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Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors

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Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
Studio album by
Tim McGraw
ReleasedNovember 26, 2002
GenreCountry
Length1:06:10
LabelCurb Records
Producer
Tim McGraw chronology
Set This Circus Down
(2001) 		Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
(2002) 		Live Like You Were Dying
(2004)
Singles from Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
  1. "Red Rag Top"
    Released: September 16, 2002
  2. "Tiny Dancer"
    Released: December 30, 2002
  3. "She's My Kind of Rain"
    Released: January 20, 2003
  4. "Real Good Man"
    Released: May 19, 2003
  5. "Watch the Wind Blow By"
    Released: October 27, 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(68/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
411Mania(8/10)[2]
About.com[3]
AllMusic[4]
Billboard(favorable)[5]
Blender[1]
Country Weekly(favorable)[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
People(mixed)[8]
Robert ChristgauC+[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw and the first to feature his band The Dancehall Doctors. It was released in November 26, 2002 by Curb Records and was recorded on a mountaintop studio in upstate New York.[11] Four singles were released. Two songs were in the movie Black Cloud, starring McGraw. The album also included a cover of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer", which was released only to the AC format, although it also reached the country charts from unsolicited airplay. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 602,000 copies.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Comfort Me"
5:23
2."Tickin' Away"Lore Orion4:19
3."Home"
4:58
4."Red Rag Top"Jason White4:43
5."That's Why God Made Mexico"James T. Slater3:35
6."Watch the Wind Blow By"
4:36
7."Illegal"Orion3:54
8."Sleep Tonight"
4:02
9."I Know How to Love You Well"
  • Arne "Honda" Hovda
  • Kristian Ottestad
5:10
10."Sing Me Home"
4:40A
11."She's My Kind of Rain"
4:15
12."Who Are They"
3:44
13."Real Good Man"
4:15
14."All We Ever Find"
3:20A
15."Tiny Dancer"
5:09

ASong also featured in the movie Black Cloud

Personnel

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Tim McGraw & the Dancehall Doctors

Additional Musicians

Background vocals

Production

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  • Byron Gallimore – producer
  • Tim McGraw – producer, creative director, photography
  • Darran Smith – producer
  • Julian King – tracking engineer
  • Ricky Cobble – second tracking engineer, additional engineer
  • Steve Churchyard – string engineer (8, 11, 15)
  • Dennis Davis – additional engineer
  • Jason Gantt – additional engineer
  • Tony Green – additional engineer
  • Hank Linderman – additional engineer
  • Erik Lutkins – additional engineer, assistant engineer, Pro Tools engineer
  • David Bryant – assistant engineer
  • Matthew Cullen – assistant engineer
  • Brandon Mason – assistant engineer
  • Chris Bittner – Pro Tools engineer
  • Cory Churko – Pro Tools mixing
  • Mike Shipley – mixing
  • Jeff Burns – mix assistant
  • Robert Hadley – mastering
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Harry McCarthy – technical assistant
  • John Prestia – technical assistant
  • Joey Supak – technical assistant
  • Kelly Clauge Wright – creative director, photography
  • Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
  • John Marcus – illustration
  • Scott Siman – illustration
  • Dean Brown – photography
  • Marina Chavez – photography
  • John Ward – photography
  • RPM Management – management

Studios

  • Tracked at Allaire Studios (Shokan, NY) and Emerald Entertainment (Nashville, TN).
  • Engineered at Emerald Entertainment, Sound Stage Studios and Profound Sound Recording Studios (Nashville, TN); Essential Sound (Houston, TX); O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, CA); Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mixed at Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA).
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

Charts and certifications

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ 411Mania review Archived June 28, 2013, at archive.today
  3. ^ "About.com review". About.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Allmusic review
  5. ^ "Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 13, 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Country Weekly review". December 10, 2002. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012.
  7. ^ "Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16.
  8. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Tim Mcgraw and the Dancehall Doctors". People. December 2, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 22, 2003). "Not Hop, Stomp". The Village Voice. New York. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  10. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors". Amazon. 2002.
  12. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 182.
  13. ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  16. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  17. ^ "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2002" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  19. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  21. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  22. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Tim McGraw – Tim McGraw & the Dancehall Doctors". Music Canada.
  23. ^ "American album certifications – Tim McGraw – Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors". Recording Industry Association of America.
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