Standing Room Only (Tim McGraw album)
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Standing Room Only
| type = studio
| artist = Tim McGraw
| cover = Tim McGraw - Standing Room Only.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2023|08|25}}
| recorded =
| studio = *Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Essential Sound (Franklin, Tennessee)
| genre = Country
| length = 49:50
| label = Big Machine
| producer =
- Byron Gallimore
- Tim McGraw
| prev_title = McGraw Machine Hits: 2013–2019
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Poet's Resumé
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Standing Room Only
| type = studio
| single1 = Standing Room Only
| single1date = March 10, 2023
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=McGraw |first1=Tim |title=Standing Room Only - Tim McGraw |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/standing-room-only-mw0004025129 |website=AllMusic |access-date=2024-11-14}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Standing Room Only is the sixteenth studio album by American country music singer Tim McGraw, released through Big Machine Records on August 25, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://wkml.com/2023/06/23/tim-mcgraw-standing-room-only-album/|title=Tim McGraw Announces Standing Room Only Album Details|website=WKML|last=Brooks|first=Nancy|date=June 23, 2023|access-date=June 26, 2023}} It was produced by McGraw and Byron Gallimore{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2023/06/tim-mcgraw-slates-new-album-standing-room-only-for-august/|title=Tim McGraw Slates New Album Standing Room Only For August|website=MusicRow|last=Hollabaugh|first=Lorie|date=June 23, 2023|access-date=June 26, 2023}} and preceded by the title track and lead single, "Standing Room Only", as well as the track "Hey Whiskey".{{cite web|url=https://www.circleallaccess.com/tim-mcgraw-announces-new-album-standing-room-only/|title=Tim McGraw Announces New Album Standing Room Only|website=Circle All Access|last=Grisham|first=Megan|date=June 23, 2023|access-date=June 26, 2023}}
Background
McGraw revealed that he had been working on the album since 2020, and called it "some of the most emotional, thought-provoking, and life-affirming music I've ever recorded".{{cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/06/23/tim-mcgraw-announces-his-latest-album-standing-room-only/70349738007/|title=Tim McGraw announces his latest album Standing Room Only|website=Tennessean.com|last=Dowling|first=Marcus K.|date=June 23, 2023|access-date=June 26, 2023}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Standing Room Only track listing
| title1 = Hold On to It
| writer1 = {{hlist|Ryan Larkins|Seth Mosley|Jimmy Yeary}}
| length1 = 3:11
| title2 = Standing Room Only
| writer2 = {{hlist|Craig Wiseman|Tommy Cecil|Patrick Murphy}}
| length2 = 3:46
| title3 = Paper Umbrellas
| writer3 = {{hlist|Monty Criswell|Drake Milligan}}
| length3 = 3:30
| title4 = Remember Me Well
| writer4 = {{hlist|Heather Morgan|Jimmy Robbins}}
| length4 = 3:49
| title5 = Hey Whiskey
| writer5 = {{hlist|Brad Hutsell|Joel Hutsell|Brad Warren|Brett Warren}}
| length5 = 3:23
| title6 = Her
| writer6 = {{hlist|Jason Gantt|Tim Nichols|Yeary}}
| length6 = 3:57
| title7 = Fool Me Again
| writer7 = {{hlist|Kameron Marlowe|Brad Warren|Brett Warren|Rob Williford}}
| length7 = 3:22
| title8 = Small Town King
| writer8 = {{hlist|Jaren Johnston|Jenn Schott|Jeremy Stover}}
| length8 = 4:17
| title9 = Beautiful Hurricane
| writer9 = {{hlist|Mike Lane|Tony Lane}}
| length9 = 3:45
| title10 = Cowboy Junkie
| writer10 = {{hlist|Bill Luther|Lance Miller|Justin Weaver}}
| length10 = 3:49
| title11 = Nashville CA/L.A. Tennessee
| note11 = featuring Lori McKenna
| writer11 = {{hlist|Tim McGraw|Lori McKenna|Bob Minner}}
| length11 = 3:41
| title12 = Some Songs Change Your World
| writer12 = {{hlist|Mark Irwin|Josh Kear|Miller}}
| length12 = 5:17
| title13 = Letter from Heaven
| writer13 = {{hlist|Chase McGill|McKenna|Parker Welling}}
| length13 = 4:03
| total_length = 49:50
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- Tim McGraw – vocals
- Paul Bushnell – bass guitar (all tracks); keyboards, piano (12)
- Shannon Forrest – drum programming, drums, percussion
- Charlie Judge – keyboards, piano
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards, piano
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
- Greg Barnhill – background vocals (1–10, 12, 13)
- Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 13), banjo (8, 10, 11)
- Adam Schoenfeld – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 9–11, 13)
- Dave Levita – electric guitar (1–6, 8, 12, 13)
- Michael Landau – electric guitar (1–3, 5–13)
- Byron Gallimore – keyboards, piano (1, 2, 4, 10, 11, 13); electric guitar (3, 11), acoustic guitar (6)
- Troy Lancaster – electric guitar (3, 5, 6, 12)
- Larry Franklin – fiddle (3)
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (4, 9–11)
- Sol Littlefield – electric guitar (4, 7–11)
- Danny Rader – acoustic guitar (6, 12)
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (9)
- Lori McKenna – background vocals (11)
Technical
- Tim McGraw – production
- Byron Gallimore – production, mixing
- Adam Ayan – mastering
- Eric Lutkins – engineering, mixing assistance
- Shannon Forest – engineering
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Standing Room Only ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 September 2023|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1748|page=6|date=September 4, 2023}}
| 99 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Country Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/country-albums-chart/2023-09-04|title=ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=September 4, 2023|access-date=September 1, 2023}}
| 13 |
| {{album chart|Scotland|35|date=20230901|rowheader=true|access-date=September 2, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|67|artist=Tim McGraw|album=Standing Room Only|rowheader=true|access-date=September 3, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UKDigital|25|date=20230901|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UKCountry|4|date=20230901|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|75|artist=Tim McGraw|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|17|M|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2023_0905.pdf|title=Billboard Country Update|work=Billboard|artist=Tim McGraw|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2023}} |