Take a Back Road

Take a Back Road
Studio album by Rodney Atkins
Released October 4, 2011
Genre Country
Length 46:02
Label Curb
Producer Ted Hewitt
Rodney Atkins chronology

It's America
(2009)
Take a Back Road
(2011)
Greatest Hits
(2015)
Singles from Take a Back Road
  1. "Take a Back Road"
    Released: April 25, 2011
  2. "He's Mine"
    Released: November 7, 2011
  3. "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll"
    Released: June 4, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Entertainment Weekly B[1]
Roughstock [2]
USA Today [3]
The Washington Post (average)[4]

Take a Back Road is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It was released on October 4, 2011 via Curb Records.[5] The album's first single, "Take a Back Road," is the fastest-rising and sixth number one single of Atkins' career.[5] The second single, "He's Mine," was previously recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 2009 album Back to Tennessee.[6] "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" was released as the album's third single in June 2012.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 8
US Billboard Top Country Albums[7] 3

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[8]
US Country Airplay
[9]
US CAN
2011 "Take a Back Road"[10] 1 23 48
"He's Mine"A 23 103
2012 "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" 39 31
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. Wood, Mikael (October 7, 2011). "Take a Back Road review - Rodney Atkins Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  2. Bjorke, Matt (October 3, 2011). "Album Review: Rodney Atkins - Take A Back Road". Roughstock. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  3. Mansfield, Brian (October 4, 2011). "Rodney Atkins, Take a Back Road". USA Today. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  4. Himes, Geoffrey (December 8, 2011). "Going Out Guide album review: Rodney Atkins’s ‘Take a Back Road’". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Conaway, Alanna (August 18, 2011). "Rodney Atkins Sets Release Date for New Album ‘Take a Back Road’". Taste of Country. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  6. Conaway, Alanna (November 28, 2011). "Rodney Atkins Takes Pride in Recording Songs Like ‘He’s Mine’". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Chart listing for Take a Back Road". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  8. "Rodney Atkins Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  9. "Rodney Atkins Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  10. "Chart listing for "Take a Back Road"". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  11. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of April 28, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.