Emotional Traffic

Emotional Traffic
Studio album by Tim McGraw
Released January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Genre
Label Curb
Producer
Tim McGraw chronology
Number One Hits
(2010)		 Emotional Traffic
(2012)		 Tim McGraw & Friends
(2013)
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
SourceRating
Metacritic(62/100) [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
American Songwriter [3]
Country Weekly(favorable) [4]
Entertainment WeeklyB [5]
Los Angeles Times [6]
The New York Times(average) [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Slant Magazine [9]
Uncut [2]
USA Today [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 began 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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Halo"Jedd Hughes, Luke Laird4:57
2."Right Back Atcha Babe"Dave Pahanish, Joe West4:51
3."One Part, Two Part" (feat. Faith Hill)Dee Ervine3:32
4."I Will Not Fall Down"Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Brad Warren, Brett Warren4:35
5."The One"Angie Aparo, Brad Warren, Brett Warren3:52
6."Better Than I Used to Be"Ashley Gorley, Bryan Simpson3:22
7."Touchdown Jesus"Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip4:04
8."The One That Got Away"Pahanish, West4:44
9."Felt Good on My Lips"Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren4:39
10."Hey Now"B. Beavers, J. Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren4:15
11."Only Human" (feat. Ne-Yo)Aparo, Ty Lacy, Shaffer Smith3:52
12."Die by My Own Hand"David Tolliver, Chad Warrix, Rivers Rutherford5:07

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[19]

Musicians
  • 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 ( 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

References

  1. 1 2 "Emotional Traffic - Tim McGraw". Allmusic. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Emotional Traffic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ Baxley, Jaymie (January 24, 2012). "Tim McGraw: Emotional Traffic". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (January 23, 2012). "Emotional Traffic by Tim McGraw". Country Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ Wood, Mikael (January 27, 2012). "Emotional Traffic review - Tim McGraw Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Randy (January 24, 2012). "Album review: Tim McGraw's 'Emotional Traffic'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (January 23, 2012). "Tim McGraw: 'Emotional Traffic'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  8. ↑ Rosen, Jody (January 24, 2012). "Emotional Traffic". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  9. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (January 31, 2012). "Tim McGraw: Emotional Traffic". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  10. ↑ Mansfield, Brian (January 24, 2012). "Tim McGraw's 'Emotional Traffic' is a retro jam". USA Today. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  11. ↑ Stewart, Allison (January 23, 2012). "Music review: Tim McGraw's 'Emotional Traffic'". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  12. ↑ Morris, Edward (28 November 2011). "Tim McGraw to Ask Court to Allow Him to Record for Another Label". CMT. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "Tim McGraw's 'Emotional Traffic' Arrives Jan. 24". 3 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "Tim McGraw Laments Label's Hold on Upcoming Album". The Boot. April 20, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Curb Records Files Breach-of-Contract Suit Against Tim McGraw". Billboard. May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Tim McGraw Files Counter Suit Against Curb Records". Billboard. May 24, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Court Says Tim McGraw Is Free to Record and Shop for Another Label". CMT. November 30, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  18. ↑ https://www.npr.org/2012/01/13/145186496/first-listen-tim-mcgraw-emotional-traffic
  19. ↑ Emotional Traffic (CD booklet). Tim McGraw. Curb Records. 2012. 79320.
  20. ↑ "Top 50 Albums Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association". ARIA. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  22. 1 2 3 "Chart listing for Emotional Traffic". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
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