Not a Moment Too Soon is the second studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on March 22, 1994 by Curb Records. McGraw's breakthrough album, 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.
Not a Moment Too Soon | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 22, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993–94 | |||
Studio | Javelina Recording Studios, Loud Recording Studios, Mesa Recording Studios, and Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 32:02 | |||
Label | Curb Records | |||
Producer | ||||
Tim McGraw chronology | ||||
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Singles from Not a Moment Too Soon | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[2] |
Robert Christgau | C+[3] |
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This" | Jerry Vandiver, Randy Archer | 2:30 |
2. | "Give It to Me Strait" | Reese Wilson, Stephen Grauberger | 2:46 |
3. | "Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way" | Ed Hill, David Frasier | 3:50 |
4. | "Down on the Farm" | Jerry Laseter, Kerry Kurt Phillips | 2:55 |
5. | "Not a Moment Too Soon" | Wayne Perry, Joe Barnhill | 3:46 |
6. | "Indian Outlaw" | Tommy Barnes, Jumpin' Gene Simmons, John D. Loudermilk | 3:01 |
7. | "Refried Dreams" | Jim Foster, Mark Petersen | 2:45 |
8. | "Don't Take the Girl" | Craig Martin, Larry W. Johnson | 4:09 |
9. | "40 Days and 40 Nights" | Barnes | 2:57 |
10. | "Ain't That Just Like a Dream" | Tony Mullins, Stan Munsey | 3:23 |
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 78 |
Canadian Albums (RPM) | 29 |
Canadian Country Albums (RPM) | 1 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 1 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
Chart (1994) | Position |
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US Billboard 200[7] | 12 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
Chart (1995) | Position |
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US Billboard 200[9] | 30 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] | 4 |
Chart (1996) | Position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] | 30 |
Chart (1990-1999) | Position |
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US Billboard 200[12] | 63 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country [13] |
US | CAN Country | ||
1994 | "Indian Outlaw" | 8 | 15 | 24 |
"Don't Take the Girl" | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
"Down on the Farm" | 2 | — | 3 | |
"Not a Moment Too Soon" | 1 | — | 1 | |
1995 | "Refried Dreams" | 5 | — | 3 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[14] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[15] | 6× Platinum | 6,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |