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Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), known professionally as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He released his first four studio albums—1993's ''Toby Keith'', 1994's ''Boomtown'', 1996's '' Blue Moon'' and 1997's '' Dream Walkin''', plus a Greatest Hits package—for various divisions of Mercury Records before leaving Mercury in 1998. These albums all earned Gold or higher certification, and produced several Top Ten singles, including his debut "Should've Been a Cowboy", which topped the country charts and was the most-played country song of the 1990s. The song has received three million spins since its release, according to Broadcast Music Incorporated. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 1998, Keith released his breakthrough single " How Do You Like Me Now?!" in late 1999. This song, the title track to his 1999 album of the same name, was the number one country song of 2000, and one of several chart-toppers duri ...
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Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ...
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Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is a performance rights organization in the United States. It collects blanket license fees from businesses that use music, entitling those businesses to play or sync any songs from BMI's repertoire of over 20.6 million musical works. On a quarterly basis, BMI distributes the money to songwriters, composers, and music publishers as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. In FY 2022, BMI collected $1.573 billion in revenues and distributed $1.471 billion in royalties. BMI's repertoire includes over 1.3 million songwriters and 20.6 million compositions. BMI is the biggest performing rights organization in the United States and is one of the largest such organizations in the world. BMI songwriters create music in virtually every genre. BMI represents artists such as Patti LaBelle, Selena, Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne, Lil Nas X, Birdman, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Rihanna, Shakira, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Ed Sheeran, Karol ...
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Hope On The Rocks
''Hope on the Rocks'' is the sixteenth studio album by the American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 30, 2012 by Show Dog-Universal Music. The first single released from the album was "I Like Girls That Drink Beer". The album's second single was the title track, "Hope on the Rocks". by October 2013, the album had sold 300,000 copies in the US. Critical reception ''Hope on the Rocks'' received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At ''Metacritic'', which assigns an averaged score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on five reviews. ''AllMusic''s Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the effort "a satisfying set of strong songs". Jewly Hight of ''American Songwriter''wrote that "Beer and partying once again play starring roles on ''Hope On The Rocks''", but that it "comes off as rather objectifying". Joseph Hudak of ''Country Weekly'' wrote that the album showed "maturity" over Keith's past works. ...
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Clancy's Tavern
''Clancy's Tavern'' is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 25, 2011 by Show Dog-Universal Music. Lead-off single " Made in America" was released on June 13, 2011, reaching number one on the country charts in October 2011. ''Clancy's Tavern'' draws its name from the title track, which Keith wrote about his grandmother’s bar in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A deluxe edition of the album includes four cover songs recorded live at a small venue in New York City. Track listing Reception Commercial ''Clancy's Tavern'' debuted at number 5 of the US ''Billboard'' 200, and at the top of the US ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. As of the chart dated January 7, 2012, the album has sold 318,000 copies in the US. Critical ''Clancy's Tavern'' by Toby Keith received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns an averaged rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an av ...
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Bullets In The Gun
''Bullets in the Gun'' is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 5, 2010 by Show Dog-Universal Music. The album produced three singles with "Trailerhood", the title track, and " Somewhere Else". "Trailerhood" peaked at number 19 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, while the title track and "Somewhere Else" both reached number 12. This was Keith's first studio album to not produce a single Top 10 hit on the US country charts. Background In an interview with ''Billboard'', Keith talked about the recording for ''Bullets in the Gun'', saying ""I'm in a great place right now, I probably wrote 40 or 50 songs in the last year and the songs are getting more and more happy. I did some movies, too, but now I'm just kicking back." Critical reception Upon its release, ''Bullets in the Gun'' received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to rev ...
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American Ride (Toby Keith Album)
''American Ride'' is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 6, 2009, by Show Dog Nashville. Its lead-off single was the title track, which became his 19th No. 1 single on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts in October. The album includes 12 songs, 11 of which Keith wrote or co-wrote, and one of which is a tribute to Wayman Tisdale. This was Keith's last album for the Show Dog Nashville label before merging with Universal South to form Show Dog-Universal Music. As of June 2014, the album has sold 500,000 copies and was certified Gold in the U.S. by the RIAA. Content As with his last album, 2008's ''That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy'', Keith produced the album himself and wrote most of the songs either by himself or with Bobby Pinson. The title track, also its lead-off single, was written by Joe West and Dave Pahanish; it is the only song on the album which Keith did not co-write, and one of the only singles in his ca ...
