Takin' the Country Back

Takin' the Country Back
Studio album by
John Anderson
ReleasedJuly 29, 1997
GenreCountry
LabelMercury Records
ProducerKeith Stegall
John Anderson chronology
Greatest Hits
(1996) 		Takin' the Country Back
(1997) 		The Encore Collection
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Takin' the Country Back is the seventeenth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson.[2] It was released on July 29, 1997, as his first album for Mercury Records after leaving BNA Records in 1996. The album produced the singles "Somebody Slap Me", which peaked at 22 on Country charts, "Small Town", which peaked at 44, and the title track, which peaked at 41. Also included on the album is a cover of Van Morrison's 1967 hit "Brown Eyed Girl" from his album Blowin' Your Mind!.

Takin' the Country Back charted at 19 for country albums and reached 138 on the United States Billboard 200. Allmusic stated that it was "one of John Anderson's best latter-day efforts, thanks to his impassioned vocals and the clean, muscular production from Keith Stegall" despite "suffering" from "uneven material".

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somebody Slap Me"Bob McDill, Roger Murrah3:24
2."South Moon Under"John Anderson, George Anderson, Lionel Delmore3:10
3."Sara"J. Anderson, Dave Colwell4:55
4."Brown Eyed Girl"Van Morrison3:46
5."Small Town"Anderson, Gary Scruggs4:58
6."Takin' the Country Back"Marty Stuart, Curtis Wright3:30
7."Who's Who"Wesley Dennis, Michael White3:24
8."The Fall"J. Anderson, Donna Anderson, Michael Anderson2:38
9."I Used To Love Her"J. Anderson, Kent Robbins3:15
10."Jump On It"Pamela Terry, Pat Terry3:55
11."ts a Long Way Back"J. Anderson, Craig Wiseman3:14

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Album

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 19
U.S. Billboard 200 138

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1997 "Somebody Slap Me" 22 115 35
"Small Town" 44 — —
1998 "Takin' the Country Back" 41 — 69

References

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  1. ^ Owens, Thom. Takin' the Country Back at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Mi2N.com - Top Country Music Singer, Sammy Sadler Shoots IN AMERICA Country Music Video In Texas Worldwide Release On YouTube Labor Day 2016". www.mi2n.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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