Toby Keith (album) explained

Toby Keith
Type:studio
Artist:Toby Keith
Cover:TobyKeithCD.jpg
Released:April 20, 1993
Recorded:1992–93
Studio:Alpine, Music Mill, and Scruggs (Nashville)
Genre:Country
Length:32:53 (Original Release)
40:57 (2018 Reissue)
Label:Mercury
Producer:Nelson Larkin
Harold Shedd
Next Title:Boomtown
Next Year:1994

Toby Keith is the debut studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith.[1] Released on April 20, 1993, by Mercury 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 No. 1, No. 5, No. 2, and No. 2 on the Hot Country Songs charts. The album sold more than one million copies in the United States, earning RIAA platinum certification. All the songs, except for "Some Kinda Good Kinda Hold On Me" and "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action", were written solely by Keith.

"A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" was previously recorded by Hank Williams, Jr. on his album Maverick (1992).

A remastered 25th anniversary edition, retitled Should’ve Been a Cowboy as a nod to the hit single from the album, was released on November 30, 2018, with three new bonus tracks added.[2]

Track listing

All songs composed by Toby Keith except "Some Kinda Good Kinda Hold on Me" (written by Chuck Cannon and Jimmy Alan Stewart) and "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" (written by Keith Hinton and Jimmy Alan Stewart).

Personnel

Musicians
Technical

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 47
Chart (1994)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 31

References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of Country Music . 2012 . Oxford University Press . 277.
  2. Web site: Toby Keith Prepares 25th Anniversary ‘Should’ve Been A Cowboy’. October 12, 2018 . Paul Sexton . U discover music .
  3. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993. Billboard. September 15, 2021.
  4. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994. Billboard. September 15, 2021.