Take a Back Road

Take a Back Road
Studio album by Rodney Atkins
Released	October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)
Genre	Country
Length	46:02
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
"Take a Back Road" Released: April 25, 2011 "He's Mine" Released: November 7, 2011 "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" Released: June 4, 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Entertainment Weekly	B [2]
Roughstock	[3]
USA Today	[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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take a Back Road"	Rhett Akins, Luke Laird	3:29
2.	"He's Mine"	Casey Beathard, Tim James, Phil O'Donnell	3:11
3.	"Family"	Jim Collins, George Teren	3:23
4.	"The Corner"	Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon, Dale Dodson	3:39
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, Collins	3:48
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, Hayslip	3:28
13.	"Farmer's Daughter"	Marv Green, Akins, Hayslip	3:24

Personnel

• Rodney Atkins - lead vocals
• Liam Bailey - banjo
• Ashley Cleveland - background vocals
• Mike Doucette - harmonica
• Larry Franklin - fiddle, mandolin
• Vicki Hampton - background vocals
• Ted Hewitt - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, background vocals
• Angela Hurt - background vocals
• Mike Johnson - steel guitar
• Kim Keyes - background vocals
• Troy Lancaster - electric guitar
• Tim Lauer - keyboards
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Gordon Mote - keyboards
• Larry Paxton - bass guitar
• Jack Pearson - slide guitar
• Mark Prentice - bass guitar
• Gary Prim - keyboards
• Scotty Sanders - steel guitar
• Bryan Sutton - banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Ilya Toshinsky - banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position US Billboard 200 [8] 8 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [10] 66 Chart (2012) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [11] 40

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country [12]	US Country Airplay [13]	US	CAN
2011	"Take a Back Road" [14]	1	—	23	48
	"He's Mine"A	23	—	103	—
2012	"Just Wanna Rock N' Roll"	39	31	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

• ^ADid not enter the Hot 100, but peaked on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[15]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Take a Back Road (Media notes). Rodney Atkins. Curb Records. 2011. 79255.
2. Wood, Mikael (October 7, 2011). "Take a Back Road review - Rodney Atkins Review". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
3. Bjorke, Matt (October 3, 2011). "Album Review: Rodney Atkins - Take A Back Road". Roughstock. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
4. Mansfield, Brian (October 4, 2011). "Rodney Atkins, Take a Back Road". USA Today . Retrieved July 28, 2013.
5. Himes, Geoffrey (December 8, 2011). "Going Out Guide album review: Rodney Atkins's 'Take a Back Road'". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
6. Conaway, Alanna (August 18, 2011). "Rodney Atkins Sets Release Date for New Album 'Take a Back Road'". Taste of Country. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
7. Conaway, Alanna (November 28, 2011). "Rodney Atkins Takes Pride in Recording Songs Like 'He's Mine'". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
8. "Rodney Atkins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
9. "Rodney Atkins Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
12. "Rodney Atkins Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 19, 2012.
13. "Rodney Atkins Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 8, 2012.
14. "Chart listing for "Take a Back Road"". Billboard . Retrieved August 23, 2011.
15. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of April 28, 2012". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved September 13, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
16. "American album certifications – Rodney Atkins – Take A Back Road". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 29, 2024.