Let It Go
Studio album by
Tim McGraw
ReleasedMarch 27, 2007 (2007-03-27)
GenreCountry
Length52:39
LabelCurb Records
Producer
Tim McGraw chronology
Tim McGraw Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2
(2006)		 Let It Go
(2007)		 Greatest Hits: Limited Edition
(2008)
Singles from Let It Go
  1. "Last Dollar (Fly Away)"
    Released: January 8, 2007
  2. "I Need You"
    Released: April 23, 2007
  3. "If You're Reading This"
    Released: June 11, 2007
  4. "Suspicions"
    Released: November 26, 2007
  5. "Kristofferson"
    Released: March 17, 2008
  6. "Let It Go"
    Released: July 21, 2008
  7. "Nothin' to Die For"
    Released: January 5, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(73/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [2]
Allmusic [3]
The Boston Globe(positive) [4]
Country Weekly(favorable) [5]
Entertainment WeeklyB− [6]
Los Angeles Times [7]
People [8]
PopMatters [9]
Robert Christgau(choice cut) [10]
Stylus MagazineB− [11]
Engine 145 [12]

Let It Go is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on March 27, 2007 by Curb Records. It was entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number one with sales of 325,000 copies. The album has produced seven Top 20 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including a number one; one of those seven songs was only included on later issues of the album. Of all McGraw's albums, this one has produced the most singles in his career.

Content

The first single from the album, "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" (written by Big Kenny of Big & Rich), reached the top of the country charts in early 2007, giving McGraw his first number one hit since "Back When" in late 2004. Following it was "I Need You", a duet with his wife Faith Hill. This song peaked at #8. Shortly after the latter was released, McGraw charted with a live rendition of the song "If You're Reading This". He performed that song live at the Academy of Country Music awards in May 2007. A month after this song entered the charts, the album was re-issued with "If You're Reading This" added to the track listing. Afterwards, that song was later officially issued as the album's third single and reached #3 on the country charts.

"If You're Reading This" was followed in late 2007 by "Suspicions", a cover of Eddie Rabbitt's number one hit from 1979. However, McGraw's version became the second Top 40 hit of all his career to miss the Top 10 by peaking at #12 on Hot Country Songs. Following that song were "Kristofferson" and the title track in 2008; the former also failed to make the Top Ten by at #16 while the latter went to #2 in early December. The seventh single, "Nothin' to Die For", was released in January 2009. It entered the Hot Country Songs chart as an album cut at #57 in late December before its official release that month.

The song "Shotgun Rider" is not to be confused with another song with the same name which McGraw recorded on his 2014 album, Sundown Heaven Town. This song, written by Marv Green, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges, was released by McGraw as the latter album's third single in 2014, and became a number one song for him that year.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Last Dollar (Fly Away)"Big Kenny4:30
2."I'm Workin'"Darrell Scott, Lori McKenna3:40
3."Let It Go"Aimee Mayo, Bill Luther, Tom Douglas3:45
4."Whiskey and You"Chris Stapleton, Lee Thomas Miller3:47
5."Suspicions"David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens, Randy McCormick5:16
6."Kristofferson"Anthony Smith, Reed Nielsen3:23
7."Put Your Lovin' on Me"Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird3:34
8."Nothin' to Die For"Craig Wiseman, Miller4:13
9."Between the River and Me"Brad Warren, Brett Warren, Brett Beavers3:53
10."Train #10"Tim McGraw, Brad Warren, Brett Warren3:58
11."I Need You" (duet with Faith Hill)David Lee, Tony Lane4:08
12."Comin' Home"Rivers Rutherford, Steve McEwan4:06
13."Shotgun Rider" (featuring Faith Hill)Smith, Jeffrey Steele, Sherrié Austin4:21
14."If You're Reading This" (Live recording from 2007 ACM awards, Only available on mid-2007 re-issues of album)McGraw, Brad Warren, Brett Warren4:12

Personnel

Tim McGraw & the Dancehall Doctors

Additional Musician

Background Vocals

  • Last Dollar Singers (1)
  • Russell Terrell (1-5)
  • Greg Barnhill (2-5, 7-10, 12)
  • Wes Hightower (6)
  • Faith Hill (13), lead vocals (11)

Production

  • Byron Gallimore – producer, mixing
  • Tim McGraw – producer, mixing
  • Darran Smith – producer
  • Missi Gallimore – A&R direction
  • Julian King – tracking engineer
  • David Bryant – assistant engineer (1-12)
  • John Netti – assistant engineer (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
  • Lowell Reynolds – assistant engineer (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
  • David Robinson – assistant engineer (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
  • Bryan Graban – assistant engineer (3, 4, 7, 8, 12)
  • Todd Schall – assistant engineer (3, 4, 7, 8, 12)
  • Jesse Chrisman – additional recording, Pro Tools engineer, mix assistant
  • Jason Gantt – additional recording, Pro Tools engineer
  • Jed Hackett – additional recording, Pro Tools engineer
  • Sara Lesher – additional recording, Pro Tools engineer, mix assistant
  • Erik Lutkins – additional recording, Pro Tools engineer, mix assistant
  • Heath Stimmel – additional recording
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Ann Callis – production assistant
  • Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, package design
  • Tony Duran – cover photography, other photography
  • Danny Clinch – other photography

Studios

  • Recorded and overdubbed at Essential Sound Studios (Houston, Texas) and Ocean Way (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Mixed and edited at Essential Sound Studios
  • Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)

Chart performance

Let It Go entered the U.S. Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums charts at #1. This became McGraw's fourth #1 Billboard 200 and eleventh #1 Top Country Albums release.

Sales and certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions
US Country US CAN
2007 "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" 1 13 —
"I Need You" (with Faith Hill) 8 50 75
"If You're Reading This" 3 41 81
"Suspicions" 12 87 —
2008 "Kristofferson" 16 110 —
"Let It Go" 2 47 75
2009 "Nothin' to Die For" 5 68 76

References

  1. ↑ Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ↑ About.com review
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ The Boston Globe review
  5. ↑ Country Weekly review
  6. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  7. ↑ "Fresh and the followers". Los Angeles Times. 2007-03-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
  8. ↑ People review
  9. ↑ PopMatters review
  10. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  11. ↑ Stylus Magazine review
  12. ↑ Engine 145 review Archived December 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Tim McGraw – Let It Go". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Tim McGraw – Let It Go". Music Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  22. ↑ "American album certifications – Tim McGraw – Let It Go". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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