Shattering Her World
Faith hasn’t spoke much about her marriage to Daniel Hill, whom she met after moving to Nashville. After opening up a bit, Faith confessed that meeting her birth mother for the first time was a shattering experience that shook her world.
It caused her to want a clean slate in everything, including romance. “I was going through so much. I was like a flower trying to bud. Marriage wasn’t what I needed. It was a disguise.”
Out Of Place
One thing that Tim and Faith shared in common was their childhood. Faith was adopted as an infant and grew up with a feeling that she didn’t belong.
She told Southern Living “I used to think there was some kind of conspiracy, that I must be the daughter of one of my aunts. And of course I used to dream I was Elvis’ daughter….I’m a gypsy at heart. I had a spirit that was completely outside what my family was.”
Declined By Reba
Faith’s vocal abilities were evident early on and she used to make her rounds at churches, performing.
At age 17, she formed a band that played on local rodeos. At the age of 19, she quit college to move to Nashville and pursue her dreams of being a country singer. She auditioned to be a backup singer for Reba Mcentire but didn’t make the cut. But Faith didn’t give up just then.
Tim's First Hit
In 1994, Tim McGraw had his first hit called “Indian Outlaw.” The lyrics were written by Tommy Barnes and “Jumpin’ “ Gene Simmons (singer of the Halloween favorite “Haunted House”) and included John D. Loudermilk’s song “Indian Reservation.”
The song came from his second album, “Not a Moment Too Soon,” which also featured the subsequent top 10 country hits “Don’t Take the Girl” (his first No. 1), “Down on the Farm,” “Refried Dreams” and the album’s title cut.
Hill's First Hit
Hill’s first single, “Wild One,” in 1993 went to No. 1 and she later released a second No. 1, a vivacious remake of the Jerry Ragovoy song “Piece of My Heart,” best known at that time as performed by Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company.
Both songs appeared on Hill’s debut album, “Take Me As I Am,” the title cut of which went to No. 2.