| How Do You Like Me Now?! | 
 enlarge | Artist: Toby Keith
Label: Dreamworks Nashville
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  87 reviews
Sales Rank: 13710
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.5
MPN: 450209
UPC: 600445020924
EAN: 0600445020924
ASIN: B00002MYVE
Release Date: November 2, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | How Do You Like Me Now? | | • | When Love Fades | | • | Blue Bedroom | | • | New Orleans - Toby Keith, Sanders, Mark [Song | | • | Country Comes to Town | | • | Heart to Heart (Stelen's Song) | | • | She Only Gets That way With Me - Toby Keith, Emerick, Scotty | | • | Die with Your Boots On | | • | You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This | | • | Hold You, Kiss You, Love You - Toby Keith, Hill, Byron | | • | Do I Know You (Bottom of My Heart) | | • | I Know a Wall When I See One - Toby Keith, Rudd, J.B. |
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Amazon.com
Oklahoma singer Toby Keith is neither a remarkable singer nor songwriter. Yet in his more inspired and focused moments on his sixth studio album--his first for DreamWorks--Keith does occasionally manage to transcend his journeyman's limitations and achieve a sort of workaday eloquence. On patchily conceived and executed songs like the self-written "Die with Your Boots On" and a pointless ditty called "Country Comes to Town," even Keith's hard-edged baritone swaggering over flashy, high-voltage arrangements can disguise the basic lack of musical substance and creative vision. Yet on "Heart to Heart," a tender song Keith wrote for his young son, and an exquisite story song called "New Orleans," Keith surprises by turning in heartfelt, impassioned performances that transcend the general ordinariness that is otherwise the order of the day. --Bob Allen
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| Customer Reviews: Read 82 more reviews...
 Terrific Tender True Toby November 30, 1999
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
How much is this fella gettin payed to slam one of country musics greatest singers since Merle Haggard, which, may I remind you, was Toby's roll model? I have listened to this CD and find it truely Toby. The notes and ranges that can only come from his voice. He brings back true COUNTRY music not cross over, pop, or alternative...But COUNTRY music... You don't hear much of that. May I also mention his songwriting abilities. How many #1's has he had? And been awarded for his song writing abilities. I think you need to hire a new reviewer, feel free to email me...This is TK's strongest CD yet...his style nor voice never changes like some peoples...need I mention names? ...The title track is Pure Toby Keith, and the contents of the CD reflect his cowboy ways and tender side and even his fatherhood. Relisten and give us a better view on this terrifec CD.. Listen to You shouldn't kiss me like this.....The Wall....Love You kiss you hold you....Die with your boots on.... Give it a week of non stop ,listening and we'll be waiting for a new review! So Toby In answer to your question How Do you Like Me Now? WE LOVE YOU! Please don't change!
How sweet it is! June 18, 2001
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Country Western music is an old friend of mine. The lyrics speak to me and the music always takes me along for a great ride. I am happy that this type of music is no longer "fenced in" as it crosses into Pop, Rock and more. Not only is this a great album, but the songs speak to the world of growing up, falling in love, achieving dreams, and loss -- just like real life. Toby Keith's song "How Do You Like Me Now?" encompasses this transition as a man looks back at his high school days -- and the girl who never thought he'd make it in the music world. I always smile when he sings, "… how do you like me now, now that I'm on my way…." The kid who played his guitar too loud deserves to look back and smirk. Something we all would like to do at some time. My favorite song is "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This." Unfortunately, ..., but the lyrics will take you to the single moment when friends become lovers as romance blossoms. "Don't kiss me like this, unless you mean it like that, cause I'll just close my eyes and forget where I'm at…." Remembering the past brings hope for the future. It doesn't fall into the trap that makes an album boring because each song is special, with rhythm and styles that vary. The only thing that could make this music better is to have Toby Keith singing it just for me. What don't I like about this album? Absolutely nothing. 5 Stars....
Fun and Clever September 6, 2003
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I really am not a huge country music fan, but I really like and admire Toby Keith (and, of course, Johnny Cash). I prefer the uptempo Toby, and I have to say that "Country Comes To Town," is a truthful, fun morsel of gold. The band is very tight, the vocals strong and the audio quality is excellent. There is no doubt where the title came from. Obviously dealing with a broken heart (a longtime staple of country music) is something that most of us go through eventually. Toby is sly in "How Do You Like Me Now," making it clear who actually got the best end of the deal without being overtly nasty or arrogant, but with clarity and humor, nonetheless.
This one song alone makes the CD worth the money (though the rest is also quite good). I am proud of and like Toby Keith for many reasons (not the least of which is standing up to a certain self-important TV news anchor, who will remain nameless), and this CD is certainly one of them. Thanks, Toby, for saying better than I ever could just how I feel in so many of your songs!
I'm a convert December 7, 2000
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
After 25+ years of listening to R&B (yes, I'm a black woman) and hating rap (it all sounds alike to me), I switched my TV one day and saw a Toby Keith video. I could actually understand everything the man was trying to say and could empathize with the lyrics. It was then I questioned my loyalty to a kind of music that I'd heard all my life and was determined, 'I'm not going country', but that was 6mos ago and I am proud to say I am a huge fan of Toby Keith. (Toby, please come to Raleigh, NC - SOON).I'd pay to see you in concert. I am working my way thru your album history and I must say I am deeply impressed. I don't believe the Greatest Hits covers it. 'Yet' should have been on there as well as many others. I am giving your newest CD 5 stars, if I could give 10 I would. Forget the critics, keep on doing your thing YOUR WAY. If they could come up with music as heartfelt and as touching as yours - THEY'D DO IT. Looking forward to more music, more videos, just more..... a big fan
another review January 28, 2000
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
The way I decide if a cd is good or not is based on the songs. I can usually find at least one good song on any cd. And I can usually find at least one bad song on any cd. If I like half of the songs or more, it's a keeper. Out of the 12 songs on here, I really love 7 of them. But what's amazing is that this is one of those rare cds where I can't find ANY songs that I don't like. There isnt a track on here that makes me reach for the "next song" button. I can listen to them all. And more than half of the songs make me want to reach for the "repeat song" button. I'd like to also mention that I usually prefer faster songs than slower ones, but this cd is the exception. I prefer the slower songs on this one because they are written and sung so well. All in all, this is the type of cd that I would tell someone, "dont worry if you cant listen to it before you buy it, you'll like it." On another note, I really like Toby's "Blue Moon" cd too, you might wanna check that one out. There are 4 or 5 songs on there that arent on greatest hits, but I like them alot.
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