Back to Then

Back to Then
Studio album by Darius Rucker
Released	July 30, 2002
Genre	Pop-soul neo soul[1] R&B[2]
Length	51:13
Label	Hidden Beach EK 86492
Producer	Jimmy Cozier Vidal Davis Ivan Dupée Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell Darren "Limitless" Henson Jeeve
Darius Rucker chronology
Back to Then (2002) Learn to Live (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C[3]
People	(mixed)[4]
PopMatters	(favorable)[2]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Back to Then is the debut studio album released by recording artist Darius Rucker, lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish. The album was a departure for him as this project was a R&B album, as compared to his group's pop rock efforts, and his later country solo albums.

In 2001, he recorded his first solo album, The Return of Mongo Slade, for Atlantic Records. However due to contractual changes, it was never released. Rucker then signed with Hidden Beach Recordings and released Back to Then in July 2002.

The song "This Is My World" was used in the soundtrack for the film Shallow Hal.

Track listing

1. "Wild One" (Vidal Davis, Andre Harris, Ryan Toby) - 3:38
2. "Exodus" (Carvin Haggins, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer) - 4:11
3. "Sometimes I Wonder" (featuring Jill Scott) (Davis, Aja Graydon, Harris, Darius Rucker, Jill Scott) - 4:14
4. "Back to Then" (Harris, Kipper Jones, Rucker, Derek Washington) - 4:58
5. "This Is My World" (Henson, Pelzer, Rucker, Kenna Zemedkun) - 5:05
6. "I'm Glad You're Mine" (Al Green) - 3:05
7. "Butterfly" (Peter Black) - 4:31
8. "Hold On" (Jimmy Cozier, Justin Cozier, S. Phillips, Rucker) - 4:06
9. "Ten Years" (Edward Ferrell, Darren Lighty, Cynthia Loving, Rucker) - 3:56
10. "One More Night" (Jazz Nixon, Rucker) - 4:17
11. "Amazing Grace" (Interlude) (John Newton) - 0:48
12. "Somewhere" (Daniel Johnson, Nixon, Rucker) - 3:41 ♯
13. "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

• Darrell "Delite" Allamby – background vocals
• Davis A. Barnett – viola
• Jimmy Crozier – vocal arrangement, background vocals
• Vidal Davis – drums
• Ivan Dupée – bass guitar, clavinet, drum programming, Fender Rhodes, organ, synthesizer, vocal arrangement
• Ethan Framer – bass guitar
• Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell – drum programming, instrumentation
• Larry Gold – cello
• Vivian Green – background vocals
• Woody Harrelson – background vocals
• Keith Henderson – guitars
• Shawn Hibler – drum fills
• Jim Hynes – trumpet
• Gwenita Jackson – background vocals
• Daniel Johnson – background vocals
• Kipper Jones – background vocals
• Jeff Kievit – trumpet
• Emma Kummrow – violin
• Darrin Lightly – drum programming, instrumentation
• Lil' Mo – background vocals
• Joe Mardin – horn arrangements
• Music (Soulchild) – background vocals
• Richard Patterson – bass guitar
• Keith Pelzer – Fender Rhodes
• Gus Rickette – drum programming
• Antoinette Roberson – background vocals
• Eric Roberson – background vocals
• Darius Rucker – vocal arrangement, lead vocals, background vocals
• Erik Sayles – acoustic guitar
• Jill Scott – vocals arrangement, vocals on "Sometime I Wonder"
• Andy Snitzer – alto saxophone
• Snoop Dogg – vocals on "Sleeping in My Bed"
• Ryan Toby – vocal arrangement, background vocals
• Terry Tribbett – bass guitar
• Byron Williams – organ
• Jay Williams – guitars
• Rick Williams – bass guitar, guitars

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums	1
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	43
U.S. Billboard 200	127

References

1. Allmusic review
2. PopMatters review
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. People review
5. Rolling Stone review