Set This Circus Down
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Tim McGraw
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studio album
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Apr 24 2001

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  • Apr 24 2001 in United States

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5 stars The Circus is just getting started
Multi-platinum country superstar Tim McGraw returns with his latest Curb Records release "Set This Circus Down." "Grown Men Don't Cry" continues to climb up the chart. It examines a man's perspective of different situations that make him cry because of both sadness and happiness. "Things Change" is an advocate for country music in that it says it doesn't matter what today's country sounds like when compared to that of the past because it's just good music and it's changed. Faith Hill assists her…
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2 stars Wow!
As a Texan who has achieved a still-unbelieveable level of success through a combination of lofty financial contributions, misadventure, and gross social blunders by immensely gifted contemporaries, McGraw has baffled industry nay-sayers by racking up CD sales in the millions. He does this through his deft song choices, and here Bruce Robison's wonderful "Angry All The Time" bolsters this effort and makes it almost listenable.
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  1. arranger

    1. Michael Omartian [strings on "Take Me Away From Here"]
    2. Rob Mathes [strings on "You Get Used To Somebody," "Grown Men Don't Cry" & "Why We Said Goodbye"]

  2. conductor

    1. Carl Gorodetzky [strings]
    2. Michael Omartian [strings on "Take Me Away From Here"]
    3. Rob Mathes [strings on "You Get Used To Somebody," "Grown Men Don't Cry" & "Why We Said Goodbye"]

  3. design

    1. Glenn Sweitzer [art direction/design, digital illustrations]
    2. Greg Call [cover art]
    3. Kelly Clague Wright [creative direction]
    4. Marina Chavez [road photography]
    5. Steven Klein [studio photography]
    6. Tim McGraw [concept & art direction]

  4. engineer

    1. David Bryant [asst. string engineer on "You Get Used To Somebody," "Grown Men Don't Cry" & "Why We Said Goodbye"]
    2. John Paterno [tracking engineer on "Telluride" & "Let Me Love You"]
    3. Julian King [string engineer on "Take Me Away From Here"]
    4. Julian King [tracking engineer on all songs except "Telluride" & "Let Me Love You"]
    5. Ricky Cobble [asst. string engineer on "Take Me Away From Here"]
    6. Russ Martin [string engineer on "You Get Used To Somebody," "Grown Men Don't Cry" & "Why We Said Goodbye"]

  5. performer

    1. Aubrey Haynie [fiddle]
    2. B. James Lowry [electric guitar]
    3. Biff Watson [acoustic guitar on all songs except "Telluride," "Angel Boy" & "Let Me Love You"]
    4. Brent Mason [electric guitar]
    5. Byron Gallimore [baritone guitar on "Forget About Us" & "Angry All The Time"]
    6. Chris Rodriguez [backing vocals]
    7. Curtis Wright [backing vocals on "Telluride," "Take Me Away From Here" & "Set This Circus Down"]
    8. Curtis Young [backing vocals on "Take Me Away From Here" & "Set This Circus Down"]
    9. Faith Hill [backing vocals on "Angry All The Time"]
    10. Gene Miller [backing vocals]
    11. Glenn Worf [bass on all songs except "Telluride" & "Let Me Love You"]
    12. Jeff Babko [keyboard on "Telluride" & "Let Me Love You"]
    13. Larry Byrom [acoustic guitar on "Angel Boy"]
    14. Lonnie Wilson [drums on all songs except "Telluride" & "Let Me Love You"]
    15. Michael Henderson [baritone slide guitar on "Angry All The Time"]
    16. Michael Landau [electric guitar]
    17. Mike Elizonda [bass on "Telluride" & "Let Me Love You"]
    18. Paul Franklin [steel guitar]
    19. Peter M. Thomas [drums on "Telluride" & "Let Me Love You"]
    20. Steve Nathan [keyboard]
    21. The Nashville String Machine [strings on "You Get Used To Somebody," "Take Me Away From Here," "Grown Men Don't Cry" & "Why We Said Goodbye"]
    22. Val McCallum [electric guitar on "Telluride" & "Let Me Love You"]

  1. producer

  2. writer

    1. Aimee Mayo ["Things Change," "Smilin'" & "Let Me Love You"]
    2. Al Anderson ["The Cowboy In Me"]
    3. Annie Roboff ["Unbroken"]
    4. Bill Luther ["Things Change," "Smilin'," "Set This Circus Down" & "Let Me Love You"]
    5. Billy Kirsch ["Why We Said Goodbye"]
    6. Brett James ["Telluride"]
    7. Bruce Robison ["Angry All The Time"]
    8. Chris Lindsey ["Things Change," "Smilin'" & "Let Me Love you"]
    9. Craig Wiseman ["The Cowboy In Me"]
    10. Danny Orton ["Angel Boy"]
    11. Holly Lamar ["Unbroken"]
    12. Jeff Stevens ["Take Me Away From Here"]
    13. Jeffrey Steele ["The Cowboy In Me"]
    14. Josh Kear ["Set This Circus Down"]
    15. Mark Collie ["Forget About Us"]
    16. Marv Green ["Things Change," "Smilin'" & "Let Me Love You"]
    17. Steve Bogard ["You Get Used To Somebody" & "Take Me Away From Here"]
    18. Steve Seskin ["Grown Men Don't Cry"]
    19. Tom Douglas ["Grown Men Don't Cry" & "Why We Said Goodbye"]
    20. Tom Shapiro ["You Get Used To Somebody"]
    21. Troy Verges ["Telluride"]

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