Drinks After Work

Drinks After Work
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)
GenreCountry
Length32:23
LabelShow Dog-Universal Music
ProducerToby Keith
Toby Keith chronology
Hope on the Rocks
(2012)
Drinks After Work
(2013)
35 MPH Town
(2015)
Singles from Drinks After Work
  1. "Drinks After Work"
    Released: June 25, 2013
  2. "Shut Up and Hold On"
    Released: November 18, 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Drinks After Work is the seventeenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 29, 2013 by Show Dog-Universal Music.[2] Keith wrote or co-wrote nine of the album's new tracks.[3] A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks.[4]

Commercial performance

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In its first week of release, the album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, selling 35,000 copies.[5] As of September 2015, the album has sold 140,000 copies in the U.S.[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shut Up and Hold On"Toby Keith, Bobby Pinson2:55
2."Drinks After Work"Luke Laird, Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby3:32
3."Before We Knew They Were Good"Keith, Pinson, Rivers Rutherford2:56
4."Little Miss Tear Stain"Keith, Scotty Emerick3:02
5."The Other Side of Him"Keith, Pinson4:01
6."Last Living Cowboy"Keith, Emerick2:54
7."Show Me What You're Workin' With"Keith, Rutherford3:14
8."Whole Lot More Than That"Keith, Pinson2:38
9."I'll Probably Be Out Fishin'"Keith, Emerick3:08
10."Hard Way to Make an Easy Living"Keith, Pinson4:03
Total length:32:23
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Call a Marine"Keith, Pinson3:16
12."Chuckie's Gone"Keith3:07
13."Margaritaville" (with Sammy Hagar)Jimmy Buffett4:55

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[7]

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 37
US Billboard 200[9] 7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (2013) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 69
Chart (2014) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 59

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Drinks After Work – Toby Keith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Wyland, Sarah (September 7, 2013). "Toby Keith Will Release Drinks After Work on October 29". Great American Country. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Whitaker, Sterling (September 6, 2013). "Toby Keith Sets Release Date for New Album 'Drinks After Work'". The Boot. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  4. ^ Pacella, Megan (September 5, 2013). "Toby Keith Announces 'Drinks After Work' Album, Dedicated to Late Bassist". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  5. ^ "Country Album Chart News: The Week of November 6, 2013: Duck Dynasty's the Robertson Family Score #1 Album with "Duck the Halls" Christmas Recording | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video | Roughstock.com". Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  6. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Drinks After Work (CD booklet). Toby Keith. Show Dog-Universal Music. 2013. B0019226-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Toby Keith – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  12. ^ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.