Shock'n Y'all
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| Shock'n Y'all | ||||
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| Studio album by Toby Keith | ||||
| Released | November 4, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 50:21 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
| Producer | James Stroud Toby Keith |
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| Singles from Shock'n Y'all | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (71/100) [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| 411Mania | (8/10) [2] |
| About.com |  [3] |
| Allmusic |  [4] |
| Blender |  [1] |
| E! Online | C [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [1][5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| People | [7] |
| Plugged In | (mixed) [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| The Village Voice | (positive) [10] |
Shock'n Y'all is the eighth studio album by country musician Toby Keith, released in 2003. 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 I Love This Bar And Grill.
Keith wrote or co-wrote 11 of the 12 songs with his frequent collaborator Scotty Emerick, who also sings backup on the live tracks.
Track listing
- "I Love This Bar" (Toby Keith, Scotty Emerick) - 5:35
- "Whiskey Girl" (Keith, Emerick) - 3:59
- "American Soldier" (Keith, Chuck Cannon) - 4:23
- "If I Was Jesus" (Cannon, Phil Madeira) - 3:44
- "Time for Me to Ride" (Keith, Cannon) - 5:22
- "Sweet" (Keith, Emerick, Cannon) - 3:06
- "Don't Leave, I Think I Love You" (Keith, Ronnie Dunn) - 3:46
- "Nights I Can't Remember, Friends I'll Never Forget" (Keith, Emerick) - 4:00
- "Baddest Boots" (Keith) - 4:23
- "The Critic" (Keith) - 4:02
- Bonus songs
- "The Taliban Song" (Keith, Emerick) - 3:58A
- duet with Scotty Emerick (uncredited)
- "Weed with Willie" (Keith, Emerick) - 4:03A
- duet with Scotty Emerick (uncredited)
ALive tracks.
Personnel
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Scotty Emerick - acoustic guitar
- Shannon Forest - drums
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- Clayton Ivey - keyboards, piano
- Toby Keith - lead vocals
- Julian King - percussion, trumpet, background vocals
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- Phil Madeira - Dobro
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards, piano
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- James Stroud - percussion, background vocals
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ↑ 411Mania review
- ↑ About.com review
- ↑ Shock'n Y'all at AllMusic
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- ↑ Los Angeles Times review
- ↑ People review
- ↑ Plugged In review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived October 2, 2007)
- ↑ The Village Voice review
| Preceded by | Billboard 200 number-one album November 16, 2003 - November 22, 2003 |
Succeeded by The Black Album by Jay-Z |
| Preceded by | Top Country Albums number-one album November 22, 2003 - February 20, 2004 |
Succeeded by When the Sun Goes Down by Kenny Chesney |
| Preceded by
Up! by Shania Twain
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Top Country Albums number-one album of the year 2004 |
Succeeded by Greatest Hits by Shania Twain |
