Toby Keith (album)

Toby Keith
Studio album by Toby Keith
Released April 20, 1993
Recorded 1992–1993
Studio Music Mill Recording Studio, Alpine Studio and Scruggs Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length 32:53
Label Polygram/Mercury
Producer Nelson Larkin
Harold Shedd
Toby Keith chronology
Toby Keith
(1993)		 Boomtown
(1994)Boomtown1994
Singles from Toby Keith
  1. "Should've Been a Cowboy"
    Released: February 8, 1993
  2. "He Ain't Worth Missing"
    Released: June 28, 1993
  3. "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action"
    Released: November 9, 1993
  4. "Wish I Didn't Know Now"
    Released: February 28, 1994
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Toby Keith is the debut studio album from American country music artist Toby Keith. Released in 1993 on Polygram Records, it features the singles "Should've Been a Cowboy", "He Ain't Worth Missing", "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action", and "Wish I Didn't Know Now". Respectively, these songs peaked at #1, #5, #2, and #2 on the Hot Country Songs charts. The album sold more than one million copies in the United States, earning RIAA platinum certification.

"A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" was previously recorded by Hank Williams, Jr. on his album Maverick (1992).

Track listing

All songs composed by Toby Keith except "Some Kinda Good Kinda Hold on Me" (written by Chuck Cannon and Jimmy Alan Stewart) and "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" (written by Keith Hinton and Jimmy Alan Stewart).

  1. "Should've Been a Cowboy" – 3:30
  2. "He Ain't Worth Missing" – 3:05
  3. "Under the Fall" – 3:22
  4. "Some Kinda Good Kinda Hold on Me" – 3:31
  5. "Wish I Didn't Know Now" – 3:26
  6. "Ain't No Thang" – 3:27
  7. "Valentine" – 3:34
  8. "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" – 2:49
  9. "Mama Come Quick" – 3:23
  10. "Close but No Guitar" – 2:46

Personnel

Musicians
  • Kenny Bell - acoustic guitar
  • Michael Black - background vocals
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Michael Crossno - electric guitar
  • Thom Flora - background vocals
  • Sonny Garrish - steel guitar, Dobro
  • Carl "Chuck" Goff Jr. - bass guitar
  • Clayton Ivey - keyboards
  • Jim Kimball - electric guitar
  • Gary Lunn - bass guitar
  • Scott Marcha - drums
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar
  • Milton Sledge - drums
  • Denis Solee - saxophone
  • Troy Turner - keyboards
  • John Willis - electric guitar
  • Dennis Wilson - background vocals
  • Lonnie Wilson - background vocals
  • Reggie Young - electric guitar
Toby Keith's band "Easy Money"
  • Michael Crossno - electric guitar
  • Carl Goff Jr. - bass guitar
  • Johnny Helms - steel guitar
  • Keith Mellington - drums
  • Chris Trups - keyboards
Technical
  • Jim Cotton - engineering
  • Nelson Larkin - producer
  • Ron "Snake" Reynolds - overdubs
  • Joe Scaife - engineer
  • Harold Shedd - producer
  • Ronnie Thomas - digital editing
  • Hank Williams - mastering

Chart performance

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 17
U.S. Billboard 200 99
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1

References

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