Take a Back Road
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| Take a Back Road | ||||
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| File:TakeaBackRoadAlbum.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 46:02 | |||
| Label | Curb Records | |||
| Producer | Ted Hewitt Rodney Atkins[1] | |||
| Rodney Atkins chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Take a Back Road | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Roughstock | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[3] |
| USA Today | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[4] |
| The Washington Post | (average)[5] |
Take a Back Road is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It was released on October 4, 2011, by Curb Records.[6] The album's first single, its title track", is the fastest-rising and sixth number one hit of Atkins' career.[6] The second single, "He's Mine," was previously recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 2009 album Back to Tennessee.[7] "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" was released as the album's third single in June 2012.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Take a Back Road" | Rhett Akins, Luke Laird | 3:29 |
| 2. | "He's Mine" | Casey Beathard, Tim James, Phil O'Donnell | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Family" | Jim Collins, George Teren | 3:23 |
| 4. | "The Corner" | Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon, Dale Dodson | 3:39 |
| 5. | "She's a Girl" | Tony Martin, Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley | 3:22 |
| 6. | "She'd Rather Fight" | Martin, Tom Shapiro, David Lee Murphy | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Feet" | Tony Haselden, Walker Hayes | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Cabin in the Woods" | Murphy, Collins | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" | Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Growing Up Like That" | Rodney Atkins, Tim Hewitt, Ben Hayslip | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Tips" | Atkins, Hewitt, Bob Regan | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Lifelines" | Atkins, Hewitt, Hayslip | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Farmer's Daughter" | Marv Green, Akins, Hayslip | 3:24 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Rodney Atkins - lead vocals
- Liam Bailey - banjo
- Ashley Cleveland - background vocals
- Mike Doucette - harmonica
- Larry Franklin - fiddle, mandolin
- Vicki Hampton - background vocals
- Ted Hewitt - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, background vocals
- Angela Hurt - background vocals
- Mike Johnson - steel guitar
- Kim Keyes - background vocals
- Troy Lancaster - electric guitar
- Tim Lauer - keyboards
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Gordon Mote - keyboards
- Larry Paxton - bass guitar
- Jack Pearson - slide guitar
- Mark Prentice - bass guitar
- Gary Prim - keyboards
- Scotty Sanders - steel guitar
- Bryan Sutton - banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Ilya Toshinsky - banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion
Charts
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Singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US Country [12] |
US Country Airplay [13] |
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| 2011 | "Take a Back Road"[14] | 1 | — | 23 | 48 |
| "He's Mine"A | 23 | — | 103 | — | |
| 2012 | "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" | 39 | 31 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
- ADid not enter the Hot 100, but peaked on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[15]
Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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- ^ "Rodney Atkins Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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