Not only is Tim McGraw going to record his next album with his own
band -- as he did his current one -- he also plans to return to the
same remote studio in New York's Catskill Mountains to do it.
McGraw's co-producer, Byron Gallimore, tells Hot Talk that recording
will probably commence in January and that he already has a lot of
songs selected.

McGraw updated reporters on matters of all sorts at a party held last
Thursday (Oct. 23) to honor George Teren and Rivers Rutherford, the
writers of his latest No. 1, "Real Good Man." He called it "a cool
attitude-song" that reminded him of the kind of songs Hank Williams
Jr. favors. "I'm a big fan of his," he said. He revealed that he's
not just producing the Warren Brothers but also doing some co-writing
with them. In the past, he's left songwriting to others. He lamented
that radio stations have largely ignored the version of the Warren
Brothers' current single, "Sell a Lot of Beer," on which he and Kenny
Chesney chime in with guest vocals.

The singer predicted that his wife, Faith Hill, who's wrapping up her
role in the remake of The Stepford Wives, will be "a huge movie
star." He noted that he has a role in Black Cloud, the upcoming
independent film that actor Rick Schroder directs. McGraw squelched
the rumor that he and his family are moving to Beverly Hills, Calif.,
("The Beverly Hillbillies," he smirked) where they've bought a
house. "No, we're not moving," he stressed. "I can't stand to be out
there more than a week at a time." He said, however, that because he
and Hill have three kids and need a place other than a hotel to stay
when they're on the coast for extended business, it just made sense
to buy.