Not a Moment Too Soon
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| Studio album by Tim McGraw | ||||
| Released | March 22, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:02 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[2] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[3] |
Not a Moment Too Soon is the second album by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released on March 22, 1994. Written by country song writer Wayne Perry, it reached No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and No. 1 on Billboard Country chart and stayed for 26 consecutive weeks. It was Billboard's best selling album of 1994. For all genres of that year, it was in the top five. The Academy of Country Music named it Album of the Year in 1994.
Five singles were released from this album: in order of release, they were "Indian Outlaw", "Don't Take the Girl", "Down on the Farm", the title track and "Refried Dreams". Respectively, these reached No. 8, No. 1, No. 2, No. 1 and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts; the first two singles were both Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 as well.
Contents
Track listing
- "It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This" (Jerry Vandiver, Randy Archer) – 2:30
- "Give It to Me Strait" (Reese Wilson, Stephen Grauberger) – 2:46
- "Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way" (Ed Hill, David Frasier) – 3:50
- "Down on the Farm" (Jerry Laseter, Kerry Kurt Phillips) – 2:55
- "Not a Moment Too Soon" (Wayne Perry, Joe Barnhill) – 3:46
- "Indian Outlaw" (Tommy Barnes, Gene Simmons, John D. Loudermilk) – 3:01
- "Refried Dreams" (Jim Foster, Mark Peterson) – 2:45
- "Don't Take the Girl" (Craig Martin, Larry W. Johnson) – 4:09
- "40 Days and 40 Nights" (Barnes) – 2:57
- "Ain't That Just Like a Dream" (Tony Mullins, Stan Munsey) – 3:23
Charts and certifications
Charts
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End of decade charts
Singles
Certifications
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Personnel
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar, dobro
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Randy McCormick – piano
- Tim McGraw – lead vocals
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Gary Smith – Hammond organ
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Curtis Wright – background vocals
- Curtis Young – background vocals
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
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External links
| Preceded by | Billboard 200 number-one album May 21 - June 3, 1994 |
Succeeded by The Crow (soundtrack) by Various artists |
| Preceded by | Top Country Albums number-one album April 9 - July 22, 1994 July 30 - October 14, 1994 December 10–30, 1994 |
Succeeded by Who I Am by Alan Jackson Waitin' on Sundown by Brooks & Dunn The Hits by Garth Brooks |
| Preceded by
Rhythm, Country and Blues by Various Artists
In Pieces by Garth Brooks |
RPM Country Albums number-one album June 6 - July 3, 1994 October 24–30, 1994 |
Succeeded by Country Heat 4 by Various Artists Stones in the Road by Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| Preceded by | Top Country Albums number-one album of the year 1994 |
Succeeded by The Hits by Garth Brooks |
