Emotional Traffic

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Emotional Traffic
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Studio album by Tim McGraw
Released January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Genre
Label Curb
Producer
Tim McGraw chronology
Number One Hits
(2010)Number One Hits2010		 Emotional Traffic
(2012)		 Tim McGraw & Friends
(2013)Tim McGraw & Friends2013
Singles from Emotional Traffic
  1. "Felt Good on My Lips"
    Released: September 20, 2010
  2. "Better Than I Used to Be"
    Released: November 28, 2011
  3. "Right Back Atcha Babe"
    Released: June 25, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (62/100) [2]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]
American Songwriter 3.5/5 stars [3]
Country Weekly (favorable) [4]
Entertainment Weekly B [5]
Los Angeles Times 2/4 stars [6]
The New York Times (average) [7]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars [8]
Slant Magazine 2/5 stars [9]
Uncut 1/5 stars [2]
USA Today 3/4 stars [10]
The Washington Post (average) [11]

Emotional Traffic is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. Originally completed in late 2010, it is McGraw's last studio album released by Curb Records, a label he's been with since his debut album Tim McGraw (1993).[12] It was released on January 24, 2012.[13]

Background

Emotional Traffic was originally completed in late 2010, but was held by Curb Records. In an interview with "The Boot", McGraw expressed his frustration with the label saying "All the songs have been done for a long time, and the label has had it; It's the last album that they have of mine, so they're trying to hold on to it as long as they can."[14] On May 13, 2011, Curb Records filed a breach-of-contract suit against McGraw, alleging that McGraw recorded tracks for the album too early prior to its delivery to the label.[15]

Several days later, McGraw filed a counter suit against the label seeking advance payment and recording-fund reimbursement, unspecified damages, and a jury trial, which is set to begin in July 2012.[16][17]

NPR featured Emotional Traffic in its website's First Listen series, streaming the album in its entirety beginning January 16, 2012.[18]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Halo"   Jedd Hughes, Luke Laird 4:57
2. "Right Back Atcha Babe"   Dave Pahanish, Joe West 4:51
3. "One Part, Two Part" (feat. Faith Hill) Dee Ervine 3:32
4. "I Will Not Fall Down"   Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Brad Warren, Brett Warren 4:35
5. "The One"   Angie Aparo, Brad Warren, Brett Warren 3:52
6. "Better Than I Used to Be"   Ashley Gorley, Brian Simpson 3:22
7. "Touchdown Jesus"   Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip 4:04
8. "The One That Got Away"   Pahanish, West 4:44
9. "Felt Good on My Lips"   Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren 4:39
10. "Hey Now"   B. Beavers, J. Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren 4:15
11. "Only Human" (feat. Ne-Yo) Aparo, Ty Lacy, Shaffer Smith 3:52
12. "Die by My Own Hand"   David Tolliver, Chad Warrix, Rivers Rutherford 5:07

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[19]

Musicians

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  • Rusty Anderson - electric guitar (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 8)
  • Dean Brown - mandolin (track 11)
  • Paul Bushnell - bass guitar (all tracks except 11)
  • Dan Dugmore - acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 4, 9, 10), steel guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12)
  • David Dunkley - congas (track 11), percussion (track 11)
  • Shannon Forrest - drums (tracks 2, 6, 7, 12), percussion (tracks 2, 12)
  • Byron Gallimore - electric guitar (tracks 4, 8, 9, 11), 12-string guitar (track 11)
  • Tony Harrell - piano (tracks 4, 8, 9) synthesizer (track 8), Wurlitzer electric piano (tracks 1, 3, 5, 10)
  • Denny Henningson - electric guitar (track 11)
  • Rami Jaffee - Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
  • Jay Joyce - electric guitar (track 9)
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10), percussion (tracks 3, 10)
  • Troy Lancaster - electric guitar (tracks 2, 6, 7, 12)
  • Dave Levita - electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (track 8)
  • Billy Mason - drums (track 11)
  • John Marcus - bass guitar (track 11)
  • Jeff McMahon - Hammond B-3 organ (track 11), synthesizer (track 11)
  • Jerry McPherson - electric guitar (tracks 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
  • Bob Minner - acoustic guitar (track 11)
  • Jamie Muhoberac - piano (tracks 8, 9), synthesizer (all tracks except 6), Wurlitzer electric piano (track 9), Hammond B-3 organ (track 2)
  • Steve Nathan - piano (track 6), synthesizer (tracks 2, 12), Wurlitzer electric piano (track 7), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 6, 7, 12)
  • Darran Smith - electric guitar (track 11)
  • Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 6, 7, 12)
Background vocalists
Technical
  • Adam Ayan - mastering
  • Byron Gallimore - production (all tracks), mixing
  • Julian King - engineering
  • Tim McGraw - production (all tracks)
  • Darran Smith - production (track 11 only)

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[20] 14
Australian Country Albums Chart[21] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[22] 7
UK Country Albums Chart (Official Charts Company) 2
US Billboard 200[22] 2
US Billboard Top Country Albums[22] 1

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN
2010 "Felt Good on My Lips" 1 26 36
2011 "Better Than I Used to Be" 5 52 71
2012 "Right Back Atcha Babe" 59 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Preceded by Top Country Albums number-one album
February 11–18, 2012		 Succeeded by
Home by Dierks Bentley

References

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