Greatest Hits 2

by Toby Keith

Overview

Toby Keith's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 picks up where his first hits collection, 1998's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, left off -- in 1999, when Keith signed to DreamWorks. Unfortunately, it doesn't cover everything Keith released between 1999's How Do You Like Me Now?! and Greatest Hits, Vol. 2's release in November 2004. It inexplicably bypasses his 2003 album Shock'n Y'All entirely, which means that number one hits "I Love This Bar," "American Soldier," and "Whiskey Girl" are nowhere to be found. Instead, there are three selections from his first three DreamWorks albums -- How Do You Like Me Now?!, 2001's Pull My Chain, and 2002's Unleashed -- adding three new recordings plus live takes of "You Ain't Much Fun" and "Should've Been a Cowboy," which he originally cut for Mercury. This means this hits collection is far from complete, missing not just Shock'n Y'All, but smaller DreamWorks hits like "When Love Fades," and the new material doesn't quite make up for their absence, even if the straight-ahead "Go With Her" and the carnivalesque "Stays in Mexico" are enjoyable (his update of the James Taylor/Carly Simon duet on Inez & Charlie Foxx's "Mockingbird," recorded with Krystal, is another matter entirely). So, Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 isn't as comprehensive or accurate as it should have been, but what is here is for the most part enjoyable, and a good way to get for casual fans to get most of his biggest hits of the 2000s in one place. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/09/2004
Label:	Dreamworks Nashville
UPC:	0602498620762

Tracks

1. How Do You Like Me Now?!
2. Country Comes to Town
3. You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This
4. I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight
5. I Wanna Talk About Me
6. My List
7. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)
8. Who's Your Daddy?
9. Beer for My Horses
10. Stays in Mexico
11. Mockingbird
12. Go with Her
13. You Ain't Much Fun
14. Should've Been a Cowboy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Toby Keith   Primary Artist,Vocals
Willie Nelson   Primary Artist
Krystal Covell   Primary Artist
Roman Dudock   Horn
Willie Roy Jr.   Horn
Gaika James   Horn
Shannon Forest   Drums
Wes Hightower   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Biff Watson   Guest Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Jerry McPherson   Guitar (Electric)
Michael Rhodes   Bass
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel)
Clayton Ivey   Piano,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Steve Nathan   Piano,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Mark Douthit   Saxophone
Lisa Cochran   Vocals (Background)
Scotty Emerick   Guitar (Acoustic)
Julian King   Horn,Vocals (Background)
Shannon Forrest   Drums
Brent Mason   Guitar (Electric)
Glenn Worf   Bass
Kenny Greenberg   Guitar (Electric)
John Wesley Ryles   Vocals (Background)
Roman Dudok   Horn

Technical Credits

Lari White   Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Toby Keith   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
James Stroud   Audio Production,Producer
Richard Hanson   Engineer,Assistant
Bobby Braddock   Composer
Chuck Cannon   Composer
David Bryant   Assistant,Assistant
Charlie Foxx   Composer
Dean Dillon   Composer
Scotty Emerick   Composer
Julian King   Mixing,Engineer
Rand Bishop   Composer
Tim James   Composer
Inez Foxx   Composer
Rob Dennis   Engineer
Carl Goff Jr.   Composer,Composer
Roger Osborne   Assistant
J.L. Jamison   Crew
Doug Rich   Production Coordination
Jake Burns & The Big Wheel   Assistant
Jake Burns   Assistant
Rick Humes   Crew,Sound Crew
Darren Welch   Design,Art Direction
Hank Williams   Mastering
Tammy Luker   Production Coordination
Charles Foxx   Composer