It Matters to Me

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It Matters to Me
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 29, 1995
Recorded1994-1995 at The Sound Shop, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length36:00
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerScott Hendricks
Faith Hill
Faith Hill chronology
Take Me as I Am
(1993)
It Matters to Me
(1995)
Faith
(1998)
Singles from It Matters to Me
  1. "Let's Go to Vegas"
    Released: July 1995
  2. "It Matters to Me"
    Released: November 14, 1995
  3. "Someone Else's Dream"
    Released: January 1996
  4. "You Can't Lose Me"
    Released: April 1996
  5. "I Can't Do That Anymore"
    Released: October 7, 1996

It Matters to Me is the second studio album by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released in August 1995 via Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Certified 4× Multi-Platinum by RIAA for shipments of four million copies, it produced five Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Let's Go to Vegas", the title track, "Someone Else's Dream", "You Can't Lose Me", and "I Can't Do That Anymore".

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Someone Else's Dream"Trey Bruce, Craig Wiseman3:37
2."Let's Go to Vegas"Karen Staley3:11
3."It Matters to Me"Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders3:17
4."Bed of Roses"Jaime Kyle, Will Rambeaux3:05
5."A Man's Home Is His Castle"Ariel Caten4:16
6."You Can't Lose Me"Bruce, Thom McHugh3:52
7."I Can't Do That Anymore"Alan Jackson4:04
8."A Room in My Heart"Sunny Russ3:53
9."You Will Be Mine"Rob Honey3:15
10."Keep Walkin' On" (with Shelby Lynne)Staley, Tricia Walker3:28
Total length:36:00

Personnel[edit]

Hand claps on "Keep Walkin' On" performed by Mark Capps, Bill Cuomo, Paul Franklin, Darrell Franklin, Scott Hendricks, Faith Hill, Brent Mason, Michelle Perry, Michael Spriggs, Lonnie Wilson, and Glenn Worf.

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] 4× Platinum 400,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ It Matters to Me at AllMusic
  2. ^ Alanna Nash (September 8, 1995). "Music Review: 'It Matters To Me' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Randy Lewis (1995-09-02). "Album Reviews : In Brief (Faith Hill: It Matters to Me)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 378. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ "Faith Hill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Faith Hill Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Faith Hill – it Matters To Me". Music Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Faith Hill – it Matters To Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 31, 2019.