American Ride CD

MUSIC

COUNTRY

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. American Ride ~ Toby Keith

2. Gypsy Driftin' ~ Toby Keith

3. Are You Feelin' Me ~ Toby Keith

4. Every Dog Has Its Day ~ Toby Keith

5. Woke Up on My Own ~ Toby Keith

6. If You're Tryin' You Ain't ~ Toby Keith

7. Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) - (featuring Dave Koz/Marcus Miller/Arthur Thompson) ~ Toby Keith

8. If I Had One ~ Toby Keith

9. You Can't Read My Mind ~ Toby Keith

10. Tender as I Wanna Be ~ Toby Keith

11. Loaded ~ Toby Keith

12. Ballad of Balad - (featuring The Hogliners) ~ Toby Keith

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Ilya Toshinsky (acoustic guitar, banjo); Steven Sheehan (acoustic guitar); Jerry McPherson, Kenny Greenberg, Brent Mason (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (dobro); Randy Scruggs (banjo); Aubrey Haynie (mandolin, fiddle); John Catchings, Kristin Wilkinson, Mary Kathryn Van Osdale, David Angell (strings); Dave Koz (saxophone); Steve Nathan (piano, keyboards); Charles Judge (synthesizer, programming); Chris McHugh (drums); Jim Hoke (Jew's harp); Eric Darken, Arthur Thompson (percussion); Angela Primm, Perry Coleman, Gayle Mayes (background vocals).
	Audio Mixer: Mills Logan.
	With most contemporary country artists, you could guarantee that a song called "American Ride" would be a slice of jingoism, but Toby Keith isn't like most country singers. His "American Ride" casts a cynical eye at desperate housewives and wannabe pop stars, not celebrating down-home values but wondering where we're all headed on this American Ride at the end of the 2000s, a sentiment not all that far removed from some of Keith's previous social commentary, which makes it a mild surprise that it is the only song here that doesn't come from his own pen. As superb and striking as it is, it's not necessarily a good keystone for the rest of the record, which does have a few tougher numbers that pick up on the lean, mean vibe of 2008's THAT DON'T MAKE ME A BAD GUY -- "Every Dog Has Its Day," the sly "If I Had One," and the heavy blues stomp "Loaded" -- but spends more time on the softer side, even when he kicks up a bit of dust on the dancefloor on "You Can't Read My Mind" or does a funny, respectful salute to military life on "Ballad of Balad." In other words, the real touchstone for the rest of the record is "Tender as I Wanna Be," where he lets his guard down and lets the romance flow. This doesn't turn AMERICAN RIDE into a schizophrenic jumble, as Keith has always balanced these two extremes, but after spending a little bit more time swaggering than wooing, he's back to crooning and it's amiable and appealing.
Producer: Toby Keith
Engineer: Graham Hope; Mills Logan
Musical Guests
	Dave Koz
	Marcus Miller
	Arthur Thompson
	The Hogliners

Compilation Appearances

	20 Greatest Hits
	Live & Kickin
	Hag:best Of Merle Haggard
	Broken Bridges
	Last Man Standing
	Rebound
	Now Country 5
	Now That?s What I Call A Country Part

Associated Artists and Works

	On, Pickin'
	Broken Bridges ~ Original Soundtrack
	Pickin' On

Technical Info

	Release Date : 10/06/2009
	Original Release Date : 2009
	Catalog ID : 10653
	Label : Show Dog Nashville
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a

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American Ride (2009)

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