Recording information: 2009
American Ride is American country music singer Toby Keith's thirteenth studio album. It was released on October 6, 2009, under Keith's personal label, Show Dog Nashville. Its lead-off single is the title track, which became his 19th No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in October. The album includes 12 songs, 11 of which Keith wrote or co-wrote, and one of which is a tribute to Wayman Tisdale. This was Keith's last album of the Show Dog Nashville label before merging with Universal South into Show Dog-Universal Music. As of June 2014, the album has sold 500,000 copies and was certified Gold in the U.S. by the RIAA.
Paul Franklin - dobro
Eric Darken
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Aubrey Haynie - mandolin, fiddle
Kenny Greenberg
Steve Nathan - piano, keyboards
Perry Coleman
David Angell - strings
Ilya Toshinsky - acoustic guitar, banjo
John Catchings
Mary Kathryn Van Osdale
Randy Scruggs - banjo
Jerry McPherson
Kristin Wilkinson,
Chris McHugh - drums
Charles Judge - synthesizer, programming
Jim Hoke - Jew's harp
Gayle Mayes - background vocals
Angela Primm
Steven Sheehan - acoustic guitar
Also: Marcus Miller, Dave Koz, Arthur Thompson, Hogliners
Take an American Ride with a country master...
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Toby Keith is a country master, and he does it again with American Ride. A smash hit album already, and guaranteed to delight any country music fan. This album is full of great country music - rocking honkytonk numbers to sweet and tender ballads. He opens and closes the album with his trademark humor - poking fun at American culture with "American Ride" and army life in "Ballad of Balad". In between, you have everything from the heartfelt "Tender as I Wanna Be", the loving tribute to his dear friend Wayman Tisdale in "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)" and life of a country music man on the road in "Gypsy Driftin'". Be ready, and take off on a ride with the only and only Toby Keith."
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Track listing
- "American Ride" (Joe West, Dave Pahanish) – 2:49
- "Gypsy Driftin'" (Toby Keith, Bobby Pinson) – 4:33
- "Are You Feelin' Me?" (Keith, Pinson) – 3:09
- "Every Dog Has Its Day" (Keith, Pinson, John Waples) – 3:32
- "Woke Up on My Own" (Keith, Pinson) – 3:08
- "If You're Tryin' You Ain't" (Keith) – 3:24
- "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)" (Keith) – 4:46
- "If I Had One" (Keith, Pinson) – 3:14
- "You Can't Read My Mind" (Keith, Pinson) – 3:30
- "Tender as I Wanna Be" (Keith) – 3:28
- "Loaded" (Keith, Pinson) – 2:43
- "Ballad of Balad" (Keith) – 4:02
| Credit |
| David Angell |
Strings |
| Bruce Bouton |
Pedal Steel |
| John Catchings |
Strings |
| Perry Coleman |
Vocals (Background) |
| Eric Darken |
Percussion |
| Paul Franklin |
Dobro, Pedal Steel |
| Kenny Greenberg |
Guitar (Electric) |
| Aubrey Haynie |
Fiddle, Mandolin |
| The Hogliners |
Featured Artist |
| The Hogliners |
Primary Artist |
| Jim Hoke |
Jew's-Harp |
| Graham Hope |
Engineer |
| Charles Judge |
Programming, Synthesizer |
| Toby Keith |
Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| Dave Koz |
Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Saxophone |
| Mills Logan |
Engineer, Mixing |
| Brent Mason |
Guitar (Electric) |
| Gayle Mayes |
Vocals (Background) |
| Chris McHugh |
Drums |
| Jerry McPherson |
Guitar (Electric) |
| Marcus Miller |
Bass, Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| Steve Nathan |
Keyboards, Piano |
| Dave Pahanish |
Composer |
| Bobby Pinson |
Composer |
| Angela Primm |
Vocals (Background) |
| Randy Scruggs |
Banjo |
| Steven Sheehan |
Guitar (Acoustic) |
| Jimmie Lee Sloas |
Bass |
| Arthur Thompson |
Featured Artist, Percussion |
| Arthur Thompson |
Primary Artist |
| Ilya Toshinsky |
Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| Mary Kathryn Van Osdale |
Strings |
| Joe West |
Composer |
| Kristin Wilkinson |
Strings |
| Glenn Worf |
Bass |
| Mark Wright |
Producer |
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine [-]
With most contemporary country artists, you could guarantee that a song called "American Ride" would be a slice of jingoism, but Toby Keith isn't like most country singers. His "American Ride" casts a cynical eye at desperate housewives and wannabe pop stars, not celebrating down-home values but wondering where we're all headed on this American Ride at the end of the 2000s, a sentiment not all that far removed form some of Keith's previous social commentary, which makes it a mild surprise that it is the only song here that doesn't come from his own pen. As superb and striking as it is, it's not necessarily a good keystone for the rest of the record, which does have a few tougher numbers that pick up on the lean, mean vibe of 2008's That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy -- "Every Dog Has Its Day," the sly "If I Had One," and the heavy blues stomp "Loaded" -- but spends more time on the softer side, even when he kicks up a bit of dust on the dancefloor on "You Can't Read My Mind" or does a funny, respectful salute to military life on "Ballad of Balad." In other words, the real touchstone for the rest of the record is "Tender as I Wanna Be," where he lets his guard down and lets the romance flow. This doesn't turn American Ride into a schizophrenic jumble, as Keith has always balanced these two extremes, but after spending a little bit more time swaggering than wooing, he's back to crooning and it's amiable and appealing, if not overwhelming.
