Peso in My Pocket

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{{Infobox album

| name = Peso in My Pocket

| type = studio

| artist = Toby Keith

| cover = Keith peso.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2021|10|15}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = 37:30

| label = Show Dog-Universal Music

| producer =

| prev_title = Greatest Hits: The Show Dog Years

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Peso in My Pocket

| type = studio

| single1 = Old School

| single1date = June 25, 2021

| single2 = Oklahoma Breakdown

| single2date = September 26, 2022

}}

}}

Peso in My Pocket is the nineteenth and final studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released on October 15, 2021, by Show Dog-Universal Music, it was Keith’s final album to be released before his death in February 2024.

Content

The album was Keith's first new studio album since 35 MPH Town in 2015. He began writing for the album at a house he owned in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic. After receiving calls for new music from "radio honchos", he decided to compile a new album. The album's lead single is "Old School", co-written by country singer Maren Morris and her then-husband, Ryan Hurd. It was Keith’s final Top 40 country hit to date.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/country/toby-keith-talks-album-peso-in-my-pocket/ | title=Toby Keith Returns with New Music! Country Star Drops First Album in 5 Years, Peso In My Pocket | publisher=People | date=October 15, 2021 | accessdate=January 28, 2022}}

Critical reception

The album received four out of five stars from AllMusic, whose reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "Lively, funny, and brawny in a way he hasn't been since his hot streak in the 2000s, Peso in My Pocket is filled with songs so lean that it takes a moment to realize that Keith covers a lot of musical ground here."{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/peso-in-my-pocket-mw0003575109 | title=Peso in My Pocket | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=January 28, 2022}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Peso in My Pocket track listing

| all_writing = Toby Keith except where noted.

| title1 = Oklahoma Breakdown

| writer1 = Mike Hosty

| length1 = 3:31

| title2 = Peso in My Pocket

| length2 = 2:45

| title3 = Old School

| writer3 = {{hlist|Ryan Hurd|Maren Morris|Brett Tyler}}

| length3 = 3:13

| title4 = Old Me Better

| writer4 = {{hlist|Kevin R. Moore|John Lewis Parker}}

| length4 = 3:51

| title5 = Days I Shoulda Died

| writer5 = {{hlist|Jessie Jo Dillon|Brad Warren|Brett Warren}}

| length5 = 3:17

| title6 = Growing Up Is a Bitch

| writer6 = {{hlist|Keith|Sammy Hagar}}

| length6 = 4:13

| title7 = She's Drinkin' Again

| length7 = 4:43

| title8 = Thunderbird

| length8 = 3:58

| title9 = Take a Look at My Heart

| writer9 = {{hlist|John Mellencamp|John Prine}}

| length9 = 3:41

| title10 = Happy Birthday America

| length10 = 4:18

| total_length = 37:30

}}

Personnel

  • Roy Agee – trombone (tracks 4, 7)
  • Greg Barnhill – background vocals (tracks 1, 7, 8)
  • Jimmy Carter – bass guitar (tracks 3, 6)
  • Vinnie Ciesielski – trumpet (track 7)
  • Evan Cobb – baritone saxophone (track 7), tenor saxophone (track 7)
  • Perry Coleman – background vocals (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9)
  • Joanna Cotten – background vocals (track 10)
  • Chad Cromwell – drums (tracks 1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Kris Donegan – acoustic guitar (track 6), electric guitar (track 6)
  • Dan Dugmoresteel guitar (all tracks except 3 and 6)
  • Fred Eltringham – drums (tracks 2, 5, 7), percussion (track 4)
  • LaShanda Evans – background vocals (track 4)
  • Tim Galloway – acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 10)
  • Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 8–10), electric guitar (all tracks except 2 and 8)
  • Tania Hancheroff – background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4)
  • Mike Hosty – slide guitar (track 1)
  • David Huff – programming (track 6)
  • Terrell Hunt – background vocals (track 4)
  • Evan Hutchings – drums (tracks 3, 6), programming (track 3)
  • Toby Keith – lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Mills Logan – background vocals (track 2)
  • Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar (track 5)
  • Rob McNelley – acoustic guitar (track 7), electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7–10)
  • Jamie McLaughlin – programming (track 1)
  • Keb' Mo'resonator guitar (track 4)
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (all tracks except 3 and 6)
  • Mike Rojas – accordion (track 8), B-3 organ (track 7), keyboards (track 3), piano (all tracks except 3)
  • Justin Schipper – steel guitar (tracks 3, 6)
  • Brett Tyler – acoustic guitar (track 3)

Chart performance

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|+Chart performance for Peso in My Pocket

! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|44|artist=Toby Keith|rowheader=true|access-date=March 13, 2024}}
{{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|19|artist=Toby Keith|rowheader=true|access-date=March 13, 2024}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|25|artist=Toby Keith|rowheader=true|access-date=March 13, 2024}}

References