The Rest of Our Life is the first collaborative studio album by American country music artists as well as husband and wife, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. It was released on November 17, 2017, by Arista Nashville. While the album marks McGraw's fifteenth overall studio album and Hill's eighth, it is the first collaborative album between the couple.[1] The album is also Hill's first studio recording of original material, not including her Christmas or compilation albums, in over twelve years.[2]

The Rest of Our Life
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 17, 2017
Recorded2016
GenreCountry
Length44:15
LabelArista Nashville
Producer
Tim McGraw chronology
Damn Country Music
(2015)
The Rest of Our Life
(2017)
Here on Earth
(2020)
Faith Hill chronology
Deep Tracks
(2016)
The Rest of Our Life
(2017)
Singles from The Rest of Our Life
  1. "Speak to a Girl"
    Released: March 23, 2017
  2. "The Rest of Our Life"
    Released: October 5, 2017

The first single from the album, "Speak to a Girl" was released on March 23, 2017 and reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[3] The title track was released as the second single.

Promotion

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Prior to the album's release, Hill and McGraw embarked upon the Soul2Soul World Tour, which included a set list composed of both artist's greatest hits and material from The Rest of Our Life. The tour continued into 2018 with the duo also headlining the C2C: Country to Country festival throughout the UK in March 2018.

Coinciding with the album's November 17 release date, an exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, titled Mississippi Woman, Louisiana Man, was opened to celebrate the careers of both Hill and McGraw.[4]

Critical reception

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Giving it three out of five stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "it's an album designed to be played on lazy Sunday afternoons, on long drives, and doing housework, a soundtrack to everyday life. As such, it can veer toward background music, but it's enlivened by the chemistry between McGraw and Hill."[5]

Commercial performance

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The Rest of Our Life debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and No. 1 on Top Country Albums, with 98,000 copies (104,000 album-equivalent units) sold in the first week.[6] The album has sold 231,300 copies in the United States as of October 2018.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Rest of Our Life"3:44
2."Telluride"4:50
3."The Bed We Made"3:43
4."Cowboy Lullaby"5:56
5."Break First"
4:06
6."Love Me to Lie"3:51
7."Sleeping in the Stars"4:00
8."Damn Good at Holding On"
3:38
9."Devil Callin' Me Back"3:02
10."Speak to a Girl"3:54
11."Roll the Dice"
3:31
Total length:44:15

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic[8]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Faith Hill & Tim McGraw Announce First Duet Album 'The Rest of Our Life'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Announce First Collaborative Album". Cmt.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Tim McGraw & Faith Hill: Mississippi Woman, Louisiana Man". Country Music Hall of Fame.
  5. ^ "The Rest of Our Life – Tim McGraw, Faith Hill – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 26, 2017). "Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Album Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  7. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 15, 2018). "The Top 10 Country Albums Chart: October 15, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – The Rest of Our Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  11. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – The Rest of Our Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  15. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  16. ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 26, 2017). "Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for Second Week". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  17. ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  19. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.