| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[3] |
| People | (mixed)[4] |
| PopMatters | (favorable)[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[7] | 127 |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[8] | 43 |
References
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ a b PopMatters review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ People review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Back to Then (booklet). Hidden Beach. 2002.
- ^ "Darius Rucker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ ""Darius Rucker Chart History (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.