Not a Moment Too Soon
1994 studio album by Tim McGraw
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Not a Moment Too Soon is the second studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on March 22, 1994, by Curb Records. McGraw's breakthrough album, it reached No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and No. 1 on Billboard Country chart and stayed for 26 consecutive weeks. It was Billboard's best selling album of 1994, selling 6 million copies in the United States alone. For all genres of that year, it was in the top five. The Academy of Country Music named it Album of the Year in 1994.
- Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Loud Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Mesa (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
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| Released | March 22, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–94 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:02 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
Five singles were released from this album: in order of release, they were "Indian Outlaw", "Don't Take the Girl", "Down on the Farm", the title track and "Refried Dreams". Respectively, these reached No. 8, No. 1, No. 2, No. 1 and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts; the first two singles were both Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 as well.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This" |
| 2:30 |
| 2. | "Give It to Me Strait" |
| 2:46 |
| 3. | "Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way" |
| 3:50 |
| 4. | "Down on the Farm" |
| 2:55 |
| 5. | "Not a Moment Too Soon" | 3:46 | |
| 6. | "Indian Outlaw" |
| 3:01 |
| 7. | "Refried Dreams" |
| 2:45 |
| 8. | "Don't Take the Girl" |
| 4:09 |
| 9. | "40 Days and 40 Nights" | Barnes | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Ain't That Just Like a Dream" | 3:23 | |
| Total length: | 32:02 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Tim McGraw – lead vocals
- Randy McCormick – piano
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Gary Smith – Hammond organ
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Sonny Garrish – Dobro, pedal steel guitar
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Curtis Wright – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production
- Byron Gallimore – producer
- James Stroud – producer
- Doug Rich – production assistant
- Neuman, Walker & Associates – art direction, design
- Peter Nash – photography
Technical
- Julian King – engineer, mix assistant
- Lynn Peterzell – engineer, mixing, additional engineer
- Steve Marcantonio – additional engineer
- Russ Martin – additional engineer
- Marty Williams – additional engineer
- Mark Hagen – assistant engineer
- Ken Hutton – assistant engineer
- Mark Hurt – assistant engineer
- Hank Williams – mastering
- Recorded at Loud Recording, Mesa Recording Studio, Sound Stage Studios and Javelina Recording Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Mixed at Loud Recording
- Mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (1996) | Position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] | 30 |
Decade-end charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200[16] | 63 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country [17] |
US | CAN Country | ||
| 1994 | "Indian Outlaw" | 8 | 15 | 24 |
| "Don't Take the Girl" | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| "Down on the Farm" | 2 | — | 3 | |
| "Not a Moment Too Soon" | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 1995 | "Refried Dreams" | 5 | — | 3 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[18] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | 6× Platinum | 6,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||