A Place in the Sun (Tim McGraw album)

A Place in the Sun
Studio album by
Tim McGraw
ReleasedMay 4, 1999
Recorded1999
StudioOcean Way, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length54:04
LabelCurb
Producer
Tim McGraw chronology
Everywhere
(1997) 		A Place in the Sun
(1999) 		Greatest Hits
(2000)
Singles from A Place in the Sun
  1. "Please Remember Me"
    Released: March 22, 1999
  2. "Something Like That"
    Released: June 28, 1999
  3. "My Best Friend"
    Released: October 4, 1999
  4. "Some Things Never Change"
    Released: April 10, 2000
  5. "My Next Thirty Years"
    Released: July 17, 2000
Professional ratings
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A Place in the Sun is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on May 4, 1999. "Please Remember Me" was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy Awards. "My Best Friend" was nominated in the same category the following year. The album's compact disc version was originally available with a limited edition booklet that contained two transparent sleeves inside. Subsequent releases have all the same information, though without the transparent pages.

This album produced the singles "Please Remember Me", "Something Like That", "My Best Friend", "My Next Thirty Years" and "Some Things Never Change"; "Please Remember Me" was originally recorded by Rodney Crowell on his 1995 album Jewel of the South, and was a #69 country hit for him that year. Except for the #7-peaking "Some Things Never Change", all the singles on this album reached number one on the Hot Country Songs charts; "Seventeen" and "Señorita Margarita" also reached the lower regions of that chart from unsolicited airplay.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Trouble with Never"Mark Nesler, Tony Martin4:14
2."Seventeen"Chris Lindsey, Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo3:18
3."She'll Have You Back"Deryl Dodd, Allen Chancey3:25
4."Somebody Must Be Prayin' for Me"Frank Vinci, Kris Bergsnes3:52
5."My Best Friend"Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo4:39
6."Señorita Margarita"Bob DiPiero, George Teren3:50
7."Some Things Never Change"Walt Aldridge, Brad Crisler3:56
8."You Don't Love Me Anymore"Greg Barnhill, Kim Carnes3:42
9."Something Like That"Rick Ferrell, Keith Follesé3:03
10."Please Remember Me"Rodney Crowell, Will Jennings4:55
11."Carry On"Mark Collie, Hillary Kanter, Even Stevens3:22
12."My Next Thirty Years"Phil Vassar3:37
13."Eyes of a Woman"Rory Bourke, Steve Mandile3:47
14."A Place in the Sun"Lindsey, Steve Dukes4:18

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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  • Byron Gallimore – producer
  • Tim McGraw – producer, creative director
  • James Stroud – producer
  • Rich Hanson – engineer
  • Julian King – tracking engineer
  • Ricky Cobble – second tracking engineer
  • Jed Hackett – second tracking engineer
  • Glenn Spinner – second tracking engineer
  • Aaron Swihart – second tracking engineer
  • Russ Martin – string engineer (8, 10, 14)
  • Amy Hughes-Frigo – second string engineer (8, 10, 14)
  • Rob MacMillan – second string engineer (8, 10, 14)
  • Dennis Davis – overdub engineer, vocal tracking, digital editing
  • Erik Lutkins – overdub engineer, vocal tracking, digital editing
  • John Van Nest – digital editing
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Mike Dy – mix assistant
  • Rob Hoffman – mix assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Ann Callis – production assistant
  • Doug Rich – production assistant
  • Missi Gallimore – song assistant
  • Michelle Metzger – song assistant
  • Kelly Wright – creative director
  • Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
  • Russ Harrington – photography

Studios

  • Additional recording at Essential Sound Studios (Houston, Texas); The Tracking Room and Loud Recording (Nashville, Tennessee); Studio 56 (Hollywood, California)
  • Mixed at Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 84
Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 2
Canadian Albums (RPM) 12
US Billboard 200[2] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1999) Position
US Billboard 200[4] 48
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 4
Chart (2000) Position
US Billboard 200[6] 47
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 4
Chart (2001) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 54

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1999 "Please Remember Me" 1 10 1
"Something Like That" 1 28 1
"My Best Friend" 1 29 1
2000 "Some Things Never Change" 7 58 1
"My Next Thirty Years" 1 27 6

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 182.
  2. ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Tim McGraw – A Place in the Sun". Music Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Tim McGraw – A Place in the Sun". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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