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 marks a stylistic departure of the alternative rock sound of Hootie & the Blowfish in favor of an R&B style.
The song "This Is My World" was used in the soundtrack for the film, Shallow Hal.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wild One" |
| 3:38 | |
| 2. | "Exodus" |
|
| 4:11 |
| 3. | "Sometimes I Wonder" (featuring Jill Scott) |
|
| 4:14 |
| 4. | "Back to Then" |
| Harris | 4:58 |
| 5. | "This Is My World" |
|
| 5:05 |
| 6. | "I'm Glad You're Mine" | Al Green |
| 3:05 |
| 7. | "Butterfly" | Peter Black |
| 4:31 |
| 8. | "Hold On" |
|
| 4:06 |
| 9. | "Ten Years" |
| 3:56 | |
| 10. | "One More Night" |
| Jazz Nixon | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Amazing Grace" (Interlude) | 0:48 | ||
| 12. | "Somewhere" |
| Nixon | 3:41 |
| 13. | "Sleeping in My Bed" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
| 4:43 | |
| Total length: | 51:13 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Sexy Lover" | The Characters | 3:42 | |
| 15. | "When's the Last Time" |
| The Characters | 3:53 |
Notes
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
- 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)