Back to the Grindstone

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Back to the Grindstone
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 12, 1991
Recorded1990
Studio
  • GroundStar Laboratory (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length46:10
Label RCA Records
Producer
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Stranger Things Have Happened
(1989)
Back to the Grindstone
(1991)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Back to the Grindstone is the twentieth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released on March 12, 1991. It was Milsap's final album for RCA Records, where he had been since his first RCA album "Where My Heart Is" in 1973. Following its release, RCA dropped Ronnie Milsap from the label, who then signed with Liberty Records in 1993. The album produced four singles, three of which reached the top ten on the Billboard country singles chart, including "Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You," "Since I Don't Have You," a cover of The Skyliners' 1958 standard and "Turn That Radio On." The fourth single, "All Is Fair in Love and War" peaked at number 11. Milsap produced the album with Rob Galbraith, with further assistance from Richard Landis on "Since I Don't Have You".

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The album reached number 24 on country charts, and was Milsap's last crossover until Then Sings My Soul in 2009, peaking at number 172 on the Billboard 200. Allmusic praised Milsap for a "gutsy [and] powerful performance" on the record, stating that "not one of the ten songs...is weak." The publication characterized it as "one of his best albums," lauding the performer's "eclectic, soul-inflected R&B" style. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Since I Don't Have You"Joseph Rock, James Beaumont4:16
2."All Is Fair in Love and War" Tim Nichols, Robert Byrne 4:08
3."Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You"J. C. Cunningham, Steve Stone4:23
4."When the Hurt Comes Down" Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall, Thomas Cain4:07
5."Back to the Grindstone" Dave Loggins 4:44
6."Spare the Rod (Love the Child)" Jeff Silbar, Jeff Pescetto, Mark Mueller5:37
7."Love Certified" (duet with Patti LaBelle)Chuck Jones, J. D. Martin4:41
8."Turn That Radio On" Paul Davis, Archie Jordan3:40
9."Old Habits Are Hard to Break" John Hiatt, Marshall Chapman 6:06
10."I Ain't Gonna Cry No More" Don Schlitz, John Hall, Johanna Hall4:25

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US AC CAN Country
1991"Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You"33
"Since I Don't Have You"6257
"Turn That Radio On"42
1992"All Is Fair in Love and War"1113

References

  1. 1 2 https://www.allmusic.com/album/r123517
  2. "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  4. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.