Shock'n Y'all

Shock'n Y'all
Shock'n Y'all
Studio album by Toby Keith
Released	November 4, 2003
Genre	Country
Length	50:21
Label	DreamWorks Records
Producer	James Stroud; Toby Keith
Toby Keith chronology
Singles from Shock'n Y'all
	"I Love This Bar"; Released: August 18, 2003; "American Soldier"; Released: November 24, 2003; "Whiskey Girl"; Released: March 22, 2004;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(71/100) ^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
411Mania	(8/10) ^[2]
About.com	^[3]
Allmusic	^[4]
Blender	^[1]
E! Online	C ^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B ^[1]^[5]
Los Angeles Times	^[6]
People	^[7]
Plugged In (publication)	(mixed) ^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
The Village Voice	(positive) ^[10]

Shock'n Y'all is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on November 4, 2003 by DreamWorks Records. The album features 10 studio tracks and the 2 live "Bus Songs". The album has been certified 4× Platinum in the U.S. for shipments in excess of 4 million units.

"I Love This Bar", "American Soldier" and "Whiskey Girl" were the three tracks from the album to be released as singles, and all reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts. "I Love This Bar" has inspired a chain of restaurants that Keith has launched under the name Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill.

Keith wrote or co-wrote 11 of the 12 songs with his frequent collaborator Scotty Emerick, who also sings backup vocals on the live tracks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Love This Bar"	Toby Keith Scotty Emerick	5:35
2.	"Whiskey Girl"	Keith Emerick	3:59
3.	"American Soldier"	Keith Chuck Cannon	4:23
4.	"If I Was Jesus"	Cannon Phil Madeira	3:44
5.	"Time for Me to Ride"	Keith Cannon	5:22
6.	"Sweet"	Keith Emerick Cannon	3:06
7.	"Don't Leave, I Think I Love You"	Keith Ronnie Dunn	3:46
8.	"Nights I Can't Remember, Friends I'll Never Forget"	Keith Emerick	4:00
9.	"Baddest Boots"	Keith	4:23
10.	"The Critic"	Keith	4:02

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"The Taliban Song" (duet with Scotty Emerick (uncredited))	Keith Emerick	3:58^A
12.	"Weed with Willie" (duet with Scotty Emerick (uncredited))	Keith Emerick	4:03^A

Notes

^ALive tracks.

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.^[11]

Mike Brignardello - bass guitar on "Baddest Boots"
Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar on "Baddest Boots"
Scotty Emerick - acoustic guitar
Shannon Forrest - drums
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar on "Baddest Boots"
Wes Hightower - background vocals
Clayton Ivey - keyboards, piano
Toby Keith - lead vocals
Julian King - percussion, trumpet, background vocals
Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
Phil Madeira - Dobro on "If I Was Jesus"
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - keyboards, piano
John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
James Stroud - percussion, background vocals
Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[12]	1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200^[14]	72
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[15]	10
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)^[16]	23

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200^[17]	7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[18]	1

Chart (2005)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[19]	33

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[20]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[21]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Critic reviews at Metacritic
^ 411Mania review Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Shock'n Y'all at AllMusic
^ Havighurst, Craig (November 14, 2003). "Shock'n Y'all Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
^ Los Angeles Times review
^ People review
^ Plugged In review Archived February 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ The Village Voice review
^ Shock'n Y'all (CD booklet). Toby Keith. DreamWorks Records. 2003. 0044-50435-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2003" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Toby Keith – Shock'n Y'all". Music Canada. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
^ "American album certifications – Toby Keith – Shock'n Y'all". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

External links

Shock'n Y'all at Metacritic

[meta-1] Critic reviews at Metacritic

[2] 411Mania review Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "About.com review". Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[4] Shock'n Y'all at AllMusic

[5] Havighurst, Craig (November 14, 2003). "Shock'n Y'all Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2008.

[6] Los Angeles Times review

[7] People review

[8] Plugged In review Archived February 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[9] "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[10] The Village Voice review

[liner-11] Shock'n Y'all (CD booklet). Toby Keith. DreamWorks Records. 2003. 0044-50435-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Billboard200_Toby_Keith-12] "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Toby_Keith-13] "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[14] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[15] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[16] "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2003" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

[17] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[18] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[19] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[CanadaToby_KeithShock'n_Y'allalbumCertRef-20] "Canadian album certifications – Toby Keith – Shock'n Y'all". Music Canada. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

[United_StatesToby_KeithShock'n_Y'allalbumCertRef-21] "American album certifications – Toby Keith – Shock'n Y'all". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

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