Shock'n Y'all

Shock'n Y'all is the eighth studio album by country musician Toby Keith, released in 2003. The album features 10 studio tracks and the 2 live "Bus Songs". The album has been certified 4× Platinum in the U.S. for shipments in excess of 4 million units.

Shock'n Y'all
Studio album by
Toby Keith
ReleasedNovember 4, 2003
GenreCountry
Length50:21
LabelDreamWorks
ProducerJames Stroud
Toby Keith
Toby Keith chronology
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith
(2003)		 Shock'n Y'all
(2003)		 Greatest Hits 2
(2004)
Singles from Shock'n Y'all
  1. "I Love This Bar"
    Released: August 18, 2003
  2. "American Soldier"
    Released: November 24, 2003
  3. "Whiskey Girl"
    Released: March 22, 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
411Mania(8/10) [2]
About.com [3]
Allmusic [4]
Blender [1]
E! OnlineC [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB [1][5]
Los Angeles Times [6]
People [7]
Plugged In(mixed) [8]
Rolling Stone [9]
The Village Voice(positive) [10]

"I Love This Bar", "American Soldier" and "Whiskey Girl" were the three tracks from the album to be released as singles, and all reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts. "I Love This Bar" has inspired a chain of restaurants that Keith has launched under the name I Love This Bar And Grill.

Keith wrote or co-wrote 11 of the 12 songs with his frequent collaborator Scotty Emerick, who also sings backup on the live tracks.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love This Bar"
5:35
2."Whiskey Girl"
  • Keith
  • Emerick
3:59
3."American Soldier"
4:23
4."If I Was Jesus"
3:44
5."Time for Me to Ride"
  • Keith
  • Cannon
5:22
6."Sweet"
  • Keith
  • Emerick
  • Cannon
3:06
7."Don't Leave, I Think I Love You"
3:46
8."Nights I Can't Remember, Friends I'll Never Forget"
  • Keith
  • Emerick
4:00
9."Baddest Boots"Keith4:23
10."The Critic"Keith4:02
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The Taliban Song" (duet with Scotty Emerick (uncredited))
  • Keith
  • Emerick
3:58A
12."Weed with Willie" (duet with Scotty Emerick (uncredited))
  • Keith
  • Emerick
4:03A
Notes
  • ALive tracks.

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[11]

Charts

References
  1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. 411Mania review Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. About.com review
  4. Shock'n Y'all at AllMusic
  5. Havighurst, Craig (November 14, 2003). "Shock'n Y'all Review". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. Los Angeles Times review
  7. People review
  8. Plugged In review Archived February 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2007.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. The Village Voice review
  11. Shock'n Y'all (CD booklet). Toby Keith. DreamWorks Records. 2003. 0044-50435-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  13. "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  15. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  16. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  17. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  18. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
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