Back to the Well

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Back to the Well
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
Studio
  • Emerald Sound Studios, Moraine Recording, Sound Emporium Studios, Starstruck Studios, The Tracking Room, Sound Stage Studios and The Work Station (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Sound Kitchen and Blueberry Hill (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length
  • 44:22 (US release)
  • 45:58 (European release)
Label Dreamcatcher #008
Producer
Kenny Rogers chronology
Live by Request
(2003)
Back to the Well
(2003)
42 Ultimate Hits
(2004)
Singles from Back to the Well
  1. "Harder Cards"
    Released: April 8, 2002
  2. "I'm Missing You"
    Released: April 21, 2003
  3. "Love Like This"
    Released: June 2, 2003
  4. "Handprints on the Wall"
    Released: September 2003

Back to the Well is the twenty-fifth studio album released in 2003 by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. The album includes the singles "Harder Cards," "I'm Missing You" and "Handprints on the Wall," all of which charted on the Hot Country Songs chart between 2002 and 2003. "Harder Cards" peaked at number 47, "I'm Missing You" at 49 and "Handprints on the Wall" at 40. [1] The album itself reached number 52 on the Top Country Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Peter Cooper of The Tennessean rated the album 3 out of 4 stars, stating that "[t]his album is well-constructed, the songs are well-chosen, and Rogers still sings with the quiver and husk of his 'Gambler' days." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back to the Well"Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne 3:06
2."Listen to the Rain" Chuck Cannon, Billy Dean 4:35
3."727 East Magnolia Avenue"Steven Dale Jones, Bobby Tomberlin2:51
4."Undercover" (duet with Dolly Parton) Dolly Parton 2:39
5."Prairie Wedding" Mark Knopfler 4:35
6."I'm Missing You" Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner 3:12
7."It's a Beautiful Life" Charlie Black, Phil Vassar, Jim Collins 3:14
8."Tears in God's Eyes" Kent Blazy, Skip Ewing, Kim Williams 4:15
9."Harder Cards" Craig Wiseman, Mike Henderson 4:04
10."Handprints on the Wall"Nelson Blanchard, Scott Innes, Claude Parish4:02
11."Owe Them More Than That" (duet with Tim McGraw)John Guess, Tony Martin, Clessie Lee Morisette, Roger Springer 3:10
12."Love Like This"Candy Cameron, Chip Davis4:39

Track Listing (European release)

  1. "Back to the Well" - 3:06
  2. "Listen to the Rain" - 4:35
  3. "727 East Magnolia Avenue" - 2:52
  4. "Owe Them More Than That" - 3:11
  5. "Prairie Wedding" - 4:35
  6. "I'm Missing You" - 3:12
  7. "Harder Cards" - 4:03
  8. "Tears in God's Eyes" - 4:15
  9. "Suitcase Full of Blues" (Alex Harvey, Steve Schuffert) - 3:24
  10. "You Have No Idea" (Catt Gravitt, Guy Zabka) - 4:05
  11. "Handprints on the Wall" - 4:01
  12. "Love Like This" - 4:39

Personnel


Tracks from European release

"Suitcase Full of Blues"

"You Have No Idea"

Production

Technical

"Suitcase Full of Blues"

"You Have No Idea"

Chart performance

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts) Albums [4] 179
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)52

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 361. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Chart history for Back to the Well". Allmusic . Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  3. Peter Cooper (December 15, 2003). "Album reviews". The Tennessean. pp. 5D. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. "Kenny Rogers ARIA chart history, received March 31, 2020". Imgur.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.