''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. Keith wrote or co-wrote nine of the album's new tracks. A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks.
Commercial performance
In its first week of release, the album debuted at number 7 on the
''Billboard'' 200, selling 35,000 copies. As of September 2015, the album has sold 140,000 copies in the U.S.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.
*Greg Barnhill - background vocals (tracks 1, 4-12)
*Pat Bergeson -
harmonica
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(tracks 1, 6, 8)
*Perry Coleman - background vocals (track 3)
*
J.T. Corenflos -
electric guitar (tracks 2, 7)
*
Chad Cromwell -
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
*
Eric Darken
Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer.
Biography
Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...
-
percussion,
vibraphone (track 2)
*Kevin "Swine" Grantt -
bass guitar (track 4)
*
Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
*Rob Hajacos -
fiddle
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(tracks 7, 9, 11, 12)
*
Aubrey Haynie
Aubrey Haynie (born March 27, 1974) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle and mandolin. In his career, he has recorded three studio albums for the Sugar Hill Records label, all three of which contained mostly songs that he wr ...
- fiddle (tracks 6, 8)
*Natalie Hemby - background vocals (track 2)
*
Rob Ickes -
dobro
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The Dobro was originally ...
(tracks 6, 8)
*Alex Jarvis - programming (track 2)
*Charlie Judge -
cello,
Hammond B-3 organ,
jews harp,
marimba,
piano,
synthesizer
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,
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
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(tracks 1-3, 5, 9, 11, 12)
*Danny Rader -
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
(tracks 2, 5, 6),
mandolin
A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...
(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
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(track 1), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10), mandolin (track 3)
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2013 albums
Toby Keith albums
Show Dog-Universal Music albums
Albums produced by Toby Keith