Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors

2002 studio album by Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw and the first to feature his band The Dancehall Doctors. It was released in November 26, 2002 by Curb Records and was recorded on a mountaintop studio in upstate New York.^[11] Four singles were released. Two songs were in the movie Black Cloud, starring McGraw. The album also included a cover of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer", which was released only to the AC format, although it also reached the country charts from unsolicited airplay. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 602,000 copies.

Track listing

^ASong also featured in the movie Black Cloud

Personnel

Tim McGraw & the Dancehall Doctors

• Tim McGraw – lead vocals
• Jeff McMahon – keyboards
• Denny Hemingson – electric guitar, baritone guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, Melobar guitar
• Bob Minner – acoustic guitar, dobro
• Darran Smith – electric guitar
• Deano Brown – fiddle, mandolin
• John Marcus – bass
• Billy Mason – drums
• David Dunkley – percussion

Additional Musicians

• Steve Nathan – synth horns (5), organ (5), Wurlitzer electric piano (11)
• John Prestia – electric guitar (10), harmonica (12)
• B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (12)
• Byron Gallimore – electric guitar (14)
• Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica (12)
• Frank Macek – loops (1, 4, 8, 11)
• David Campbell – string arrangements (8, 15)
• Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements (11)

Background vocals

• Greg Barnhill (1, 15)
• Kim Carnes (1, 15)
• Gene Miller (2-6, 8-15)
• Chris Rodriguez (2-6, 8-14)
• Don Henley (7)
• Timothy B. Schmit (7)

Production

• Byron Gallimore – producer
• Tim McGraw – producer, creative director, photography
• Darran Smith – producer
• Julian King – tracking engineer
• Ricky Cobble – second tracking engineer, additional engineer
• Steve Churchyard – string engineer (8, 11, 15)
• Dennis Davis – additional engineer
• Jason Gantt – additional engineer
• Tony Green – additional engineer
• Hank Linderman – additional engineer
• Erik Lutkins – additional engineer, assistant engineer, Pro Tools engineer
• David Bryant – assistant engineer
• Matthew Cullen – assistant engineer
• Brandon Mason – assistant engineer
• Chris Bittner – Pro Tools engineer
• Cory Churko – Pro Tools mixing
• Mike Shipley – mixing
• Jeff Burns – mix assistant
• Robert Hadley – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Harry McCarthy – technical assistant
• John Prestia – technical assistant
• Joey Supak – technical assistant
• Kelly Clauge Wright – creative director, photography
• Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
• John Marcus – illustration
• Scott Siman – illustration
• Dean Brown – photography
• Marina Chavez – photography
• John Ward – photography
• RPM Management – management

Studios

• Tracked at Allaire Studios (Shokan, NY) and Emerald Entertainment (Nashville, TN).
• Engineered at Emerald Entertainment, Sound Stage Studios and Profound Sound Recording Studios (Nashville, TN); Essential Sound (Houston, TX); O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, CA); Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA).
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

Charts and certifications

Certifications

References

1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
2. 411Mania review Archived June 28, 2013, at archive.today
3. "About.com review". About.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015.
4. Allmusic review
5. "Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 13, 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. "Country Weekly review". December 10, 2002. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012.
7. "Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16.
8. "Picks and Pans Review: Tim Mcgraw and the Dancehall Doctors". People. December 2, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
9. Christgau, Robert (April 22, 2003). "Not Hop, Stomp". The Village Voice. New York. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
10. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
11. "Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors". Amazon. 2002.
12. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 182.
13. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
14. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
15. "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
16. "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
17. "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2002" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
18. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
19. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
20. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
21. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
22. "Canadian album certifications – Tim McGraw – Tim McGraw & the Dancehall Doctors". Music Canada.
23. "American album certifications – Tim McGraw – Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors at Metacritic