Standing Room Only (Tim McGraw album)

Standing Room Only
Studio album by Tim McGraw
Released	August 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
Studio	Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee) Essential Sound (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	49:50
Label	Big Machine
Producer	Byron Gallimore Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw chronology
McGraw Machine Hits: 2013–2019 (2020) Standing Room Only (2023) Poet's Resumé (2023)
Singles from Standing Room Only
"Standing Room Only" Released: March 10, 2023 " Paper Umbrellas" Released: April 21, 2025

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Standing Room Only is the sixteenth studio album by American country music singer Tim McGraw, released through Big Machine Records on August 25, 2023. ^[2] It was produced by McGraw and Byron Gallimore ^[3] and preceded by the title track and lead single, "Standing Room Only", as well as the track "Hey Whiskey". ^[4]

Background

McGraw revealed that he had been working on the album since 2020, and called it "some of the most emotional, thought-provoking, and life-affirming music I've ever recorded". ^[5]

Track listing

Standing Room Only track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hold On to It"	Ryan Larkins Seth Mosley Jimmy Yeary	3:11
2.	"Standing Room Only"	Craig Wiseman Tommy Cecil Patrick Murphy	3:46
3.	"Paper Umbrellas"	Monty Criswell Drake Milligan	3:30
4.	"Remember Me Well"	Heather Morgan Jimmy Robbins	3:49
5.	"Hey Whiskey"	Brad Hutsell Joel Hutsell Brad Warren Brett Warren	3:23
6.	"Her"	Jason Gantt Tim Nichols Yeary	3:57
7.	"Fool Me Again"	Kameron Marlowe Brad Warren Brett Warren Rob Williford	3:22
8.	"Small Town King"	Jaren Johnston Jenn Schott Jeremy Stover	4:17
9.	"Beautiful Hurricane"	Mike Lane Tony Lane	3:45
10.	"Cowboy Junkie"	Bill Luther Lance Miller Justin Weaver	3:49
11.	"Nashville CA/L.A. Tennessee" (featuring Lori McKenna)	Tim McGraw Lori McKenna Bob Minner	3:41
12.	"Some Songs Change Your World"	Mark Irwin Josh Kear Miller	5:17
13.	"Letter from Heaven"	Chase McGill McKenna Parker Welling	4:03
Total length:			49:50

Personnel

Musicians

• Tim McGraw – vocals
• Paul Bushnell – bass guitar (all tracks); keyboards, piano (12)
• Shannon Forrest – drum programming, drums, percussion
• Charlie Judge – keyboards, piano
• Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards, piano
• Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
• Greg Barnhill – background vocals (1–10, 12, 13)
• Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 13), banjo (8, 10, 11)
• Adam Schoenfeld – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 9–11, 13)
• Dave Levita – electric guitar (1–6, 8, 12, 13)
• Michael Landau – electric guitar (1–3, 5–13)
• Byron Gallimore – keyboards, piano (1, 2, 4, 10, 11, 13); electric guitar (3, 11), acoustic guitar (6)
• Troy Lancaster – electric guitar (3, 5, 6, 12)
• Larry Franklin – fiddle (3)
• B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (4, 9–11)
• Sol Littlefield – electric guitar (4, 7–11)
• Danny Rader – acoustic guitar (6, 12)
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (9)
• Lori McKenna – background vocals (11)

Technical

• Tim McGraw – production
• Byron Gallimore – production, mixing
• Adam Ayan – mastering
• Eric Lutkins – engineering, mixing assistance
• Shannon Forest – engineering

Charts

Chart performance for Standing Room Only

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6]	99
Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [7]	13
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9]	67
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [10]	25
UK Country Albums (OCC) [11]	4
US Billboard 200 [12]	75
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [13]	17

References

1. McGraw, Tim. "Standing Room Only - Tim McGraw". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
2. Brooks, Nancy (June 23, 2023). "Tim McGraw Announces Standing Room Only Album Details". WKML . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
3. Hollabaugh, Lorie (June 23, 2023). "Tim McGraw Slates New Album Standing Room Only For August". MusicRow . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
4. Grisham, Megan (June 23, 2023). "Tim McGraw Announces New Album Standing Room Only". Circle All Access . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
5. Dowling, Marcus K. (June 23, 2023). "Tim McGraw announces his latest album Standing Room Only". Tennessean.com . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
6. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 September 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1748. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 4, 2023. p. 6.
7. "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Tim McGraw – Standing Room Only". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
10. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
11. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
12. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
13. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2023.