Takin' the Country Back

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Takin' the Country Back
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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
Allmusic3/5 stars [1]

Takin' the Country Back is the seventeenth studio album of 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[]

  1. "Somebody Slap Me" (Bob McDill, Roger Murrah) - 3:24
  2. "South Moon Under" (J. Anderson, George Anderson, Lionel Delmore) - 3:10
  3. "Sara" (Anderson, Dave Colwell) - 4:55
  4. "Brown Eyed Girl" (Van Morrison) - 3:46
  5. "Small Town" (Anderson, Gary Scruggs) - 4:58
  6. "Takin' the Country Back" (Marty Stuart, Curtis Wright) - 3:30
  7. "Who's Who" (Wesley Dennis, Michael White) - 3:24
  8. "The Fall" (J. Anderson, Donna Anderson, Michael Anderson) - 2:38
  9. "I Used To Love Her" (J. Anderson, Kent Robbins) - 3:15
  10. "Jump On It" (Pamela Terry, Pat Terry) - 3:55
  11. "Its a Long Way Back" (J. Anderson, Craig Wiseman) - 3:14

Personnel[]

Chart performance[]

Album[]

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

Singles[]

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[]

  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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