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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m A r e Y o u H a p p y N o w ( R a s c a l F l a t t s s o n g ) )
Tenth studio album by American country music trio Rascal Flatts
Back to Us country music trio Rascal Flatts . It was released on May 19, 2017 through Big Machine Records . The group produced the album themselves, save one track on the deluxe edition, which was produced by Busbee .[4] Yours If You Want It " was released in January 2017 as the album's lead single , followed by the title track "Back to Us" in August of the same year. The album serves as a follow-up to 2014's Rewind Back to Us earned the group their twelfth top-10 album on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. A deluxe edition of the album also includes the songs "Hands Talk," "Thieves," and "Roller Rink."
This is the group's first album not to be produced by Dann Huff since 2004's Feels Like Today
Content [ edit ]
Country singer Lauren Alaina features on the track "Are You Happy Now", which was co-written by all three members of Rascal Flatts.[5] Carrie Underwood on her 2007 album, Carnival Ride [6]
Singles [ edit ]
The record's lead single, "Yours If You Want It ", was released on January 9, 2017. One of the song's writers, Andrew Dorff, died shortly before its release.[7] [8]
Commercial performance [ edit ]
Back to Us debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200album equivalent units (of which 25,000 were traditional album sales). The album also entered the Top Country Albums chart the same week at number 2, earning the group their twelfth top-10 album.[9] [10]
Critical reception [ edit ]
The album received positive reviews. Lauren Laffer of Sounds Like Nashville spoke positively of the album, saying, "The 10 tracks within the project feature Gary LeVox ’s distinctive warm and emotive vocals while Jay DeMarcus ' production skills only amplify Joe Don Rooney 's guitar chops. Rascal Flatts continue to prove their staying power with Back to Us ."[11] A Sputnikmusic user wrote that "Rascal Flatts returns to their roots by returning to their career hallmarks of sterling vocal harmonies, high production value and genre-transcending composition."[12]
Track listing [ edit ]
Back to Us – Deluxe edition [2] Title Writer(s ) 1. "Yours If You Want It"
Singleton
3:25 2. "Hopin' You Were Lookin'"
Frasure
Mooney
Smyers
2:56 3. "I Know You Won't"
Mobley
Thrasher
3:53 4. "Dance"
Daly
Verges
3:21 5. "Back to Us"
Hodges
Thompson
3:58 6. "Kiss You While I Can"
Olsen
Wells
3:14 7. "Vandalized"
Stapleton
3:22 8. "Are You Happy Now" (with Lauren Alaina)
LeVox
Rooney
McConnell
3:59 9. "Hands Talk"
busbee
Jon Nite
3:35 10. "Thieves"
LeVox
Scooter Carusoe
DeStefano
3:10 11. "Love What You've Done with the Place"
Mooney
3:31 12. "Roller Rink"
Jeffrey East
Jennifer Hanson
3:12 13. "Our Night to Shine"
DeStefano
Hill
3:35 Total length: 45:11
Notes
All songs produced by Rascal Flatts except "Hands Talk", produced by busbee .
Personnel [ edit ]
Adapted from AllMusic [13]
Rascal Flatts
Jay DeMarcus – acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers, Moog bass , programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo , bass guitar, horn arrangements, backing vocals
Gary LeVox – lead vocals
Joe Don Rooney – electric guitar, backing vocals
Additional Musicians
Casey Brown – programming
Dave Cohen – keyboards
David Dorn – keyboards
Rob McNelley – electric guitar
Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, bouzouki , mandolin
Travis Toy – steel guitar
Dorian Crozier – drums
Evan Hutchings – drums
Jim Riley – drums
Jimmy Bowland – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Chris McDonald – trombone, horn arrangements
Jeff Bailey – trumpet
Steve Patrick – trumpet
Carole Rabinowitz – cello
Betsy Lamb – viola
Kristin Wilkinson – viola, string arrangements
David Angell – violin
Zeneba Bowers – violin
David Davidson – violin
Conni Ellisor – violin
Lauren Alaina – lead and harmony vocals on "Are You Happy Now"
Production [ edit ]
Rascal Flatts – producers
busbee – producer on "Hands Talk"
Allison Jones – A&R
Derek Bason – engineer, mixing, digital editing
Sean Neff – engineer, digital editing
Justin Niebank – mixing
Nick Lane – assistant engineer
Bryce Roberts – assistant engineer
Chris Small – assistant engineer, mix assistant
David Huff – digital editing
Adam Ayan – mastering
Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
Laurel Kittleson – production coordinator
Janet Soled – production coordinator
Sandi Spika Borchetta – art direction, design
Becky Reiser – art direction, design
David McClister – photography
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Release history [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Album Review: Rascal Flatts - Back to Us " . Sputnikmusic . May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2023 .
^ Horton, Carrie (March 29, 2017). "Everything We Know About Rascal Flatts' New Album, 'Back to Us' . The Boot . Townsquare Media . Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
^ Konicki, Lisa (March 29, 2017). "Rascal Flatts Announce Track List for New Album, "Back To Us" . Nash Country Weekly American Media . Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
^ Betts, Stephen L. (March 29, 2017). "Rascal Flatts' New Album 'Back to Us' to Include Lauren Alaina Duet" . Rolling Stone Wenner Media . Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
^ McKenna, Brittney (January 6, 2017). "Hear Rascal Flatts' Surging New Song 'Yours If You Want It' . Rolling Stone Wenner Media . Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
^ "Hear Rascal Flatts' New Single, 'Back to Us' . The Boot . Retrieved 2017-08-30 .
^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF) . Billboard . Retrieved May 31, 2017 .
^ Bjorke, Matt (December 27, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: December 27, 2017" . Roughstock . Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
^ "Album Review: Rascal Flatts' Back to Us " . Sounds Like Nashville . May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2023 .
^ "Album Review: Rascal Flatts - Back to Us " . May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2023 .
^ "Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved October 15, 2020 .
^ "Australiancharts.com – Rascal Flatts – Back to Us" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
^ "ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART (WEEK COMMENCING 29 MAY, 2017)" (PDF) . ARIA Charts ARIA . May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017 .
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard
^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . May 29, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017 .
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 27, 2017.
^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017" . Billboard . Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
^ "Rascal Flatts - Back To Us - Amazon.com Music" . Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
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