Toby Keith Covel best known as Toby Keith, is an American 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, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith

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...

, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon

Blue Moon (Toby Keith album)

Blue Moon is the title of an album released in 1996 by American country music artist Toby Keith. The third album of his career and his only album for A&M Records , it was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States...

 and 1997's Dream Walkin'

Dream Walkin'

Dream Walkin' is a 1997 studio album from American country music artist Toby Keith. His last studio album for Mercury Records , it was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies...

, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of Mercury Records

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

 before exiting in 1998. These albums all earned gold or higher certification, and produced several chart singles, including his debut "Should've Been a Cowboy

Should'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...

", which topped the country charts and was the most played country song of the 1990s.