The Rest of Our Life explained

The Rest of Our Life
Type:studio
Artist:Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Cover:Tim faith rest.jpg
Released:November 17, 2017
Recorded:2016
Genre:Country
Length:44:15
Label:Arista Nashville
Chronology:Tim McGraw
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The Rest of Our Life is the first collaborative studio album by American country music artists as well as husband and wife, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. It was released on November 17, 2017, by Arista Nashville. While the album marks McGraw's fifteenth overall studio album and Hill's eighth, it is the first collaborative album between the couple.[1] The album is also Hill's first studio recording of original material, not including her Christmas or compilation albums, in over twelve years.[2]

The first single from the album, "Speak to a Girl" was released on March 23, 2017 and reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[3] The title track was released as the second single.

Promotion

Prior to the album's release, Hill and McGraw embarked upon the Soul2Soul World Tour, which included a set list composed of both artist's greatest hits and material from The Rest of Our Life. The tour continued into 2018 with the duo also headlining the festival throughout the UK in March 2018.

Coinciding with the album's November 17 release date, an exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, titled Mississippi Woman, Louisiana Man, was opened to celebrate the careers of both Hill and McGraw.[4]

Critical reception

Giving it three out of five stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "it's an album designed to be played on lazy Sunday afternoons, on long drives, and doing housework, a soundtrack to everyday life. As such, it can veer toward background music, but it's enlivened by the chemistry between McGraw and Hill."[5]

Commercial performance

The Rest of Our Life debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and No. 1 on Top Country Albums, with 98,000 copies (104,000 album-equivalent units) sold in the first week.[6] The album has sold 231,300 copies in the United States as of October 2018.[7]

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[9] 2
US Billboard 200[10] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
US Billboard 200[11] 176
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 24

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Faith Hill & Tim McGraw Announce First Duet Album 'The Rest of Our Life'. Billboard.com. 23 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Announce First Collaborative Album. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006221152/http://www.cmt.com/news/1787331/tim-mcgraw-and-faith-hill-announce-first-album-together/. dead. October 6, 2017. Cmt.com. 23 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Tim McGraw Chart History. Billboard.com. 23 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill: Mississippi Woman, Louisiana Man . Country Music Hall of Fame.
  5. Web site: The Rest of Our Life – Tim McGraw, Faith Hill – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic. 23 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Album Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. November 26, 2017. December 17, 2017.
  7. News: The Top 10 Country Albums Chart: October 15, 2018. Matt. Bjorke. October 15, 2018. Roughstock. November 4, 2018.
  8. Web site: Credits. AllMusic. October 12, 2020.
  9. Web site: NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. November 27, 2017. November 24, 2017.
  10. Web site: Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for Second Week. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. November 26, 2017. November 27, 2017.
  11. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. July 16, 2020.
  12. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. July 16, 2020.