Take a Back Road

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Take a Back Road
TakeaBackRoadAlbum.jpg
Studio album by
Rodney Atkins
ReleasedOctober 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)
Genre Country
Length46:02
Label Curb Records
Producer Ted Hewitt
Rodney Atkins [1]
Rodney Atkins chronology
It's America
(2009)		Take a Back Road
(2011)		 Greatest Hits
(2015)
Singles from Take a Back Road
  1. "Take a Back Road"
    Released: April 25, 2011
  2. "He's Mine"
    Released: November 7, 2011
  3. "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll"
    Released: June 4, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment Weekly B [2]
RoughstockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Washington Post (average) [5]

Take a Back Road is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It was released on October 4, 2011, by Curb Records. [6] The album's first single, its title track", is the fastest-rising and sixth number one hit of Atkins' career. [6] The second single, "He's Mine," was previously recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 2009 album Back to Tennessee . [7] "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" was released as the album's third single in June 2012.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take a Back Road" Rhett Akins, Luke Laird 3:29
2."He's Mine" Casey Beathard, Tim James, Phil O'Donnell3:11
3."Family" Jim Collins, George Teren3:23
4."The Corner" Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon, Dale Dodson3:39
5."She's a Girl" Tony Martin, Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley 3:22
6."She'd Rather Fight"Martin, Tom Shapiro, David Lee Murphy 3:07
7."Feet"Tony Haselden, Walker Hayes 3:33
8."Cabin in the Woods"Murphy, Collins3:48
9."Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins 3:55
10."Growing Up Like That" Rodney Atkins, Tim Hewitt, Ben Hayslip 4:00
11."Tips"Atkins, Hewitt, Bob Regan 3:43
12."Lifelines"Atkins, Hewitt, Hayslip3:28
13."Farmer's Daughter" Marv Green, Akins, Hayslip3:24

Personnel

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country
[12] 		US Country Airplay
[13] 		US CAN
2011"Take a Back Road" [14] 1—2348
"He's Mine"A23—103—
2012"Just Wanna Rock N' Roll"3931——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  7. ↑ Conaway, Alanna (November 28, 2011). "Rodney Atkins Takes Pride in Recording Songs Like 'He's Mine'". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
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