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Cry | 
| Artist: Faith Hill
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  472 reviews
Sales Rank: 13349
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 48001
UPC: 093624800125
EAN: 0093624800125
ASIN: B00006J3UT
Publication Date: 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Free | | • | Cry | | • | One | | • | When the Lights Go Down | | • | Beautiful | | • | Unsaveable | | • | Baby You Belong | | • | If You're Gonna Fly Away | | • | Stronger | | • | If This is the End | | • | This Is Me | | • | Back to You | | • | I Think I Will | | • | You're Still Here |
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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 ueber-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
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.
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 Taking A Chance On Success October 18, 2002
Frank J. Foley (Williston, VT United States)
55 out of 57 found this review helpful
I don't usually do this. I'm a 50ish white guy up in Vermont with a 5,500 piece record collection not prone to reviewing anything. I like what I like. But, every now and then an artist (and if it was ever in doubt before, it is not now. Faith Hill is an artist - not just a singer)puts out work that cannot be ignored and that you just know you will contiue to play regularly because it gets inside you and changes how you deal with your day or your night or your own self, for that matter. This was a gutsy album to make. Faith Hill's success is not just that of a country singer. Nor of a cross over singer. With each of her albums she has moved in a progression toward...something. It is not easy any more to put her in a nice little niche. This album takes risks musically and lyrically. While she did not write any of the songs, she sings as if she owns each one - passionately. She makes each one her own and you can hear that in the way she takes a familiar word or phrase and stamps (or breathes) her own phrasing into them -making each song (and she) unique. The lyrics are sometimes beautiful (Cry, If This is the End, Beautiful, You're Still Here, Baby You Belong), sometimes wrenching (When the Lights Go Down, This Is Me), brutally honest(Back to You, Stronger,You're Still Here). Sure song writing teams may have put these songs together, but they do NOT feel that way...and they are cetainly not sung or played that way. Musically...some great musicians do some wonderful things on this album. (Headphones help realize the extent of this.) This does not come off as an album dominated by a bunch of talented studio musicians. No, on this album they join Faith Hill in giving every song it's own breath. No two alike. No safe sameness. There are adventurous things going on musically - no twang, no pandering (like a sampler platter of fave craves of the moment) to widen market sales, no effort to create a safe successful album. Faith Hill did not choose to rest on her laurels. Instead she continues to bravely and beautifully move in her progression toward...something. Country? Sure (pure and simple). It's there; she did not stomp on her "roots". Pop? Sure, but no syrup, (no TV contest winner here). There are moving stories here (whether hers or not). There are blues, and gospel tinges, rock (not soft, by the way), and a mix of musicians, instruments and production (she is half of the production team for each song)which make each song unique - while collectively creating a wonderous and moving drama right down to the last words in the last song. Faith Hill is the real deal. There is not a false "note" in this album. Faith Hill is simply and refreshingly honest. However difficult it might be to not consider her beauty, her natural and sincere stage presence, her humor, and her ability to hold her own with David Letterman, this album can (musically and lyrically) stand entirely on it own merits. It is the work (and team work) of a confident artist willing to take risks for the sake of her art. Do I like this album? No, I love this album.
2nd Review for "Cry" November 4, 2002
Mark (San Francisco, CA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
The first thing I want to say is sorry to Faith as I bashed this album in my review when the album came out. I was disappointed that this was not her typical music: Country. The fact is this album has grown on me. There are some really great songs on this. Probably my favorite is "Baby You Belong". But other good songs are "If You're Gonna Fly Away", "Unsavable", "Free", "I Think I Will". Faith sounds good but it is completely different than previous material including "Breathe".
Anyway, I think this album will produce many hits and I hope Faith has a long happy career ahead of her.
Not country - but she hits a home run October 17, 2002
JL Nelms (Phoenix, AZ United States)
27 out of 31 found this review helpful
A lot of people - mostly critics and some country purists - will be upset that Faith Hill has abandoned her familiar country sound on "Cry." There's not a steel guitar or "fiddle" to be heard (although there are "violins" in the string sections). Faith completes the evolutionary process she dabbled in with "Faith" and spotlighted with "Breathe." The vocals on "Cry" are confident, and she has never sounded better. In fact, her vocal arrangements are true to what she sounds like in concert - soulful, edgy and gospel-tinged. Don't expect to find any fluffy subject matter ("This Kiss" or "The Way You Love Me"). This time around, the song selection emotes independence, tough relationships and even anger (the title track). She rocks on the free-spirited "Free," and "This Is Me." Fans of her recent power ballads will find familiar territory in "When The Lights Go Down," "Back To You," and "Beautiful" (a departure with it's spoken verses - her husky delivery pulls it off). Despite the predetermined label of "pop album," and the absence of a duet with husband Tim McGraw, country fans and programmers still have plenty to enjoy: "Baby You Belong" is a perfect, multi-format choice for the second single. She outdoes herself on the dazzling ballad "Stronger," and the quiet yearning of "You're Still Here" is appropriate in our post 9-11 climate. Faith even takes on dance/pop with "If You're Gonna Fly Away," but it's far from teen pop. The song sticks to the album's theme of tough love and a woman finding herself. She rarely stumbles - the album may be a bit overproduced in some areas ("One"), and "Unsaveable" is the only track that seems to be - mismatched and not strong lyrically. At first listen, your first reaction may be that Faith Hill has gone too far. But give it three or four spins, and you do appreciate her honest delivery and her guts to step outside the comfort zone of Nashville. This is a great effort by an artist who refuses to be defined by genres - and she succeeds brilliantly. Definitely recommended.
