Blue Moon (Toby Keith album)

Blue Moon is the third studio album released in 1996 by American country music artist Toby Keith. The third album of his career and his only album for A&M Records (whose Nashville division was soon absorbed into Mercury Records Nashville), it was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States. Overall, it produced three singles for Keith on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You?" (#2), "A Woman's Touch" (#6), and "Me Too" (#1).

Blue Moon
Studio album by
Toby Keith
ReleasedApril 16, 1996
Recorded1995-1996
StudioAlpine Recording Studios, Scruggs Sound Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length39:44
LabelA&M
ProducerNelson Larkin
Toby Keith
Toby Keith chronology
Christmas to Christmas
(1995)		 Blue Moon
(1996)		 Dream Walkin'
(1997)
Singles from Blue Moon
  1. "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You"
    Released: February 27, 1996
  2. "A Woman's Touch"
    Released: July 1, 1996
  3. "Me Too"
    Released: November 18, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB− [2]

The lead single was issued via Polydor Records, which closed soon afterward and resulted in Keith moving to A&M for the album's release proper. After A&M also closed, Mercury Records took over for the third single. Keith later said that he was only with A&M briefly for fifteen weeks.[3]

Track listing
  1. "The Lonely" (Chuck Cannon, Mark Jones, Lari White) - 4:16
  2. "Every Night" (Toby Keith, Ron Reynolds) - 3:49
  3. "Closin' Time at Home" (Keith, Michael Crossno) - 3:14
  4. "A Woman's Touch" (Keith, Wayne Perry) - 5:35
  5. "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" (Keith) - 3:50
  6. "Lucky Me" (Keith, Reynolds) - 4:19
  7. "She's Perfect" (Keith, Perry) - 3:43
  8. "She's Gonna Get It" (Keith, Perry) - 3:26
  9. "Me Too" (Keith, Cannon) - 3:53
  10. "Hello" (Keith, Jim Femino) - 3:39

Personnel
  • Michael Black – background vocals
  • Michael Crossno – electric guitar
  • Tom Flora – background vocals
  • Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
  • Carl "Chuck" Goff Jr. – bass guitar
  • Tim Gonzales – harmonica
  • Owen Hale – drums
  • Johnny Helms – steel guitar
  • Clayton Ivey – keyboards
  • Toby Keith – lead vocals
  • Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
  • Gary Lunn – bass guitar
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • Keith Mellington – drums
  • Don Potter – acoustic guitar
  • Ron "Snake" Reynolds – electric guitar, percussion
  • Russell Terrell – background vocals
  • Chris Troup – keyboards
  • Dennis Wilson – background vocals
  • Reggie Young – electric guitar

Additional background vocals on "The Lonely" provided by Chuck Cannon and Lari White.

Chart performance
Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 6
U.S. Billboard 200 51

References
  1. Blue Moon at AllMusic
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. Price, Deborah Evans (October 9, 1999). "Toby Keith lands At DreamWorks" (PDF). Billboard: 57.
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