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Sundown Heaven Town Tour
The Sundown Heaven Town Tour was the tenth headlining concert tour by American country music artist, Tim McGraw. The tour was in support of his thirteenth studio album, '' Sundown Heaven Town'' (2014). It began on May 9, 2014, and finished on November 8, 2014. Background McGraw announced his forthcoming studio album and tour in January 2014. It will mark his first venture with Big Machine Records. In the release, he stated the album was set to be released in September 2014; however, the tour would begin May 2014. McGraw stated he was excited to perform new material, with four to five new songs appearing in the set list. Plans to expand the tour once the album is released are under consideration. Along the way, McGraw and wife ( Faith Hill) opened for country music artist George Strait. They performed at the Gilette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The concert was one of the last of Strait's career. Concert synopsis At most amphitheaters the show begins with Tim walking in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those albums have reached number one on the Top Country Albums charts, with his 1994 breakthrough album '' Not a Moment Too Soon'' being the top country album of 1994. In total, McGraw's albums have produced 65 singles, 25 of which have reached number one on the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts. Three of these singles – "It's Your Love", "Just to See You Smile", and "Live Like You Were Dying" – were respectively the top country songs of 1997, 1998, and 2004 according to ''Billboard'' Year-End. He has also won three Grammy Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music awards, 11 Country Music Association (CMA) awards, 10 American Music Awards, and three People's Choice Awards. His Soul2Soul II Tour, which was done in partnership with his wife, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down On The Farm (Tim McGraw Song)
"Down on the Farm" is a song written by Jerry Laseter and Kerry Kurt Phillips and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in July 1994 as the third single from McGraw's 1994 album ''Not a Moment Too Soon''. The song peaked at number 2 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Critical reception ''Billboard Magazine'' called the song a "backwoods party song." Music video The music video takes place in Tim McGraw's home state of Louisiana. It features him singing to a crowd. It was directed by his usual director of choice Sherman Halsey, who directed almost all of his music videos. Chart positions "Down on the Farm" debuted at number 67 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 16, 1994.''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cowboy In Me
"The Cowboy in Me" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele, Al Anderson and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in November 2001 as the third single from McGraw's '' Set This Circus Down'' album. The song reached Number One on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It reached Number One one week after McGraw's duet with Jo Dee Messina, "Bring On the Rain". Content In this song, Tim McGraw is acknowledging the destructive and sometimes selfish side of his personality, which he identifies as "the cowboy in im" Critical reception Kevin John Coyne of ''Country Universe'' gave the song a B grade, saying that the song "might be an amoebic form of the country lifestyle anthems that have flooded the genre in the years since it was released." He goes on to say that it is "certainly subtler and more refined than what’s come out since, and McGraw’s hit doesn’t include the head-pounding loudness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Outlaw
"Indian Outlaw" is a song written by Jumpin' Gene Simmons and John D. Loudermilk, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in January 1994 as the first single from his album ''Not a Moment Too Soon''. It was McGraw's breakthrough single, his first Top 40 country hit, and his fourth single overall. It peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Content The song is an up-tempo set in minor key, backed by tom-tom drums and fiddle. The narrator describes himself as a rebellious American Indian character, "Half Cherokee and Choctaw". He describes, among other things, his pursuit of a Chippewa lover. The song contains a sample of John D. Loudermilk's song "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian), Indian Reservation", which is sung as shouting at the end ("Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe! / So proud to live, so proud to die"). A dance remix of the singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Green Grass Grows
"Where the Green Grass Grows" is a song written by Jess Leary and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on July 13, 1998 as the fifth single from McGraw's '' Everywhere'' album. The song reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...) chart and peaked at number seventy-nine on the Hot 100. It also reached number one on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart. Content The song tells the story of a man leaving the big city by going back out into the country. The song is referenced and sampled in McGraw's 2021 single, " 7500 OBO". Critical reception Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying it is "tightly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway Don't Care
