| 释义 |
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Chart performance
- References
{{Infobox album
| name = Backroads
| type = studio
| artist = Ricky Van Shelton
| cover = Backroads (Ricky Van Shelton album - cover art).jpg
| alt =
| released = May 21, 1991
| recorded = Nightingale Studio
The Doghouse
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 33:01
| label = Columbia Nashville/TriStar
| producer = Steve Buckingham (all tracks), Gary Smith (track 2)
| prev_title = RVS III
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Don't Overlook Salvation
| next_year = 1992
}}{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[1]
|rev2 = Entertainment Weekly -
|rev2score = B+[2]}} Backroads is the fifth Studio Album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first three singles released from the album, "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines" all were number 1 hits. "After the Lights Go Out" and "Backroads" charted at numbers 13 and 2, respectively. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 6, 1991.[3] Track listing - "I Am a Simple Man" (Walt Aldridge) - 3:26
- "Rockin' Years" (Floyd Parton) - 3:25
- "Oh Heart of Mine" (Allen Shamblin, Bernie Nelson) - 3:19
- "Some Things Are Better Left Alone" (Roger Murrah, Larry Shell) - 3:07
- "After the Lights Go Out" (Warner McPherson) - 3:19
- "Call Me Up" (Josh Leo, Harry Stinson) - 2:48
- "If You're Ever in My Arms" (Bobby Braddock) - 3:30
- "Who'll Turn Out the Lights" (Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery) - 2:42
- "Backroads" (Charlie Major) - 3:42
- "Keep It Between the Lines" (Russell Smith, Kathy Louvin) - 3:48
Personnel- Musicians
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Richard Dennison - background vocals
- Jerry Douglas - dobro
- Glen Duncan - fiddle
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar, mandolin
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Roy Husky Jr. - upright bass
- Carl Jackson - background vocals
- Albert Lee - electric guitar
- Randy McCormick - piano
- Terry McMillan - harmonica
- Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle
- Louis Dean Nunley - background vocals
- Jennifer O'Brien - background vocals
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle
- Dolly Parton - duet vocals on "Rockin' Years"
- Matt Rollings - piano
- Hal Rugg - steel guitar
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar
- Ricky Van Shelton - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Howard Smith - background vocals
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Steve Turner - drums
- Paul Uhrig - bass guitar
- Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Curtis Young - background vocals
{{div col end}}- Production
Compiled from liner notes.[4] - Steve Buckingham — production
- Marshall Morgan — engineering (except "Rockin' Years")
- Gary Paczosa — engineering ("Rockin' Years" only)
- Denny Purcell — mastering
- Gary Smith — production ("Rockin' Years" only)
Chart performance | Chart (1991) | Peak
position | | U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 | | U.S. Billboard 200 | 23 | | Canadian RPM Country Albums | 4 | | Canadian RPM Top Albums | 84 |
References 1. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r94020|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
2. ^Entertainment Weekly - review
3. ^{{cite AV media notes |title=Greatest Hits Plus |others=Ricky Van Shelton |year=1992 |type=CD |publisher=Columbia Records |id=52753}}
4. ^{{Cite AV media notes |title=Backroads |others=Ricky Van Shelton |year=1991 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Columbia Records |id=46855}}
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