Honkytonk University

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 American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on May 17, 2005 by DreamWorks Records. The album has been certified 1× Platinum for sales of in excess of 1 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 Keith's last studio album for DreamWorks before the label's bankruptcy in 2006.

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Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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" (duet with Merle Haggard)		3:36
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 organ
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"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[10]	2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Billboard 200^[12]	37
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13]	8
Chart (2006)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[14]	42

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Critic reviews at Metacritic
^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
^ Allmusic review
^ Christgau, Robert. "Honkytonk University". Robert Christgau.
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ Los Angeles Times review
^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Slant Magazine review
^ Stylus Magazine review
^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

External links

Honkytonk University at Metacritic

Toby Keith

1990s

Albums	Toby Keith Boomtown Blue Moon Dream Walkin' How Do You Like Me Now?!
Singles	"Should've Been a Cowboy" "He Ain't Worth Missing" "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" "Wish I Didn't Know Now" "Who's That Man" "Upstairs Downtown" "You Ain't Much Fun" "Big Ol' Truck" "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" "A Woman's Touch" "Me Too" "We Were in Love" "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (with Sting) "Dream Walkin'" "Getcha Some" "How Do You Like Me Now?!"

2000s

Albums

Singles

"Country Comes to Town"
"You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This"
"I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight"
"I Wanna Talk About Me"
"My List"
"Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)"
"Who's Your Daddy?"
"Rock You Baby"
"Beer for My Horses" (with Willie Nelson)
"I Love This Bar"
"American Soldier"
"Whiskey Girl"
"Hey, Good Lookin'" (with Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and George Strait)
"Stays in Mexico"
"Mockingbird"
"Honkytonk U"
"As Good as I Once Was"
"Big Blue Note"
"Get Drunk and Be Somebody"
"A Little Too Late"
"Crash Here Tonight"
"High Maintenance Woman"
"Love Me If You Can"
"Get My Drink On"
"She's a Hottie"
"She Never Cried in Front of Me"
"God Love Her"
"Lost You Anyway"
"American Ride"
"Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"

2010s–2020s

Albums	Bullets in the Gun Clancy's Tavern Hope on the Rocks Drinks After Work 35 MPH Town Peso in My Pocket
Singles	"Every Dog Has Its Day" "Trailerhood" "Bullets in the Gun" "Somewhere Else" "Made in America" "Red Solo Cup" "Beers Ago" "I Like Girls That Drink Beer" "Hope on the Rocks" "Drinks After Work" "Drunk Americans" "35 MPH Town" "Don't Let the Old Man In"

Compilation albums

Christmas albums

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