Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: Reflected

1	Live Like You Were Dying 5:00
2	My Old Friend 3:38
3	Like We Never Loved At All / Faith Hill 4:17
4	The Cowboy In Me 4:03
5	When The Stars Go Blue 3:55
6	Real Good Man 4:16
7	She's My Kind Of Rain 4:17
8	Grown Men Don't Cry 3:56
9	Not A Moment Too Soon 3:48
10	Watch The Wind Blow By 4:37
11	Over And Over / Nelly 4:16
12	Everywhere 4:51
13	Beautiful People 4:59
14	Red Ragtop 4:44
15	My Little Girl Flicka 3:39
16	I've Got Friends That Do Bonus Track 4:13

Barnes & Noble

Featuring three new songs and a dynamic, populist-oriented bonus track, Tim McGraw's second hits collection reveals why he's stayed in orbit all these years. With producers Byron Gallimore and James Stroud, McGraw has crafted a catchy hybrid of southern rock and contemporary country, abounding in searing electric guitars, cannon-shot drums, declaiming fiddle lines, and winsome pedal steel flurries, as well as arrangements that hearken back to '80s power ballads and '90s mainstream country amalgamations. And he's always thoughtful in his choice of songs, which speak to the timeless themes of livin', lovin', and losin' in a provocative way. "Live Like You Were Dying" soars and thunders in proclaiming its message to squeeze worth out of every second you're breathing, while the string-laden "Grown Men Don't Cry" finds McGraw puzzling over the veracity of the title sentiment when he cites example after example of being moved to tears by ordinary scenes from everyday life. With a robust piano and vamping organ setting an urgent gospel ambiance before the band comes thundering in, McGraw sends out a message of hope and redemption to the downtrodden and afflicted in "I've Got Friends That Do," the anthem-like bonus track mentioned above. A down-home, acoustic-based workout on "Red Ragtop," as well as duets with wife Faith Hill (on the edgy pop-country heartbreaker "Like We Never Loved At All") and rapper Nelly (on the smooth groove of "Over and Over") buttress a package that reflects contemporary mainstream country at its savviest, wherein the artist rises above a formulaic approach to produce music that hits his fans where they live. David McGee

All Music Guide

This 16-track, second volume of Tim McGraw's Greatest Hits is a stopgap that generally covers the years 2001-2004, but there are exceptions. There are a pair of tunes from 2001's Set This Circus Down , four from Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors (2002), and two from Live Like You Were Dying, issued in 2004. You also get the title cuts from 1994's Not a Moment Too Soon, and 1997's Everywhere. Also included are the hit duets -- one with wife Faith Hill, "Like We Never Loved at All," from her 2005 Fireflies set -- and "Over and Over," with Nelly from his Suit disc issued in 2004. From here there are no less than ten bona fide hit songs. McGraw includes four new tunes as well to make the package irresistible to the faithful. There's a slick cover of Ryan Adams' "When the Stars Go Blue," Craig Wiseman and Chris Lindsey's "Beautiful People," "My Little Girl," from the soundtrack to the film Flicka, and an uncredited "bonus track," entitled "I've Got Friends That Do." These cuts are all manned by McGraw's longstanding band the Dancehall Doctors and therefore have the feel of his last four records or so. If you have volume one, there is plenty of reason to have Vol. 2, especially since McGraw, like most other Nash Vegas chart-toppers, issue albums with filler. This second hits package complements the first beautifully, and would more than fill out most any casual country fan's McGraw shelf. Thom Jurek