1993 studio album by Faith Hill
Take Me as I Am is the debut studio album by American country music singer Faith Hill, released on October 12, 1993, by Warner Bros. Nashville. The album has been certified 3× platinum in the United States for shipments of three million copies.
Four singles were released from the album. The first two—"Wild One" and "Piece of My Heart"—reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1994. "Wild One," the tale of a rebellious teen-aged girl in conflict with her parents' more conservative ways, was the lead-off single, spending four weeks at No. 1 that January. "Piece of My Heart", a cover of the 1967 song by Erma Franklin, was issued as the follow-up. The third single, "But I Will", also charted, and the title track reached No. 2 in 1994.
Larry Flick from Billboard stated that on "But I Will", "the power of her pliable, pure country voice has never been better showcased than on this heartfelt ballad about a woman who's had just about enough."[5]
Track listing
All tracks produced by Scott Hendricks; except "Just Around the Eyes" produced by Michael Clute and Gary Burr.
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Take Me as I Am" | Bob DiPiero, Karen Staley | 3:17 |
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2. | "Wild One" | Jaime Kyle, Pat Bunch, Will Rambeaux | 2:45 |
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3. | "Just About Now" | Gary Burr, Jon Vezner | 2:57 |
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4. | "Piece of My Heart" | Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy | 4:01 |
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5. | "I've Got This Friend" (with Larry Stewart) | Faith Hill, Bruce Burch, Vern Dant | 3:46 |
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6. | "Life's Too Short to Love Like That" | Sandy Ramos | 2:37 |
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7. | "But I Will" | Troy Seals, Eddie Setser, Larry Stewart | 3:47 |
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8. | "Just Around the Eyes" | Burr | 3:07 |
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9. | "Go the Distance" | Trey Bruce, Thom McHugh, Hill | 3:02 |
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10. | "I Would Be Stronger Than That" | Burr | 4:48 |
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Total length: | 34:07 |
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Personnel
As listed in liner notes.
All tracks except "Just Around the Eyes"
On "Just Around the Eyes"