Unleashed (Toby Keith album)
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Unleashed is the title of American country music
singer Toby Keith
's seventh studio album, released in 2002 on DreamWorks Records
Nashville. Certified 4× Multi-Platinum for sales of four million copies in the U.S., the album produced four hit singles on the Hot Country Songs
charts: "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)", "Who's Your Daddy?", "Rock You Baby", and "Beer for My Horses". All of these singles reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs
charts, except "Rock You Baby" which peaked at #13.
Upon reaching Number One in 2003, the track "Beer for My Horses" became Keith's biggest Number One hit, spending six weeks at the top of the charts. A duet with Willie Nelson
, the song also made Nelson the oldest male country singer to reach the top of the country charts at the time.
unless noted otherwise.
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...
singer 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...
's seventh studio album, released in 2002 on DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records was an American record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG, the label operated until 2005 when it was shut down...
Nashville. Certified 4× Multi-Platinum for sales of four million copies in the U.S., the album produced four hit singles 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: "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)", "Who's Your Daddy?", "Rock You Baby", and "Beer for My Horses". All of these singles reached Number One 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, except "Rock You Baby" which peaked at #13.
Upon reaching Number One in 2003, the track "Beer for My Horses" became Keith's biggest Number One hit, spending six weeks at the top of the charts. A duet with Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
, 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 EmerickScotty Emerick
Walter Scott "Scotty" Emerick 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, George Strait and several other artists...
unless noted otherwise.
- "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American)" (Toby Keith) - 3:15
- "Who's Your Daddy?Who's Your Daddy? (Toby Keith song)"Who's Your Daddy?" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in August 2002 as the second single from Keith's Unleashed album. The song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 22 on...
" (Keith) - 3:57 - "Good to Go to Mexico" (Keith, Chuck CannonChuck CannonCharles 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...
) - 2:59 - "It's All Good" - 3:17
- "Beer for My HorsesBeer for My Horses"Beer for My Horses" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artists Toby Keith and Willie Nelson. It was released in April 2003 as the fourth and final single from Keith's 2002 album Unleashed. The song spent six weeks at Number One on the U.S...
" - 3:24- feat. Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
- feat. Willie Nelson
- "Losing My Touch" - 3:14
- "Huckleberry" (Keith, Cannon) - 3:28
- "It Works for Me" - 3:03
- "Ain't It Just Like You" - 3:59
- "Rock You BabyRock You Baby"Rock You Baby" is a song recorded by country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in January 2003 as the third single released from his 2002 album Unleashed. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart in March 2003....
" - 4:01 - "Rodeo Moon" (Keith, Chris LeDouxChris LeDouxChris Ledoux was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion.During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albums which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007...
) - 3:53 - "That's Not How It Is" - 3:41
- "Live Introduction for 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue'" - 1:29
Personnel
- Chris Collins - 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...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... - Scotty EmerickScotty EmerickWalter Scott "Scotty" Emerick 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, George Strait and several other artists...
- acoustic guitar, background vocals - Kim Fleming - background vocals
- Shannon Forest - drums
- Paul FranklinPaul Franklin (musician)Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
- 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... - Vickie Hampton - background vocals
- Mike Haynes - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- 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...
- Jerry McPherson - 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...
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Brent MasonBrent MasonBrent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
- electric guitar - Steve Nathan - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- John "JR" Robinson - drums
- John Wesley RylesJohn Wesley RylesJohn Wesley Ryles is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1968 with the single "Kay", a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, and the title track to his debut album for Columbia Records.Ryles later recorded one album, Reconsider Me, for the Plantation label,...
- background vocals - Michael Thompson - electric guitar
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Lari WhiteLari WhiteLari Michele White is an American country music artist and actress. She first gained national attention in 1992 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition which aired on The Nashville Network...
- background vocals - Curtis Young - background vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |