2020 studio album by Tim McGraw
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
Here on Earth country music singerTim McGraw . It was released on August 21, 2020, byBig Machine Records . It is McGraw's first album since rejoining Big Machine. The album was produced by McGraw andByron Gallimore . The release was preceded by the release of "I Called Mama ".
Following the release of his 2015 album,Damn Country Music Big Machine Records expired. McGraw and his wifeFaith Hill signed a deal withSony Music Nashville 's parent companySony Music Entertainment in February 2017. This deal saw the release of McGraw and Hill's first duet album,The Rest of Our Life Arista Nashville imprint. Two solo singles followed, 2018's "Neon Church " and 2019's "Thought About You ", both released on Sony'sColumbia Nashville imprint. McGraw returned to Big Machine Records in February 2020, following his departure from Sony earlier in the year.[ 2]
The album was described in a press release as "a collection of songs McGraw brought together to create vignettes of shared human emotions such as love, relationships, introspection and fun. The album as a whole provides a musical tapestry of life and a shared experience that we can use to connect all the different lives that we live, all the different parts of the world that we come from and use music as the universal language to bring people together."[ 3]
Release and promotion [ edit ] The album title was announced in February 2020 along with the news that McGraw had returned to Big Machine Records.[ 2] [ 4]
The album's first single, "I Called Mama ", was released in May, 2020, and reached at number 8 on theBillboard Hot Country Songs chart, number 2 on theBillboard Country Airplay chart, the Top 30 on theBillboard Adult Contemporary chart, and number 53 on theBillboard Hot 100 . The song peaked at number 2 on theBillboard Canada Country singles chart.
The music video premiered on May 27, 2020, and is "a tribute to mothers everywhere" with clips of McGraw's fans and their mothers, as well as appearances by his own mother, Betty Trimble, and wife,Faith Hill .[ 5]
The title track was released as a promotional single on July 10, 2020, along with the album's pre-order. The song's music video premiered the same day.[ 3]
The second single to radio, "Undivided " withTyler Hubbard ,[ 6] May We All " in 2016.
"7500 OBO ", which was originally slated to be a single before the release of "Undivided", was released as the album's third single on August 2, 2021.[ 7]
The album was originally planned to be accompanied by the Here on Earth Tour, which was scheduled to begin on July 10, 2020, but it was cancelled due to the2020 COVID-19 pandemic .[ 4]
Here on Earth track listingNo. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "L.A." 3:53 2. "Chevy Spaceship" Johnny Price 4:20 3. "Here on Earth" 4:21 4. "Damn Sure Do" 4:12 5. "Hallelujahville" 4:26 6. "Good Taste in Women" 3:47 7. "Hard to Stay Mad At" 4:10 8. "Sheryl Crow" 3:20 9. "Not from California" 3:01 10. "Hold You Tonight" 3:56 11. "7500 OBO " 3:41 12. "If I Was a Cowboy" Zack Dyer Lonnie Fowler Dave Turnbull 3:53 13. "I Called Mama " 3:32 14. "Gravy" 3:36 15. "War of Art" Miller Brett Warren Brad Warren Jeremy Spillman 3:54 16. "Doggone" 3:35 Total length: 61:43
Target deluxe edition bonus tracks[ 8] No. Title Writer(s) Length 17. "Truth Is" Pete Good Jennifer Hanson Jeffrey East 5:10 18. "Cuttin' Onions" Monty Criswell Brad Warren Brett Warren 3:20 Total length: 70:13
2021 Ultimate Edition No. Title Writer(s) Length 17. "Undivided " (withTyler Hubbard ) 2:57 18. "Thought About You " 3:46 19. "Neon Church " Ben Goldsmith Ben Stennis Ross Ellis Lipsey 3:33 20. "Cuttin’ Onions" Monty Criswell Brad Warren Brett Warren 3:19 21. "Truth Is" Pete Good Jennifer Schott Hanson Jeffrey East 5:10 22. "God Moves the Pen" 3:41 23. "Keep Your Eyes On Me" (withFaith Hill ) Tim McGraw Faith Hill McAnally McKenna 4:10 24. "Gravity" 3:28 Total length: 91:51
Performers
Greg Barnhill – backing vocals Byron Gallimore – backing vocalsTania Hancheroff – backing vocals Wes Hightower – backing vocals Faith Hill – featured vocalsTyler Hubbard – featured vocals Tim McGraw – lead vocals Sarah West - backing vocals
Musicians
Charlie Bisharat – violinJackie Brand – violin Jacob Braun – cello Paul Bushnell – keyboards, bass guitar,fiddle David Campbell – string arrangements, conductorCorey Crowder – programmingEric Darken – percussionMario De León – violin Andrew Duckles – viola Dan Dugmore –steel guitar Stuart Duncan – fiddleTimothy Eckert – upright bass The Filmharmonic Orchestra – strings Matt Funes – viola Shannon Forrest – drums, percussionByron Gallimore – keyboards, acoustic guitar, electric guitar Marvin B. Gordy – percussion Jessica E. Guideri – violin Charlie Judge – keyboards Tamara Hatwan – violin Suzie Katayama – cello Adam Klemens - conductor Marisa Kuney – violin Anthony LaMarchina – cello Troy Lancaster – electric guitar Timothy Landauer – cell Michael Landau –baritone guitar , electric guitarSonga Lee – violin Natalie Leggett – violin David Levita – electric guitar Dane Little – cello Wes Little – drums Lorand Lokuszta – violin Todd Lombardo - acoustic guitar,mandolin ,banjo Erik Lutkins – percussion Luke Maurer – viola Darrin McCann – viola Serena McKinney – violin Miles McPherson – drums Jamie Muhoberac – keyboardsSteve Nathan – keyboards,piano Grace Oh – violin Alyssa Park – violin Sara Parkins – violin Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar Michele Richards – violin Jeff Roach - keyboards Mike Rojas – keyboards Neil Samples – violin David Stone – upright bass Sarah Thornblade – violin Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar,dobro , mandolin, banjoMary Katherine Vanosdale – violin Josefina Vergara – violin Derek Wells – electric guitar John Wittenberg – viola Glenn Worf – bass guitarAlex Wright –Hammond B-3 organ , keyboards, piano,synthesizer
Production
Adam Ayan – mastering Steve Churchyard – string recording Corey Crowder – producer Shannon Forrest – recording Byron Gallimore – producer, mixing Tyler Hubbard – producer Erik Lutkins – recording, mixing Tim McGraw – producer Doug Rich – copy coordinator Elvis Presley – quotation author
Visual and imagery
Sandi Spika Borchetta – art direction Kelly Clague – art direction Danny Clinch – cover photographyMichael Fitcher – photography David Needleman – photography Justin Ford – art direction JP Robinson – art direction, design Stevie Robinson –design
Chart (2020) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 16] 72
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