Back Road Paradise Explained

Back Road Paradise
Type:studio
Artist:Jimmy Rankin
Cover:BackRoadParadise.jpg
Genre:Folk, country
Length:40:41
Label:Song Dog
Producer:Bill Bell
Prev Title:Tinsel Town
Prev Year:2012

Back Road Paradise is the sixth studio album by Canadian folk music artist Jimmy Rankin. It was released on April 1, 2014 on Rankin's own Song Dog label and distributed by Fontana North.[1] [2] The album is more country than Rankin's previous releases.[3] [4] It features collaborations with Alison Krauss and Jim Cuddy.[5] The first single released from the album was "Cool Car".[6] [7]

Critical reception

Doug Gallant of Ottawa at Home gave the album four stars out of five, writing that "Rankin's songwriting is so consistently strong throughout the record I would be hard pressed to point to anything on Back Road Paradise that I wouldn't put on a playlist."[8] Doug Taylor of The Coast wrote that "the goal is to be on country radio all over, because with this album he deserves it."[9] Ken Kelley of The Musicnerd Chronicles stated that "Rankin isn't as much about the bells and whistles and posturing as he is about delivering truly memorable songs, of which there are many."[10]

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
CAN Country
[11]
2014"Cool Car"33
"Whiskey When the Sun Goes Down"—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

  1. News: Mabou native Jimmy Rankin set to release new album. July 28, 2014. Cape Breton Post. March 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728173932/http://www.capebretonpost.com/Living/2014-03-11/article-3644290/Mabou-native-Jimmy-Rankin-set-to-release-new-album/1. July 28, 2014. dead.
  2. News: Story. Jared. Travels between Cape Breton and Nashville lead Jimmy Rankin to Paradise. July 28, 2014. Metro News. April 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140716193648/http://metronews.ca/scene/1006037/travels-between-cape-breton-and-nashville-lead-jimmy-rankin-to-paradise/. July 16, 2014. dead.
  3. News: Woolsey. Barbara. Jimmy Rankin still has the write stuff. July 28, 2014. Calgary Herald. April 9, 2014.
  4. News: Tinson. Kayla. Jimmy Rankin Talks "Back Road Paradise". July 28, 2014. Top Country. June 6, 2014.
  5. News: Devlin. Mike. Jimmy Rankin happy to bring slick new album home. July 28, 2014. Times Colonist. April 23, 2014.
  6. News: Cooke. Steven. Jimmy Rankin takes the scenic route. July 28, 2014. The Chronicle Herald. March 26, 2014.
  7. News: Gillis. John. Jimmy Rankin releases Back Road Paradise with a smash hit. July 28, 2014. The Inverness Oran.
  8. News: Gallant . Doug . In favour of full-on country . July 28, 2014 . Ottawa at Home . March 29, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728155459/http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2014-03-29/article-3667595/In-favour-of-full-on-country/1 . July 28, 2014 .
  9. News: Taylor. Doug. Jimmy Rankin. July 28, 2014. The Coast. May 22, 2014.
  10. News: Kelley. Ken. Review of Jimmy Rankin – Back Road Paradise (Song Dog). July 28, 2014. The Musicnerd Chronicles. April 17, 2014.
  11. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jimmy rankin|chart=Canada Country}} Jimmy Rankin Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country]. Billboard. July 28, 2014.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Back Road Paradise".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.