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Shock'n Y'all
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2003
GenreCountry
Length50:21
LabelDreamWorks Records
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 (publication)(mixed) [8]
Rolling Stone [9]
The Village Voice(positive) [10]

Shock'n Y'all is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on November 4, 2003 by DreamWorks Records. 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.

"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 Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill.

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

Track listing

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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

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Adapted from liner notes.[11]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ 411Mania review Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  4. ^ Shock'n Y'all at AllMusic
  5. ^ Havighurst, Craig (November 14, 2003). "Shock'n Y'all Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
  6. ^ Los Angeles Times review
  7. ^ People review
  8. ^ Plugged In review Archived February 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: 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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (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 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2003" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  19. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
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