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. 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.
Not a Moment Too Soon Released March 22, 1994 Recorded 1993–94 Studio Javelina Recording Studios, Loud Recording Studios, Mesa Recording Studios, and Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Genre Country Length 32 :02 Label Curb Records Producer
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.
Title Writer(s) 1. "It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This" Jerry Vandiver , Randy Archer2:30 2. "Give It to Me Strait" Reese Wilson, Stephen Grauberger 2:46 3. "Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way" Ed Hill , David Frasier3:50 4. "Down on the Farm " Jerry Laseter, Kerry Kurt Phillips 2:55 5. "Not a Moment Too Soon " Wayne Perry , Joe Barnhill 3:46 6. "Indian Outlaw " Tommy Barnes, Jumpin' Gene Simmons , John D. Loudermilk 3:01 7. "Refried Dreams " Jim Foster, Mark Petersen 2:45 8. "Don't Take the Girl " Craig Martin, Larry W. Johnson 4:09 9. "40 Days and 40 Nights" Barnes 2:57 10. "Ain't That Just Like a Dream" Tony Mullins , Stan Munsey 3:23
Byron Gallimore – producer
James Stroud – producer
Doug Rich – production assistant
Neuman, Walker & Associates – art direction, design
Peter Nash – photography
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
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Chart (1990–1999)
Position
US Billboard 200[ 12]
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