Backroads (album)

Backroads is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first three singles released from the album, "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines" were all number-one hits. "After the Lights Go Out" and "Backroads" charted at numbers 13 and 2, respectively. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 6, 1991.

Personnel

 * Musicians


 * Eddie Bayers - drums
 * Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
 * Richard Dennison - background vocals
 * Jerry Douglas - dobro
 * Glen Duncan - fiddle
 * Paul Franklin - steel guitar
 * Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
 * Steve Gibson - electric guitar, mandolin
 * Rob Hajacos - fiddle
 * Roy Husky Jr. - upright bass
 * Carl Jackson - background vocals
 * Albert Lee - electric guitar
 * Randy McCormick - piano
 * Terry McMillan - harmonica
 * Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle
 * Louis Dean Nunley - background vocals
 * Jennifer O'Brien - background vocals
 * Mark O'Connor - fiddle
 * Dolly Parton - duet vocals on "Rockin' Years"
 * Matt Rollings - piano
 * Hal Rugg - steel guitar
 * John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
 * Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar
 * Ricky Van Shelton - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
 * Howard Smith - background vocals
 * Harry Stinson - background vocals
 * Steve Turner - drums
 * Paul Uhrig - bass guitar
 * Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
 * Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
 * Dennis Wilson - background vocals
 * Curtis Young - background vocals

Compiled from liner notes.
 * Production


 * Steve Buckingham — production
 * Marshall Morgan — engineering (except "Rockin' Years")
 * Gary Paczosa — engineering ("Rockin' Years" only)
 * Denny Purcell — mastering
 * Gary Smith — production ("Rockin' Years" only)