Hope on the Rocks

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Hope on the Rocks
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Studio album by
Toby Keith
ReleasedOctober 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
Genre Country
Length31:33
Label Show Dog-Universal Music
Producer Toby Keith
Toby Keith chronology
Clancy's Tavern
(2011)		Hope on the Rocks
(2012)		 Drinks After Work
(2013)
Singles from Hope on the Rocks
  1. "I Like Girls That Drink Beer"
    Released: July 30, 2012
  2. "Hope on the Rocks"
    Released: November 5, 2012

Hope on the Rocks is the sixteenth studio album by the American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 30, 2012 by Show Dog-Universal Music. [1] The first single released from the album was "I Like Girls That Drink Beer". [2] The album's second single was the title track, "Hope on the Rocks". In October 2013, the album had sold 300,000 copies in the US.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (71/100) [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Country Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Music Is My Oxygen WeeklyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
RoughstockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Taste of Country Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Hope on the Rocks received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic , which assigns an averaged score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on five reviews. [3] AllMusic 's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the effort "a satisfying set of strong songs". [4] Jewly Hight of American Songwriter wrote that "Beer and partying once again play starring roles on Hope On The Rocks", but that it "comes off as rather objectifying". [5] Joseph Hudak of Country Weekly wrote that the album showed "maturity" over Keith's past works. [6] [12] Randy Lewis of the Los Angeles Times surmised that "Keith has clearly become a skilled listener, a vital trait for any songwriter — or bartender." [7] Music Is My Oxygen Weekly's Rob Burkhardt found, "Taken together, Hope On the Rocks, while perhaps a tad predictable, still contains the basic building blocks that have helped Toby Keith achieve the success he has today: not just the celebration of booze, but the making of great music, as well." [8] Roughstock's Matt Bjorke wrote that "Hope On The Rocks is a lean 10 track collection and for my money, it's a great mixture of classic Toby Keith sounds", which the album seems "never over-produced or feeling like a record that was made to just be a couple radio singles and filler." He called it a "cohesive album and ranks right up there with Toby's best". [9] Taste of Country 's Billy Dukes criticized Hope on the Rocks as "a loud and sudsy collection of songs about beer, barrooms, heartbreak… and beer. Much like a Saturday night out at your favorite watering hole, it's rowdy and fun, but difficult to remember the next morning." [10] Brian Mansfield of USA Today found that "Most of Keith's latest is a brawny drinker's paradise of horndogs, truckers and whiskey-running outlaws. But those shouldn't distract from its brooding country-pop, especially when Keith flaunts his inner Orbison on the title track". [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hope on the Rocks" Toby Keith 3:39
2."The Size I Wear"
3:00
3."Scat Cat"
  • Keith
  • Rutherford
2:55
4."I Like Girls That Drink Beer"
2:47
5."Get Got"
  • Keith
  • Pinson
3:45
6."Haven't Had a Drink All Day"
  • Keith
  • Pinson
2:33
7."Haven't Seen the Last of You"
  • Keith
  • Pinson
3:16
8."Cold Beer Country"
3:15
9."Missed You Just Right"
  • Keith
  • Pinson
3:39
10."You Ain't Alone"
2:44
Total length:31:33
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Red Solo Cup" (Johnny Mac remix)
3:28
12."Beers Ago" (Jason Nevins remix)
  • Keith
  • Pinson
4:45
13."Whiskey Girl" (live)
  • Keith
  • Emerick
4:17
14."Get Out of My Car" (live)
  • Keith
  • Pinson
5:22

Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 6
US Billboard Top Country Albums [13] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
US Billboard Top Country Albums [14] 62
Chart (2013)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [15] 36

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References

  1. ↑ "Toby Keith Reveals Cover Art, Track Listing for Upcoming 'Hope on the Rocks' Album". Taste of Country.
  2. ↑ McDonnell, Brandy (July 23, 2012). "Toby Keith to release "I Like Girls That Drink Beer," first single from upcoming album, Tuesday". The Oklahoman . Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
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