Not a Moment Too Soon

Not a Moment Too Soon
Studio album by Tim McGraw
Released	March 22, 1994
Genre	Country
Length	32:02
Label	Curb
Producer	Byron Gallimore James Stroud
Tim McGraw chronology
Tim McGraw (1993) Not a Moment Too Soon (1994) All I Want (1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[2]
Robert Christgau	C+[3]

Not a Moment Too Soon is the second album by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released on March 22, 1994. Written by country song writer Wayne Perry, 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.

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This"	Jerry Vandiver, Randy Archer	2:30
2.	"Give It to Me Strait"	Reese Wilson, Stephen Grauberger	2:46
3.	"Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way"	Ed Hill, David Frasier	3:50
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, Gene Simmons, John D. Loudermilk	3:01
7.	"Refried Dreams"	Jim Foster, Mark Peterson	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

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (1994) Peak position U.S. Billboard 200 1[4] U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1[4] Canadian RPM Top Albums 29 Canadian RPM Country Albums 1

End of decade charts Chart (1990-1999) Position U.S. Billboard 200[5] 63 Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country [6] US CAN Country 1994 "Indian Outlaw" 8 15 24 "Don't Take the Girl" 1 17 1 "Down on the Farm" 2 — 3 "Not a Moment Too Soon" 1 — 1 1995 "Refried Dreams" 5 — 3 Certifications Country Certifier Certification United States RIAA 6x Platinum[7]

Personnel

• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Glen Duncan – fiddle
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar, dobro
• Dann Huff – electric guitar
• Randy McCormick – piano
• Tim McGraw – lead vocals
• Matt Rollings – piano
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Gary Smith – Hammond organ
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Curtis Wright – background vocals
• Curtis Young – background vocals

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
4. Not a Moment Too Soon - Tim McGraw, Billboard, retrieved 2010-10-18
5. Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
6. Tim McGraw Album & Song Chart History, Billboard, archived from the original on 18 October 2010, retrieved 2010-10-18
7. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-10-18.

External links

• Not a Moment Too Soon at countrymusic.about.com