Take a Back Road

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.

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]

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.