It Matters to Me

It Matters to Me
It Matters to Me
Studio album by Faith Hill
Released	August 29, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Studio	Sound Shop (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	36:00
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Scott Hendricks; Faith Hill;
Faith Hill chronology
Singles from It Matters to Me
	"Let's Go to Vegas"; Released: July 21, 1995; "It Matters to Me"; Released: November 6, 1995; "Someone Else's Dream"; Released: February 1996; "You Can't Lose Me"; Released: April 1996; "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. Having been certified 4× Platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[4]
Los Angeles Times	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Someone Else's Dream"	Trey Bruce Craig Wiseman	3:37
2.	"Let's Go to Vegas"	Karen Staley	3:11
3.	"It Matters to Me"	Ed Hill Mark D. Sanders	3:17
4.	"Bed of Roses"	Jaime Kyle Will Rambeaux	3:05
5.	"A Man's Home Is His Castle"	Ariel Caten	4:16
6.	"You Can't Lose Me"	Bruce Thom McHugh	3:52
7.	"I Can't Do That Anymore"	Alan Jackson	4:04
8.	"A Room in My Heart"	Sunny Russ	3:53
9.	"You Will Be Mine"	Rob Honey	3:15
10.	"Keep Walkin' On" (with Shelby Lynne)	Staley Tricia Walker	3:28
Total length:			36:00

Personnel

Gary Carter – pedal steel guitar
Ashley Cleveland – background vocals
Bill Cuomo – synthesizer
Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
Trey Gray – drums
Lisa Gregg – background vocals
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
John Hobbs – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Steve Hornbeak – background vocals
Dann Huff – electric guitar
Robert Johnson – background vocals
Anthony Joyner – bass guitar
Elaine Krisle – piano
Carl Marsh – synthesizer
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Wendell Mobley – background vocals
Matt Rollings – piano
Pam Rose – background vocals
Tom Rutledge – acoustic guitar
Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
Karen Staley – background vocals
Harry Stinson – background vocals
Russ Taff – background vocals
Lou Toomey – electric guitar
Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
Cindy Richardson Walker – background vocals
Dennis Wilson – background vocals
Lonnie Wilson – drums
Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Reese Wynans – piano, Hammond B-3 organ

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

Weekly charts

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	40
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	2
US Billboard 200^[7]	29
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	4
US Cashbox Top Albums^[9]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	58
Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200^[11]	61
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[12]	10
Chart (1997)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13]	32

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[14]	4× Platinum	400,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[15]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "New & Active – Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 21, 1995. p. 46.
^ "The New Single, Going for Airplay November 6" (PDF). Billboard Country Monitor. October 20, 1995. p. 1.
^ It Matters to Me at AllMusic
^ Alanna Nash (September 8, 1995). "Music Review: 'It Matters To Me' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
^ Randy Lewis (September 2, 1995). "Album Reviews : In Brief (Faith Hill: It Matters to Me)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
^ 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.
^ "Faith Hill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Faith Hill Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Top Albums" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 8. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Faith Hill – it Matters To Me". Music Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "American album certifications – Faith Hill – it Matters To Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[1] "New & Active – Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 21, 1995. p. 46.

[2] "The New Single, Going for Airplay November 6" (PDF). Billboard Country Monitor. October 20, 1995. p. 1.

[3] It Matters to Me at AllMusic

[4] Alanna Nash (September 8, 1995). "Music Review: 'It Matters To Me' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.

[5] Randy Lewis (September 2, 1995). "Album Reviews : In Brief (Faith Hill: It Matters to Me)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

[6] 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.

[ac_Billboard200_Faith_Hill-7] "Faith Hill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Faith_Hill-8] "Faith Hill Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[9] "Top Albums" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 8. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[10] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[11] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[12] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[13] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[CanadaFaith_Hillit_Matters_To_MealbumCertRef-14] "Canadian album certifications – Faith Hill – it Matters To Me". Music Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[United_StatesFaith_Hillit_Matters_To_MealbumCertRef-15] "American album certifications – Faith Hill – it Matters To Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

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