Blue Moon (Toby Keith album)

Blue Moon is the third studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released on April 16, 1996, it was his only studio album for A&M 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).

Blue Moon
Studio album by Toby Keith
Released	April 16, 1996
Recorded	1995–96
Studio	Alpine, Scruggs (Nashville, TN)
Genre	Country
Length	39:44
Label	Mercury Records A&M Records
Producer	Nelson Larkin Toby Keith
Toby Keith chronology
Christmas to Christmas (1995) Blue Moon (1996) Dream Walkin' (1997)
Singles from Blue Moon
"Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" Released: February 27, 1996 "A Woman's Touch" Released: July 1, 1996 "Me Too" Released: November 18, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
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. 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
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 Chart (1996) Peak position US Billboard 200[4] 51 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 45 Chart (1997) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Blue Moon at AllMusic
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Price, Deborah Evans (October 9, 1999). "Toby Keith lands At DreamWorks" (PDF). Billboard: 57.
4. "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
5. "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
8. "American album certifications – Toby Keith – Blue Moon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 11, 2021.