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
Released	April 20, 1993
Recorded	1991-1993
Studio	16th Avenue Sound Studios, Eleven-Eleven Sound Studios. Mesa Recording Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN).
Genre	Country
Length	30:22
Label	Curb
Producer	Byron Gallimore Doug Johnson James Stroud
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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Welcome to the Club"	André Pesis, Steve Seskin	2:54
2.	"Two Steppin' Mind"	Buddy Brock, John Northrup	3:01
3.	"The Only Thing That I Have Left"	Clay Blaker	3:23
4.	"You Can Take It With You (When You Go)"	Frank Dycus, Kerry Kurt Phillips	2:12
5.	"Ain't No Angels"	Brad Davis, Billy Montana	3:06
6.	"Memory Lane"	Joe Diffie, Lonnie Wilson	3:25
7.	"Tears in the Rain"	Diffie, Wilson, Wayne Perry	3:20
8.	"What She Left Behind"	Paul Nelson, Kenny Beard, Earl Clark	2:54
9.	"What Room Was the Holiday In"	Jim Vest, Arti Portilla, Joyce Shoaf	3:08
10.	"I Keep It Under My Hat"	Michael Higgins, Phillips, Kent Henderson	3:12

Personnel

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

Performance credits

• Tim McGraw – lead vocals
• Jana King – backing vocals
• Curtis Wright – backing vocals
• Curtis Young – backing vocals

Instruments

Gary Prim – pianos, synthesizers Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar Brent Rowan – electric guitar Sonny Garrish – dobro, steel guitar Jimmy Carter – bass Glenn Worf – bass Paul Leim – drums James Stroud – drums Glen Duncan – fiddle Rob Hajacos – fiddle (9) Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica (9)

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.