How Do You Like Me Now?! is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on November 2, 1999, by DreamWorks Records and was his first album with the label after Keith departed from Mercury Records in 1998.[2] The album produced four singles, "When Love Fades", the title track, "Country Comes to Town", and "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This."
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| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:59 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks Records | |||
| Producer | James Stroud Toby Keith | |||
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| Singles from How Do You Like Me Now | ||||
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The album was produced by James Stroud, who was the head of DreamWorks Records.[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "How Do You Like Me Now?!" | Toby Keith, Chuck Cannon | 3:27 |
| 2. | "When Love Fades" | Keith, Cannon | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Blue Bedroom" | Keith, Cannon | 3:28 |
| 4. | "New Orleans" | Mark D. Sanders, Bob DiPiero, Steve Seskin | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Country Comes to Town" | Keith | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Heart to Heart (Stelen's Song)" | Keith | 3:33 |
| 7. | "She Only Gets That Way with Me" | Keith, Scotty Emerick | 2:29 |
| 8. | "Die with Your Boots On" | Keith, Jim Femino | 3:05 |
| 9. | "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" | Keith | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Hold You, Kiss You, Love You" | Byron Hill, Jack Jones, Frank Mickey Jones Jr. | 3:13 |
| 11. | "Do I Know You (Bottom of My Heart)" | Keith | 3:35 |
| 12. | "I Know a Wall When I See One" | J. B. Rudd, Jerry Salley | 3:13 |
Musicians
edit- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
- Owen Hale - drums
- Aubrey Haynie - mandolin
- Clayton Ivey - piano, keyboards, organ
- Toby Keith - lead vocals
- Paul Leim - drum programming on "New Orleans"
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
- Terry McMillan - harmonica
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards, organ
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Gary Smith - piano, keyboards, organ
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Curtis Young - background vocals
Chart performance
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References
edit- ^ How Do You Like Me Now?! at AllMusic
- ^ https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Keith+never+mince+words/5596280/story.html [dead link]
- ^ Price, Deborah Evans (October 9, 1999). "Toby Keith lands At DreamWorks" (PDF). Billboard. p. 57.
- ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.