Honkytonk University

Honkytonk University
Studio album by Toby Keith
Released	May 17, 2005
Genre	Country
Length	41:22
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	Toby Keith James Stroud
Toby Keith chronology
Greatest Hits 2 (2004) Honkytonk University (2005) White Trash with Money (2006)
Singles from Honkytonk University
"Honkytonk U" Released: February 8, 2005 "As Good as I Once Was" Released: May 9, 2005 "Big Blue Note" Released: September 5, 2005

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(68/100) [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Blender	[1]
Robert Christgau	[4]
E! Online	B− [1]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Slant Magazine	[8]
Stylus Magazine	C [9]

Honkytonk University is the ninth studio album by country music singer Toby Keith, released in 2005. The album has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum for sales of in excess of 2 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 his last studio album for Dreamworks Records before DreamWorks closed its country division.

Track listing

All songs written by Toby Keith and Scotty Emerick except where noted.

1. "Honkytonk U" (Toby Keith) - 3:35
2. "As Good as I Once Was" - 3:49
3. "She Ain't Hooked on Me No More" - 3:36
   • duet with Merle Haggard
4. "Big Blue Note" - 2:58
5. "Just the Guy to Do It" - 2:59
6. "She Left Me" (Keith) - 3:21
7. "Knock Yourself Out" (Keith, Emerick, Dean Dillon) - 3:05
8. "You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya)" (Keith, Emerick, Dillon) - 3:13
9. "I Got It Bad" (Keith, Chuck Cannon) - 3:51
10. "Your Smile" - 3:24
11. "Where You Gonna Go" - 4:04
12. "You Caught Me at a Bad Time" - 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 ogan
• 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"

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	2

References

1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
2. About.com review
3. Allmusic review
4. Christgau, Robert. "Honkytonk University". Robert Christgau.
5. Entertainment Weekly review
6. Los Angeles Times review
7. Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived October 2, 2007)
8. Slant Magazine review
9. Stylus Magazine review

External links

• Honkytonk University at Metacritic