Tim McGraw is a 21st-century country superstar, who has no problem playing Mr. Mom while wife Faith Hill, a country sensation in her own right, is out of the house.

"I love my little girls, but it can get pretty tough in here," McGraw said, calling from his Nashville home. "I'm a family guy and I love it, but living with my three very smart little girls and my wife, Faith, usually has me holding on to the nightstand by the end of the night. It's tough. I'm outnumbered."

At least when McGraw performs at the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek in Raleigh on Saturday, it will be all about him. He'll showcase tracks from his latest album, "Let It Go," which was released 11 months ago.

It's a consistent and eclectic collection of tunes, with songs ranging from honky-tonk country ("Whiskey and You") to pop-rock ("Last Dollar (Fly Away") to ballads ("I'm Workin'"), and surprisingly enough, a title cut that's a psychedelic country-rocker.

"Having an album that's varied is a good thing," McGraw said. "I had a lot of fun with it."

"I Need You," a ballad that's sung with his wife, is a stunner. "I love working with Faith," McGraw said. "She's a tremendous singer and what's great is that we know each other pretty well by now."

The same can be said for McGraw's crack backing band the Dance Hall Doctors. "We're very tight and it shows when we play together. The Dance Hall Doctors are like family to me. I love those guys."

McGraw is also touring behind "Greatest Hits -- Limited Edition," which is his ninth album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart.

None of the tunes were written by McGraw. He's a creature of habit and never records songs he writes. "I don't want to muddy up the waters by putting one of mine on an album," McGraw said. "There are a lot of guys out there that write better than me. I think it's important to know your limitations. I only want the best songs on my albums."

There's no doubt that McGraw looks for the finest material. That doesn't make him competitive, at least with his wife. "I'm not that way at all with Faith," McGraw said. "The better she does, the sooner I can retire from all this. I think she's the greatest. She doesn't get enough credit for being such a great singer. She's my movie star."

In fact, Hill appeared in "The Stepford Wives," and McGraw has tried his luck as a thespian too. He landed a supporting role in the 2004 film "Friday Night Lights" and won raves as an alcoholic father of a high school football player in the Billy Bob Thornton vehicle. McGraw has also appeared in such movies as 2006's "Flicka" and 2007's "The Kingdom."

Next up, McGraw will grace the screen in the big budget romantic comedy "Four Christmases." The Thanksgiving release features Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn.

"That type of work is fun," McGraw said. "I enjoy acting, and I don't think I do bad work, but it's not as if I'm leaving my day job. I'm a singer before I'm anything else."