Greatest Hits 2 (Toby Keith album)
Greatest Hits 2 is the second compilation album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on November 9, 2004 by DreamWorks Records, a label Keith worked with the record company from 1999 to 2006.
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Released | November 9, 2004 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 50:41 | |||
Label | DreamWorks Records | |||
Producer | James Stroud, Toby Keith ("Mockingbird" produced by Toby Keith, James Stroud and Lari White) | |||
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The compilation contains singles from Keith's first three DreamWorks albums, as well as five new recordings. Three of these new recordings are studio tracks, of which two ("Stays in Mexico" and "Mockingbird") were released as singles, reaching No. 3 and No. 27, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Mockingbird", a cover of the Inez and Charlie Foxx hit, features Keith's daughter Krystal as a duet partner. Although this compilation was released a year after Keith's eighth studio album Shock'n Y'all, it does not feature any singles from that album.
The last two tracks on the album are newly recorded live renditions of two of Keith's early hits: his 1993 No. 1 debut single "Should've Been a Cowboy" (originally from his self-titled debut album), and his 1995 No. 2 hit "You Ain't Much Fun" (originally from Boomtown).
Commercial performance
The album was first certified Gold by the RIAA on December 9, 2004, and reached triple platinum on January 11, 2006.[1] It has sold 4,067,900 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[2]
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "How Do You Like Me Now?!" | Toby Keith, Chuck Cannon | 3:26 |
2. | "Country Comes to Town" | Keith | 3:38 |
3. | "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" | Keith | 3:40 |
4. | "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight" | Keith, Scotty Emerick | 2:46 |
5. | "I Wanna Talk About Me" | Bobby Braddock | 3:04 |
6. | "My List" | Rand Bishop, Tim James | 3:21 |
7. | "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" | Keith | 3:16 |
8. | "Who's Your Daddy?" | Keith | 3:59 |
9. | "Beer for My Horses" (duet with Willie Nelson) | Keith, Emerick | 3:32 |
10. | "Stays in Mexico" | Keith | 3:35 |
11. | "Mockingbird" (duet with Krystal Keith) | Inez Foxx, Charlie Foxx | 3:32 |
12. | "Go with Her" | Keith, Emerick, Dean Dillon | 3:34 |
13. | "You Ain't Much Fun" (Live) | Keith, Carl Goff Jr. | 4:16 |
14. | "Should've Been a Cowboy" (Live) | Keith | 5:01 |
Personnel on New Tracks
- Lisa Cochran - background vocals
- Mark Douthit - saxophone
- Roman Dudok - saxophone
- Scotty Emerick - acoustic guitar
- Shannon Forrest - drums
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- Clayton Ivey - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
- Gaika James - trombone
- Krystal Keith - duet vocals on "Mockingbird"
- Toby Keith - lead vocals
- Julian King - trumpet, background vocals
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Willie Roy Jr. - trumpet
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[13] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[1] | 3× Platinum | 4,067,900[2] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "American album certifications – Toby Keith – Greatest Hits 2". Recording Industry Association of America.
- Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- "Toby Keith Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2004" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- "Canadian album certifications – Toby Keith – Greatest Hits 2". Music Canada.