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Blue Moon is the third studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on April 16, 1996 by Mercury Records. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States. Overall, it produced three singles for Keith on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You?" (#2), "A Woman's Touch" (#6), and "Me Too" (#1).
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| Released | April 16, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995-96 | |||
| Studio | Alpine Recording Studios, Scruggs Sound Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:44 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Producer | Nelson Larkin Toby Keith | |||
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| Singles from Blue Moon | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [2] |
The lead single was issued via Polydor Records, which closed soon afterward and resulted in Keith moving to A&M for the album's release proper. After A&M also closed, Mercury Records took over for the third single. Keith later said that he was only with A&M briefly for fifteen weeks.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Lonely" | Chuck Cannon, Mark Jones, Lari White | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Every Night" | Toby Keith, Ron Reynolds | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Closin' Time at Home" | Keith, Michael Crossno | 3:14 |
| 4. | "A Woman's Touch" | Keith, Wayne Perry | 5:35 |
| 5. | "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" | Keith | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Lucky Me" | Keith, Reynolds | 4:19 |
| 7. | "She's Perfect" | Keith, Perry | 3:43 |
| 8. | "She's Gonna Get It" | Keith, Perry | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Me Too" | Keith, Cannon | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Hello" | Keith, Jim Femino | 3:39 |
Personnel
- Michael Black – background vocals
- Michael Crossno – electric guitar
- Tom Flora – background vocals
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Carl "Chuck" Goff Jr. – bass guitar
- Tim Gonzales – harmonica
- Owen Hale – drums
- Johnny Helms – steel guitar
- Clayton Ivey – keyboards
- Toby Keith – lead vocals
- Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
- Gary Lunn – bass guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Keith Mellington – drums
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Ron "Snake" Reynolds – electric guitar, percussion
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Chris Troup – keyboards
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
Additional background vocals on "The Lonely" provided by Chuck Cannon and Lari White.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Blue Moon at AllMusic
- Entertainment Weekly review
- Price, Deborah Evans (October 9, 1999). "Toby Keith lands At DreamWorks" (PDF). Billboard: 57.
- "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Toby Keith – Blue Moon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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