Backroads (song)
| "Backroads" | ||||
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| Single by Ricky Van Shelton | ||||
| from the album Backroads | ||||
| B-side | "Call Me Up"[1] | |||
| Released | March 16, 1992 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | December 20, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville #74258 | |||
| Writer(s) | Charlie Major | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Buckingham | |||
| Ricky Van Shelton singles chronology | ||||
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"Backroads" is a song written by Canadian country music artist Charlie Major, and recorded by American country music singer Ricky Van Shelton. It was released in March 1992 as the fourth single and title track from his album Backroads. It had previously served as the b-side to that album's earlier single "I Am a Simple Man."[1]
The song won Major a Canadian Country Music Association award for Song of the Year.[2] Major subsequently recorded it for his 2004 album Inside Out.
Chart performance
"Backroads" spent twenty weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number 2 for one week. It also reached number 3 on the Canadian country music charts published by RPM.[3]
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 3 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 33 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 35 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 377. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Mitch Potter (19 September 1993). "Country star sweeps 4 awards". Toronto Star. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for June 6, 1992". RPM. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2149." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 6, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Ricky Van Shelton Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Ricky Van Shelton.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
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