Honkytonk University

Honkytonk University is the ninth studio album by country music singer Toby Keith, released in 2005. The album has been certified 1× Platinum for sales of in excess of 1 million units.

Honkytonk University
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 2005
GenreCountry
Length41:22
LabelDreamWorks
ProducerToby Keith
James Stroud
Toby Keith chronology
Greatest Hits 2
(2004)
Honkytonk University
(2005)
White Trash with Money
(2006)
Singles from Honkytonk University
  1. "Honkytonk U"
    Released: February 8, 2005
  2. "As Good as I Once Was"
    Released: May 9, 2005
  3. "Big Blue Note"
    Released: September 5, 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(68/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [2]
Allmusic [3]
Blender [1]
Robert Christgau[4]
E! OnlineB− [1]
Entertainment WeeklyA− [5]
Los Angeles Times [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Slant Magazine [8]
Stylus MagazineC [9]

"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 his last studio album for Dreamworks Records before DreamWorks closed its country division.

Track listing

All songs written by Toby Keith and Scotty Emerick except where noted.

  1. "Honkytonk U" (Toby Keith) - 3:35
  2. "As Good as I Once Was" - 3:49
  3. "She Ain't Hooked on Me No More" - 3:36
  4. "Big Blue Note" - 2:58
  5. "Just the Guy to Do It" - 2:59
  6. "She Left Me" (Keith) - 3:21
  7. "Knock Yourself Out" (Keith, Emerick, Dean Dillon) - 3:05
  8. "You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya)" (Keith, Emerick, Dillon) - 3:13
  9. "I Got It Bad" (Keith, Chuck Cannon) - 3:51
  10. "Your Smile" - 3:24
  11. "Where You Gonna Go" - 4:04
  12. "You Caught Me at a Bad Time" - 3:27

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. About.com review
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Christgau, Robert. "Honkytonk University". Robert Christgau.
  5. Entertainment Weekly review
  6. Los Angeles Times review
  7. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2007.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. Slant Magazine review
  9. Stylus Magazine review
  10. "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  11. "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  13. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  14. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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