''Unleashed'' is the seventh studio album by American

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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' ...

. It was released on August 6, 2002 by

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. The album produced four hit singles on the US ''

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Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. The song was written in late 2001, and was inspired by Keith's father's death in March 2001, as well as the Sep ...

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Who's Your Daddy Who's Your Daddy? is an alternate capitalization of "Who's your daddy?", a phrase expressing dominance, especially of a sexual nature. Who's Your Daddy? may also refer to: Music * "Who's Your Daddy?" (Daddy Yankee song) * "Who's Your Daddy? ...

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Rock You Baby "Rock You Baby" is a song co-written recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in January 2003 as the third single released from his 2003 album '' Unleashed''. The song peaked at number 13 on the US '' Billboard'' Hot ...

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Beer for My Horses "Beer for My Horses" is a song recorded by American country music artists Toby Keith and Willie Nelson. It was written by Keith and Scotty Emerick for Keith's seventh studio album, ''Unleashed''. The song was released as the album's fourth and fi ...

" (a duet with

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). "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 and was 4× Platinum by the

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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 also made Nelson the oldest male country singer to reach the top of the country charts at the time.

Track listing

All songs written by Toby Keith and

Scotty Emerick Walter Scott Emerick (born July 11, 1973, in Hollywood, Florida) is an American country music artist, known primarily for his work with Toby Keith. In addition to penning several of Keith's singles, Emerick has also written for Sawyer Brown, Geo ...

unless noted otherwise. # "

" (Toby Keith) - 3:15 # "

Who's Your Daddy? Who's Your Daddy? is an alternate capitalization of "Who's your daddy?", a phrase expressing dominance, especially of a sexual nature. Who's Your Daddy? may also refer to: Music * "Who's Your Daddy?" (Daddy Yankee song) * "Who's Your Daddy? ...

" (Keith) - 3:57 # "Good to Go to Mexico" (Keith,

Chuck Cannon Marion Cletus Cannon Jr., known professionally as Chuck Cannon, is an American country music songwriter. His compositions include hit singles for Toby Keith and John Michael Montgomery. Cannon has also received awards for Broadcast Music Incorp ...

) - 2:59 # "It's All Good" - 3:17 # "

" (featuring

) - 3:30 # "Losing My Touch" - 3:14 # "Huckleberry" (Keith, Cannon) - 3:28 # "It Works for Me" - 3:03 # "Ain't It Just Like You" - 3:59 # "

" - 4:01 # "Rodeo Moon" (Keith, Chris LeDoux) - 3:53 # "That's Not How It Is" - 3:41 # "Live Introduction By Toby Keith of 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)'" - 1:29 *Some editions of the CD do not include Track 13

Personnel

*Chris Collins - acoustic guitar,

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- acoustic guitar, background vocals *Kim Fleming - background vocals *

Shannon Forrest Shannon Forrest (born August 22, 1973 in Easley, South Carolina) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a pr ...

- drums * Paul Franklin -

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*Vicki Hampton - background vocals *Mike Haynes - trumpet *Wes Hightower - background vocals *Clayton Ivey - keyboards, piano *

- lead vocals *Jerry McPherson - electric guitar *Liana Manis - background vocals *

Brent Mason Brent Mason (born July 13, 1959) is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based recording studio guitarist and songwriter, performing primarily country music. Guitar World Magazine listed him as one of the "Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time". ...

- electric guitar *

Steve Nathan Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios. Biography Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring wit ...

- keyboards, piano *

- duet vocals on "Beer for My Horses" * Michael Rhodes - bass guitar *

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- drums *

John Wesley Ryles John Wesley Ryles (born December 2, 1950) is an American country music artist. Ryles recorded a string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager, and continuing through the 1980s. He no longer records as a headline ar ...

- background vocals * Michael Thompson - electric guitar *

Biff Watson Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists. Biography Early years Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at a ...

- acoustic guitar *

Lari White Lari Michele White Cannon (, ; May 13, 1965 – January 23, 2018) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her debut in 1988 after winning ''You Can Be a Star'', a televised talent competition ...

- background vocals *Curtis Young - background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2002 albums Toby Keith albums DreamWorks Records albums Albums produced by James Stroud Albums produced by Toby Keith