Backroads (album)

Backroads
Studio album by Ricky Van Shelton
Released	May 21, 1991
Recorded	Nightingale Studio The Doghouse
Genre	Country
Length	33:01
Label	Columbia Nashville
Producer	Steve Buckingham
Ricky Van Shelton chronology
RVS III (1990) Backroads (1991) Don't Overlook Salvation (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly -	B+[2]

Backroads is the fifth Studio Album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first three singles released from the album, "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines" all were number 1 hits. "After the Lights Go Out" and "Backroads" charted at numbers 13 and 2, respectively. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 6, 1991.^[3]

Track listing

1. "I Am a Simple Man" (Walt Aldridge) - 3:26
2. "Rockin' Years" (Floyd Parton) - 3:25
   • duet with Dolly Parton
3. "Oh Heart of Mine" (Allen Shamblin, Bernie Nelson) - 3:19
4. "Some Things Are Better Left Alone" (Roger Murrah, Larry Shell) - 3:07
5. "After the Lights Go Out" (Warner McPherson) - 3:19
6. "Call Me Up" (Josh Leo, Harry Stinson) - 2:48
7. "If You're Ever in My Arms" (Bobby Braddock) - 3:30
8. "Who'll Turn Out the Lights" (Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery) - 2:42
9. "Backroads" (Charlie Major) - 3:42
10. "Keep It Between the Lines" (Russell Smith, Kathy Louvin) - 3:49

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers- drums
• Mark Casstevens- acoustic guitar
• Richard Dennison- background vocals
• Jerry Douglas- dobro
• Glen Duncan- fiddle
• Paul Franklin- steel guitar
• Sonny Garrish- steel guitar
• Steve Gibson- electric guitar, mandolin
• Rob Hajacos- fiddle
• Roy Husky Jr.- upright bass
• Carl Jackson- background vocals
• Albert Lee- electric guitar
• Jimmy Mattingly- fiddle
• Randy McCormick- piano
• Terry McMillan- harmonica
• Louis Dean Nunley- background vocals
• Mark O'Connor- fiddle
• Jennifer O'Brien- background vocals
• Dolly Parton- duet vocals on "Rockin' Years"
• Matt Rollings- piano
• Hal Rugg- steel guitar
• John Wesley Ryles- background vocals
• Randy Scruggs- acoustic guitar
• Howard Smith- background vocals
• Harry Stinson- background vocals
• Steve Turner- drums
• Paul Uhrig- bass guitar
• Ricky Van Shelton- acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Bruce Watkins- acoustic guitar
• Biff Watson- acoustic guitar
• Dennis Wilson- background vocals
• Curtis Young- background vocals

Technical

Compiled from liner notes.^[4]

• Steve Buckingham — production
• Marshall Morgan — engineering (except "Rockin' Years")
• Gary Paczosa — engineering ("Rockin' Years" only)
• Denny Purcell — mastering
• Gary Smith — production ("Rockin' Years" only)

Chart performance

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