Toby Keith

Rather than weigh down this album with only songs about drinkin' and red-neckin', Toby Keith has chosen some lovely, heartbreaking beauties to showcase. Case in point is the stunning "Missing Me Some You," which finds Keith in gritty blues territory and the string-adorned, non-macho "She Never Cried in Front of Me." He hasn't gone soft on us, though; he's simply digging into his inner gentlemanly cowboy. And besides, songs such as "Time That It Would Take," "You Already Love Me" and the title track have enough sass to satisfy even the most hardened fans.