"Highway Don't Care" is a song recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw and singer-songwriter Taylor Swift on vocals, featuring Keith Urban on guitar. It was released to US country radio on March 25, 2013, as the third single from McGraw's first album for Big Machine Records, '' Two Lanes of Freedom'' (2013). The song was written by Mark Irwin, Josh Kear and Brad and Brett Warren. To date, this is Swift’s seventh number one hit. McGraw and Swift recorded their parts separately. Composition The song is a mid-tempo ballad where the male narrator is separated from his lover who is driving. Throughout the verses, he tells her what he "bets" she is feeling, when a song comes on her radio (its part sung by Swift) containing the lines "I can't live without you, baby." He also says that the highway she's driving on doesn't care if she's alone or if she's going home, but he does. The song is in D major with a main chord pattern of D-B7-G-A. Keith Urban plays lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are So Beautiful
"You Are So Beautiful" is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher that was first released in 1974 on Preston's ninth studio album, ''The Kids & Me''. It was also the B-side of his single "Struttin'". Later that same year, English singer Joe Cocker released a slower version of the song on his album ''I Can Stand a Little Rain''. Cocker's version was produced by Jim Price, and released as a single in November 1974. It became Cocker's highest charting solo hit, peaking at number five on the United States' ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (Cocker's biggest hit on the pop chart was "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes from the 1982 film '' An Officer And A Gentleman'', which reached number 1), and at number four on Canada's Top Singles chart. Some sources credit Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys with contributing to the song's genesis. Wilson performed the song live with the Beach Boys from the late 1970s onwards. Kenny Rankin, Ray Stevens, Kenny Rogers, Bonnie Tyler and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meanwhile Back At Mama's
"Meanwhile Back at Mama's" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill. It was released in April 2014 as the second single from his second studio album for Big Machine Records, '' Sundown Heaven Town''. The song was written by Jeffrey Steele, Jaren Johnston and Tom Douglas. Critical reception Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a positive review, and praised Hill's harmony on the song. He stated that "Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill had beauty and style in excess, and that sincerity spilled into the first few rows. None of those qualities are lacking on this simply wonderful country ditty." He also praised Faith Hill's vocals, saying "together, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have never missed. Each song they record together feels like a gift. They're strategic with when they share a studio, never doing so when the time and song isn’t right. The chorus of this song is a sing-along with familial roots. Anyone other than Hill woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back When
"Back When" is a song written by Stan Lynch, Stephony Smith, and Jeff Stevens and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released in August 2004 as the second single from McGraw's 2004 album '' Live Like You Were Dying''. The song reached number one on U.S. the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in December 2004 and peaked at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Content "Back When" is an up-tempo song in which the narrator states how he misses the past and how the current slangs were not used for drug and sexual reference, but the objects themselves. Co-writer Stephony Smith told ''The Boot'' that she went into the kitchen to make breakfast one day and saw a snake on the floor. The snake crawled into a tight space and then she called Jeff Stevens and Stan Lynch, who he was writing with: " mithsaid, 'Back when a hoe was a hoe, my mama woulda just chopped his head off.'" Critical reception Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Remember Me
"Please Remember Me" is a song co-written by American country music artists Rodney Crowell and Will Jennings. Originally recorded by Crowell for his 1995 album '' Jewel of the South'', his version was released as its lead (and only) single and peaked at number 69 on the ''Billboard'' country chart in early June. A later version was released by Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt, but was not released as a single. Chart performance Tim McGraw version Four years after the release of Crowell's version, Tim McGraw covered the song for his 1999 album '' A Place in the Sun''. Released that year as the first single from that album, McGraw's cover reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, a position that it held for five weeks. The song was also McGraw's biggest solo hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it peaked at number 10. McGraw's rendition features Patty Loveless on harmony vocals. Music video The music video for McGraw's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lookin' For That Girl
"Lookin' for That Girl" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in January 2014 as the first single from his second studio album for Big Machine Records, '' Sundown Heaven Town''. The single was still rising the charts when Big Machine Records pulled it so that McGraw's next single, "Meanwhile Back at Mama's", could be released. History Co-writer James T. Slater told ''Roughstock'' that the idea came when writing with Mark Irwin, who suggested that the two write with Chris Tompkins. Slater said that he had an idea that "wasn't really fitting anything" when Tompkins played a loop on a drum machine and came up with the song's title. Two mixes of the song exist: the original mix and an "A.M. Radio" remix, which reduces the heavy Auto-Tune used throughout the song. Critical reception Giving it a "C", Joseph Hudak of ''Country Weekly'' said that "sonically, it recalls slow-rolling '90s Southern rap" but that "it's jarring in nearly every other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
