''Here on Earth'' is the fifteenth solo studio album and sixteenth studio album overall by American

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singer

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 17 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, five for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those albums have reached number one on ...

. It was released on August 21, 2020, by

Big Machine Records Big Machine Records is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group. Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was founded in September 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta and ...

. It is McGraw's first album since rejoining Big Machine. The album was produced by McGraw and

Byron Gallimore Byron Gallimore (born in Puryear, Tennessee) is an American record producer known for his work in the field of country music. He has worked with artists Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sugarland, Lee Ann Womack, and Jo Dee Messina. Faith Hill's 1999 albu ...

. The release was preceded by the release of " I Called Mama".

Background

Following the release of his 2015 album, '' Damn Country Music'', McGraw's contract with

expired. McGraw and his wife

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signed a deal with

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's parent company

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in February 2017. This deal saw the release of McGraw and Hill's first duet album, '' The Rest of Our Life'', in November 2017, on Sony's

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imprint. Two solo singles followed, 2018's " Neon Church" and 2019's " Thought About You", both released on Sony's

Columbia Nashville Columbia Records is an American recor ...

imprint. McGraw returned to Big Machine Records in February 2020, following his departure from Sony earlier in the year. The album was described in a press release as "a collection of songs McGraw brought together to create vignettes of shared human emotions such as love, relationships, introspection and fun. The album as a whole provides a musical tapestry of life and a shared experience that we can use to connect all the different lives that we live, all the different parts of the world that we come from and use music as the universal language to bring people together."

Release and promotion

The album title was announced in February 2020 along with the news that McGraw had returned to Big Machine Records. The album was released on August 21, 2020.

Singles

The album's first single, " I Called Mama", was released in May, 2020, and reached at number 8 on the ''

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chart, number 2 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, the Top 30 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, and number 53 on the ''Billboard''

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. The song peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard''

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singles chart. The music video premiered on May 27, 2020, and is "a tribute to mothers everywhere" with clips of McGraw's fans and their mothers, as well as appearances by his own mother, Betty Trimble, and wife,

. The title track was released as a promotional single on July 10, 2020, along with the album's pre-order. The song's music video premiered the same day. The second single to radio, "

Undivided "Undivided" is a song recorded by American country music singers Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard, the latter of whom is one-half of Florida Georgia Line. The song, which Hubbard wrote with Chris Loocke, was released on January 13, 2021, and is on t ...

" with

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, was released on January 13, 2021. It is part of the Ultimate Edition of the album released April 9, 2021. This marks McGraw's and Hubbard's second collaboration following " May We All" in 2016. " 7500 OBO", which was originally slated to be a single before the release of "Undivided", was released as the album's third single on August 2, 2021.

Tour

The album was originally planned to be accompanied by the Here on Earth Tour, which was scheduled to begin on July 10, 2020, but it was cancelled due to the

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Track listing

Personnel

Performers * Greg Barnhill – backing vocals *

– backing vocals * Tania Hancheroff – backing vocals * Wes Hightower – backing vocals *

– featured vocals * Tyler Hubbard – featured vocals * Tim McGraw – lead vocals * Sarah West - backing vocals Musicians *

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– violin * Jackie Brand – violin * Jacob Braun – cello * Paul Bushnell – keyboards, bass guitar,

fiddle A fiddle is a Bow (music), bowed String instrument, string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including European classical music, classical music. Althou ...

* David Campbell – string arrangements, conductor * Corey Crowder – programming *

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– percussion * Mario De León – violin * Andrew Duckles – viola *

Dan Dugmore Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California. Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying Bur ...

–

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– fiddle * Timothy Eckert – upright bass * The Filmharmonic Orchestra – strings * Matt Funes – viola *

Shannon Forrest Shannon Forrest (born August 22, 1973, in Easley, South Carolina) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a p ...

– drums, percussion * Byron Gallimore – keyboards, acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Marvin B. Gordy – percussion * Jessica E. Guideri – violin * Charlie Judge – keyboards * Tamara Hatwan – violin * Suzie Katayama – cello * Adam Klemens - conductor * Marisa Kuney – violin * Anthony LaMarchina – cello * Troy Lancaster – electric guitar * Timothy Landauer – cell *

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–

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, electric guitar * Songa Lee – violin * Natalie Leggett – violin * David Levita – electric guitar * Dane Little – cello * Wes Little – drums * Lorand Lokuszta – violin * Todd Lombardo - acoustic guitar,

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banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and in modern forms is usually made of plastic, where early membranes were made of animal skin. ...

* Erik Lutkins – percussion * Luke Maurer – viola * Darrin McCann – viola * Serena McKinney – violin * Miles McPherson – drums *

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– keyboards *

Steve Nathan Steven Jay Nathan (born April 20, 1951) is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios. Biography Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, A ...

– keyboards,

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* Grace Oh – violin * Alyssa Park – violin * Sara Parkins – violin * Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar * Michele Richards – violin * Jeff Roach - keyboards * Mike Rojas – keyboards * Neil Samples – violin * David Stone – upright bass * Sarah Thornblade – violin *

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– acoustic guitar,

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, mandolin, banjo * Mary Katherine Vanosdale – violin * Josefina Vergara – violin * Derek Wells – electric guitar * John Wittenberg – viola *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Madis ...

– bass guitar * Alex Wright –

Hammond B-3 organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert, first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, sound was created from rotat ...

, keyboards, piano,

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Production * Adam Ayan – mastering * Steve Churchyard – string recording * Corey Crowder – producer * Shannon Forrest – recording * Byron Gallimore – producer, mixing * Tyler Hubbard – producer * Erik Lutkins – recording, mixing * Tim McGraw – producer * Doug Rich – copy coordinator *

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– quotation author Visual and imagery * Sandi Spika Borchetta – art direction * Kelly Clague – art direction *

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– cover photography * Michael Fitcher – photography * David Needleman – photography * Justin Ford – art direction * JP Robinson – art direction, design * Stevie Robinson –design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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