Faith Hill - ＂But I Will＂

What this video is

Released in May 1994 as the third single from Faith Hill's debut album Take Me as I Am (Warner Bros. Nashville, 1993), 'But I Will' arrived during one of the most commercially explosive periods in country music history — the post-Garth Brooks neo-traditional boom that elevated female artists including Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, and Hill herself. The song debuted at #59 on Billboard Hot Country Songs the week…

Why it matters

Represents a pivotal documentary moment in early-90s female country music video production: the black-and-white format signals artistic seriousness within a genre increasingly pressured by pop crossover aesthetics. Hill's debut cycle established her as a major country voice before her late-90s pop…

The director

Leta Warner is a Los Angeles-based music video director active in the early-to-mid 1990s. Verified credits include: Faith Hill 'But I Will' (1994), Corey Hart 'Baby When I Call Your Name' (1992), and Lauren Christy 'Steep' (1993). Her known work spans…