Southern Voice (album)

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Southern Voice
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Studio album by
Tim McGraw
ReleasedOctober 20, 2009
StudioDark Horse Recording Studio (Franklin, Tennessee); Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Essential Sound Studio (Houston, Texas); Capitol Studios and NRG Recording Studios (Hollywood, California).
Genre Country
Length47:10
Label Curb Records
Producer
Tim McGraw chronology
Greatest Hits 3
(2008)		Southern Voice
(2009)		 Number One Hits
(2010)
Singles from Southern Voice
  1. "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You"
    Released: June 29, 2009
  2. "Southern Voice"
    Released: September 21, 2009
  3. "Still"
    Released: February 1, 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Billboard Favorable [3]
The Boston Globe Favorable [4]
Entertainment Weekly B [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The New York Times Positive [7]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Engine 145Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

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".

Contents

History

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]

Singles

"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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"
  • Blair Daly
  • Brett Warren
  • Brad Warren
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"
  • Pat Buchanan
  • Brett Warren
  • Brad Warren
4:37
11."Forever Seventeen"
4:34
12."Love You Goodbye"
4:39

Personnel

The following credits are sourced from liner notes included with the release. [14]

Musicians

Tracks 1-11

Additional musicians on Track 5

Track 12

Backing vocals

Production

Charts and certifications

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US CAN
2009"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You"135953
"Southern Voice"14958
2010"Still"169194

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