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'''''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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks-track-listing/|title=Toby Keith Reveals Cover Art, Track Listing for Upcoming 'Hope on the Rocks' Album|website=Taste of Country}}</ref> The first single released from the album was "[[I Like Girls That Drink Beer]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=McDonnell |first=Brandy |title=Toby Keith to release "I Like Girls That Drink Beer," first single from upcoming album, Tuesday |url=http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2012/07/23/toby-keith-to-release-i-like-girls-that-drink-beer-first-single-from-upcoming-album-tuesday/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130129200804/http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2012/07/23/toby-keith-to-release-i-like-girls-that-drink-beer-first-single-from-upcoming-album-tuesday/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |access-date=December 4, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]] |date=July 23, 2012 }}</ref> The album's second single was the title track, [[Hope on the Rocks (song)|"Hope on the Rocks"]]. by October 2013, the album had sold 300,000 copies in the US.

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'''''Hope on the Rocks''''' is the sixteenth studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Toby Keith]]. It was released on October 30, 2012 via [[Show Dog-Universal Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks-track-listing/|title=Toby Keith Reveals Cover Art, Track Listing for Upcoming ‘Hope on the Rocks’ Album}}</ref> The first single is "[[I Like Girls That Drink Beer]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=McDonnell |first=Brandy |title=Toby Keith to release "I Like Girls That Drink Beer," first single from upcoming album, Tuesday |url=http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2012/07/23/toby-keith-to-release-i-like-girls-that-drink-beer-first-single-from-upcoming-album-tuesday/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130129200804/http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2012/07/23/toby-keith-to-release-i-like-girls-that-drink-beer-first-single-from-upcoming-album-tuesday/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |access-date=December 4, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]] |date=July 23, 2012 }}</ref> The album's second single is its [[Hope on the Rocks (song)|title track]]. As of October 2013, the album has sold 300,000 copies in the US.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = (71/100)<ref name=MC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/hope-on-the-rocks/toby-keith/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Hope on the Rocks|author=Metacritic|author-link=Metacritic|date=October 30, 2012|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| MC = (71/100)<ref name=MC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/hope-on-the-rocks/toby-keith/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Hope on the Rocks|website=Metacritic|date=October 30, 2012|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = ''[[AllMusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=AM>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hope-on-the-rocks-mw0002422374|title=Hope on the Rocks - Toby Keith : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|date=November 13, 2012|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=AM>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hope-on-the-rocks-mw0002422374|title=Hope on the Rocks - Toby Keith : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|date=November 13, 2012|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
| rev2 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AS>{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/11/toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks/|title=Toby Keith: ''Hope On The Rocks''|last=Hight|first=Jewly|date=November 6, 2012|work=American Songwriter|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AS>{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/11/toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks/|title=Toby Keith: ''Hope On The Rocks''|last=Hight|first=Jewly|date=November 6, 2012|work=American Songwriter|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
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| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=CWScore>{{cite journal|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=October 29, 2012|title=Reviews|journal=Country Weekly|volume=19|issue=44|page=50|issn=1074-3235}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=CWScore>{{cite journal|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=October 29, 2012|title=Reviews|journal=Country Weekly|volume=19|issue=44|page=50|issn=1074-3235}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name=LAT>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/oct/30/entertainment/la-et-ms-toby-keith-album-reviews-20121030|title=Review: Toby Keith finds wisdom at the watering hole|last=Lewis|first=Randy|date=October 30, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev4Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name=LAT>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/oct/30/entertainment/la-et-ms-toby-keith-album-reviews-20121030|title=Review: Toby Keith finds wisdom at the watering hole|last=Lewis|first=Randy|date=October 30, 2012|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev5 = Music Is My Oxygen Weekly
| rev5 = ''Music Is My Oxygen Weekly''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=MIMO>{{cite web|url=http://mimo.recordingconnection.com/toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks-album-review/962354/|title=''Toby Keith "Hope On the Rocks": Album Review''|last=Burkhardt|first=Rob|date=October 30, 2012|publisher=Music Is My Oxygen Weekly|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=MIMO>{{cite web|url=http://mimo.recordingconnection.com/toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks-album-review/962354/|title=Toby Keith "Hope On the Rocks": Album Review|last=Burkhardt|first=Rob|date=October 30, 2012|website=Music Is My Oxygen Weekly|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev6 = Roughstock
| rev6 = ''Roughstock''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=RS>{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks |title=Album Review: Toby Keith - Hope On The Rocks |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |date=October 30, 2012 |publisher=Roughstock |access-date=March 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129032321/http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks |archive-date=January 29, 2013 }}</ref>
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=RS>{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks |title=Album Review: Toby Keith - Hope On The Rocks |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |date=October 30, 2012 |website=Roughstock |access-date=March 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129032321/http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks |archive-date=January 29, 2013 }}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Taste of Country]]
| rev7 = ''[[Taste of Country]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=TOC>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks/|title=Toby Keith, 'Hope on the Rocks' – Album Review|last=Dukes|first=Billy|date=November 5, 2012|publisher=Taste of Country|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev7Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=TOC>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/toby-keith-hope-on-the-rocks/|title=Toby Keith, 'Hope on the Rocks' – Album Review|last=Dukes|first=Billy|date=November 5, 2012|website=Taste of Country|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev8 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name=USA>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/10/29/listen-up-toby-keith-meek-mill-calvin-harris/1666871/|title=Listen Up: Toby Keith, Meek Mill, Calvin Harris|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|date=October 29, 2012|work=USA Today|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| rev8Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name=USA>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/10/29/listen-up-toby-keith-meek-mill-calvin-harris/1666871/|title=Listen Up: Toby Keith, Meek Mill, Calvin Harris|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|date=October 29, 2012|work=USA Today|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
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''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.<ref name=MC/> ''[[AllMusic]]''{{'}}s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] called the effort "a satisfying set of strong songs".<ref name=AM/> 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".<ref name=AS/> Joseph Hudak of ''[[Country Weekly]]'' wrote that the album showed "maturity" over Keith's past works.<ref name=CWScore/><ref name=CWProse>{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/hope-rocks-toby-keith|title=Hope on the Rocks by Toby Keith|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=October 29, 2012|work=Country Weekly|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref> Randy Lewis of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' surmised that "Keith has clearly become a skilled listener, a vital trait for any songwriter — or bartender."<ref name=LAT/> ''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."<ref name=MIMO/> ''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".<ref name=RS/> ''[[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."<ref name=TOC/> [[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".<ref name=USA/>

