How Do You Like Me Now?!
How Do You Like Me Now?! is the fifth studio album from American country music artist Toby Keith. It was his first album for DreamWorks Records after leaving Mercury Records. After buying the master, Keith gave the album to DreamWorks.[2] The lead single, "When Love Fades", peaked at #44 on the Hot Country Songs charts because it was pulled for the follow-up single (which was the title track) that spent five weeks at number one on the same chart, in addition to reaching #31 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Keith's biggest hit at the time. Furthermore, "How Do You Like Me Now?!" was declared the number-one country song of 2000 according to Billboard. The third and fourth singles from this album, respectively, were "Country Comes to Town" (#4 on Hot Country Songs) and "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This", which spent three non-contiguous weeks at number one on the country chart as well. Overall, the album was certified platinum in the U.S. for sales of one million copies.
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Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 40:59 | |||
Label | DreamWorks | |||
Producer | James Stroud Toby Keith | |||
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Singles from How Do You Like Me Now | ||||
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The album was produced by James Stroud, then the head of DreamWorks Records.[3]
Track listing
- "How Do You Like Me Now?!" (Toby Keith, Chuck Cannon) - 3:27
- "When Love Fades" (Keith, Cannon) - 3:04
- "Blue Bedroom" (Keith, Cannon) - 3:28
- "New Orleans" (Mark D. Sanders, Bob DiPiero, Steve Seskin) - 4:11
- "Country Comes to Town" (Keith) - 3:38
- "Heart to Heart (Stelen's Song)" (Keith) - 3:33
- "She Only Gets That Way with Me" (Keith, Scotty Emerick) - 2:29
- "Die with Your Boots On" (Keith, Jim Femino) - 3:05
- "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" (Keith) - 3:43
- "Hold You, Kiss You, Love You" (Byron Hill, Jack Jones, Frank Mickey Jones Jr.) - 3:13
- "Do I Know You (Bottom of My Heart)" (Keith) - 3:35
- "I Know a Wall When I See One" (J. B. Rudd, Jerry Salley) - 3:13
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
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References
- How Do You Like Me Now?! at AllMusic
- https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Keith+never+mince+words/5596280/story.html
- Price, Deborah Evans (October 9, 1999). "Toby Keith lands At DreamWorks" (PDF). Billboard: 57.
- "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.