Released July 29, 1997 Release date 29 July 1997 Genre Country music | Artist John Anderson Producer Keith Stegall | |
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Takin' the Country Back
(1997) The Encore Collection
(1997) Label The Island Def Jam Music Group Similar John Anderson albums, Country music albums | ||
John anderson takin the country back
Takin' the Country Back is the seventeenth studio album of country music artist John Anderson. It was released in 1997 under the Mercury Records label. 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 was a cover of the Van Morrison's 1967 hit "Brown Eyed Girl" from his album Blowin' Your Mind!.
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- Personnel
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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."
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Track listing
- "Somebody Slap Me" (Bob McDill, Roger Murrah) - 3:24
- "South Moon Under" (J. Anderson, George Anderson, Lionel Delmore) - 3:10
- "Sara" (Anderson, Dave Colwell) - 4:55
- "Brown Eyed Girl" (Van Morrison) - 3:46
- "Small Town" (Anderson, Gary Scruggs) - 4:58
- "Takin' the Country Back" (Marty Stuart, Curtis Wright) - 3:30
- "Who's Who" (Wesley Dennis, Michael White) - 3:24
- "The Fall" (J. Anderson, Donna Anderson, Michael Anderson) - 2:38
- "I Used To Love Her" (J. Anderson, Kent Robbins) - 3:15
- "Jump On It" (Pamela Terry, Pat Terry) - 3:55
- "Its a Long Way Back" (J. Anderson, Craig Wiseman) - 3:14
Personnel
Songs
1Somebody Slap Me3:25
2South Moon Under3:11
3Sara4:55