Monday, 29 June 2015

18 Years Ago: Tim McGraw And Faith Hill Reach No. 1 With ‘It’s Your Love’

Eighteen years ago today (June 7, 1997), Tim McGraw and Faith Hill climbed to the top of the charts with their duet, "it’s Your Love," from around McGraw album.

McGraw was in his Spontaneous Combustion Tour in 1996 with Hill as its opening act, when the sparks flew and the couple began dating. The singer says he knew as soon as he learned of "It's Your Love", which was not intended as a duo, I wanted to record with his then girlfriend.


 
"We were out at the time, and we were in the middle of a tour together," McGraw reminds American Songwriter. "I remember I had a place in Leiper's Fork [a rural community on the outskirts of Nashville], and the bus was sitting there. [Producer Wife Bryon Gallimore Missy] came up with that song, and went to the back of the Bus to listen. At once I knew I was going to cut. I played for Fe and told him I wanted to sing on it. We were both really felt we had something. "

The song, written by Stephony Smith was the first of six collaborations that the pair have recorded together. The Grammy nominated song held the top spot for six weeks, sold more than two million units and won several awards, including both the ACM and CMA awards Award for Vocal Event of the Year.

The "It's Your Love" video, however, captured the most attention. The couple had been married less than seven months when the song was released, but by the time the video was shot, Hill was noticeably pregnant with her first child, daughter Gracie Katherine. Instead of trying to hide her big belly, Hill showed off her pregnancy in the video.

"It's Your Love" it remains the most successful of the two races and McGraw Hill. It was included in the album Greatest Hits 2000 McGraw and their 2008 Greatest Hits: Limited Edition and 2010 Number One Hits records.

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