Damn Country Music is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on November 6, 2015, by Big Machine Records. It was produced by McGraw and Byron Gallimore. Its lead single, "Top of the World" was released on August 4, 2015. The title track, "Damn Country Music", was released on October 9, 2015, as part of the album pre-order.
Content The album features a duet with McGraw's oldest daughter Gracie titled "Here Tonight", while Big & Rich perform on the song "California." Big & Rich later released their own version of the song as a single in March 2017. "Don't Make Me Feel At Home" was previously recorded by Wesley Dennis in 1995. The album's title track was covered by Riley Green for his 2023 album, Ain't My Last Rodeo.
Promotion
Singles The first single of the album, "Top of the World" was released on August 4, 2015. It debuted at number 30 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The next week it debut at number 18 on the Country Digital Songs chart, selling 16,000 copies. Sales figure given here The second single of the album, "Humble and Kind" was released on February 1, 2016. The third single of the album, "How I'll Always Be" released on July 11, 2016.
Commercial performance The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, and No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 39,300 copies in its first week. As of March 2017 the album has sold 255,800 copies in the United States.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians and singers
Tim McGraw – lead vocals Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (1–7, 9, 10, 12–14) Jeff Roach – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 14) Steve Nathan — keyboards (3, 6, 8–10, 12, 13), horns (12) Byron Gallimore –additional keyboards (2, 9), additional backing vocals (7) David Dorn – additional keyboards (5, 11) David Levita – electric guitar Rusty Anderson – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14), additional acoustic guitar (1) Michael Landau – electric guitar (1–10, 12–14) Danny Rader — acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 14), banjo (1), mandolin (1), bouzouki (2, 7, 14) Justin Schipper – pedal steel guitar Troy Lancaster – electric guitar (3, 5, 8, 11–13) Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 6, 8–11, 13) Paul Bushnell – bass Shannon Forrest – drums, drum programming Eric Darken – percussion (1) Larry Franklin – fiddle (8) Greg Barnhill – backing vocals (1–9, 11–14) Gracie McGraw – lead vocals (1) Big & Rich – lead and backing vocals (10)
Strings on "Humble and Kind" Stephen Lamb — music copyist Carole Rabinowitz – cello Sara Sant'Ambrogio – cello Kristin Wilkinson – viola, string arrangements David Angell – violin David Davidson – violin
Strings on "Kiss a Girl" David Campbell – arrangements and conductor Suzie Katayama – contractor Mike Valerio – acoustic bass Dane Little, Steve Richards and Rudy Stein – cello Andrew Duckles, Matt Funes and Luke Maurer – viola Charlie Bisharat, Jackie Brand, Mario DeLeon, Songa Lee, Natalie Leggett, Serena McKinney, Joel Pargman, Sara Parkins, Michele Richards and Josefina Vergara – violin
Production
Missi Gallimore – A&R Tim McGraw — producer Byron Gallimore – producer, mixing (2–9, 11–14) Julian King — engineer Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (1, 10) Stephen Allbritten – additional engineer (1–4, 6–10, 12–14), mix assistant (2–9, 11–14) Adam Chagnon – additional engineer (1, 10) Erik Lutkins – additional engineer (1–4, 6–10, 12–14), mix assistant (2–9, 11–14) Ernesto Olvera – assistant engineer (1–4, 6–10, 12–14) Jake Burns – assistant engineer (5, 11) Nik Karpen – mix assistant (1, 10) Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) Becky Reiser – art production Liam Ward – art production Kelly Clague – creative director Sandi Spika Borchetta – creative director Nick Egan – art direction, design Danny Clinch – photography
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position Australian Country Albums (ARIA Charts) 1 Scottish Albums (Official Charts Company) 87 UK Albums (Official Charts Company) 127 UK Country Albums (Official Charts Company) 3
Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 67 Chart (2016) Position US Billboard 200 95 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 16 Chart (2017) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 96
Certifications
Release history + List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference Region Date Format(s) Label Edition(s) United States Big Machine Records / McGraw Music
References