Back to the Well

Back to the Well
Studio album by
Kenny Rogers
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
GenreCountry
Length44:22
LabelDreamcatcher #008
ProducerJoe Chemay, John Guess, Brent Maher, Kenny Rogers, Phil Vassar
Kenny Rogers chronology
Live by Request
(2003) 		Back to the Well
(2003) 		42 Ultimate Hits
(2004)
Singles from Back to the Well
  1. "Harder Cards"
    Released: April 8, 2002
  2. "I'm Missing You"
    Released: April 21, 2003
  3. "Love Like This"
    Released: June 2, 2003
  4. "Handprints on the Wall"
    Released: September 2003

Back to the Well is the twenty-fifth studio album released in 2003 by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. The album includes the singles "Harder Cards," "I'm Missing You" and "Handprints on the Wall," all of which charted on the Hot Country Songs chart between 2002 and 2003. "Harder Cards" peaked at number 47, "I'm Missing You" at 49 and "Handprints on the Wall" at 40.[1] The album itself reached number 52 on the Top Country Albums chart.[2]

Critical reception

Peter Cooper of The Tennessean rated the album 3 out of 4 stars, stating that "[t]his album is well-constructed, the songs are well-chosen, and Rogers still sings with the quiver and husk of his 'Gambler' days."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back to the Well"Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne3:06
2."Listen to the Rain"Chuck Cannon, Billy Dean4:35
3."727 East Magnolia Avenue"Steven Dale Jones, Bobby Tomberlin2:51
4."Undercover" (duet with Dolly Parton)Dolly Parton2:39
5."Prairie Wedding"Mark Knopfler4:35
6."I'm Missing You"Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner3:12
7."It's a Beautiful Life"Charlie Black, Phil Vassar, Jim Collins3:14
8."Tears in God's Eyes"Kent Blazy, Skip Ewing, Kim Williams4:15
9."Harder Cards"Craig Wiseman, Mike Henderson4:04
10."Handprints on the Wall"Nelson Blanchard, Scott Innes, Claude Parish4:02
11."Owe Them More Than That" (duet with Tim McGraw)John Guess, Tony Martin, Clessie Lee Morisette, Roger Springer3:10
12."Love Like This"Candy Cameron, Chip Davis4:39

Chart performance

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts) Albums[4] 179
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 52

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 361. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Chart history for Back to the Well". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  3. ^ Peter Cooper (December 15, 2003). "Album reviews". The Tennessean. pp. 5D. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Kenny Rogers ARIA chart history, received March 31, 2020". Imgur.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.