Unleashed (Toby Keith album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Unleashed

| type = studio

| artist = Toby Keith

| cover = Keithunleashed.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 6, 2002

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = 43:40

| label = DreamWorks

| producer = {{hlist|James Stroud|Toby Keith}}

| prev_title = Pull My Chain

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Unleashed

| type = studio

| single1 = Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)

| single1date = May 27, 2002

| single2 = Who's Your Daddy?

| single2date = August 19, 2002

| single3 = Rock You Baby

| single3date = January 6, 2003

| single4 = Beer For My Horses

| single4date = April 7, 2003

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = (63/100) {{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/unleashed/toby-keith/critic-reviews|title=Unleashed by Toby Keith}}

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r594850|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

| rev2 = Billboard

| rev2score = (favorable) {{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/billboard/reviews/review_displayprint.jsp?vnu_content_id=1559616 |title=Billboard review |access-date=March 30, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806013110/http://www.billboard.com/billboard/reviews/review_displayprint.jsp?vnu_content_id=1559616 |archive-date=August 6, 2002 }}

| rev3 = Blender

| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}

| rev4 = Robert Christgau

| rev4score = B/E{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=April 22, 2003|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-04-22/music/not-hop-stomp/full/|title=Not Hop, Stomp|newspaper=The Village Voice|location=New York|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220082856/http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-04-22/music/not-hop-stomp/full/|archive-date=December 20, 2013|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = E! Online

| rev5Score = C

| rev6 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev6Score = C+ {{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,321963,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002221116/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,321963,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2012|title=Unleashed}}

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7score = {{Rating|7|10}} {{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/keithtoby-unleashed/|title=Toby Keith: Unleashed|date=March 2, 2003}}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8score = {{Rating|2|5}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tobykeith/albums/album/101593/review/5946538/unleashed |title=Rolling Stone review |access-date=August 7, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201230323/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tobykeith/albums/album/101593/review/5946538/unleashed |archive-date=December 1, 2007 }}

| rev10 = The Village Voice

| rev10score = (positive) {{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2002-10-29/music/quiet-desert-storm/1/|title=The Village Voice review}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Unleashed is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on August 6, 2002 by DreamWorks Records. The album produced four hit singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)", "Who's Your Daddy", "Rock You Baby", and "Beer for My Horses" (a duet with Willie Nelson). "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)", "Who's Your Daddy", and "Beer for My Horses" all reached number one while "Rock You Baby" peaked at number 13. The album was Keith's first to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was 4× Platinum by the RIAA for sales of four million copies in the United States.

Upon reaching number one, "Beer for My Horses" was Keith's long-lasting number one single, having spent six weeks at the top of the charts. The song also made Nelson the oldest male country singer to reach the top of the country charts at the time.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = 43:40

| all_writing = Toby Keith and Scotty Emerick unless noted otherwise.

| title1 = Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)

| length1 = 3:15

| writer1 = Keith

| title2 = Who's Your Daddy?

| length2 = 3:57

| writer2 = Keith

| title3 = Good to Go to Mexico

| length3 = 2:59

| writer3 = {{hlist|Keith|Chuck Cannon}}

| title4 = It's All Good

| length4 = 3:17

| title5 = Beer for My Horses

| note5 = featuring Willie Nelson

| length5 = 3:30

| title6 = Losing My Touch

| length6 = 3:14

| title7 = Huckleberry

| length7 = 3:28

| writer7 = {{hlist|Keith|Cannon}}

| title8 = It Works for Me

| length8 = 3:03

| title9 = Ain't It Just Like You

| length9 = 3:59

| title10 = Rock You Baby

| length10 = 4:01

| title11 = Rodeo Moon

| length11 = 3:53

| writer11 = {{hlist|Keith|Chris LeDoux}}

| title12 = That's Not How It Is

| length12 = 3:41

| title13 = Live Introduction by Toby Keith of 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)'

| length13 = 1:29

}}

Some editions of the CD do not include Track 13

Personnel

Chris Collins - acoustic guitar, mandolin
Scotty Emerick - acoustic guitar, background vocals
Kim Fleming - background vocals
Shannon Forrest - drums
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Vicki Hampton - background vocals
Mike Haynes - trumpet
Wes Hightower - background vocals
Clayton Ivey - keyboards, piano
Toby Keith - lead vocals
Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
Liana Manis - background vocals
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - keyboards, piano
Willie Nelson - duet vocals on "Beer for My Horses"
Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
John "JR" Robinson - drums
John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
Michael Thompson - electric guitar
Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
Lari White - background vocals
Curtis Young - background vocals

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"\| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|1\|artist=Toby Keith\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 30, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardCountry\|1\|artist=Toby Keith\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 30, 2020}}

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scope="col"| Chart (2002)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Toby Keith|rowheader=true|access-date=October 30, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Toby Keith|rowheader=true|access-date=October 30, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\|Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204032208/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html\|archivedate=December 4, 2003\|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html\|title=Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada\|website=Jam!\|accessdate=March 28, 2022}} \| 14
scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002\|work=Billboard\|access-date=October 30, 2020}} \| 39
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002\|work=Billboard\|access-date=October 30, 2020}} \| 7

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2002)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204032208/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html|archivedate=December 4, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html|title=Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}

| 14

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002|work=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2020}}

| 39

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002|work=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2020}}

| 7

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2003) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003\|work=Billboard\|access-date=October 30, 2020}} \| 20
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003\|work=Billboard\|access-date=October 30, 2020}} \| 4

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2003)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003|work=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2020}}

| 20

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003|work=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2020}}

| 4

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004\|work=Billboard\|access-date=October 30, 2020}} \| 98
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004\|work=Billboard\|access-date=October 30, 2020}} \| 17

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2004)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004|work=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2020}}

| 98

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004|work=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2020}}

| 17

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Toby Keith|title=Unleashed|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|certyear=2004|accessdate=April 30, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Toby Keith|title=Unleashed|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2002|certyear=2004|accessdate=April 30, 2025}}

References

External links

{{Metacritic album|title=Unleashed}}

Category:2002 albums

Category:Toby Keith albums

Category:DreamWorks Records albums

Category:Albums produced by James Stroud

Category:Albums produced by Toby Keith