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Cry
Faith Hill
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 2002-10-15
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...

Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) 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

2) 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.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

1) "I gave now I'm wanting something in return..."   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
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.

2) Don't Cry, it's just Pop   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
First off, this is not a country album. So listeners should not judge it on that basis. An artist does not have to stick to one genre forever. Analyze the album on its own merits. That said, this album is just so-so. Faith's voice is well showcased, but the music just isn't that interesting. The first half has some respectable stuff, but the second half is a lot of mushy ballad stuff that kind of sound like each other. There is an overall feeling that this could have been a submission for American Idol. Indeed, some of the stuff here is reminiscent of pieces on Katherine McPhee's album. This album just didn't really land for Faith. Too bad. It'll work for you if you just like a good female voice singing "safe" music.

3) Just a response   [Rating: 1 out of 5]
I very rarely write reviews, but I looked over a few on here and realized I had to chime in. I believe Faith Hill is one of the most brilliant country artists to come down the bin. Take Me As I Am, It Matters To Me, and Faith were masterpieces of interpretation, vocal prowess, fully developed albums. Faith Hill as an artist however began to go astray on Breathe. Breathe was an album of phenomonal moments spread out over mediocrity. With Cry, Faith Hill's search for new audience completely led her astray. "Cry" and "When The Lights Go Down" are the only even vaguely listenable tracks. The rest of the album is a mish-mash of pop-wanna-be songs that don't even begin to live up to the potential of the artists. Sometimes fans become blinded by loyalty to an artists, and I don't believe it is fair to people to buy an album based on those opinions.

4) I love it   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
i never really liked faith hill but this cd got me interested in her as it turned i loved it (not because of the wet t-shirt photos) i now own this cd along with breathe and plan to buy her debut and sophomore cd's (yeah,yeah who cares), this is my favorite cd from herFree: 10/10 pure pop i love itCry: 10/10 pop Makes me want to cry sometimes One: 10/10 R&B FunkyWhen the lights go down: 8/10 pop i like itBeautiful: 10/10 exactly what it is unsaveable: 7/10 kind of a filler track but like itbaby you belong: 9/10 sounds like something celine dion would doif you're gon...: 10/10 R&B Great SongStronger: 10/10 sounds country goodIf this is th.. 7/10 like itThis is me: Pop/Rock 10/10 another strong point of the albumBack To You: Pop/Rock 20/10 My favorite of the cdI think i will: Pop/Rock 10/10 great songYou're Still Here 20/10 I love this ballad and a great song to end the cd Favorites: Free,Cry,One,Beautiful,If You're Gonna Fly Away,This is Me,Back To You,I Think I Will,You're Still HereBest Pop album: CryBest Country album: It Matters To MePeace&Rock n' Roll (GNR forever)

5) Good album, too pop sounding sometimes   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
While I commend Faith Hill for doing Cry in 2002, and it is good, the album's a little too pop-heavy at times, not as much Nashville country as one might expect. I like the title song, Free, One (and its hip-hop driven bass lines on it), You're Still Here and some others. But the second half sounds like too many 1987-sounding heavy metal songs and power ballads mixed up in a blender before track 14. Bon Jovi and Whitesnake could have sang with Faith on those songs the way they sound. It does have a loudness that could match perfectly with the summer tour she's doing now (2006) with Tim McGraw. It's not as groundbreaking as Faith or the hits-heavy Breathe. But I doubt if anyone is playing this CD in their car now on the streets of Nashville. They might eject the CD and later toss it off in the street, because it's way too slick at times.