The Critic (Album Version) (2005)

Artist: Toby Keith

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Disc 1
Song Title	Album	Sample	Time
10. The Critic (Album Version)	Shock 'n Y'all		4:00

(P) 2003 SKG Music Nashville LLC/Dreamworks Records Nashville

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Release Date: 11/4/2003

Label: DreamWorks

UPC: 00600445043527

Buy.com Sku: 200889523

The "Shock'N Y'all" tour and album draw their names from the U.S. Defense Department's Iraqi-war catch phrase "shock and awe." The album features the hit single, " "I Love This Bar."
Keith was the No. 1 ticket-seller in country music for 2002, and No. 7 overall for the year, according to Pollstar. Recently, the Academy of Country Music crowned him "Entertainer of the Year."

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
	Personnel: Toby Keith (vocals, acoustic guitar); Biff Watson, Scotty Emerick, Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason, Jerry McPherson, Kenny Greenberg (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Phil Madeira (dobro); Julian King (trumpet, background vocals); Clayton Ivey, Steve Nathan (piano, keyboards); Glenn Worf, Mike Brignardello (bass); Shannon Forrest (drums); Wes Hightower, John Wesley Ryles, James Stroud (background vocals).
	This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
	A lot happened to Toby Keith between the release of this album and the previous year's UNLEASHED. The latter's "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" was a jingoistic, post-9/11 smash that caused much furor. A well-publicized feud with the Bush-bashing Dixie Chicks further raised his profile.
	With SHOCK'N Y'ALL's album cover and title referencing the war in Iraq, it's obvious Keith had few regrets. Regardless, things start off amiably enough with "I Love This Bar," a souse's reverie worthy of Jerry Jeff Walker or Bobby Bare. Before too long, though, Keith delves into some unabashed liberal-baiting with "American Soldier" and critic-baiting with the self-explanatory "The Critic." The ante is upped considerably on an in-concert recording of "The Taliban Song," about the aftermath of the Afghanistan bombing, but the album closes out on an irreverent note of a different kind with a humorous tune about the after-effects of smoking "Weed with Willie."
Producer: James Stroud; Toby Keith

Technical Info


	Release Date : 11/04/2003
	Original Release Date : 2005
	Catalog ID : 450 435
	Label : Dreamworks Nashville
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00600445043527

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