Greatest Hits 2 (Toby Keith album)
Encyclopedia
Greatest Hits 2 is the title of a greatest hits
package released in 2004 by American
country music
singer-songwriter
Toby Keith
. The second greatest hits package of his career, it was released by DreamWorks Records
Nashville; with sales of two million copies in the United States, it has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.
The compilation is composed of nine tracks from his first four DreamWorks albums — 2000's How Do You Like Me Now?!
, 2001's Pull My Chain
, and 2002's Unleashed
— 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 #3 and #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.
Two newly-recorded live renditions are also included on this album: one of Keith's debut single "Should've Been a Cowboy" (originally from his self-titled debut album
), and another of his 1995 single "You Ain't Much Fun" (originally from Boomtown).
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
package released in 2004 by American
United States
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country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
. The second greatest hits package of his career, it was released by DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records was an American record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG, the label operated until 2005 when it was shut down...
Nashville; with sales of two million copies in the United States, it has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.
The compilation is composed of nine tracks from his first four DreamWorks albums — 2000's How Do You Like Me Now?!
How Do You Like Me Now?!
How Do You Like Me Now?! is the fifth studio album from American country music artist Toby Keith. It was his first album for DreamWorks Records after parting ways with Mercury Records after Mercury Nashville rejected this album. After buying the master, Keith gave the album to DreamWorks...
, 2001's Pull My Chain
Pull My Chain
Pull My Chain is the title of an album by American country music artist Toby Keith, released in 2001 on DreamWorks Records Nashville. The album has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of two million copies...
, and 2002's Unleashed
Unleashed (Toby Keith album)
Unleashed is the title of American country music singer Toby Keith's seventh studio album, released in 2002 on DreamWorks Records Nashville...
— 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 #3 and #27, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. "Mockingbird", a cover of the Inez and Charlie Foxx
Inez and Charlie Foxx
Charlie Foxx and his sister Inez Foxx were an African-American rhythm and blues and soul duo from Greensboro, North Carolina. Inez sang lead vocal, while Charlie sang back-up and played guitar.Their most successful record was with their novelty composition, "Mockingbird"...
hit, features Keith's daughter Krystal as a duet partner.
Two newly-recorded live renditions are also included on this album: one of Keith's debut single "Should've Been a Cowboy" (originally from his self-titled debut album
Toby Keith (album)
Toby Keith is the self-titled debut album from American country music artist Toby Keith. Released in 1993 on Polygram Records, it features the singles "Should've Been a Cowboy", "He Ain't Worth Missing", "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action", and "Wish I Didn't Know Now". Respectively, these...
), and another of his 1995 single "You Ain't Much Fun" (originally from Boomtown).
Track listing
- "How Do You Like Me Now?!How Do You Like Me Now?! (song)"How Do You Like Me Now?!" is the title of a song, released in November 1999, by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was the second single released from the album How Do You Like Me Now?!. Keith wrote it with Chuck Cannon....
" (Toby Keith, Chuck CannonChuck CannonCharles Marion "Chuck" Cannon, Jr. is an American country music songwriter. His compositions include hit singles for Toby Keith and John Michael Montgomery. Cannon has also received awards for Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year...
) - 3:26 - "Country Comes to Town" (Keith) - 3:38
- "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like ThisYou Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This"You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in October 2000 as the fourth single from Keith's How Do You Like Me Now?! album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ...
" (Keith) - 3:40 - "I'm Just Talkin' About TonightI'm Just Talkin' About Tonight"I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight" is a song performed by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released in May 2001, it was the first single from Keith's Pull My Chain album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
" (Keith, Scotty EmerickScotty EmerickWalter Scott "Scotty" Emerick is an American country music artist, known primarily for his work with Toby Keith. In addition to penning several of Keith's singles, Emerick has also written for Sawyer Brown, George Strait and several other artists...
) - 2:46 - "I Wanna Talk About MeI Wanna Talk About Me"I Wanna Talk About Me" is the title of a song written by Bobby Braddock and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in August 2001 as the second single from Keith's album Pull My Chain...
" (Bobby BraddockBobby BraddockRobert Valentine Braddock is an American country music songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit...
) - 3:04 - "My List" (Rand Bishop, Tim James) - 3:21
- "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American)" (Keith) - 3:16
- "Who's Your Daddy?Who's Your Daddy? (Toby Keith song)"Who's Your Daddy?" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in August 2002 as the second single from Keith's Unleashed album. The song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 22 on...
" (Keith) - 3:59 - "Beer for My HorsesBeer for My Horses"Beer for My Horses" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artists Toby Keith and Willie Nelson. It was released in April 2003 as the fourth and final single from Keith's 2002 album Unleashed. The song spent six weeks at Number One on the U.S...
" (Keith, Emerick) - 3:32 - "Stays in MexicoStays in Mexico"Stays in Mexico" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Toby Keith. It was a newly recorded single from his 2004 compilation album Greatest Hits 2, where it was released as a single...
" (Keith) - 3:36A - "MockingbirdMockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song)"Mockingbird" is a 1963 song written and recorded by Inez and Charlie Foxx, based on the folk song "Hush Little Baby".-1960s:The original single was credited to Inez Foxx with vocal accompaniment by her brother Charlie, as they alternated the lyric on a syllabic basis...
" (Inez Foxx, Charlie FoxxInez and Charlie FoxxCharlie Foxx and his sister Inez Foxx were an African-American rhythm and blues and soul duo from Greensboro, North Carolina. Inez sang lead vocal, while Charlie sang back-up and played guitar.Their most successful record was with their novelty composition, "Mockingbird"...
) - 3:32A- duet with daughter Krystal
- "Go with Her" (Keith, Emerick, Dean DillonDean DillonDean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...
) - 3:34A - "You Ain't Much FunYou Ain't Much Fun"You Ain't Much Fun" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith that peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
" (Keith, Carl Goff Jr.) - 4:16B - "Should've Been a CowboyShould've Been a Cowboy"Should've Been a Cowboy" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released in February 1993, it was the lead off single released from Toby's first album Toby Keith. On June 5, 1993, it reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
" (Keith) - 5:01B
- APreviously unreleased.
- BNew live recording of previously recorded song.
Chart performance
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 3 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 8 |