35 Biggest Hits [2 CD]

Let me start out by saying this is an excellent start for new Toby Keith fans. It has all the biggest hits from each of his albums from 1993-2006 plus a new 2008 song "She's A Hottie. Where this greatest hits album goes in the wrong direction as most hits albums do is omitting or leaving off a few big hits. First omission is "Crash Here Tonight" reaching #15 on the country charts. He also omits all three hits from "Big Dog Daddy: "High Maintenance Woman" reaching number 3 on the country charts; Love Me "If You Can" reaching number 1 on the country charts; and "Get My Drink On" reaching number 11 on the country charts. Instead we get "Mockingbird" only reaching number 27 on the country charts; "Getcha Some" only reaching number 18 on the country charts; and "Big Ol' Truck" only reaching number 15 on the country charts. We saw it on Greatest Hits 2, which came out over a year after the Shock N Yall album. He left off all three number one songs from the album. Now he does it again leaving off all three hits from his Big Dog Daddy album. All three hits have come and gone off the charts. Two top ten hits and one Top 11 song. Disc one is 1 hour and 6 minutes long out of 80 minutes allowed on a disc. Disc Two is only 1 hour 1 minute long out of 80 minutes allowed. He could have had one with all his hits untitled "44 Biggest Hits" or one entitled "42 Biggest Hits" which would have all 42 Top 40 country hits out of 44 charting hits. The two left off would be the two songs failing to chart in the top 40. My final gripe is that all these songs are the full length album versions and not the versions you have come to love on the radio. Songs like "A Woman's Touch" 5:36(35 biggest hits version) and 4 minutes (radio version.) "Who's Your Daddy" 3:59 (35 biggest hits version) and 3:09 (radio version.) Finally "I Love This Bar" 5:33 (35 biggest hits version) and 3:51 (radio version.) All 1 minute or longer than the radio versions. All in all this is a good album, but like all greatest hits albums it could use some tweaking. The only perfect greatest hits album I ever saw was "Ultimate" but "Garth Brooks.

Here is my perfect toby keith collection entitled "42 Biggest Hits.

Track Listing:

Disc One

Should've Been A Cowboy #1
He Ain't Worth Missing #5
A Little Less Talk A lot More Action #2
Wish I Didn't Know Now #2
Who's That Man #1
Upstairs Downtown #10
You Ain't Much Fun #2
Big Ol' Truck #15
Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You #2
A Woman's Touch #6
Me Too #1
We Were In Love #2
I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying #2
Dream Walkin' #5
Double Wide Paradise #40
Getcha Some #18
How Do You Like Me Now?! #1
Country Comes To Town #4
You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This #1
I'm Just Talking About Tonight #1
I Wanna Talk About Me #1

Disc Two

My List #1
Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue (The Angry American) #1
Beer For My Horses #1
Who's Your Daddy? #1
Rock You Baby #13
I Can't Take You Anywhere (With Scott Emerick) #24
I Love This Bar #1
American Soldier #1
Whiskey Girl #1
Stays In Mexico #3
Mockingbird #27
Honkytonk U #8
As Good As I Once Was #1
Big Blue Note #5
Get Drunk And Be Somebody #3
Crash Here Tonight #15
A Little Too Late #2
High Maintenance Woman #3
Love Me If You Can #1
Get My Drink On #11
She's A Hottie (New Single)

I listen to this all day. It helps me get thru the work day and keeps me upbeat! For me, its about the songs I love, not the reviews.

Back in 1993 the music industry was introduced to a new album from a man named Toby Keith. The album, self-titled "Toby Keith," didn't give the singer a look that screamed "star," but the songs sure did. The album produced four hit singles and was solidified platinum. And a star was born. Since then Keith's accomplishments in the music world have been phenomenal. He's had numerous number one hits, and all of his CD's have sold gold, with most going platinum. Not only did Keith become one of the biggest country singers in the music industry, he became one of the biggest singers in the music industry PERIOD! Now, I'm a big Toby Keith fan, but ever since establishing his own record label Keith has been releasing a new album every year. On top of that he's been in movies, TV specials, and contributed to soundtracks.

While this may sound great, his CD's have been...let's say, mostly sub-par. Yeah there is at least a couple of entertaining tracks, but if you took all the hits he's had since his last greatest hits album you'd have a decent album. Not a great album, a decent album. Which makes the inclusion of a third greatest hits CD a mere four years after the previous one puzzling. Acknowledging that Keith hasn't had too many "real" hits since then is what most likely contributed to this being a career spanning hits album instead of a standard hits album. So what is on this career spanning collection? Well for starters it contains all the songs that were on previous greatest hits albums (as far as I can tell), so longtime fans who pick this CD can throw those two CD's away (or bring them to a used music store). So "Dream Walking," "I Wanna Talk About Me," and "How Do You Like Me Now?" are all here.

Some of his weaker "hits" like "Mockingbird" and the Willie Nelson duet "Beer For My Horses" even makes the cut. Since these songs are making third or forth appearances I'll skip those songs and look at what's been added. From what is (arguably) his weakest album, "Honkytonk U," "As Good As I Once Was," and "Big Blue Note" all make the cut here. For me these are all poor songs...with the exception of "As Good As I Once Was," and even that's not a particularly memorable tune. From the brilliantly titled (though still very underwhelming) album "White Trash With Money" we get "Get Drunk and Be Somebody" and "A Little Too Late." "Get Drunk and Be Somebody" is a no-brainer, as I feel it's one of his most fun songs in years, and "A Little Too Late" is also a good song, so it's good to see them here.

It's a shame that "Crash Here Tonight" (which was also featured on the "Broken Bridges" soundtrack) didn't make the cut. No songs from Keith's Christmas album or "Big Dog Daddy" are here, so either those songs are being held off for the next greatest hits CD, or neither album produced any real hits. The sole new song is "She's A Hottie." And I have to admit, it's pretty bad. Now keep in mind, if this song was on an album filled with new material this wouldn't be an issue, but since it's the only new song on a collection of previously released songs, it stands out as a bit offensive. I'll get to why in a minute. So now here's the question: Should I buy this CD? If you are a new fan, or have never listened to Toby Keith before, then the answer is yes, yes, and yes.

While listening to the full albums will (naturally) provide a more complete and fulfilling experience, this is a great start to one of the best singers on the market. Hardcore fans though...well, not so much. Now, chances are if you are a hardcore Toby Keith fan you'll be buying this collection regardless of any review. I understand, I bought this too. That said, it's too soon for another greatest hits collection. The fact that they had to combine these songs with the old songs proves that there wasn't enough new material to make a new CD.

On top of that, the new songs included are fairly uninteresting, "She's A Hottie" is a lousy song that shouldn't have been released on this collection. It's amazing to think that Keith knew he was only going to put one new song on this CD, and that this was the song he chose. Was this the BEST he could do?! Really? I hope the extra workload doesn't cut into the quality of his songs in the future, but if this song is a glimpse into the future then I'm a bit worried. Still, despite the questionable nature behind the release, this is a great CD for new fans of Toby Keith. Old fans might want to stick with their current CD's.

There's a pointless, horrible-sounding early fade on "Who's That Man?" that cuts off the final minute and a half of the song. Steer clear of this CD.

This is an awesome collection of songs from Toby Keith. The first CD is what made him famous and the second is who he is now. Not real fond of the Mockingbird song though, but it is sung with his daughter so that's kind of cool. All of these songs sound great and there are also some extended versions as well like "A Woman's Touch". I had not heard this version until now and it sounds a lot better than the radio version. To sum it up, if you are a Toby Keith fan buy this now and if you are not a fan, well give it listen and you might change your mind.