Honkytonk University CD

MUSIC

COUNTRY

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Honkytonk U ~ Toby Keith

2. As Good As I Once Was ~ Toby Keith

3. She Ain't Hooked on Me No More ~ Toby Keith

4. Big Blue Note ~ Toby Keith

5. Just The Guy To Do It ~ Toby Keith

6. She Left Me ~ Toby Keith

7. Knock Yourself Out ~ Toby Keith

8. You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya) ~ Toby Keith

9. I Got It Bad ~ Toby Keith

10. Your Smile ~ Toby Keith

11. Where You Gonna Go ~ Toby Keith

12. You Caught Me At A Bad Time ~ Toby Keith

Honkytonk University marks Toby Keith's first full-length studio album since 2003's acclaimed quadruple platinum Shock'N Y'All. The debut single "Honkytonk U" is semi-autobiographical and harkens back to days spent working in a nightlcub owned by his grandmother.

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Toby Keith (vocals); Merle Haggard (vocals); Dan Dugmore (steel guitar); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Steve Nathan (piano, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards); Clayton Ivey, Tony Harrell, Gordon Mote (piano, keyboards); David Hungate, Glenn Worf (bass instrument); Shannon Forest, Shannon Forrest (drums); John Wesley Tyles, Julian King (background vocals); Mark Casstevens, Scotty Emerick, B. James Lowry, Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Jerry McPherson, Johnny Hiland, Brent Mason , Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Eddie Bayers (drums); Wes Hightower (background vocals).
	Audio Mixer: Julian King.
	Recording information: Loud Recording, Nashville, TN; Oceanway Nashville, Nashville, TN; Shrimp Boat Sound, Key West, FL; Starstruck, Nashville, TN; Upstairs Productions, Oklahoma City, OK.
	Photographer: Richard McLaren.
	After Toby Keith achieved household-name status with two chart-topping albums full of defiant songs and right-wing politics, listeners may have expected more of the same. With 2005's HONKYTONK UNIVERSITY, however, Keith matches his outlaw aspirations to a set of tunes that remind his audience that he is a country singer first and a media icon second.
	The opening "Honkytonk U" is an autobiographical tune that sounds like an outtake from Waylon Jennings's HONKY TONK HEROES, complete with phase-shifted guitar and a four-in-the-morning vocal delivery. Many of the other tunes here have a 1970s vibe as well, but with a poppier slant; the smooth melody of "Knock Yourself Out" recalls Ronnie Milsap, while the breezy feel of "Big Blue Note" wouldn't sound out of place on a Jimmy Buffett record. "You Caught Me at a Bad Time" is so sensitive, fans might be hard-pressed to believe this is the same guy who sang "The Taliban Song." Of course, none of these stylistic variations would work if Keith wasn't a top-notch writer with a resonant baritone. Lurking behind the super-stud image is a master craftsman capable of delivering rowdy barroom anthems and laid-back love ballads with equal panache.
Producer: James Stroud; Toby Keith; James Stroud; Toby Keith
Engineer: Julian King; Julian King
Musical Guests
	Merle Haggard

Compilation Appearances

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

Associated Artists and Works

	On, Pickin'
	Original Soundtrack
	Pickin' On

Technical Info

	Release Date : 05/16/2005
	Original Release Date : 2005
	Catalog ID : AAB000430002
	Label : Dreamworks Nashville
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00602498803554

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