Can't Back Down

Can't Back Down
Can't Back Down
Studio album by Collin Raye
Released	October 30, 2001
Studio	Ocean Way Nashville, Loud Recording Studio and Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California);
Genre	Country
Length	46:13
Label	Epic
Producer	Collin Raye; James Stroud;
Collin Raye chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Can't Back Down is the seventh studio album released by country music artist Collin Raye. It was also his last album for Epic Records, and the first album of his career not to produce any Top 40 country hits. "Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That from Me", the first single, reached #43 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "What I Need", the second single, failed to chart.

Critical reception

Maria Konicki Dinoia of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five. She considered it "in much the same vein" as his previous albums, saying that "fans will come to love and appreciate" it.^[2]

Track listing

"Gypsy Honeymoon" (Kim Carnes, Collin Ellingson) – 3:49
"It Could Be That Easy" (Tom Damphier, Gene LeSage) – 3:27
"Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That from Me" (Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate, Sam Tate) – 4:13
"What I Need" (Karen Taylor-Good, Jason Blume) – 3:34
"Dancing with No Music Playing" (Don Ellis, Billy Montana) – 3:51
"You Always Get to Me" (Angela Lauer, Tom Douglas) – 4:13
"End of the World" (Billy Mann) – 3:40
"One Desire" (Jane Bach, Tammy Hyler, Kevin Haynie) – 5:12
"Young as We're Ever Gonna Be" (Collin Raye, Scott Wray) – 3:49
"Dear Life" (Christi Dannemiller, LeSage) – 4:34
"What I Did for Love" (Brent Maher, Thom Schuyler) – 3:09
"I Can Let Go Now" (Michael McDonald) – 2:42

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[3]

Collin Raye – lead vocals
Steve Nathan – acoustic piano, keyboards
Gary Prim – acoustic piano, keyboards
Matt Rollings – acoustic piano, keyboards
B. James Lowry – acoustic guitars
Brent Mason – electric guitars
Brent Rowan – electric guitars
Biff Watson – acoustic guitars
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
Stuart Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
Aubrey Haynie – mandolin, fiddle
Mike Brignardello – bass
David Hungate – bass
Eddie Bayers – drums
Steve Dorff – string arrangements and conductor (12)
Kim Carnes – backing vocals
Billy Davis – backing vocals
Chip Davis – backing vocals
Wes Hightower – backing vocals
Little Big Town – backing vocals
John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
Jeffrey Steele – backing vocals
Russell Terrell – backing vocals

Production

Laura Putty – A&R direction
Collin Raye – producer
James Stroud – producer
Julian King – recording, mixing
David Bryant – recording assistant, mix assistant
Jake Burns – recording assistant, mix assistant
Ricky Cobble – recording assistant, mix assistant
Jed Hackett – recording assistant, mix assistant
Rich Hanson – recording assistant, mix assistant
John Guess – additional recording
Patrick Murphy – additional recording assistant
Eric Conn – digital editing
Carlos Grier – digital editing
Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
Tammy Luker – production coordinator
Doug Rich – production coordinator
Michael Hatt – A&R coordinator
Kay Smith – A&R coordinator
Bill Johnson – art direction
Beth Kindig – art direction
Matthew Barnes – photography
Renee Fowler – stylist
Mary Elizabeth Long – grooming
Scott Dean Management – management

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	39

References

^ "Can't Back Down". Allmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ Dinoia, Maria Konicki. "Can't Back Down review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
^ Can't Back Down (CD insert). Collin Raye. Epic Records. 2001. 85794.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[allmusic-1] "Can't Back Down". Allmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[2] Dinoia, Maria Konicki. "Can't Back Down review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 29, 2010.

[3] Can't Back Down (CD insert). Collin Raye. Epic Records. 2001. 85794.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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