If 2007's Big Dog Daddy seemed like a back-to-basics move after a few years of wandering, its 2008 successor, That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy, seems downright primitive in comparison.
Hard and heavy with guitars, That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy is a roadhouse album at its core with blues playing a larger role than honky tonk here.
Keith cranks those three chords hard on the tough "Creole Woman," runs through a talking blues on the slyly funny "Time That It Would Take," and lets it smolder on his lonesome soldier anthem "Missing Me Some You," subtly weaving some deep Southern soul horns into the chorus.
Those horns are about the only subtle thing here, as "Cabo San Lucas" hits its south-of-the-border accent shamelessly hard, while the rolling acoustic "You Already Love Me" piles guitars upon guitars and the ballad "She Never Cried in Front of Me" escalates in a crescendo suited for arenas.
This pumped-up swagger comes close to exaggeration, but as a producer Keith favors well-defined muscle to steroid-fueled bluster and his writing is similarly lean and natural, turning That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy into a record that's at once brawny and humble.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That Don't Make Me a Bad GuyToby Keith, Bobby Pinson | Toby Keith | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Creole WomanToby Keith, Bobby Pinson | Toby Keith | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | God Love HerToby Keith, Vicky McGehee | Toby Keith | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Lost You AnywayToby Keith, Bobby Pinson | Toby Keith | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Missing Me Some YouToby Keith | Toby Keith | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Hurt a Lot Worse When You GoToby Keith, Bobby Pinson | Toby Keith | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Time That It Would TakeToby Keith, Bobby Pinson | Toby Keith | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | You Already Love MeToby Keith, Bobby Pinson | Toby Keith | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | She Never Cried in Front of MeToby Keith, Bobby Pinson | Toby Keith | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | Cabo San LucasToby Keith, Eddy Raven | Toby Keith | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | I Got It for You GirlToby Keith, Bobby Pinson | Toby Keith | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 41 mins | 96 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 284 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry Coleman | Main Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Eric Darken | Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 3 | Shannon Forest | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 4 | Buddy Fox | Production Coordination |
| 5 | Paul Franklin | Dobro, Main Personnel, Pedal Steel, Pedal Steel Guitar |
| 6 | Kenny Greenberg | Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Main Personnel |
| 7 | Jed Hackett | Engineer |
| 8 | Rob Hajacos | Fiddle |
| 9 | Robert Hajacos | Fiddle, Main Personnel |
| 10 | Vicki Hampton | Main Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Mark Hill | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 12 | Jim Hoke | Main Personnel, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Trumpet |
| 13 | Charles Judge | Keyboards, Main Personnel, Piano |
| 14 | Toby Keith | Audio Production, Composer, Composer/Lyricist, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Mills Logan | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 16 | Meredith Louie | Creative Director |
| 17 | Ken Love | Mastering, Remastering |
| 18 | Jerry MacPherson | Guitar (Electric) |
| 19 | Brent Mason | Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Main Personnel |
| 20 | Vicky McGehee | Composer |
| 21 | Richard McLaren | Photography |
| 22 | Jerry McPhearson | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 23 | Steve Nathan | Keyboards, Main Personnel, Piano |
| 24 | Steve Patrick | Main Personnel, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Trumpet |
| 25 | Bobby Pinson | Composer |
| 26 | Eddy Raven | Composer |
| 27 | Brien Sager | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 28 | Elaine Schock | Creative Director |
| 29 | Kenneth Springs | Main Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Ilya Toshinsky | Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Main Personnel, Mandolin |
| 31 | Glenn Worf | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |