Tim McGraw (album)

Tim McGraw is the self-titled debut album by American country music artist Tim McGraw, released on April 20, 1993. It includes the singles "What Room Was the Holiday In", "Welcome to the Club", "Two Steppin' Mind", and "Memory Lane", none of which reached the Top 40 on the country charts. This is the only studio album of McGraw's career not to achieve a music recording sales certification or to enter the Top Country Albums charts.

Tim McGraw
Studio album by
Tim McGraw
ReleasedApril 20, 1993
Recorded1991-1993
Studio16th Avenue Sound Studios, Eleven-Eleven Sound Studios. Mesa Recording Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN).
GenreCountry
Length30:22
LabelCurb
Producer
Tim McGraw chronology
Tim McGraw
(1993)		 Not a Moment Too Soon
(1994)

Content

The album's lead single, "What Room was the Holiday In", was produced by Doug Johnson;[1] the rest of the album was produced by Byron Gallimore (who has produced all of McGraw's subsequent work) and James Stroud.

The tracks "Memory Lane" and "Tears in the Rain" were co-written by Joe Diffie, the former had been recorded by Keith Palmer on his debut album, while Diffie recorded his own version of "Tears in the Rain" for his 1995 album Life's So Funny. "The Only Thing That I Have Left" had been recorded by George Strait on his Strait from the Heart album.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Brian Mansfield and Thom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album two and a half stars out of five, saying that it was not memorable aside from three of its singles, but that it showed the "roots of [his] individuality".[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome to the Club"André Pesis, Steve Seskin2:54
2."Two Steppin' Mind"Buddy Brock, John Northrup3:01
3."The Only Thing That I Have Left"Clay Blaker3:23
4."You Can Take It With You (When You Go)"Frank Dycus, Kerry Kurt Phillips2:12
5."Ain't No Angels"Brad Davis, Billy Montana3:06
6."Memory Lane"Joe Diffie, Lonnie Wilson3:25
7."Tears in the Rain"Diffie, Wilson, Wayne Perry3:20
8."What She Left Behind"Paul Nelson, Kenny Beard, Earl Clark2:54
9."What Room Was the Holiday In"Jim Vest, Arti Portilla, Joyce Shoaf3:08
10."I Keep It Under My Hat"Michael Higgins, Phillips, Kent Henderson3:12

Personnel

Credits are listed as previously printed in AllMusic and the album's liner notes.[2]

Performance credits

Instruments

Production and Imagery

  • Byron Gallimore – producer
  • Doug Johnson – producer
  • James Stroud – producer
  • Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography

Technical

  • Julian King – engineer, mix assistant
  • Lynn Peterzell – engineer, mixing
  • David Hall – assistant engineer, mix assistant
  • Milan Bogdan – digital editing
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location

References
  1. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. April 20, 1991.
  2. "Tim McGraw-Tim McGraw". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  3. Mansfield, Brian; Thom Jurek. "Tim McGraw - Tim McGraw". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
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