Finally! A GOOD country/pop/rock crossover!!! February 10, 2003
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Well, I'll admit it, I doubted Mrs. Tim McGraw could pull off an album that could appeal to both country and pop/rock fans.
I was wrong to doubt the power of Faith Hill...she did.
This album is extremely good! From the "don't-mess-with-me!" ("Free", "This Is Me") to the mourning ballads ("You're Still Here") it's pure gold. Honestly, I haven't stopped playing this CD since I bought it in October 2002.Here's the lowdown on the tracks:
FREE - Catchy, good if you need a "pick me up" song. ("Life pulls fast changes/Wind blows past pages/All I see is I don't need this") CRY - Perfect for getting over a hard break-up. ("Give it up baby/I hear you're doin' fine/Nothin's gonna save me/I see it in your eyes") ONE - Decent. It's a good, "I'm over you" song, but it can get a little old. ("One is breaking into two/And my heart is turning blue/And you still don't get it do you?") WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN - Beautiful. A great song about not realizing how you feel until it's too late. ("When the lights go down/And there's nothin' left to be/When the lights go down/And the truth is all you see") BEAUTIFUL - My least favorite. I personally don't like the spoken-word verses, but it's kinda cute. A Valentine's Day kind of song. ("I love how soft you touch my skin/Like you're touching the wings of a butterfly") UNSAVEABLE - Another break up song. I think it's easy to relate to, c'mon who hasn't been stuck in a hopeless relationship. ("Baby I cried/A little too hard/A little too long/What I thought was right was way too wrong and too far gone") BABY YOU BELONG - A cute little love song. Sadly, it is almost Hallmark-y. I have mixed feelings for this one. ("Like a familiar song/Every word is telling me/That the time has finally come/Now here you are") IF YOU'RE GONNA FLY AWAY - Written by Pink and Linda Perry, it tackles a tough topic - drug addiction. ("So you'll take a thousand pills/Hope it will be numb/Lie awake in bed/Counting all that's wrong"). Faith's vocals are amazing on this one. STRONGER - About trying to save a relationship, much more positive than UNSAVEABLE. ("So cry for me baby/And I'll cry for you/And we'll both break down and we'll both break through/And we'll both be stronger") IF THIS IS THE END - Another familiar situation, first REAL love. Those breakups hurt the most, cause you don't want to let go but you know you have to.("It was so easy/We were so young/It's only natural it came undone") THIS IS ME - An "In-your-face!" kinda song! Sweet, perky, and positive. A nice change from the breakup songs. ("What I do is who I am/All of my impurities/Are right here on my sleeve/This is me") BACK TO YOU - Great song. Like WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN in the "I can't believe I let you go" sense. ("I would walk the world, cross the seas/Journey beyond the moon/I'd do anything, go anywhere/To find my way back to you") I THINK I WILL - Not my favorite. I kinda think it should've been crossed off the album. ("Gonna change, before I break/Gonna take your heartache and make it mine/This time, oh, I think I will") YOU'RE STILL HERE - This one makes me cry. It's about mourning the death of someone you love, only to realize they've never really left you. Very beautiful, probably Faith's best song since THERE YOU'LL BE. It reminds me of 9-11. ("You're still here/I can see you in my baby's eyes/And I laugh and cry/You're still here") If this isn't enough for you, I got three words for you: BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!!! Well, buy two. Keep one and give one to someone you care about, it's the perfect gift for anyone with a love for music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Faith's country fans - take another listen! January 1, 2003
Julie (North Carolina)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I urge Faith's longtime fans who prefer her country music to listen to "Cry" again. I found it to be every bit as good as her older country albums "It Matters to Me" and "Faith". "Cry" is filled with songs that have real substance, songs that evoke emotion the way Faith did back in her early career. You won't find any of the pop-crossover lovey-dovey fluff of "Breathe". Instead, "Cry" is the album of a woman finding herself, from the declaration of independence in "Free" to longing for a loved one that has passed on in "You're Still Here". Faith's interpretations of the many feelings present on "Cry" is superb and her vocals are as amazing as ever. Her performance of "When the Lights Go Down" is reminiscent of past ballads like "I Can't Do that Anymore", and though the style is not country, Faith feels the rhythm on "One" and "Unsaveable" every bit as well as she did on "This Kiss". Every song on "Cry" is great...and Faith has included a gem to please her country fans too - "Stronger" is the best I've heard from Faith. For all of Faith's new fans, listen to "Stronger" - and you'll see what her country fans are missing! Though I would love to hear Faith sing country music again, I have to admit that the songs on "Cry" are anthems that celebrate the independent artist that Faith has become!
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