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''Hope on the Rocks'' by Toby Keith 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 5 reviews.<ref name=MC/> [[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] called the effort "a satisfying set of strong songs."<ref name=AM/> Jewly Hight of ''[[American Songwriter]]'' highlighted that "Beer and partying once again play starring roles on ''Hope On The Rocks''", but Hight wrote that it "comes off as rather objectifying."<ref name=AS/> Joseph Hudak of ''[[Country Weekly]]'' stated that this album showed "maturity" over Keith's past works.<ref name=CWScore/><ref name=CWProse>{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/hope-rocks-toby-keith|title=''Hope on the Rocks by Toby Keith''|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=October 29, 2012|work=Country Weekly|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref> Randy Lewis of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' surmised that "Keith has clearly become a skilled listener, a vital trait for any songwriter — or bartender."<ref name=LAT/> Music Is My Oxygen Weekly's Rob Burkhardt found that "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."<ref name=MIMO/> 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", and he called it a "cohesive album and ranks right up there with Toby's best."<ref name=RS/> [[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."<ref name=TOC/> [[Brian Mansfield]] of the ''[[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."<ref name=USA/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==

===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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|US ''Billboard'' [[Top Country Albums]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums?begin=31&order=position|title=Best of 2012 - Top Country Albums |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |access-date=2012-01-09}}</ref>
|US ''Billboard'' [[Top Country Albums]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums?begin=31&order=position|title=Best of 2012 - Top Country Albums |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref>
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==References==
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Hope on the Rocks
Studio album by
Toby Keith
ReleasedOctober 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
GenreCountry
Length31:33
LabelShow Dog-Universal Music
ProducerToby 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". by October 2013, the album had sold 300,000 copies in the US.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
American Songwriter[5]
Country Weekly[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Music Is My Oxygen Weekly[8]
Roughstock[9]
Taste of Country[10]
USA Today[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 Songwriterwrote 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 Keith3:39
2."The Size I Wear"Keith, Rivers Rutherford3:00
3."Scat Cat"Keith, Rutherford2:55
4."I Like Girls That Drink Beer"Keith, Bobby Pinson2:47
5."Get Got"Keith, Pinson3:45
6."Haven't Had a Drink All Day"Keith, Pinson2:33
7."Haven't Seen the Last of You"Keith, Pinson3:16
8."Cold Beer Country"Keith, Pinson, Marc Fortney3:15
9."Missed You Just Right"Keith, Pinson3:39
10."You Ain't Alone"Keith, Scotty Emerick2:44
Total length:31:33
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Red Solo Cup" (Johnny Mac remix)Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren3:28
12."Beers Ago" (Jason Nevins remix)Keith, Pinson4:45
13."Whiskey Girl" (live)Keith, Emerick4:17
14."Get Out of My Car" (live)Keith, Pinson5:22

Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts

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

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay
[14] 		US
BU Hot 100 		CAN Country
[15] 		CAN
2012 "I Like Girls That Drink Beer" 18 17 2 — 86
"Hope on the Rocks" 29 18 13 40 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard Top Country Albums[16] 62
Chart (2013) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17] 36

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.
  3. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Hope on the Rocks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. October 30, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (November 13, 2012). "Hope on the Rocks - Toby Keith : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Hight, Jewly (November 6, 2012). "Toby Keith: Hope On The Rocks". American Songwriter. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Hudak, Joseph (October 29, 2012). "Reviews". Country Weekly. 19 (44): 50. ISSN 1074-3235.
  7. ^ a b Lewis, Randy (October 30, 2012). "Review: Toby Keith finds wisdom at the watering hole". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Burkhardt, Rob (October 30, 2012). "Toby Keith "Hope On the Rocks": Album Review". Music Is My Oxygen Weekly. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (October 30, 2012). "Album Review: Toby Keith - Hope On The Rocks". Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Dukes, Billy (November 5, 2012). "Toby Keith, 'Hope on the Rocks' – Album Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  11. ^ a b Mansfield, Brian (October 29, 2012). "Listen Up: Toby Keith, Meek Mill, Calvin Harris". USA Today. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  12. ^ Hudak, Joseph (October 29, 2012). "Hope on the Rocks by Toby Keith". Country Weekly. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Chart listing for Hope on the Rocks". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  14. ^ "Toby Keith Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  15. ^ "Toby Keith Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  16. ^ "Best of 2012 - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  17. ^ "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.


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