Can't Back Down

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Can't Back Down
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2001
Genre Country
Label Epic
Producer Collin Raye
James Stroud
Collin Raye chronology
Tracks
(2000)
Can't Back Down
(2001)
Twenty Years and Change
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Can't Back Down is the seventh studio album released by country music artist Collin Raye. It was also his last album for Epic Records, and the first album of his career not to produce any Top 40 country hits. "Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That from Me", the first single, reached #43 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "What I Need", the second single, failed to chart.

Contents

Critical reception

Maria Konicki Dinoia of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five. She considered it "in much the same vein" as his previous albums, saying that "fans will come to love and appreciate" it. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Gypsy Honeymoon" (Kim Carnes, Collin Ellingson) – 3:49
  2. "It Could Be That Easy" (Tom Damphier, Gene LeSage) – 3:27
  3. "Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That from Me" (Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate, Sam Tate) – 4:13
  4. "What I Need" (Karen Taylor-Good, Jason Blume) – 3:34
  5. "Dancing with No Music Playing" (Don Ellis, Billy Montana) – 3:51
  6. "You Always Get to Me" (Angela Lauer, Tom Douglas) – 4:13
  7. "End of the World" (Billy Mann) – 3:40
  8. "One Desire" (Jane Bach, Tammy Hyler, Kevin Haynie) – 5:12
  9. "Young as We're Ever Gonna Be" (Collin Raye, Scott Wray) – 3:49
  10. "Dear Life" (Christi Dannemiller, LeSage) – 4:34
  11. "What I Did for Love" (Brent Maher, Thom Schuyler) – 3:09
  12. "I Can Let Go Now" (Michael McDonald) – 2:42

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [3]

Strings on "I Can Let Go Now" conducted and arranged by Steve Dorff.

Chart performance

Chart (2002)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums39

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References

  1. "Can't Back Down". Allmusic . Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  2. Dinoia, Maria Konicki. "Can't Back Down review". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  3. Can't Back Down (CD insert). Collin Raye. Epic Records. 2001. 85794.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)