Clancy's Tavern

Clancy's Tavern
Studio album by Toby Keith
Released	October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21) [1]
Genre	Country
Length	38:14
Label	Show Dog-Universal Music
Producer	Toby Keith
Toby Keith chronology
Bullets in the Gun (2010) Clancy's Tavern (2011)
Singles from Clancy's Tavern
"Made in America" Released: June 13, 2011 "Red Solo Cup" Released: October 2011

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Clancy's Tavern is the title of the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 25, 2011 via Show Dog-Universal Music.^[3] Lead-off single "Made in America" was released on June 13, 2011, reaching number one on the country charts in October 2011.

Clancy's Tavern draws its name from the title track, which Keith wrote about his grandmother’s bar in Fort Smith, Arkansas.^[3][4]

A deluxe edition of the album includes four cover songs recorded live at a small venue in New York City.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Made in America"	Toby Keith, Bobby Pinson, Scott Reeves	3:13
2.	"I Need to Hear a Country Song"	Keith, Rivers Rutherford, Bob DiPiero	3:08
3.	"Clancy's Tavern"	Keith, Scotty Emerick	3:49
4.	"Tryin' to Fall in Love"	Keith, Pinson	2:37
5.	"Just Another Sundown"	Keith, Pinson	2:49
6.	"Beers Ago"	Keith, Pinson	3:28
7.	"South of You"	Keith, Eddy Raven	3:40
8.	"Club Zydeco Moon"	Keith, Raven	3:14
9.	"I Won't Let You Down"	Keith	5:14
10.	"Red Solo Cup"	Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren	3:46
11.	"Chill-axin'"	Keith, Emerick	3:16
Total length:			38:14

Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"High Time (You Quit Your Low Down Ways)"	Billy Ray Reynolds
13.	"Truck Drivin' Man"	Terry Fell
14.	"Shambala"	Daniel Moore
15.	"Memphis"	Chuck Berry

Critical Response

The album received a positive critical reception. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of allmusic.com took note that when compared to Keith's previous album, Bullets in the Gun (released in 2010), Clancy's Tavern "pushes humor to the forefront and generally isn’t so insistent on driving the beat into arena country territory, letting the melodies and music relax." He continues by stating that Keith is no longer at the height of his career and that "he’s now the guy he sang about being on “As Good as I Once Was." However, toward the end of the review, Erlewine commended Keith for delivering one of his best albums in "many a moon." [1]

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	148
US Billboard Top Country Albums	1
US Billboard 200	5

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	CAN
2011	"Made in America"[6]	1	40	—
	"Red Solo Cup"A	31	37	98
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

• ^ACurrent single.^[7][8]

Preceded by Clear as Day by Scotty McCreery

Top Country Albums number-one album November 12, 2011

Succeeded by Four the Record by Miranda Lambert

References

1. ^ http://www.amazon.de/Clancys-Tavern-Toby-Keith/dp/B005P4N1BG/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1320712538&sr=1-1
2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Clancy's Tavern review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2295097. Retrieved October 25, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Toby Keith's New Album, Clancy's Tavern, Arrives in October". CMT. 2011-07-28. http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1668106/toby-keiths-new-album-clancys-tavern-arrives-in-october.jhtml?rsspartner=rssMozilla/. Retrieved 2011-08-21. 
4. ^ "Toby Keith to Release ‘Clancy’s Tavern’ October 25". River 97.3. 2011-08. http://973rivercountry.com/toby-keith-to-release-clancys-tavern-october-25/. Retrieved 2011-08-21. 
5. ^ "Toby Keith Covers Waylon Jennings, Three Dog Night on Deluxe Edition of New Album". Country Music Television. September 8, 2011. http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1670431/toby-keith-covers-waylon-jennings-three-dog-night-on-deluxe-edition-of-new-album.jhtml. Retrieved September 9, 2011. 
6. ^ "Made in America - Toby Keith". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/toby-keith/made-in-america/25491237. Retrieved 2011-08-21. 
7. ^ "Toby Keith Raises His "Red Solo Cup"". CMT News. 2011-10-25. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1673155/toby-keith-raises-his-red-solo-cup.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-10-30. 
8. ^ "OFFSTAGE: Toby Keith Will Help Glee Proceed to Party". CMT News. 2011-10-28. http://www.cmt.com/news/cmt-offstage/1673343/offstage-toby-keith-will-help-glee-proceed-to-party.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-10-30.