How Do You Like Me Now?! Explained

How Do You Like Me Now?!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Toby Keith
Cover:	Hdylmn.jpg
Released:	November 2, 1999
Genre:	Country
Length:	40:59
Label:	DreamWorks Records
Producer:	James Stroud Toby Keith
Prev Title:	Greatest Hits Volume One
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Pull My Chain
Next Year:	2001

How Do You Like Me Now?! is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on November 2, 1999, by DreamWorks Records and was his first album with the label after Keith departed from Mercury Records in 1998.^[1] The album produced four singles, "When Love Fades", the title track, "Country Comes to Town", and "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This."

The album was produced by James Stroud, who was the head of DreamWorks Records.^[2]

Musicians

• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
• Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
• Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
• Owen Hale - drums
• Aubrey Haynie - mandolin
• Clayton Ivey - piano, keyboards, organ
• Toby Keith - lead vocals
• Paul Leim - drum programming on "New Orleans"
• B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
• Terry McMillan - harmonica
• Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Steve Nathan - keyboards, organ
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar
• John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
• Gary Smith - piano, keyboards, organ
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar
• Curtis Young - background vocals

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
US Billboard 200^[3]	170
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	18

Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[5]	27
US Billboard 200^[6]	131
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	12

Notes and References

1. https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Keith+never+mince+words/5596280/story.html
2. Price. Deborah Evans. October 9, 1999. Toby Keith lands At DreamWorks. Billboard. 57.
3. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. October 25, 2020.
4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. October 25, 2020.
5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020701173700/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_country.html. July 1, 2002. Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
6. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. October 25, 2020.
7. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. October 25, 2020.