Editing Tim McGraw (section)

====''Not a Moment Too Soon''====
McGraw's second album, entitled ''[[Not a Moment Too Soon]]'', was much more successful than his self-titled debut, and it was the best-selling country album of 1994. Its first single, "[[Indian Outlaw]]", sparked controversy, as critics argued that it presented [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in a patronizing way.<ref name="allmusic"/> Some radio stations even chose not to play it.<ref name="gerome">{{cite news |last=Gerome |first=John |title=Growing Strong – McGraw's reach encompasses country music, more |newspaper=San Angelo Standard Times |date=April 13, 2007 |url=http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2007/apr/13/growing-strong---mcgraws-reach-encompasses-country/ |access-date=April 23, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426100339/http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2007/apr/13/growing-strong---mcgraws-reach-encompasses-country/ |archive-date=April 26, 2007 }}</ref> However, the controversy helped spur sales, and the song became McGraw's first Top 10 entry on the U.S. country charts after getting as high as number 8.<ref name="Country Songs"/> The song also peaked at number 15 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="cmtcontroversy">{{cite web |title=Controversy: Episode "Indian Outlaw" |publisher=Country Music Television |year=2003 |url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/controversy/67940/episode_about.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616120307/http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/controversy/67940/episode_about.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2004 |access-date=April 23, 2007}}</ref>

The album's second single, "[[Don't Take the Girl]]", became McGraw's first number one on the U.S. country charts, in addition to peaking at number 17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also "helped cement his image as a ruggedly good-looking guy with a sensitive side."<ref name="gerome" /> By year's end, the third single from the album, "[[Down on the Farm (Tim McGraw song)|Down on the Farm]]" peaked at number 2; after that, the album's fourth single, also its [[Not a Moment Too Soon (song)|title track]], became the singer's second number one song in early 1995. The fifth and final single "[[Refried Dreams]]" reached number 5.<ref name="Country Songs">{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=tim mcgraw |chart=Country Songs}}|title=Tim McGraw Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 2, 2012}}</ref> The album sold over 6 million copies, topping the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and Top Country Album charts.<ref name="allmusic"/>  On the strength of this success, McGraw won [[Academy of Country Music]] awards for Album of the Year and Top New Male Vocalist in 1994.<ref name="cma">{{cite web |title=Tim McGraw Biography |publisher=CMT |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/mcgraw_tim/bio.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040229004726/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/mcgraw_tim/bio.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 29, 2004 |access-date=March 15, 2007}}</ref> ''Billboard'' named ''Not a Moment Too Soon'' as the top country album of 1994 on [[Billboard Year-End]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-country-albums |title=Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - Top Country Albums |magazine=Billboard.com |access-date=2009-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211065135/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=Top+Country+Albums&g=Year-end+Albums&year=1994 |archive-date=2007-12-11}}</ref>