Blue Moon (Toby Keith album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Blue Moon
| type = studio
| artist = Toby Keith
| cover = TobyKeithBlueMoon.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 16, 1996
| recorded = 1995–96
| venue =
| studio = Alpine, Scruggs (Nashville, TN)
| genre = Country
| length = 39:44
| label =
| producer = Nelson Larkin
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| prev_title = Christmas to Christmas
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Dream Walkin'
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Blue Moon
| type = studio
| single1 = Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You
| single1date = February 27, 1996
| single2 = A Woman's Touch
| single2date = July 1, 1996
| single3 = Me Too
| single3date = November 18, 1996
}}
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{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r233616}}
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev2Score = B− [https://web.archive.org/web/20090427110821/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292172,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]
}}
Blue Moon is the third studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released on April 16, 1996, it was his only studio album for A&M Records. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States. Overall, it produced three singles for Keith on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You?" (#2), "A Woman's Touch" (#6), and "Me Too" (#1).
The lead single was issued via Polydor Records, which closed soon afterward and resulted in Keith moving to A&M for the album's release proper. Mercury Records took over for the third single. Keith later said that he was only with A&M briefly for fifteen weeks.{{cite magazine|last=Price|first=Deborah Evans|date=October 9, 1999|title=Toby Keith lands At DreamWorks|magazine=Billboard|page=57|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1999/BB-1999-10-09.pdf}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| total length =
| title1 = The Lonely
| writer1 = Chuck Cannon, Mark Jones, Lari White
| length1 = 4:16
| title2 = Every Night
| writer2 = Toby Keith, Ron Reynolds
| length2 = 3:49
| title3 = Closin' Time at Home
| writer3 = Keith, Michael Crossno
| length3 = 3:14
| title4 = A Woman's Touch
| writer4 = Keith, Wayne Perry
| length4 = 5:35
| title5 = Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You
| writer5 = Keith
| length5 = 3:50
| title6 = Lucky Me
| writer6 = Keith, Reynolds
| length6 = 4:19
| title7 = She's Perfect
| writer7 = Keith, Perry
| length7 = 3:43
| title8 = She's Gonna Get It
| writer8 = Keith, Perry
| length8 = 3:26
| title9 = Me Too
| writer9 = Keith, Cannon
| length9 = 3:53
| title10 = Hello
| writer10 = Keith, Jim Femino
| length10 = 3:39
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Personnel
- Michael Black – background vocals
- Michael Crossno – electric guitar
- Tom Flora – background vocals
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Carl "Chuck" Goff Jr. – bass guitar
- Tim Gonzales – harmonica
- Owen Hale – drums
- Johnny Helms – steel guitar
- Clayton Ivey – keyboards
- Toby Keith – lead vocals
- Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
- Gary Lunn – bass guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Keith Mellington – drums
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Ron "Snake" Reynolds – electric guitar, percussion
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Chris Troup – keyboards
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
Additional background vocals on "The Lonely" provided by Chuck Cannon and Lari White.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1996)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|51|artist=Toby Keith|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 11, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|6|artist=Toby Keith|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 11, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1996)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}
| 45 |
| scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1997/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}
| 73 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Toby Keith|title=Blue Moon|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1996|certyear=2001|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}
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References
{{Toby Keith}}
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