2005 studio album by Toby Keith
Honkytonk University |
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Studio album by Toby Keith |
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Released | May 17, 2005 |
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Genre | Country |
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Length | 41:22 |
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Label | DreamWorks Records |
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Producer | Toby Keith James Stroud |
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Toby Keith chronology |
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Singles from Honkytonk University |
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- "Honkytonk U"
Released: February 8, 2005 - "As Good as I Once Was"
Released: May 9, 2005 - "Big Blue Note"
Released: September 5, 2005 |
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Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | (68/100) [1] |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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About.com | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png) [2] |
Allmusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [3] |
Blender | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [1] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
E! Online | B− [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [5] |
Los Angeles Times | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [6] |
Rolling Stone | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [7] |
Slant Magazine | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [8] |
Stylus Magazine | C [9] |
Honkytonk University is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on May 17, 2005 by DreamWorks Records. The album has been certified 1× Platinum for sales of in excess of 1 million units. "Honkytonk U" was the first single to be released from the album, breaking the country top 10. "As Good as I Once Was" was the album's biggest hit, topping the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for six weeks. It was Keith's last studio album for DreamWorks before the label's bankruptcy in 2006.
Track listing
All songs written by Toby Keith and Scotty Emerick except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Honkytonk U" | Toby Keith | 3:35 |
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2. | "As Good as I Once Was" | | 3:49 |
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3. | "She Ain't Hooked on Me No More" (duet with Merle Haggard) | | 3:36 |
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4. | "Big Blue Note" | | 2:58 |
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5. | "Just the Guy to Do It" | | 2:59 |
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6. | "She Left Me" | Keith | 3:21 |
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7. | "Knock Yourself Out" | Keith, Emerick, Dean Dillon | 3:05 |
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8. | "You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya)" | Keith, Emerick, Dillon | 3:13 |
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9. | "I Got It Bad" | Keith, Chuck Cannon | 3:51 |
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10. | "Your Smile" | | 3:24 |
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11. | "Where You Gonna Go" | | 4:04 |
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12. | "You Caught Me at a Bad Time" | | 3:27 |
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Personnel
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts Chart (2005) | Position | US Billboard 200[12] | 37 | US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] | 8 | Chart (2006) | Position | US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] | 42 | |
References
- ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Honkytonk University". Robert Christgau.
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Slant Magazine review
- ^ Stylus Magazine review
- ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
External links
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2000s | |
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Compilation albums | - Greatest Hits Volume One
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith
- Greatest Hits 2
- 35 Biggest Hits
- The Bus Songs
- Greatest Hits: The Show Dog Years
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