again) I gotta say I didn't really know what to expect when I finally got this, but I've gotta say I'm really impressed! :)

"I gave now I'm wanting something in return..."
Faith Hill's Cry isn't a deep or catchy album but it is probably Faith's finest hour. There are more pop songs on Cry, some work and some don't. Unfortanely, the songs Faith chooses to sing aren't that profound, just your basic run-of-the-mill love songs. The plus with this album is that Faith's voice has vastly improved and she sounds better than ever! The best track on the disc is When the Lights go Down, this song is the most serious and her best recorded song so far. The title-track is rich and beautiful and cuts right to the bone. If You're Gonna Fly Away is a throw-away track from Pink, yes Pink! but this song works for Faith and she shines on this poppy track. The rest of the songs are so-so and the rest are forgettable. Cry is a mixed bag but there is no denying Faith's growth as a producer and singer.