Drinks After Work

Drinks After Work
Studio album by Toby Keith
Released	October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)
Genre	Country
Length	32:23
Label	Show Dog-Universal Music
Producer	Toby Keith
Toby Keith chronology
Hope on the Rocks (2012) Drinks After Work (2013) 35 MPH Town (2015)
Singles from Drinks After Work
"Drinks After Work" Released: June 25, 2013 "Shut Up and Hold On" Released: November 18, 2013

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shut Up and Hold On"	Toby Keith Bobby Pinson	2:55
2.	"Drinks After Work"	Barry Dean Natalie Hemby Luke Laird	3:32
3.	"Before We Knew They Were Good"	Keith Pinson Rivers Rutherford	2:56
4.	"Little Miss Tear Stain"	Keith Scotty Emerick	3:02
5.	"The Other Side of Him"	Keith Pinson	4:01
6.	"Last Living Cowboy"	Keith Emerick	2:54
7.	"Show Me What You're Workin' With"	Keith Rutherford	3:14
8.	"Whole Lot More Than That"	Keith Pinson	2:38
9.	"I'll Probably Be Out Fishin'"	Keith Emerick	3:08
10.	"Hard Way to Make an Easy Living"	Keith Pinson	4:03
Total length:			32:23

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Call a Marine"	Keith Pinson	3:16
12.	"Chuckie's Gone"	Keith	3:07
13.	"Margaritaville" (with Sammy Hagar)	Jimmy Buffett	4:55

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.^[7]

• Greg Barnhill - background vocals (tracks 1, 4–12)
• Pat Bergeson - harmonica (tracks 1, 6, 8)
• Perry Coleman - background vocals (track 3)
• J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar (tracks 2, 7)
• Chad Cromwell - drums
• Eric Darken - percussion, vibraphone (track 2)
• Kevin "Swine" Grantt - bass guitar (track 4)
• Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
• Rob Hajacos - fiddle (tracks 7, 9, 11, 12)
• Aubrey Haynie - fiddle (tracks 6, 8)
• Natalie Hemby - background vocals (track 2)
• Rob Ickes - dobro (tracks 6, 8)
• Alex Jarvis - programming (track 2)
• Charlie Judge - cello, Hammond B-3 organ, jews harp, marimba, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
• Toby Keith - lead vocals, background vocals (track 2)
• Mills Logan - programming (track 1)
• Brent Mason - electric guitar (tracks 3, 4, 10–12)
• Steve Nathan - Hammond B-3 organ (track 4)
• Russ Pahl - electric guitar (track 4), steel guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 9, 11, 12)
• Danny Rader - acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 5, 6), mandolin (tracks 2, 6)
• Michael Rhodes - bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
• David Santos - bass guitar (tracks 7, 9, 11, 12)
• Natalie Scott - background vocals (track 2)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar (track 2)
• Bobby Terry - acoustic guitar (tracks 7, 9, 11, 12)
• Ilya Toshinsky - banjo (track 1), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10), mandolin (track 3)

Chart performance

Weekly charts

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

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

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

References

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.
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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.