American Ride
Toby Keith Composer , Toby Keith Producer , Toby Keith Main Performer
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| 1 | American Ride | West/Pahanish | 2:45 |
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| 2 | Gypsy Driftin' | Pinson/Keith | 4:33 |
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| 3 | Are You Feelin' Me | Keith/Pinson | 3:09 |
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| 4 | Every Dog Has Its Day | Waples/Keith/Pinson | 3:31 |
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| 5 | Woke Up on My Own | Keith/Pinson | 3:08 |
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| 6 | If You're Tryin' You Ain't | Keith | 3:24 |
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| 7 | Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song) | Keith | 4:46 |
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| 8 | If I Had One | Keith/Pinson | 3:14 |
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| 9 | You Can't Read My Mind | Pinson/Keith | 3:30 |
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| 10 | Tender as I Wanna Be | Keith | 3:28 |
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| 11 | Loaded | Pinson/Keith | 2:43 |
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| 12 | Ballad of Balad | Keith | 4:02 |
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American Ride
Audio Compact Disc
Label: Show Dog, LLC
Category: Country
Style: Neo-Traditionalist Country,New Traditionalist,Urban Cowboy,Contemporary Country
American Ride
UPC: 0812080010653
Release Date: 10/06/2009
Original Release Date: 10/06/2009
- Dave Koz
Saxophone
- Eric Darken
Percussion
- Toby Keith
Composer
- Toby Keith
Producer
- David Angell
Strings
- Bruce Bouton
Pedal Steel
- John Catchings
Strings
- Paul Franklin
Dobro
- Paul Franklin
Pedal Steel
- Kenny Greenberg
Guitar (Electric)
- Jim Hoke
Jew's-Harp
- Charles Judge
Synthesizer
- Charles Judge
Programming
- Mills Logan
Engineer
- Mills Logan
Mixing
- Brent Mason
Guitar (Electric)
- Chris McHugh
Drums
- Jerry McPherson
Guitar (Electric)
- Marcus Miller
Bass
- Steve Nathan
Piano
- Steve Nathan
Keyboards
- Randy Scruggs
Banjo
- Jimmie Lee Sloas
Bass
- Mary Kathryn Vanosdale
Strings
- Kristin Wilkinson
Strings
- Glenn Worf
Bass
- Mark Wright
Producer
- Aubrey Haynie
Fiddle
- Aubrey Haynie
Mandolin
- Gayle Mayes
Vocals (Background)
- Joe West
Composer
- Angela Primm
Vocals (Background)
- Perry Coleman
Vocals (Background)
- Dave Pahanish
Composer
- Ilya Toshinsky
Guitar (Acoustic)
- Ilya Toshinsky
Banjo
- Steven Sheehan
Guitar (Acoustic)
- Bobby Pinson
Composer
- Graham Hope
Engineer
- Arthur Thompson
Percussion
- Toby Keith
Main Performer
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
With most contemporary country artists, you could guarantee that a song called "American Ride" would be a slice of jingoism, but Toby Keith isn't like most country singers. His "American Ride" casts a cynical eye at desperate housewives and wannabe pop stars, not celebrating down-home values but wondering where we're all headed on this American Ride at the end of the 2000s, a sentiment not all that far removed form some of Keith's previous social commentary, which makes it a mild surprise that it is the only song here that doesn't come from his own pen. As superb and striking as it is, it's not necessarily a good keystone for the rest of the record, which does have a few tougher numbers that pick up on the lean, mean vibe of 2008's That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy -- "Every Dog Has Its Day," the sly "If I Had One," and the heavy blues stomp "Loaded" -- but spends more time on the softer side, even when he kicks up a bit of dust on the dancefloor on "You Can't Read My Mind" or does a funny, respectful salute to military life on "Ballad of Balad." In other words, the real touchstone for the rest of the record is "Tender as I Wanna Be," where he lets his guard down and lets the romance flow. This doesn't turn American Ride into a schizophrenic jumble, as Keith has always balanced these two extremes, but after spending a little bit more time swaggering than wooing, he's back to crooning and it's amiable and appealing, if not overwhelming. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
