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Back Where I Come From

1990 single by Mac McAnally From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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"Back Where I Come From" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Mac McAnally. It was released in January 1990 as the first single from his album Simple Life. The song reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] Its B-side, "Company Time", was later a single for Linda Davis in 1994. "Back Where I Come From" was also recorded by Kenny Chesney in 1996.

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Content

The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator expresses nostalgia towards his hometown in Mississippi.[2] Regarding its content, McAnally told American Songwriter, "When I wrote 'Back Where I Come From' I thought that it was a hit, but also that it said something that I personally wanted to be the first to say."[3] The song, the first cut on Simple Life, has a play length of 3 minutes and 32 seconds; a 1-minute and 20 second reprise, performed by McAnally on piano with backing from the Nashville String Machine, is the album's sixth track.[4]

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Cover versions

"Back Where I Come From" was covered by Kenny Chesney on his 1996 album Me and You, produced by Barry Beckett. Chesney also included a live version of the song on his 2000 Greatest Hits album. Of Chesney's recordings, McAnally said that "As a publisher I knew I was devaluing the copyright by singing it myself instead of passing it onto better and bigger singers, but I did it anyway. One of many of my classically bad business choices, but thankfully Kenny Chesney was kind enough to bail me out and cut it again."[3] Although it was not released as a single, Chesney's rendition has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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Personnel (Mac McAnally)

From Simple Life liner notes.[4]

Chart performance (Mac McAnally)

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Certifications (Kenny Chesney)

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References

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