Take a Back Road
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{{Infobox album
| name = Take a Back Road
| type = studio
| artist = Rodney Atkins
| cover = TakeaBackRoadAlbum.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|10|04}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 46:02
| label = Curb Records
| producer = Ted Hewitt
Rodney Atkins{{Cite AV media notes |title=Take a Back Road |others=Rodney Atkins |year=2011 |publisher=Curb Records |id=79255}}
| prev_title = It's America
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Greatest Hits
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Take a Back Road
| type = studio
| single1 = Take a Back Road
| single1date = April 25, 2011
| single2 = He's Mine
| single2date = November 7, 2011
| single3 = Just Wanna Rock N' Roll
| single3date = June 4, 2012
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev1Score = B{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20532525,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002043112/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20532525,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2011|title=Take a Back Road review - Rodney Atkins Review|last=Wood|first=Mikael|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 7, 2011|accessdate=July 28, 2013}}
| rev2 = Roughstock
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-rodney-atkins-take-a-back-road|title=Album Review: Rodney Atkins - Take A Back Road|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|work=Roughstock|date=October 3, 2011|accessdate=July 28, 2013}}
| rev3 = USA Today
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/story/2011-10-03/listen-up-scotty-mccreery/50648416/1|title=Rodney Atkins, Take a Back Road|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|work=USA Today|date=October 4, 2011|accessdate=July 28, 2013}}
| rev4 = The Washington Post
| rev4Score = (average){{cite news|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-12-08/news/35287875_1_album-review-rodney-atkins-contradictions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060559/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-12-08/news/35287875_1_album-review-rodney-atkins-contradictions|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2013|title=Going Out Guide album review: Rodney Atkins's 'Take a Back Road'|last=Himes|first=Geoffrey|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 8, 2011|accessdate=July 28, 2013}}
}}
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.{{cite news|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|title=Rodney Atkins Sets Release Date for New Album 'Take a Back Road'|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/rodney-atkins-take-a-back-road-release-date/|accessdate=August 23, 2011|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=August 18, 2011}} The album's first single, its title track", is the fastest-rising and sixth number one hit of Atkins' career. The second single, "He's Mine," was previously recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 2009 album Back to Tennessee.{{cite news|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|title=Rodney Atkins Takes Pride in Recording Songs Like 'He's Mine'|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/rodney-atkins-songs-hes-mine/|accessdate=May 1, 2012|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=November 28, 2011}} "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" was released as the album's third single in June 2012.
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Take a Back Road
| writer1 = Rhett Akins, Luke Laird
| length1 = 3:29
| title2 = He's Mine
| writer2 = Casey Beathard, Tim James, Phil O'Donnell
| length2 = 3:11
| title3 = Family
| writer3 = Jim Collins, George Teren
| length3 = 3:23
| title4 = The Corner
| writer4 = Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon, Dale Dodson
| length4 = 3:39
| title5 = She's a Girl
| writer5 = Tony Martin, Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley
| length5 = 3:22
| title6 = She'd Rather Fight
| writer6 = Martin, Tom Shapiro, David Lee Murphy
| length6 = 3:07
| title7 = Feet
| writer7 = Tony Haselden, Walker Hayes
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Cabin in the Woods
| writer8 = Murphy, Collins
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Just Wanna Rock N' Roll
| writer9 = Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins
| length9 = 3:55
| title10 = Growing Up Like That
| writer10 = Rodney Atkins, Tim Hewitt, Ben Hayslip
| length10 = 4:00
| title11 = Tips
| writer11 = Atkins, Hewitt, Bob Regan
| length11 = 3:43
| title12 = Lifelines
| writer12 = Atkins, Hewitt, Hayslip
| length12 = 3:28
| title13 = Farmer's Daughter
| writer13 = Marv Green, Akins, Hayslip
| length13 = 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
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|8|artist=Rodney Atkins|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 26, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|3|artist=Rodney Atkins|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 26, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}
| 66 |
| scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}
| 40 |
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=Singles=
- ADid not enter the Hot 100, but peaked on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.{{cite magazine|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of April 28, 2012|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14079897|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=September 13, 2012}}
Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Take A Back Road|artist=Rodney Atkins|type=album|award=Platinum|accessdate=July 29, 2024|relyear=2011|certyear=2024}}
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References
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