Track Listing

1. Sunshine & Summertime
2. Mississippi Girl
3. Dearly Beloved
4. Ain't Gonna Take It
5. Stealing Kisses
6. Fireflies
7. Like We Never Loved At All
8. I Want You
9. Lucky One
10. If You Ask
11. We've Got Nothing But Love To Prove
12. You Stay With Me
13. Wish For You
14. Paris

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6895 in Music
• Published on: 2005
• Released on: 2005-08-02
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
It's hard to imagine a more schizophrenic album than Fireflies, but Faith Hill, the comely pride of Star, Mississippi, had a lot of different factions to please. There's the country set, furious about the L.A. excess of 2002's Cry, as ravaged a pop album as ever made. Then there's the club set, which actually mistook Cry for music, and wanted more. Finally, there's Hill herself, still bruised from the critical drubbing the last album got, and obviously feeling the need to prove herself anew, going brunette to show her transformation. The bad news about Fireflies is that the all-out country songs--the autobiographical "Mississippi Girl," which practically begs forgiveness for Cry, and the cartoonish "Dearly Beloved," a hoedown ditty about a shotgun wedding--are embarrassing attempts to show that the Dixified diva hasn't gotten above her raising. Then, two other offerings--Darrell Scott's preachy protest number "We've Got Nothing But Love to Prove" and the beautiful torch ballad "Paris"--are both lyrical head-scratchers, and find the artist floundering as to who she is and what she's about. Where Hill knowingly flexes her muscle is in tackling three complex, literate songs by alt-folkie Lori McKenna--the title track (about the power of dreams), "Stealing Kisses" (about reevaluating life choices), and "If You Ask" (about living with a substance abuser). Hill gives these performances nuanced readings that say buckets more about her own life than "Mississippi Girl" could ever convey, and point to an emotional reservoir Hill is just beginning to tap. Here's hoping she goes back to that well again and again. --Alanna Nash

Have Some Faith

Cry	Breathe	Faith
It Matters to Me	Take Me as I Am	There You'll Be

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Music CD
This is a fantastic music CD. The songs are very entertaining, and the singing is wonderful. Faith Hill is the best country music female singer today...

Not Her Best, But Still A Good Album
It took me a while to purchase this cd (despite the fact I am a huge Faith fan). However, after reading and hearing mixed reviews about this cd and having doubts about "Fireflies", I decided to purchase the cd last week....and I am so glad I did.

I think a lot of people are disappointed in the fact that Faith returned to her country roots. I for one am happy she is going back country (especially after the pop-soul album "Cry"). However, the materials on "Fireflies" are not as strong as materials on her previous releases. Some of the ballads on the album tend to drag a bit. Don't get me wrong...she has some great slow songs like 'Stealing Kisses' and 'Like We Never Loved Before'. With the up-tempo songs, they fall short. Songs like 'Mississippi Girl' sounds forced and although 'Dearly Beloved' is a cute/funny song, it doesn't seem like a Faith song (although I admire her for taking a risk to do something different).

Faith greatest asset has always been her soulful and powerful vocals. She sings with passion and emotion in every line. She never over sings songs like Martina McBride, Faith tends to take her time to build a song and I like that. She also chooses songs with substance and as I stated earlier, likes to take a risk or two with every album (this is something Shania Twain could learn). However, for her next album I suggest that Faith take her time to really find materials that enhances her vocals. She should also try writing because that will force her to become a better artist and not rely on others for her songs.

pretty good
Although the soundtrack itself is wonderful, mine had a few skipps and scratches on the song I bought it for in the first place. Oh well.