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.