Toby Keith (album)
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Toby Keith is the self-titled debut album from American country music
artist Toby Keith
. Released in 1993 on Polygram Records, it features the singles "Should've Been a Cowboy", "He Ain't Worth Missing", "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action", and "Wish I Didn't Know Now". Respectively, these songs peaked at #1, #5, #2, and #2 on the Hot Country Songs
charts. The album sold more than one million copies in the United States, earning RIAA platinum certification.
"A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" was previously recorded by Hank Williams, Jr.
on his album Maverick
(1992).
and Jimmy Alan Stewart) and "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" (written by Keith Hinton and Jimmy Alan Stewart).
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith 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...
. Released in 1993 on Polygram Records, it features the singles "Should've Been a Cowboy", "He Ain't Worth Missing", "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action", and "Wish I Didn't Know Now". Respectively, these songs peaked at #1, #5, #2, and #2 on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. The album sold more than one million copies in the United States, earning RIAA platinum certification.
"A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" was previously recorded by Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
on his album Maverick
Maverick (Hank Williams, Jr. album)
Maverick is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. It was released by Curb/Capricorn Records on February 18, 1992. "Hotel Whiskey," "Come On Over to the Country" and "Lyin' Jukebox" were released as singles...
(1992).
Track listing
All songs composed by Toby Keith except "Some Kinda Good Kinda Hold on Me" (written by Chuck CannonChuck Cannon
Charles Marion "Chuck" Cannon, Jr. 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 Incorporated, as well as an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year...
and Jimmy Alan Stewart) and "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" (written by Keith Hinton and Jimmy Alan Stewart).
- "Should've Been a CowboyShould've Been a Cowboy"Should've Been a Cowboy" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released in February 1993, it was the lead off single released from Toby's first album Toby Keith. On June 5, 1993, it reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
" – 3:30 - "He Ain't Worth MissingHe Ain't Worth Missing"He Ain't Worth Missing" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from his 1993 self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard US Country chart and at number 11 on the Canadian...
" – 3:05 - "Under the Fall" – 3:22
- "Some Kinda Good Kinda Hold on Me" – 3:31
- "Wish I Didn't Know NowWish I Didn't Know Now"Wish I Didn't Know Now" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. It was released in February 1994 as the fourth and final single from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at #2 on the U.S...
" – 3:26 - "Ain't No Thang" – 3:27
- "Valentine" – 3:34
- "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More ActionA Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action" is the title of a song written by Keith Hinton and Jimmy Alan Stewart, and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. It was released in November 1993 as the third single from his self-titled debut album...
" – 2:49 - "Mama Come Quick" – 3:23
- "Close but No Guitar" – 2:46
Personnel
- Michael Crossno – electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Kenny Bell – acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Michael Black – background vocals
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
- Thomas Flora – background vocals
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
, DobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar... - Carl "Chuck" Goff, Jr. – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Clayton Ivey – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Jim Kimball – electric guitar
- Gary Lunn – bass guitar
- Scott Marcha – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Don PotterDon Potter (musician)Don Potter is an American musician and producer in Nashville, Tennessee. A longstanding producer for Wynonna Judd, he has become known as "the man who created the Judds' sound".-Musical career:...
– acoustic guitar - Milton Sledge – drums
- Dennis Solee – saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Troy Turner – keyboards
- John Willis – electric guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Lon Wilson – background vocals
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 99 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |