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Back to the Grindstone
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 12, 1991
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerRonnie Milsap, Rob Galbraith, Richard Landis
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Stranger Things Have Happened
(1989)
Back to the Grindstone
(1991)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Back to the Grindstone is the twentieth studio album by country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released on March 12, 1991. The album produced four singles, three of which reached the top ten on the Billboard country singles chart, including "Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You," "Since I Don't Have You," a cover of The Skyliners' 1958 standard and "Turn That Radio On." The fourth single, "All Is Fair in Love and War" peaked at number 11. Milsap produced the album with Rob Galbraith, with further assistance from Richard Landis on "Since I Don't Have You".

The album reached number 24 on country charts, and was Milsap's last crossover until Then Sings My Soul in 2009, peaking at number 172 on the Billboard 200. Allmusic praised Milsap for a "gutsy [and] powerful performance" on the record, stating that "not one of the ten songs...is weak." The publication characterized it as "one of his best albums," lauding the performer's "eclectic, soul-inflected R&B" style.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Since I Don't Have You" (Joseph Rock, James Beaumont) - 4:16
  2. "All Is Fair in Love and War" (Tim Nichols, Robert Byrne) - 4:08
  3. "Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You" (Johnny Cunningham, Steve Stone) - 4:23
  4. "When the Hurt Comes Down" (Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall, Thomas Cain) - 4:07
  5. "Back to the Grindstone" (Dave Loggins) - 4:44
  6. "Spare the Rod (Love the Child)" (Jeff Silbar, Jeff Pescetto, Mark Mueller) - 5:37
  7. "Love Certified" (Chuck Jones, J.D. Martin) - 4:41
  8. "Turn That Radio On" (Paul Davis, Archie Jordan) - 3:40
  9. "Old Habits Are Hard to Break" (John Hiatt, Marshall Chapman) - 6:06
  10. "I Ain't Gonna Cry No More" (Don Schlitz, John Hall, Johanna Hall) - 4:25

Personnel

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 24
U.S. Billboard 200 172

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US AC CAN Country
1991 "Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You" 3 3
"Since I Don't Have You" 6 25 7
"Turn That Radio On" 4 2
1992 "All Is Fair in Love and War" 11 13

References