Just in time for the legendary country singer Tim McGraw's birthday on May 1st - a list of the top 5 collaborations he and Faith Hill did over the years. There are so many, it was difficult to choose 5. We did not bother ranking, since they're all so good! Most of their videos feature them just looking at each other with pure love, it's amazing to watch and listen.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are not only one of country music's most enduring couples, but also one of the genre's most successful duet pairings. They've collaborated on some of the biggest and most influential songs of their respective careers, as evidenced by this list of the 5 Best Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Duets.
It's Your Love
The first is always the most magical, they say.
In 1996, the couple met onstage on the Spontaneous Combustion Tour and married later that year. They collaborated on record for the first time in 1997, with "It's Your Love" kicking off a streak of hit songs they've sang together.
Like We Never Loved at All
Although this is more Faith Hill than Tim McGraw - we love the fact that McGraw was obviously a very supportive partner here. McGraw contributes harmony vocals to the album's second song, "Like We Never Loved at All." The song was co-written by John Rich, Scott Sax, and Vicky McGehee, and the lyrics depict a love that has gradually faded, with the narrator regretting having to watch her former flame move on with his life while she remains trapped in her prior emotions.
The song peaked at number five on Billboard's Hot Country Songs list and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals.
Let's Make Love
We love singers who can sing about their own love lives! Hill certainly sang about her chemistry with Tim McGraw in "Let's Make Love."
Hill was at the height of her success in 1999, when she released the album Breathe. The third single from the album, "Let's Make Love," featured her spouse in a plain, searing ballad that capitalized on their real-life sexual energy. "Let's Make Love," written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, and Bill Luther, became a career-defining record for both performers, peaking at No. 6 and earning a Grammy nomination for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals.
Meanwhile Back at Mama's
McGraw and Hill's most powerful collaboration to date reportedly is "Meanwhile Back at Mama's," a melancholy track co-written by Tom Douglas, Jeffrey Steele, and Jaren Johnston. The song, which was released as the second single off McGraw's Sundown Heaven Town album in 2014, peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs list and reintroduced the duo to country radio in a significant manner, bringing a song of substance at a time when radio was trending lighter. The duo debuted the song at the 2014 ACM Awards, and part of why it works so well is because it's so simple to envision the couple reverting to their roots and settling into a cozy old age together.
It's just powerful, all around. Our favorite one is the last one on this list though.
The Rest of Our Life
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill speak from the perspective of a couple contemplating marriage in this piano-driven tune. The country power couple sing like two unmarried lovers, who knew marriage is in the cards, no matter what.
Ed Sheeran wrote the track alongside several of his usual collaborators, including Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid, and Amy Wadge.
The song struck a chord with McGraw and Hill. "Both Tim and I agreed the first time we heard that song, it reminded me of us, and the feeling that we had the first time that we admitted and decided that we were gonna be married," Hill said. "There was a comfort and a security about that moment that resonates in this song," McGraw added. "It's got such an intimacy to it; I think that's what really attracted us as well."
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