he wont’ let you down, which exactly what happens with Clancy’s Tavern. It’s a strong collection of songs that may be his best album in years". Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe criticized "Clancy's Tavern is a fairly rote reiteration of the same album that Toby Keith has been re-recording once a year since 2005's Honkytonk University. While there's something to be said for his work ethic and relative dependability, a good-sized chunk of Clancy's Tavern feels phoned in, and Keith is simply too big a personality and too dynamic a singer to get away with something lackadaisical. It's unfortunate that the couple of brighter moments on the album happen to be counterbalanced by some genuinely gross songs that play into the worst stereotypes about both Keith and country music as a whole." Taste of Country's Billy Dukes found that "'Clancy’s Tavern' is as humble a Toby Keith album as one can remember. There isn’t a moment to be found where it feels like the singer is standing over you thumping his chest. This is a welcome change of pace from a man who at age 50 shows no signs of losing touch with what’s hot." Brian Mansfield of the USA Today surmised that "Other than the opening Made in America, Keith seems to have worked through the ultra-patriotic anthems and macho declarations that have been staples of his recent albums. That leaves plenty of room to sing about bars and the people who haunt them. Keith's got an affinity for the subject, whether it's a character sketch like the title track or a drinking ditty like Red Solo Cup." Track listing Personnel Adapted from liner notes. Brett Beavers - bass guitar (track 10), background vocals (track 10) Jim Beavers - six-string banjo (track 10), background vocals (track 10) Tom Bukovac - electric guitar (track 9) Pat Bergeson - harmonica (tracks 8, 9) Perry Coleman - background vocals Chad Cromwell - drums Eric Darken - percussion Paul Franklin - steel guitar (tracks 8, 9) Kevin "Swine" Grantt - bass guitar Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar Aubrey Haynie - fiddle (tracks 2-7, 11), mandolin (tracks 2-7, 11) Jim Hoke - saxophone (track 9), horn arrangements (track 9) Bill Huber - trombone (track 9) Scotty Huff - trumpet (track 9) Charlie Judge - accordion (tracks 3, 8) Toby Keith - lead vocals Phil Madeira - B-3 organ (track 9) Rob McNelley - electric guitar