Southern Voice is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on October 20, 2009 by Curb Records. It is the first album of all new material since Let It Go in 2007. The album produced three singles with "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You", the title track, and "Still".
Southern Voice | ||||
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Released | October 20, 2009 | |||
Studio | Dark Horse Recording Studio (Franklin, Tennessee); Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Essential Sound Studio (Houston, Texas); Capitol Studios and NRG Recording Studios (Hollywood, California). | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 47:10 | |||
Label | Curb Records | |||
Producer |
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Tim McGraw chronology | ||||
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Singles from Southern Voice | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Billboard | Favorable[10] |
The Boston Globe | Favorable[9] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[11] |
Los Angeles Times | [6] |
The New York Times | Positive[7] |
Robert Christgau | [8] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Engine 145 | [4] |
USA Today | [3] |
McGraw was originally to have released his next album in 2008. To extend the term of the singer's recording contract, Curb Records instead released a third greatest hits package from the artist, only two years after his second greatest hits release – a move which the singer publicly criticized.[12] The release of the album was finally announced on June 30, 2009. The announcement also stated that McGraw would begin an extensive tour in support of the album in early 2010.[13]
"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You", written by Brett James and Nickelback lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, served as the album's lead-off single. It reached a peak of number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The title-track was released in September 2009, as the second single, and "Still" as the third and final single.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Still" |
| 3:43 |
2. | "Ghost Town Train (She's Gone)" | 3:49 | |
3. | "Good Girls" | 4:09 | |
4. | "I Didn't Know It at the Time" | 3:22 | |
5. | "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You" | 3:07 | |
6. | "If I Died Today" |
| 2:54 |
7. | "Mr. Whoever You Are" | Sean McConnell | 4:23 |
8. | "Southern Voice" | 4:02 | |
9. | "You Had to Be There" |
| 3:51 |
10. | "I'm Only Jesus" |
| 4:37 |
11. | "Forever Seventeen" |
| 4:34 |
12. | "Love You Goodbye" |
| 4:39 |
The following credits are sourced from liner notes included with the release.[14]
Tracks 1-11
Additional musicians on Track 5
Track 12
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
Certifications edit
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country | US | CAN | ||
2009 | "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You" | 13 | 59 | 53 |
"Southern Voice" | 1 | 49 | 58 | |
2010 | "Still" | 16 | 91 | 94 |
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