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That Don't Make Me A Bad Guy
''That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy'' is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 28, 2008 by Show Dog Nashville, Keith's own label. The album's lead-off single, "She Never Cried in Front of Me", reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in late October 2008, as did "God Love Her", the second single, in March 2009. The third single, " Lost You Anyway", was released on March 16, 2009. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Keith wrote or co-wrote all the songs on this album, collaborating with Bobby Pinson on all but three. Track listing All songs written by Toby Keith and Bobby Pinson except where noted. # "That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy" - 3:42 # "Creole Woman" - 4:33 # "God Love Her" (Keith, Vicky McGehee) - 3:37 # " Lost You Anyway" - 3:39 # "Missing Me Some You" (Keith) - 4:46 # "Hurt a Lot Worse When You Go" - 4:22 # "Time That It Would Take" - 3:22 # "You Already Love Me" - 3:34 # "She Never Cried ...
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Big Dog Daddy
''Big Dog Daddy'' is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on June 12, 2007 by Show Dog Nashville. Its first single, "High Maintenance Woman," which was released before the album came out, peaked at number three on the country charts. The album debuted at #1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, selling 204,000 copies in its first week. It was Keith's third number one on the Billboard 200 and his fifth on the Top Country Albums chart. In addition, this was the first album of Keith's career that he produced entirely on his own, having previously co-produced all but his first two albums. Critical reception AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave praise to Keith's talents as a singer-songwriter, noting his storytelling abilities on the record's two covers and his exploration of both his sensitive and partying sides on "Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya" as "remarkably affecting", concluding with "And that's the real ...
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White Trash With Money
''White Trash with Money'' is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on April 11, 2006 by Show Dog Nashville. This was Keith's first album for the label after DreamWorks Records went out of business. The album was distributed by Universal Music Group Nashville, the owner of Keith's catalog up to that point. The album shipped platinum, meaning one million or more units were distributed to outlets ahead of its release. It features 12 tracks, including 3 "Bus songs". Keith wrote or co-wrote all of the songs; co-writing credits go to his longtime writing partner, his friend Scotty Emerick, with several tracks also being co-written by Dean Dillon. Keith co-produced the album with Lari White. Three singles were released from it: "Get Drunk and Be Somebody", "A Little Too Late" and "Crash Here Tonight", which reached #3, #2, and #15, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs charts, making this the first studio album of Keith's career since 1997's ...
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Honkytonk University
''Honkytonk University'' is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith, released on May 17, 2005 by DreamWorks Records. The album has been certified 1× Platinum for sales of in excess of 1 million units. "Honkytonk U" was the first single to be released from the album, breaking the country top 10. "As Good as I Once Was" was the album's biggest hit, topping the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts for six weeks. It was Keith's last studio album for DreamWorks before the label's bankruptcy in 2006. Track listing All songs written by Toby Keith and Scotty Emerick except where noted. # "Honkytonk U" (Toby Keith) - 3:35 # "As Good as I Once Was" - 3:49 # "She Ain't Hooked on Me No More" - 3:36 #*duet with Merle Haggard # "Big Blue Note" - 2:58 # "Just the Guy to Do It" - 2:59 # "She Left Me" (Keith) - 3:21 # "Knock Yourself Out" (Keith, Emerick, Dean Dillon) - 3:05 # "You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya)" (Keith, Emerick, Dillon) - 3:13 # "I Got It Bad" (Keit ...
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Shock'n Y'all
''Shock'n Y'all'' is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on November 4, 2003 by DreamWorks Records. The album features 10 studio tracks and the 2 live "Bus Songs". The album has been certified 4× Platinum in the U.S. for shipments in excess of 4 million units. "I Love This Bar", "American Soldier" and "Whiskey Girl" were the three tracks from the album to be released as singles, and all reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts. "I Love This Bar" has inspired a chain of restaurants that Keith has launched under the name Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill. Keith wrote or co-wrote 11 of the 12 songs with his frequent collaborator Scotty Emerick, who also sings backup vocals on the live tracks. Track listing ;Notes * ALive tracks. Personnel Adapted from liner notes. *Mike Brignardello - bass guitar on "Baddest Boots" *Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar on "Baddest Boots" *Scotty Emerick - acoustic guitar *Shannon Forre ...
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Unleashed (Toby Keith Album)
''Unleashed'' is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on August 6, 2002 by DreamWorks Records. The album produced four hit singles on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts with "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)", "Who's Your Daddy? (Toby Keith song), Who's Your Daddy", "Rock You Baby", and "Beer for My Horses" (a duet with Willie Nelson). "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)", "Who's Your Daddy", and "Beer for My Horses" all reached number one while "Rock You Baby" peaked at number 13. The album was Keith's first to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and was 4× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA for sales of four million copies in the United States. Upon reaching number one, "Beer for My Horses" was Keith's long-lasting number one single, having spent six weeks at the top of the charts. The song a ...
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