Backroads | ||||
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Released | May 21, 1991 | |||
Recorded | November–December 1990 | |||
Studio | Nightingale Studio The Doghouse | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:01 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville/ TriStar | |||
Producer | Steve Buckingham (all tracks), Gary Smith (track 2) | |||
Ricky Van Shelton chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly - | B+ [2] |
Backroads is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first three singles released from the album, " Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines" were all number-one hits. "After the Lights Go Out" and "Backroads" charted at numbers 13 and 2, respectively. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 6, 1991. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " I Am a Simple Man" | Walt Aldridge | 3:26 |
2. | " Rockin' Years" (duet with Dolly Parton) | Floyd Parton | 3:25 |
3. | "Oh Heart of Mine" | Allen Shamblin, Bernie Nelson | 3:19 |
4. | "Some Things Are Better Left Alone" | Roger Murrah, Larry Shell | 3:07 |
5. | " After the Lights Go Out" | Warner McPherson | 3:19 |
6. | "Call Me Up" | Josh Leo, Harry Stinson | 2:48 |
7. | "If You're Ever in My Arms" | Bobby Braddock | 3:30 |
8. | "Who'll Turn Out the Lights" | Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery | 2:42 |
9. | " Backroads" | Charlie Major | 3:42 |
10. | " Keep It Between the Lines" | Russell Smith, Kathy Louvin | 3:48 |
Compiled from liner notes. [4]
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Backroads | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 21, 1991 | |||
Recorded | November–December 1990 | |||
Studio | Nightingale Studio The Doghouse | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:01 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville/ TriStar | |||
Producer | Steve Buckingham (all tracks), Gary Smith (track 2) | |||
Ricky Van Shelton chronology | ||||
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Singles from Backroads | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly - | B+ [2] |
Backroads is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first three singles released from the album, " Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines" were all number-one hits. "After the Lights Go Out" and "Backroads" charted at numbers 13 and 2, respectively. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 6, 1991. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " I Am a Simple Man" | Walt Aldridge | 3:26 |
2. | " Rockin' Years" (duet with Dolly Parton) | Floyd Parton | 3:25 |
3. | "Oh Heart of Mine" | Allen Shamblin, Bernie Nelson | 3:19 |
4. | "Some Things Are Better Left Alone" | Roger Murrah, Larry Shell | 3:07 |
5. | " After the Lights Go Out" | Warner McPherson | 3:19 |
6. | "Call Me Up" | Josh Leo, Harry Stinson | 2:48 |
7. | "If You're Ever in My Arms" | Bobby Braddock | 3:30 |
8. | "Who'll Turn Out the Lights" | Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery | 2:42 |
9. | " Backroads" | Charlie Major | 3:42 |
10. | " Keep It Between the Lines" | Russell Smith, Kathy Louvin | 3:48 |
Compiled from liner notes. [4]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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