Damn Country Music

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Damn Country Music
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)
Genre
Length42:14
Label Big Machine Records
Producer
Tim McGraw chronology
Sundown Heaven Town
(2014)
Damn Country Music
(2015)
The Rest of Our Life
(2017)
Singles from Damn Country Music
  1. "Top of the World"
    Released: August 4, 2015
  2. "Humble and Kind"
    Released: January 20, 2016
  3. "How I'll Always Be"
    Released: July 11, 2016

Damn Country Music is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on November 6, 2015 by Big Machine Records. It was produced by McGraw and Byron Gallimore. [1] [2] Its lead single, "Top of the World" was released on August 4, 2015. [3] The title track, "Damn Country Music", was released on October 9, 2015 as part of the album pre-order.

Contents

Content

The album features a duet with McGraw's oldest daughter Gracie titled "Here Tonight", while Big & Rich perform on the song "California." [1] Big & Rich later released their own version of the song as a single in March 2017. [4] "Don't Make Me Feel At Home" was previously recorded by Wesley Dennis in 1995.

Promotion

Singles

The first single of the album, "Top of the World" was released on August 4, 2015. It debuted at number 30 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The next week it debut at number 18 on the Country Digital Songs chart, selling 16,000 copies. [5] The second single of the album, "Humble and Kind" was released on February 1, 2016. The third single of the album, "How I'll Always Be" released on July 11, 2016.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, [6] and No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 39,300 copies in its first week. [7] As of March 2017 the album has sold 255,800 copies in the United States. [8]

Track listing

Damn Country Music — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here Tonight" (with Gracie McGraw) Brett Beavers, John Osborne, T.J. Osborne 3:50
2."Losin' You"Matt Dragstrem, Rodney Clawson, Tom Douglas 4:22
3."How I'll Always Be" Chris Janson, Jamie Paulin, Jeremy Stover 3:33
4."Damn Country Music" Cary Barlowe, Jessi Alexander, Josh Thompson 3:05
5."Love Runs"Andrew Dorff, Brad Warren, Brett Warren 4:09
6."What You're Lookin' For" Angelo Petraglia, Brett James, Troy Verges 3:56
7."Top of the World" Josh Osborne, Jimmy Robbins, Jon Nite 3:53
8."Don't Make Me Feel at Home"L. David Lewis, Kim Williams 3:39
9."Want You Back" Ashley Gorley, Hillary Lindsey, Clawson4:01
10."California" (with Big & Rich) John Rich, Vicky McGehee, Clawson3:26
11."Humble and Kind" Lori McKenna 4:20
Damn Country Music — Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Everybody's Lookin'" Luke Laird, Clawson4:07
13."Kiss a Girl"Dorff, Matthew Ramsey, Douglas3:01
14."Country and Western"Dragstrem, Clawson, Douglas3:45

Personnel

Musicians and singers

Strings on "Humble and Kind"

  • Stephen Lamb — music copyist
  • Carole Rabinowitz – cello
  • Sara Sant'Ambrogio – cello
  • Kristin Wilkinson – viola, string arrangements
  • David Angell – violin
  • David Davidson – violin

Strings on "Kiss a Girl"

  • David Campbell – arrangements and conductor
  • Suzie Katayama – contractor
  • Mike Valerio – acoustic bass
  • Dane Little, Steve Richards and Rudy Stein – cello
  • Andrew Duckles, Matt Funes and Luke Maurer – viola
  • Charlie Bisharat, Jackie Brand, Mario DeLeon, Songa Lee, Natalie Leggett, Serena McKinney, Joel Pargman, Sara Parkins, Michele Richards and Josefina Vergara – violin

Production

  • Byron Gallimore – producer, mixing (2-9, 11-14)
  • Tim McGraw — producer
  • Missi Gallimore – A&R
  • Julian King — engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (1, 10)
  • Stephen Allbritten – additional engineer (1-4, 6-10, 12-14), mix assistant (2-9, 11-14)
  • Adam Chagnon – additional engineer (1, 10)
  • Erik Lutkins – additional engineer (1-4, 6-10, 12-14), mix assistant (2-9, 11-14)
  • Ernesto Olvera – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-10, 12-14)
  • Jake Burns – assistant engineer (5, 11)
  • Nik Karpen – mix assistant (1, 10)
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Becky Reiser – art production
  • Liam Ward – art production
  • Kelly Clague – creative director
  • Sandi Spika Borchetta – creative director
  • Nick Egan – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Studios

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [20] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelEdition(s)Ref.
United StatesNovember 6, 2015 Big Machine Records / McGraw Music
  • Standard
  • Deluxe

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