Back to Then
Back to Then is the first studio album by the American singer Darius Rucker, lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish. The album was a departure for him as this project was an R&B album, as compared to his group's pop rock work and his later country solo albums.
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Released | July 30, 2002 | |||
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Length | 51:13 | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[3] |
People | (mixed)[4] |
PopMatters | (favorable)[2] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
The song "This Is My World" was used in the soundtrack for the film, Shallow Hal.
Track listing
- "Wild One" (Vidal Davis, Andre Harris, Ryan Toby) – 3:38
- "Exodus" (Carvin Haggins, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer) – 4:11
- "Sometimes I Wonder" (featuring Jill Scott) (Davis, Aja Graydon, Harris, Darius Rucker, Jill Scott) – 4:14
- "Back to Then" (Harris, Kipper Jones, Rucker, Derek Washington) – 4:58
- "This Is My World" (Henson, Pelzer, Rucker, Kenna Zemedkun) – 5:05
- "I'm Glad You're Mine" (Al Green) – 3:05
- "Butterfly" (Peter Black) – 4:31
- "Hold On" (Jimmy Cozier, Justin Cozier, S. Phillips, Rucker) – 4:06
- "Ten Years" (Edward Ferrell, Darren Lighty, Cynthia Loving, Rucker) – 3:56
- "One More Night" (Jazz Nixon, Rucker) – 4:17
- "Amazing Grace" (Interlude) (John Newton) – 0:48
- "Somewhere" (Daniel Johnson, Nixon, Rucker) – 3:41 ♯
- "Sleeping in My Bed" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Darrell Allamby, Calvin Broadus, Kenneth Dickerson, Antoinette Roberson, Rucker) – 4:43
♯ – Track 12, "Somewhere" (13:18 long on the CD mix), contains a piano version of "Ten Years" as a hidden track.
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[6]
- Darrell "Delite" Allamby – backing vocals (track 13)
- Arden Altino – co-producer (track 8)
- Davis Barnett – viola (track 5)
- Rob Chiarelli – mixing (tracks 1-5)
- Chris Conway – engineer (track 8)
- Jimmy Cozier – producer, vocal arrangements, and backing vocals (track 8)
- Mike Davis – trombone (track 10)
- Vidal Davis – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4), engineer and drums (track 3)
- Ivan Dupée – producer, engineer, mixing, programming, bass guitar, clavinet, drum programming, Fender Rhodes, organ, synthesizer, and vocal arrangements (track 13)
- Ethan Farmer – bass guitar (track 12)
- Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell – producer, arrangements, drum programming, and instrumentation (track 9)
- Erik Ferrell – assistant engineer (track 9)
- Brian Garten – engineer (track 6)
- Serban Ghenea – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4)
- Ask Giz – engineer (track 9)
- Larry Gold – strings (track 3), cello (track 5)
- Vivian Green – backing vocals (track 4)
- Carvin Haggins – producer and backing vocals (track 2)
- Woody Harrelson – backing vocals (track 8)
- Andre Harris – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4), engineer and keyboards (track 3)
- Keith Henderson – guitar (track 13)
- Darren Henson – producer (tracks 2, 5)
- Shawn Hibbler – drum fills and hi-hats (track 13)
- Travis House – producer (tracks 6, 7), engineer and mixing (track 7)
- Jim Hynes – trumpet (track 10)
- Gwen Jackson – backing vocals (track 2)
- Jeeve – producer (tracks 6, 7), engineer and mixing (track 7)
- Daniel Johnson – backing vocals (tracks 10, 12)
- Kipper Jones – backing vocals (track 4)
- Jeff Kievit – trumpet (track 10)
- Olga Konopelsky – violin (track 5)
- Emma Kummrow – violin (track 5)
- Darren Lighty – producer, arrangements, drum programming, and instrumentation (track 9)
- David Lopez – engineer (tracks 10, 12)
- Lil' Mo – backing vocals (track 9)
- Joe Mardin – horn arrangements (track 10)
- Darius “D-Rain" McGuire – backing vocals (track 8)
- Musiq – backing vocals (track 2)
- Jazz Nixon – producer (tracks 10, 12)
- Richard Patterson – bass fills (track 13)
- Keith Pelzer – producer (tracks 2, 5), engineer and Fender Rhodes (track 5)
- Kevin Perry – assistant engineer (track 9)
- Gus Rickette – drum programming (track 13)
- Paul Riezer – violin (track 5)
- Antoinette Roberson – backing vocals (track 13)
- Eric Roberson – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 13)
- Jacob Robinson – engineer and mixing (track 13)
- Darius Rucker – lead vocals (all tracks), vocal arrangements and backing vocals (tracks 8, 13)
- Erik Sayles – acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 4)
- Jill Scott – lead vocals and vocal arrangements (track 3)
- Andy Snitzer – saxophone (track 10)
- Snoop Dogg – additional vocals (track 13)
- Greg Tepperman – violin (track 5)
- Ryan Toby – vocal arrangements and backing vocals (track 1)
- Terry Tribbett – bass guitar (tracks 3, 5)
- Sid Vee – co-producer (track 8)
- Dave Way – mixing (tracks 6, 8-10, 12)
- Jimmy "June Bug" White – engineer (track 3)
- Josh Wilbur – engineer (track 10)
- Byron Williams – organ (tracks 10, 12)
- Jay Williams – guitar (track 12)
- Rick Williams – guitar and bass guitar (track 10)
- Kenna Zemedkun – backing vocals (track 2)
Chart performance
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[7] | 127 |
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[8] | 43 |
References
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