Back Road Paradise
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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.[1][3][4] It features collaborations with Alison Krauss and Jim Cuddy.[4][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]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cool Car" | Jimmy Rankin, Patricia Conroy, Bob Moffatt, Clint Moffatt | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Falling So Hard" | Rankin, Gordie Sampson, Jamie Robinson | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Flames" (featuring Alison Krauss) | Rankin, Conroy, Steven MacDougall | 3:29 |
| 4. | "I've Got a Feeling" | Rankin, Conroy, Jamie Warren | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Back Road Paradise" | Rankin, Conroy, Dermot Grehan | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Paris or Rome" | Rankin, Conroy, Danick Dupelle | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Never Gonna Leave" (featuring Jim Cuddy) | Rankin, Conroy, B. Moffatt, C. Moffatt | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Shades" | Rankin, Conroy | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Blame It All on You" | Rankin, Sampson, MacDougall | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Pull Out Your Picture" | Rankin, Conroy | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Build This House" | Rankin, Conroy, B. Moffatt, C. Moffatt | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Whiskey When the Sun Goes Down" | Rankin, MacDougall | 2:38 |
| 13. | "Back Road Reprise" | 1:19 | |
| Total length: | 40:41 | ||
Chart performance
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [11] | ||
| 2014 | "Cool Car" | 33 |
| "Whiskey When the Sun Goes Down" | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
References
- ^ a b "Mabou native Jimmy Rankin set to release new album". Cape Breton Post. March 11, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ Story, Jared (April 16, 2014). "Travels between Cape Breton and Nashville lead Jimmy Rankin to Paradise". Metro News. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ Woolsey, Barbara (April 9, 2014). "Jimmy Rankin still has the write stuff". Calgary Herald. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ a b Tinson, Kayla (June 6, 2014). "Jimmy Rankin Talks "Back Road Paradise"". Top Country. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ Devlin, Mike (April 23, 2014). "Jimmy Rankin happy to bring slick new album home". Times Colonist. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ Cooke, Steven (March 26, 2014). "Jimmy Rankin takes the scenic route". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ Gillis, John. "Jimmy Rankin releases Back Road Paradise with a smash hit". The Inverness Oran. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ Gallant, Doug (March 29, 2014). "In favour of full-on country". Ottawa at Home. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Taylor, Doug (May 22, 2014). "Jimmy Rankin". The Coast. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ Kelley, Ken (April 17, 2014). "Review of Jimmy Rankin – Back Road Paradise (Song Dog)". The Musicnerd Chronicles. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Jimmy Rankin Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2014.