All I Want

by Tim McGraw

Overview

Tim McGraw's early albums always suffered from uneven material, but All I Want is a surprisingly consistent record that consolidates his strengths while allowing him to expand into new territory. He didn't abandoned the honky tonk and jokey country-rock that made him famous, but he made it rock harder and hired songwriters who would help him make it more believable -- just check the track "Renegade" for an example. Similarly, his ballads, such as "I Didn't Ask and She Didn't Say," and "Can't Be Really Gone," are heartfelt; they're delivered with convincing sincerity. In other words, he has grown musically and developed into a thoroughly entertaining vocalist. And that growth is what makes All I Want the best of his early records. It is still somewhat uneven, with several weaker songs, but McGraw learned on his first couple of efforts how to disguise the flaws in the material with his singing and lessen them considerably from here on in. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	09/19/1995
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187780026

Tracks

1. All I Want Is a Life
2. She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart
3. Can't Be Really Gone
4. Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It
5. I Didn't Ask and She Didn't Say
6. Renegade
7. I Like It, I Love It
8. The Great Divide
9. You Got the Wrong Man
10. Don't Mention Memphis
11. When She Wakes Up (And Finds Me Gone)
12. That's Just Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tim McGraw   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Larry Byron   Guitar (Acoustic)
Dan Huff   Guitar (Electric)
Curtis Wright   Vocals (Background)
Curtis Young   Vocals (Background)
Steve Nathan   Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Steve Dorff   Conductor,String Conductor
Sonny Garrish   Dobro,Guitar (Steel)
Lonnie Wilson   Drums
The Nashville String Machine   Strings
Matt Rollings   Piano,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Mike Brignardello   Bass
Brent Rowan   Guitar (Electric)
Glenn Worf   Bass
Glen Duncan   Fiddle
Dann Huff   Guitar (Electric)
Terry McMillan   Percussion
Larry Byrom   Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Doug Rich   Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
Missi Callis   Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
Jeb Stuart Anderson   Composer
Stephanie Orr   Production Assistant
Tamera Petrash   Production Assistant
Carl Gorodetzky   Contractor,String Contractor
Craig White   Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Joe Barnhill   Composer
Steve Nathan   Musician
Doug Sax   Mastering
James Stroud   Producer
Deryl Dodd   Composer
Wayne Perry   Composer
Abbe Nameche   Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
Reese Wilson   Composer
Larry Byron   Musician
Stan Munsey   Composer
Tony Mullins   Composer
Steve Dorff   String Arrangements
Steve Bogard   Composer
Bill LaBounty   Composer
Kerry Kurt Phillips   Composer
Sonny Garrish   Musician
Chris Waters   Composer
Mark Hall   Composer
Lonnie Wilson   Musician
Ricky Cobble   Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Julian King   Engineer
Van Stephenson   Composer
The Nashville String Machine   Performer
Matt Rollings   Musician
Randy Bishop   Composer
Mike Brignardello   Musician
Tommy Barnes   Composer
Tom Shapiro   Composer
Brent Rowan   Musician
Glenn Worf   Musician
Glen Duncan   Musician
Dann Huff   Musician
Tim McGraw   Composer
Brett Beavers   Composer
Gary Burr   Composer
Terry McMillan   Musician
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Don Pfrimmer   Composer
Mark Hagen   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Jerry Laseter   Composer
Jerry Puckett   Engineer,Recording Assistant
Byron Gallimore   Producer
Tony Martin   Composer
Jeff Stevens   Composer
Steve Dukes   Composer