Tim McGraw - All I Want

Tim McGraw's early albums always suffered from uneven material, but All I Want is a surprisingly consistent record that consolidates his strengths while allowing him to expand into new territory. He didn't abandoned the honky tonk and jokey country-rock that made him famous, but he made it rock harder and hired songwriters who would help him make it more believable -- just check the track "Renegade" for an example. Similarly, his ballads, such as "I Didn't Ask and She Didn't Say," and "Can't Be Really Gone," are heartfelt; they're delivered with convincing sincerity. In other words, he has grown musically and developed into a thoroughly entertaining vocalist. And that growth is what makes All I Want the best of his early records. It is still somewhat uneven, with several weaker songs, but McGraw learned on his first couple of efforts how to disguise the flaws in the material with his singing and lessen them considerably from here on in. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Abbe Nameche Production Assistant, Assistant Producer Brent Rowan Musician, Guitar (Electric) Byron Gallimore Producer Carl Gorodetzky Contractor Chris Lord-Alge Mixing Craig White Assistant Engineer, Assistant Curtis Wright Vocals (Background) Curtis Young Vocals (Background) Dan Huff Guitar (Electric), Musician Dann Huff Guitar (Electric) Doug Rich Assistant Producer, Production Assistant Doug Sax Mastering Glen Duncan Fiddle, Musician Glenn Worf Musician, Bass James Stroud Producer Jerry Puckett Engineer Julian King Engineer Larry Byrom Guitar (Acoustic) Larry Byron Guitar (Acoustic), Musician Lonnie Wilson Drums, Musician Mark Hagen Mixing Assistant, Assistant, Assistant Engineer Matt Rollings Keyboards, Musician, Organ (Hammond), Piano Mike Brignardello Bass, Musician Missi Callis Production Assistant, Assistant Producer Nashville String Machine Strings, Performer Ricky Cobble Assistant Engineer, Assistant Sonny Garrish Dobro, Guitar (Steel), Musician Steve Dorff String Arrangements, Conductor, String Conductor Steve Nathan Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Musician Terry McMillan Musician, Percussion Tim McGraw Vocals