Emotional Traffic is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw,[12] released on January 24, 2012. It is his final album to be released by Curb Records, a label he has been with since his self-titled 1993 debut album.[13]
Emotional Traffic | ||||
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Released | January 24, 2012 | |||
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Length | 51:50 | |||
Label | Curb Records | |||
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Tim McGraw chronology | ||||
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Singles from Emotional Traffic | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (62/100) [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
American Songwriter | [3] |
Country Weekly | (favorable) [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [5] |
Los Angeles Times | [6] |
The New York Times | (average) [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
Uncut | [1] |
USA Today | [10] |
The Washington Post | (average) [11] |
Emotional Traffic was originally completed in late 2010, but was held by Curb Records. In an interview with "The Boot", McGraw expressed his frustration with the label saying "All the songs have been done for a long time, and the label has had it; It's the last album that they have of mine, so they're trying to hold on to it as long as they can."[14] On May 13, 2011, Curb Records filed a breach-of-contract suit against McGraw, alleging that McGraw recorded tracks for the album too early prior to its delivery to the label.[15]
Several days later, McGraw filed a countersuit against the label seeking advance payment and recording-fund reimbursement, unspecified damages, and a jury trial, which began in July 2012.[16][17]
NPR featured Emotional Traffic in its website's First Listen series, streaming the album in its entirety beginning January 16, 2012.[18]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Halo" | Jedd Hughes, Luke Laird | 4:57 |
2. | "Right Back Atcha Babe" | Dave Pahanish, Joe West | 4:51 |
3. | "One Part, Two Part" (feat. Faith Hill) | Dee Ervin | 3:32 |
4. | "I Will Not Fall Down" | Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Brad Warren, Brett Warren | 4:35 |
5. | "The One" | Angie Aparo, Brad Warren, Brett Warren | 3:52 |
6. | "Better Than I Used to Be" | Ashley Gorley, Bryan Simpson | 3:22 |
7. | "Touchdown Jesus" | Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip | 4:04 |
8. | "The One That Got Away" | Pahanish, West | 4:44 |
9. | "Felt Good on My Lips" | Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren | 4:39 |
10. | "Hey Now" | B. Beavers, J. Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren | 4:15 |
11. | "Only Human" (feat. Ne-Yo) | Aparo, Ty Lacy, Shaffer Smith | 3:52 |
12. | "Die by My Own Hand" | David Tolliver, Chad Warrix, Rivers Rutherford | 5:07 |
Compiled from liner notes.[19]
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country | US | CAN | ||
2011 | "Better Than I Used to Be" | 5 | 52 | 71 |
2012 | "Right Back Atcha Babe" | 59 | — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
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