''Southern Voice'' is the tenth studio album by American

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artist

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 album ...

. It was released on October 20, 2009 by

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. It is the first album of all new material since ''Let It Go'' in 2007. The album produced three singles with " It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You", the

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, and "

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History

McGraw was originally to have released his next album in 2008. To extend the term of the singer's recording contract,

instead released a third

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package from the artist, only two years after his second greatest hits release – a move which the singer publicly criticized. The release of the album was finally announced on June 30, 2009. The announcement also stated that McGraw would begin an extensive tour in support of the album in early 2010.

Singles

"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You", written by

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and

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lead vocalist

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, served as the album's lead-off single. It reached a peak of number 13 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart. The title-track was released in September 2009, as the second single, and "Still" as the third and final single.

Track listing

Personnel

The following credits are sourced from liner notes included with the release. *

– lead vocals (all tracks)

Musicians

* Strings on tracks 1, 7, 9, & 12 arranged and composed by David Campbell. Tracks 1-11 * Jeff McMahon – acoustic piano,

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, synthesizers * Denny Hemingson – electric guitar, pedal steel guitar * Bob Minner – acoustic guitar * Darran Smith – electric guitar * Deano Brown –

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* John Marcus – bass * Billy Mason – drums * David Dunkley – percussion,

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Additional musicians on Track 5 *Jimmy Nichols – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ *

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– electric guitar * Brett Warren –

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Track 12 * Jimmy Nichols – acoustic piano, synthesizers * B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar *

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– electric guitar * Jerry McPherson – electric guitar *

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– steel guitar * Paul Bushnell – bass *

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– drums

Backing vocals

* Greg Barnhill (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) * Russell Terrell (tracks 2, 4, 5) * Tim McGraw (track 11)

Production

* Byron Gallimore – producer, mixing * Tim McGraw – producer, mixing * Darran Smith – producer * Missi Gallimore – A&R direction * Julian King – tracking engineer * Allen Sides – string engineer (1, 9) * Steve Churchyard – string engineer (7, 12) * Sara Lesher – additional engineer, Pro Tools engineer, mix assistant * Erik Lutkins – additional engineer, Pro Tools engineer, mix assistant * David Bryant – assistant engineer * Colin Heldt – assistant engineer (1-11) * Seth Morton – assistant engineer (12) * Aaron Walk – assistant string engineer (1, 7, 9) * Casey Lewis – assistant string engineer (12) * Hank Williams – mastering * Kelly Clauge – creative director * Nick Davidge – creative director * Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design *

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– photography * Mixed at Essential Sound Studio (Houston, Texas) * Mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2009 albums Tim McGraw albums Curb Records albums Albums produced by Byron Gallimore Albums produced by Tim McGraw