Dream Walkin' (1997) ( )

Product Summary Label: Uni/mercury Nashville UPC: 00731453483620 Release Date: 6/24/1997 Buy.com Sku: 60395568 Item#: MWGM3V Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. We Were In Love ~ Toby Keith 2. Dream Walkin' ~ Toby Keith 3. You Don't Anymore ~ Toby Keith 4. Jacky Don Tucker (Play By The Rules Miss All The Fun) ~ Toby Keith 5. Tired ~ Toby Keith 6. Double Wide Paradise ~ Toby Keith 7. Yet ~ Toby Keith 8. She Ran Away With A Rodeo Clown ~ Toby Keith 9. Strangers Again ~ Toby Keith 10. I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying - (with Sting) ~ Toby Keith 11. I Don't Understand My Girlfriend ~ Toby Keith (P) 1997 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 1997 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Toby Keith, Sting (vocals); Larry Byrom (acoustic guitar); Brent Rowan, Michael Landau, Brent Mason, Dann Huff (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Clayton Ivey (piano); Steve Nathan (keyboards); Mike Brignardello (bass); Owen Hale (drums); Curtis Young, Curtis Wright, Dennis Wilson, Paul Thorn (background vocals). Recorded at Loud Recording, Nashville, Tennessee. DREAM WALKIN' was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. Personnel: Toby Keith (vocals). The very title of Dream Walkin' has a hazy, laid-back quality, which is rather appropriate since this, Toby Keith's fourth album, comes from the close of his time at Mercury Records, when he was singing more ballads than rockers and when he was cutting nearly as many covers as he was originals. It was all part of an attempt to have Keith fit within the country music machine and he's good enough of a ballad singer to have this work well, although the tunes not written by Keith -- "We Were in Love," Sting's "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" -- don't showcase his underrated, understated subtle singing as well as his original ballads, which have a nice sense of grace. Similarly, the wannabe swagger of "Double Wide Paradise" doesn't have the snap of Keith's own livelier material such as the rip-roaring "Jacky Don Tucker (Play by the Rules Miss All the Fun)" and the refurbished Western swing of "I Don't Understand My Girlfriend," both of which go a long way on Keith's outsized humor, or his excellent "She Ran Away with a Rodeo Clown," which plays like a deserved tribute to Moe Bandy. There aren't many of these livelier tunes here -- enough to make an impact, enough to make you wish there were more, but even if this is heavy on the smooth stuff, Dream Walkin' rides its mellow vibes in an appealing fashion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Toby Keith has the kind of deep, assured but ever-so-slightly vulnerable country voice that sells records, platinum-style. This guy used to work in the oil fields of Oklahoma, as well as play a little semi-pro football,and that may explain the slightly rough edges that get wrapped around his tunes. Keith's music has a real from-the-gut quality. And just about every one of those tunes emerges as a strong, carefully-crafted country song. The title track is a catchy little honky-tonker of a tune, about a guy who wakes up to a lipstick-penned note reading "I had a good time." Potent, real-life images like that elevate this record from the "just-another-hat-act" category, and into the realm of must-haves for any country fan. Producer: Toby Keith; James Stroud Engineer: Julian King Musical Guests Sting Paul Thorn Michael Landau   Artist Overview Toby Keith has all the right credentials for a country star; born in Oklahoma, he was raised on a farm, and worked for a rodeo as a young man. In 1993, Keith became a success straight out of the gate with his self-titled debut album. From there on, the hits never stopped coming. In the wake of 9/11, Keith's profile was raised even further for his controversial, jingoistic 2002 anthem "Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)" and his public feud with the left-leaning Dixie Chicks. Artist Influences Alabama | Alan Jackson | Billy Joel | Bob Wills | Buddy Holly | Charlie Daniels | Clint Black | Hank Williams Jr. | Jimmy Buffett | John Mellencamp | Johnny Cash | Merle Haggard | Ricky Van Shelton | Travis Tritt | Vince Gill | Waylon Jennings Artist Contemporaries Joe Nichols | John Brannen | Kenny Chesney | Kevin Sharp | Mark Chesnutt | Montgomery Gentry | Rascal Flatts | Rhett Akins | Sammy Kershaw | Shania Twain | Tim McGraw | Trace Adkins | Tracy Byrd | Tracy Lawrence | Ty Herndon Artist Followers Andy Griggs | Big & Rich | Dierks Bentley | Emerson Drive | Gretchen Wilson | Trick Pony   Compilation Appearances Rodeo Rock & Roll Collection 20 Greatest Hits Vol. 2-Ultimate Country Party Everlasting Love Songs Vol. 3-Country Superstar Chris This Is Your Country (Bonus Tracks) Live & Kickin Cledus Gone Wild Outlaws And Angels Totally Country Vol 4 Country Line Dancing Hag:best Of Merle Haggard Broken Bridges Last Man Standing Country Hits 5 Legends Of American Music:original Ou Rebound Back When I Knew It All Beer For My Horses (Ost) Mixed Country W/karaoke Edge Guy Country 5 Country Hits 2009 V2 Lost Highway   Associated Artists and Works Artists, Various On, Pickin' Broken Bridges ~ Original Soundtrack Piano Strings Tribute To Broken Bridges ~ Original Soundtrack Pickin' On Various Artists The Rockin' Country Piano: Tribute to Toby Keith ~ Various Artists The Southern Rock Tribute To Toby Keith ~ Various Artists Honkytonk Tribute To Toby Keith ~ Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 06/24/1997 Original Release Date : 1997 Catalog ID : 534836 Label : Mercury Nashville Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00731453483620    Product Image