| Southern Voice | |
| Type: | Studio Album |
| Artist: | Tim McGraw |
| Cover: | McGraw-SoVo-CD-Cvr-fnl_300.jpg |
| Released: | October 20, 2009 |
| Studio: | Dark Horse Recording Studio (Franklin, Tennessee); Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Essential Sound Studio (Houston, Texas); Capitol Studios and NRG Recording Studios (Hollywood, California). |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 47:10 |
| Label: | Curb Records |
| Prev Title: | Greatest Hits 3 |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Number One Hits |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Southern Voice is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on October 20, 2009 by Curb Records. It is the first album of all new material since Let It Go in 2007. The album produced three singles with "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You", the title track, and "Still".
McGraw was originally to have released his next album in 2008. To extend the term of the singer's recording contract, Curb Records instead released a third greatest hits package from the artist, only two years after his second greatest hits release – a move which the singer publicly criticized.[1] The release of the album was finally announced on June 30, 2009. The announcement also stated that McGraw would begin an extensive tour in support of the album in early 2010.[2]
"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You", written by Brett James and Nickelback lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, served as the album's lead-off single. It reached a peak of number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The title-track was released in September 2009, as the second single, and "Still" as the third and final single.
The following credits are sourced from liner notes included with the release.[3]
Tracks 1-11
Additional musicians on Track 5
Track 12
| Chart (2009) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 121 | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 27 | |
| Chart (2010) | Position | |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 66 | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] | 9 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN | ||
| 2009 | "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You" | 13 | 59 | 53 |
| "Southern Voice" | 1 | 49 | 58 | |
| 2010 | "Still" | 16 | 91 | 94 |