American Ride (Toby Keith album)
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American Ride is the thirteenth studio album by American
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As with his last album, 2008's That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy, Keith produced the album himself and wrote most of the songs either by himself or with Bobby Pinson. The title track, also its lead-off single, was written by Joe West and Dave Pahanish; it is the only song on the album which Keith did not co-write, and one of the only singles in his career that he did not co-write.[1] Pahanish and West gave Keith this song because they considered him "the only guy in the world that could get away with cutting it,"[2] and he had the demo on his iPod for nearly a year before recording it.[3] On the Billboard Hot Country Songs dated for the week of October 10, 2009, it became his nineteenth Number One hit.[4]
The second single, "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)," was written as a tribute to basketball player and jazz musician Wayman Tisdale, a close friend of Keith's who died on May 15, 2009.[2] This song was released to radio in October 2009. "Every Dog Has Its Day," which Keith and Pinson wrote with John Waples, debuted in March 2010 as the third single release.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [6] |
BBC Music | (unfavorable)[7] |
Billboard | (favorable)[1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[8] |
Robert Christgau | [9] |
Slant Magazine | [10] |
The album so far has a score of 72 out of 100 from
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "American Ride" |
| 2:49 |
2. | "Gypsy Driftin'" | 4:33 | |
3. | "Are You Feelin' Me?" |
| 3:09 |
4. | "Every Dog Has Its Day" |
| 3:32 |
5. | "Woke Up on My Own" |
| 3:08 |
6. | "If You're Tryin' You Ain't" | Keith | 3:24 |
7. | "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)" | Keith | 4:46 |
8. | "If I Had One" |
| 3:14 |
9. | "You Can't Read My Mind" |
| 3:30 |
10. | "Tender as I Wanna Be" | Keith | 3:28 |
11. | "Loaded" |
| 2:43 |
12. | "Ballad of Balad" | Keith | 4:02 |
Total length: | 42:20 |
Personnel
Credits for American Ride adapted from AllMusic.[11]
- David Angell - strings
- Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitar
- John Catchings - strings
- Perry Coleman - background vocals
- percussion
- Paul Franklin - dobro, pedal steel guitar
- Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
- Jim Hoke- jews harp
- Charlie Judge - programming, synthesizer
- Toby Keith - lead vocals
- Dave Koz - saxophone on "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Gayle Mayes - background vocals
- drums
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- Marcus Miller - bass guitar on "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"
- Steve Nathan - keyboards, piano
- Angela Primm - background vocals
- Randy Scruggs - banjo
- Steve Sheehan - acoustic guitar
- Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
- Arthur Thompson - percussion on "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"
- Ilya Toshinsky- banjo, acoustic guitar
- Mary Kathryn Van Osdale - strings
- Kristin Wilkinson - strings
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification |
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United States (RIAA)[19] | Gold |
References
- ^ a b c Tucker, Ken (September 25, 2009). "Toby Keith, 'American Ride'". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ a b Graff, Gary (June 13, 2009). "Toby Keith's American Ride in High Gear". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013.
- ^ "The Scoop". Country Weekly. 16 (26): 10. August 10, 2009.
- ^ "Toby Keith scores number one song". Country Standard Time. October 1, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for American Ride". Metacritic. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ Barraclough, Nick (November 5, 2009). "Review of Toby Keith - American Ride". BBC Music. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b Pastorek, Whitney (September 30, 2009). "American Ride Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "CG: Toby Keith". Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b Keefe, Jonathan (October 11, 2009). "Toby Keith: American Ride". Slant Magazine. Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on October 13, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^ "American Ride – Toby Keith | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Toby Keith – American Ride". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Toby Keith – American Ride". Recording Industry Association of America.