- country
- 33 min
- 10 tracks
- Columbia
Backroads is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first three singles released from the album, "Rockin' Years", "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines" were all number-one 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.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
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Tracks
- 1I Am a Simple Man3:27
- 2Rockin' Years3:26
- 3Oh Heart of Mine3:19
- 4Some Things Are Better Left Alone3:08
- 5After the Lights Go Out3:19
- 6Call Me Up2:48
- 7If Your Ever in My Arms3:30
- 8Who'll Turn Out the Lights2:42
- 9Backroads3:42
- 10Keep It Between the Lines3:48
10 tracks, 33 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ricky Van Shelton
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- May 21, 1991
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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