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Take a Back Road
Country · 2011 · 13 tracks · 46m

Take a Back Road

Rodney Atkins

Polished country-pop centered on rural escapism and family pride. Rhythmic, warm, and built for driving with the windows down on a humid afternoon.

October 4, 2011 · Curb Records

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A warm, sun-drenched celebration of rural life and the quiet pride of family.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 46m
01
Take a Back Road
3:29
02
He’s Mine
3:11
03
Family
3:24
04
The Corner
3:40
05
She's a Girl Ain't She
3:22
06
She’d Rather Fight
3:08
07
Feet
3:33
08
Cabin in the Woods
3:48
09
Just Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll
3:55
10
Growing Up Like That
4:01
11
Tips
3:43
12
Lifelines
3:29
13
Farmer’s Daughter
3:27
Moments Worth Listening For
The rhythmic, percussive acoustic guitar strumming that mimics a heartbeat on the title track.
The warm, fatherly grit in the vocals during the bridge of He's Mine.
The bright, celebratory fiddle and banjo interplay that closes out the bonus track Farmer's Daughter.
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How does Take a Back Road sound next to the rest of Rodney Atkins's catalogue?

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Nostalgic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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