Keith tackles "Beautiful Stranger"
Monday, October 12, 2015 – Years in the planning, Toby Keith will release the single "Beautiful Stranger" to radio later this week.
The song, the new single from his "35 mph Town," which came out Friday, goes for airplay on Oct. 13.
"That was written years ago, and I kept saying I wasn't putting it on an album until it had a shot at being a single," Keith said. "Not only is the timing right for the tale of rekindled love - the recording is, too.
"The vocal shows some range people probably don't hear out of me a lot," he said.
Keith wrote the song with Bobby Pinson with whom he wrote seven songs for the disc. This is the third single, following "Drunk Americans" and the title track, which only reached 42 on the Billboard charts.
More news for Toby Keith
- 08/26/24: Keith special coming Wednesday; two remasterd disc coming in October
- 06/26/24: Concert pays tribute to Keith
- 06/10/24: Keith annual fundraiser raises record total
- 05/08/24: University of Oklahoma honors Keith with degree
- 03/18/24: Keith, Anderson, Burton named to Country Music Hall of Fame
- 02/12/24: Keith returns to the top
- 02/06/24: Toby Keith passes away at 62
- 02/06/24: Country community reacts to Keith passing
CD reviews for Toby Keith
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