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Tim McGraw is the 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	Sixteenth Avenue Sound, 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)
Singles from Tim McGraw
"What Room Was the Holiday In" Released: March 29, 1991 "Welcome to the Club" Released: September 1992 "Memory Lane" Released: February 1993 "Two Steppin' Mind" Released: July 1993

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

Personnel

• Tim McGraw – lead vocals
• 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)
• James King – backing vocals
• Curtis Wright – backing vocals
• Curtis Young – backing vocals

Production

• James Stroud – producer
• Byron Gallimore – producer (1-8, 10)
• Doug Johnson – producer (9)
• Julian King – recording, additional recording, mix assistant
• Lynn Peterzell – recording, mixing
• David Hall – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Milan Bogdan – digital editing
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
• Neuman, Walker & Associates (Los Angeles, California) – art direction, design
• Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
• Image Management Group – management

Chart performance

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country
1991	"What Room Was the Holiday In"	—
1992	"Welcome to the Club"	47
1993	"Memory Lane"	60
	"Two Steppin' Mind"	71
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

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