Honkytonk University
{{Infobox album
| name = Honkytonk University
| type = studio
| artist = Toby Keith
| cover = Toby Keith - Honkytonk University.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 17, 2005
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 41:22
| label = DreamWorks Records
| producer = Toby Keith
James Stroud
| prev_title = Greatest Hits 2
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = White Trash with Money
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Honkytonk University
| type = studio
| single1 = Honkytonk U
| single1date = February 8, 2005
| single2 = As Good as I Once Was
| single2date = May 9, 2005
| single3 = Big Blue Note
| single3date = September 5, 2005
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = (68/100) [http://www.metacritic.com/music/honkytonk-university/toby-keith/critic-reviews Critic reviews at Metacritic]
| rev1 = About.com
| rev2 = Allmusic
| rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r735622|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
| rev3 = Blender
| rev4 = Robert Christgau
| rev4score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=12991 |title=Honkytonk University |publisher=Robert Christgau }}
| rev5 = E! Online
| rev6 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev6score = A− [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421025458/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1060794,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]
| rev7 = Los Angeles Times
| rev7score = {{Rating|3|4}} [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-15-ca-rack15-story.html Los Angeles Times review]
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev9 = Slant Magazine
| rev9score = {{Rating|2|5}} [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/toby-keith-honkytonk-university/579 Slant Magazine review]
| rev10 = Stylus Magazine
| rev10score = C [http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/toby-keith/honkytonk-university.htm Stylus Magazine review]
| noprose = yes}}
Honkytonk University is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on May 17, 2005 by DreamWorks Records. The album has been certified 1× Platinum for sales of in excess of 1 million units. "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 Keith's last studio album for DreamWorks before the label's bankruptcy in 2006.
Track listing
All songs written by Toby Keith and Scotty Emerick except where noted.
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| total length =
| title1 = Honkytonk U
| writer1 = Toby Keith
| length1 = 3:35
| title2 = As Good as I Once Was
| length2 = 3:49
| title3 = She Ain't Hooked on Me No More
| length3 = 3:36
| note3 = duet with Merle Haggard
| title4 = Big Blue Note
| length4 = 2:58
| title5 = Just the Guy to Do It
| length5 = 2:59
| title6 = She Left Me
| writer6 = Keith
| length6 = 3:21
| title7 = Knock Yourself Out
| writer7 = Keith, Emerick, Dean Dillon
| length7 = 3:05
| title8 = You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya)
| writer8 = Keith, Emerick, Dillon
| length8 = 3:13
| title9 = I Got It Bad
| writer9 = Keith, Chuck Cannon
| length9 = 3:51
| title10 = Your Smile
| length10 = 3:24
| title11 = Where You Gonna Go
| length11 = 4:04
| title12 = You Caught Me at a Bad Time
| length12 = 3:27
}}
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers – drums on "Honkytonk U"
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar on "Honkytonk U"
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar on "Honkytonk U"
- Scotty Emerick – acoustic guitar
- Shannon Forrest – drums on all tracks except "Honkytonk U"
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar, dobro
- Merle Haggard – duet vocals on "She Ain't Hooked on Me No More"
- Tony Harrell – piano, keyboards on "Honkytonk U"
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Johnny Hiland – electric guitar on "She Left Me"
- David Hungate – bass guitar on "Honkytonk U"
- Clayton Ivey – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
- Toby Keith – lead vocals
- Julian King – background vocals
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar on "Honkytonk U"
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gordon Mote – piano, keyboards on "Honkytonk U"
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar on "Honkytonk U"
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar on all tracks except "Honkytonk U"
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Toby Keith|rowheader=true|access-date=November 14, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Toby Keith|rowheader=true|access-date=November 14, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005|work=Billboard|access-date=November 14, 2020}}
| 37 |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005|work=Billboard|access-date=November 14, 2020}}
| 8 |
| scope="col"| Chart (2006)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006|work=Billboard|access-date=November 14, 2020}}
| 42 |
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References
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External links
- {{Metacritic album}}
{{Toby Keith}}
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Category:DreamWorks Records albums