Back to the Well explained

Back to the Well
Type:studio
Artist:Kenny Rogers
Cover:backtothewell.jpg
Genre:Country
Length:44:22
Label:Dreamcatcher #008
Producer:Joe Chemay, John Guess, Brent Maher, Kenny Rogers, Phil Vassar
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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]

Chart performance

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 361. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r662601/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Chart history for ''Back to the Well'']. Allmusic. 27 September 2010.
  3. News: Album reviews . The Tennessean . December 15, 2003 . March 17, 2022 . Peter Cooper . 5D.
  4. Web site: Kenny Rogers ARIA chart history, received March 31, 2020. Imgur.com. April 11, 2020. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.