Three songs -- "Welcome to the Club," "Memory Lane," and "Two Steppin' Mind" -- appeared on the bottom half of the Billboard singles chart, which suggested that Tim McGraw had some talent but wasn't anything special...yet.
In a year that introduced Clay Walker and Doug Supernaw, hardly anybody noticed this young-hat act at the time (but they would), while his contemporaries have already become has-beens.
Signed to Curb Records, McGraw, a Louisiana native, would quickly establish himself, becoming a superstar and a modern-day legend of contemporary country music who has yet to rest on his laurels.
Produced by Byron Gallimore, this debut is memorable if only for those three singles, and the trademark voice that harked back to the tradition begat by Merle Haggard and George Jones, though McGraw is also deeply stylistically indebted to singers like Randy Travis and George Strait.
And even though McGraw's sound at the time was a bit generic, he would soon delve deeply -- with his own crack band, the Dancehall Doctors -- into country-rock, blues, and even hip-hop for inspiration.
Not only would he find them, he would turn the country world on its ear in doing so.
Of all his peers, McGraw is the real thing, and the roots of that individuality are heard on this set; it contains the grain of that now instantly identifiable voice.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome to the ClubAndre Pesis, Steve Seskin | Tim McGraw | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | Two Steppin' MindBuddy Brock, John Northrup | Tim McGraw | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | The Only Thing That I Have LeftClay Blaker | Tim McGraw | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | You Can Take It with You (When You Go)Frank Dycus, Kerry Kurt Phillips | Tim McGraw | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | Memory LaneJoe Diffie, Lonnie Wilson | Tim McGraw | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Tears in the RainJoe Diffie, Wayne Perry, Lonnie Wilson | Tim McGraw | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | What She Left BehindKenny Beard, Earl Clark, Paul Nelson | Tim McGraw | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | What Room Was the Holiday InArti Portilla, Joyce Shoaf, Jim Vest | Tim McGraw | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | I Keep It Under My HatJudy Henderson, Kent Henderson, Michael Higgins, Kerry Kurt Phillips | Tim McGraw | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Ain't No Angel | Tim McGraw | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 30 mins | 70 MB | |||||
| 30 mins | 201 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Beard | Composer |
| 2 | Clay Blaker | Composer |
| 3 | Milan Bogdan | Digital Editing |
| 4 | Buddy Brock | Composer |
| 5 | Larry Byrom | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 6 | Larry Byron | Guitar |
| 7 | Jim Carter | Bass |
| 8 | Jimmy Carter | Bass |
| 9 | Mark Casstevens | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 10 | Earl Clark | Composer |
| 11 | Brad Davis | Composer |
| 12 | Joe Diffie | Composer |
| 13 | Glen Duncan | Fiddle |
| 14 | Frank Dycus | Composer |
| 15 | Byron Gallimore | Producer |
| 16 | Sonny Garrish | Guitar, Guitar (Steel) |
| 17 | David Hall | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 18 | Judy Henderson | Composer |
| 19 | Kent Henderson | Composer |
| 20 | Michael Higgins | Composer |
| 21 | Doug Johnson | Producer |
| 22 | James King | Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Julian King | Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 24 | Paul Leim | Drums |
| 25 | Chris Leuzinger | Guitar (Electric) |
| 26 | Tim McGraw | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 27 | Señor McGuire | Photography |
| 28 | Glenn Meadows | Mastering |
| 29 | Billy Montana | Composer |
| 30 | Paul Nelson | Composer |
| 31 | John Northrup | Composer |
| 32 | Wayne Perry | Composer |
| 33 | Andre Pesis | Composer |
| 34 | Lynn Peterzell | Engineer, Mixing |
| 35 | Kerry Kurt Phillips | Composer |
| 36 | Arti Portilla | Composer |
| 37 | Gary Prim | Piano, Synthesizer |
| 38 | Brent Rowan | Guitar (Electric) |
| 39 | Steve Seskin | Composer |
| 40 | Joyce Shoaf | Composer |
| 41 | James Stroud | Drums, Producer |
| 42 | Jim Vest | Composer |
| 43 | Lonnie Wilson | Composer |
| 44 | Glenn Worf | Bass |
| 45 | Curtis Wright | Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | Curtis Young | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |