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.
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Released | October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 46:02 | |||
Label | Curb Records | |||
Producer | Ted Hewitt Rodney Atkins[1] | |||
Rodney Atkins chronology | ||||
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Singles from Take a Back Road | ||||
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Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
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The Washington Post | (average)[5] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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Year-end charts
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2011 | "Take a Back Road"[14] | 1 | — | 23 | 48 |
"He's Mine"A | 23 | — | 103 | — | |
2012 | "Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" | 39 | 31 | — | — |
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