Back to Then

Back to Then
Studio album by Darius Rucker
Released	July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)
Genre	Neo soul [1] R&B [2]
Length	51:13
Label	Hidden Beach
Producer	Delite Kenny Flav Jimmy Cozier Vidal Davis Ivan Dupée Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell Darren "Limitless" Henson Jeeve The Characters
Darius Rucker chronology
Back to Then (2002) Learn to Live (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C [3]
People	(mixed) [4]
PopMatters	(favorable) [2]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Back to Then is the first studio album by the American singer Darius Rucker, lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish. The album marks a stylistic departure of the alternative rock sound of Hootie & the Blowfish in favor of an R&B style.

The song "This Is My World" was used in the soundtrack for the film, Shallow Hal .

Track listing

Back to Then track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild One"	Vidal Davis Ryan Toby Andre Harris	Vidal Davis Andre "Dirty" Harris	3:38
2.	"Exodus"	Carvin Haggins Keith Pelzer Darren Henson Darius Rucker Kenna Zemedkun Taalib Johnson	Keith Pelzer Darren Henson Carvin Haggins	4:11
3.	"Sometimes I Wonder" (featuring Jill Scott)	Rucker Jill Scott Harris Davis Aja Graydon	Harris Davis	4:14
4.	"Back to Then"	Harris Kipper Jones Rucker Derek Washington	Harris	4:58
5.	"This Is My World"	Henson Pelzer Rucker Zemedkun	Henson Pelzer	5:05
6.	"I'm Glad You're Mine"	Al Green	Travis House Jeeve	3:05
7.	"Butterfly"	Peter Black	Jeeve House	4:31
8.	"Hold On"	Jimmy Cozier Jr. Rucker Justin Cozier Sid Phillips	Jimmy Cozier Jr. Sid Vee [a] Arden Altino [a]	4:06
9.	"Ten Years"	Rucker Edward Ferrell Darren Lighty Cynthia Loving	Edward "Eddie F" Ferrell Darren Lighty	3:56
10.	"One More Night"	Jazz Nixon Rucker	Jazz Nixon	4:17
11.	"Amazing Grace" (Interlude)	John Newton		0:48
12.	"Somewhere"	Nixon Rucker Daniel Johnson	Nixon	3:41
13.	"Sleeping in My Bed" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Darrell Allamby Rucker Antoinette Roberson Kenneth Dickerson Calvin Broadus	Ivan Dupée Darrell "Delite" Allamby [b] Kenny "Kenny-Flav" Dickerson [b]	4:43
Total length:				51:13

Japanese edition (bonus tracks) ^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Sexy Lover"	Rucker Charles Farrar Troy Taylor	The Characters	3:42
15.	"When's the Last Time"	Rucker Farrar Taylor	The Characters	3:53

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. ^[7]

• Darrell "Delite" Allamby – backing vocals (track 13)
• Arden Altino – co-producer (track 8)
• Davis Barnett – viola (track 5)
• Rob Chiarelli – mixing (tracks 1–5)
• Chris Conway – engineer (track 8)
• Jimmy Cozier – producer, vocal arrangements, and backing vocals (track 8)
• Mike Davis – trombone (track 10)
• Vidal Davis – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4), engineer and drums (track 3)
• Ivan Dupée – producer, engineer, mixing, programming, bass guitar, clavinet, drum programming, Fender Rhodes, organ, synthesizer, and vocal arrangements (track 13)
• Ethan Farmer – bass guitar (track 12)
• Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell – producer, arrangements, drum programming, and instrumentation (track 9)
• Erik Ferrell – assistant engineer (track 9)
• Brian Garten – engineer (track 6)
• Serban Ghenea – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4)
• Ask Giz – engineer (track 9)
• Larry Gold – strings (track 3), cello (track 5)
• Vivian Green – backing vocals (track 4)
• Carvin Haggins – producer and backing vocals (track 2)
• Woody Harrelson – backing vocals (track 8)
• Andre Harris – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4), engineer and keyboards (track 3)
• Keith Henderson – guitar (track 13)
• Darren Henson – producer (tracks 2, 5)
• Shawn Hibbler – drum fills and hi-hats (track 13)
• Travis House – producer (tracks 6, 7), engineer and mixing (track 7)
• Jim Hynes – trumpet (track 10)
• Gwen Jackson – backing vocals (track 2)
• Jeeve – producer (tracks 6, 7), engineer and mixing (track 7)
• Daniel Johnson – backing vocals (tracks 10, 12)
• Kipper Jones – backing vocals (track 4)
• Jeff Kievit – trumpet (track 10)
• Olga Konopelsky – violin (track 5)
• Emma Kummrow – violin (track 5)
• Darren Lighty – producer, arrangements, drum programming, and instrumentation (track 9)
• David Lopez – engineer (tracks 10, 12)
• Lil' Mo – backing vocals (track 9)
• Joe Mardin – horn arrangements (track 10)
• Darius "D-Rain" McGuire – backing vocals (track 8)
• Musiq – backing vocals (track 2)
• Jazz Nixon – producer (tracks 10, 12)
• Richard Patterson – bass fills (track 13)
• Keith Pelzer – producer (tracks 2, 5), engineer and Fender Rhodes (track 5)
• Kevin Perry – assistant engineer (track 9)
• Gus Rickette – drum programming (track 13)
• Paul Riezer – violin (track 5)
• Antoinette Roberson – backing vocals (track 13)
• Eric Roberson – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 13)
• Jacob Robinson – engineer and mixing (track 13)
• Darius Rucker – lead vocals (all tracks), vocal arrangements and backing vocals (tracks 8, 13)
• Erik Sayles – acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 4)
• Jill Scott – lead vocals and vocal arrangements (track 3)
• Andy Snitzer – saxophone (track 10)
• Snoop Dogg – additional vocals (track 13)
• Greg Tepperman – violin (track 5)
• Ryan Toby – vocal arrangements and backing vocals (track 1)
• Terry Tribbett – bass guitar (tracks 3, 5)
• Sid Vee – co-producer (track 8)
• Dave Way – mixing (tracks 6, 8–10, 12)
• Jimmy "June Bug" White – engineer (track 3)
• Josh Wilbur – engineer (track 10)
• Byron Williams – organ (tracks 10, 12)
• Jay Williams – guitar (track 12)
• Rick Williams – guitar and bass guitar (track 10)
• Kenna Zemedkun – backing vocals (track 2)

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [8]	127
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard) [9]	43

References

1. Allmusic review
2. PopMatters review
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. People review
5. Rolling Stone review
6. "The Characters Audio Portrait - ASCAP". Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
7. Back to Then (booklet). Hidden Beach. 2002.
8. "Darius Rucker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
9. ""Darius Rucker Chart History (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.