''Back to Then'' is the first studio album by the American singer

Darius Rucker Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carol ...

, lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish. The album marks a stylistic departure of the

alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

sound of Hootie & the Blowfish in favor of an R&B style. The song "This Is My World" was used in the soundtrack for the film, ''

Shallow Hal ''Shallow Hal'' is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, Farrelly Brothers. The film stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black, with Jason Alexander, Joe Viterelli, and Susan Ward in supporting roles. Filming took pla ...

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Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. * Darrell "Delite" Allamby –

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...

(track 13) * Arden Altino – co-producer (track 8) * Davis Barnett –

viola The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the ...

(track 5) * Rob Chiarelli – mixing (tracks 1–5) * Chris Conway –

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...

(track 8) *

Jimmy Cozier Jimmy Cozier (born February 6, 1977) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 2001 single "She's All I Got", and for being one of the inaugural artists signed to Clive Davis' J Records label. Biography ...

– producer, vocal

arrangement In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestr ...

s, and backing vocals (track 8) * Mike Davis –

trombone The trombone (, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's lips vibrate inside a mouthpiece, causing the Standing wave, air c ...

(track 10) * Vidal Davis – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4), engineer and

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

(track 3) * Ivan Dupée – producer, engineer, mixing, programming,

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

clavinet The Clavinet is an electric clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds with rubber pads, each matching one of the keys and respond ...

drum programming Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices and computer software, such as sequencers and workstations or hardware synthesizers, sampler and sequencers, to generate sounds of musical instruments. These mu ...

Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

organ Organ and organs may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function * Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body. Musical instruments ...

synthesizer A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis a ...

, and vocal arrangements (track 13) * Ethan Farmer – bass guitar (track 12) * Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell – producer, arrangements, drum programming, and instrumentation (track 9) * Erik Ferrell – assistant engineer (track 9) * Brian Garten – engineer (track 6) * Serban Ghenea – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4) * Ask Giz – engineer (track 9) * Larry Gold – strings (track 3),

cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

(track 5) *

Vivian Green Vivian Sakiyyah Green (born May 22, 1979) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and pianist. Early life Green was born May 22, 1979, in the East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia. The Green home was filled with the sounds of ''Motown, ...

– backing vocals (track 4) * Carvin Haggins – producer and backing vocals (track 2) *

Woody Harrelson Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. He first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in ...

– backing vocals (track 8) * Andre Harris – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4), engineer and keyboards (track 3) * Keith Henderson –

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

(track 13) * Darren Henson – producer (tracks 2, 5) * Shawn Hibbler – drum fills and

hi-hat A hi-hat (hihat, high-hat, etc.) is a combination of two cymbals and a pedal, all mounted on a metal stand. It is a part of the standard drum kit used by drummers in many styles of music including rock music, rock, popular music, pop, jazz, an ...

s (track 13) * Travis House – producer (tracks 6, 7), engineer and mixing (track 7) * Jim Hynes –

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz musical ensemble, ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest Register (music), register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitche ...

(track 10) * Gwen Jackson – backing vocals (track 2) * Jeeve – producer (tracks 6, 7), engineer and mixing (track 7) * Daniel Johnson – backing vocals (tracks 10, 12) * Kipper Jones – backing vocals (track 4) * Jeff Kievit – trumpet (track 10) * Olga Konopelsky –

violin The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...

(track 5) * Emma Kummrow – violin (track 5) *

Darren Lighty Darren Lighty (born April 6, 1969 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American hip-hop and R&B record producer and songwriter. Lighty got his initial start in the industry as part of the group The Flex, which also included his brother Cliff Lighty ...

– producer, arrangements, drum programming, and instrumentation (track 9) * David Lopez – engineer (tracks 10, 12) *

Lil' Mo Cynthia Karen Loving (born November 19, 1978), known professionally as Lil' Mo, is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2001 single "Superwoman Pt. II" (featuring Fabolous), which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot ...

– backing vocals (track 9) * Joe Mardin –

horn Horn may refer to: Common uses * Horn (acoustic), a tapered sound guide ** Horn antenna ** Horn loudspeaker ** Vehicle horn ** Train horn *Horn (anatomy), a pointed, bony projection on the head of various animals * Horn (instrument), a family ...

arrangements (track 10) * Darius "D-Rain" McGuire – backing vocals (track 8) *

Musiq Taalib Hassan Johnson (born September 16, 1977), better known by his stage name Musiq Soulchild (or simply Musiq; pronounced "music") is an American singer-songwriter. His music blends Rhythm and blues, R&B, funk, blues, jazz, and Gospel music, ...

– backing vocals (track 2) * Jazz Nixon – producer (tracks 10, 12) * Richard Patterson – bass fills (track 13) * Keith Pelzer – producer (tracks 2, 5), engineer and Fender Rhodes (track 5) * Kevin Perry – assistant engineer (track 9) * Gus Rickette – drum programming (track 13) * Paul Riezer – violin (track 5) * Antoinette Roberson – backing vocals (track 13) *

Eric Roberson Eric Roberson is an American singer, songwriter, former rapper and music producer. He is sometimes referred to simply as Erro, the name which he later used as part of his label Blue Erro Soul. His first single, "Represent", was released through W ...

– backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 13) * Jacob Robinson – engineer and mixing (track 13) *

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lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

(all tracks), vocal arrangements and backing vocals (tracks 8, 13) * Erik Sayles –

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

(tracks 2, 4) * Jill Scott – lead vocals and vocal arrangements (track 3) * Andy Snitzer –

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to p ...

(track 10) *

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ...

– additional vocals (track 13) * Greg Tepperman – violin (track 5) *

Ryan Toby Maurice Ryan Toby (born November 26, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. He first gained popularity for his appearance in the film '' Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit'' (1993). He is best known as a member of the Gram ...

– vocal arrangements and backing vocals (track 1) * Terry Tribbett – bass guitar (tracks 3, 5) * Sid Vee – co-producer (track 8) *

Dave Way Dave Way is a Grammy Award winning American producer, mixer and audio engineer based in Los Angeles, California, United States. He has worked with Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Kesha, Pink, Iron And Wine, Fall Out Boy, Al Green, 21 Pilots, Yebba, Vic ...

– mixing (tracks 6, 8–10, 12) * Jimmy "June Bug" White – engineer (track 3) * Josh Wilbur – engineer (track 10) * Byron Williams – organ (tracks 10, 12) * Jay Williams – guitar (track 12) * Rick Williams – guitar and bass guitar (track 10) * Kenna Zemedkun – backing vocals (track 2)

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 2002 debut albums Darius Rucker albums Hidden Beach Recordings albums Contemporary R&B albums by American artists Neo soul albums Soul albums by American artists