Faith Hill

===1993–1997: Country music success===
Faith Hill's debut album was ''[[Take Me as I Am (Faith Hill album)|Take Me as I Am]]'' (1993); sales were strong, buoyed by the chart success of "[[Wild One (Faith Hill song)|Wild One]]". Hill became the first female country singer in 30 years to hold ''Billboard''{{'s}} number one position for four consecutive weeks when "Wild One" managed the feat in 1994.<ref name="neal">{{cite web |first=Kathleen |last=Neal |title=A leap of Faith |url=http://www.seasonmagazine.com/Profiles/faithhill.htm |work=Atlanta Social Season |access-date=February 13, 2014 |year=2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727015516/http://www.seasonmagazine.com/Profiles/faithhill.htm |archive-date=July 27, 2015 }}</ref> Her version of "[[Piece of My Heart]]", also went to the top of the country charts in 1994.<ref name="huey"/> The album sold a total of 3 million copies.<ref name="huey"/> Other singles from the album include "[[Take Me as I Am (Faith Hill song)|Take Me as I Am]]".

The recording of Hill's second album was delayed by surgery to repair a ruptured blood vessel on her [[vocal cords]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kingsbury|first=Paul|title=The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XsiL49XFbnkC&pg=PA240|access-date=February 15, 2014|date=November 5, 1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-984044-1|page=240}}</ref> ''[[It Matters to Me]]'' finally appeared in 1995 and was another success, with the title track becoming her third number-one country single. Several other top 10 singles followed, and more than 3 million copies of the album were sold.<ref name="huey"/> The fifth single from the album, "[[I Can't Do That Anymore]]", was written by [[Alan Jackson]]. Other singles from the album include "[[You Can't Lose Me]]", "[[Someone Else's Dream]]", and "[[Let's Go to Vegas]]". During this period, Hill appeared on the acclaimed [[PBS]] music program ''[[Austin City Limits]]''.

In spring 1996, Hill began the Spontaneous Combustion Tour with country singer [[Tim McGraw]]. At the time Hill had recently become engaged to her former producer, [[Scott Hendricks]], and McGraw had recently broken an engagement. McGraw and Hill were quickly attracted to each other and began a relationship. After discovering that Hill was pregnant with their first child, the couple married on October 6, 1996. The couple have three daughters together: Gracie Katherine (born 1997), Maggie Elizabeth (born 1998) and Audrey Caroline (born 2001). Since their marriage, Hill and McGraw have endeavored never to be apart for more than three consecutive days.<ref name="king"/>

After the release of ''It Matters to Me'', Hill took a three-year break from recording to give herself a rest from four years of touring and to begin a family with McGraw. During her break, she joined forces with her husband for their first duet, "[[It's Your Love]]".<ref name="wix"/> The song stayed at number one for six weeks,<ref name="huey"/> and won awards from both the [[Academy of Country Music]] and the [[Country Music Association]]. Hill has remarked that sometimes when they perform the song together, "it [doesn't] feel like anybody else was really watching."<ref name="wix"/>