Back to the Grindstone

Back to the Grindstone
Back to the Grindstone
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Studio album by Ronnie Milsap
Released	March 12, 1991
Genre	Country
Label	RCA
Producer	Ronnie Milsap, Rob Galbraith, Richard Landis
Ronnie Milsap chronology

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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

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

Personnel

Ronnie Milsap - lead vocals
Mark Casstevens, Vince Gill (track 3), Don Potter - acoustic guitar
Jamie Brantley (track 7), Steve Brantley (track 7), Carol Chase, Paul Davis, Bruce Dees, Vicki Hampton (track 6), The Boys Choir of Harlem (track 6), Donna McElroy (track 6), Ronnie Milsap, Michael Mishaw (track 6), Cindy Richardson-Walker, Lisa Silver, Robert Jason Singers (track 1), Scat Springs (track 6) - backing vocals
David Hungate, Bob Wray - bass
Paul Leim, Larrie Londin (track 2) - drums
Paul Davis (track 8), Shane Keister - drum programming
Patti LaBelle - duet vocals on "Love Certified"
Dave Baker, Larry Byrom, Bruce Dees, Steve Gibson, Jon Goin, John Hiatt (track 9), Chuck Jones, Mark Knopfler (track 2), Dean Parks, Brent Rowan - electric guitar
Terry McMillan - harmonica
Quitman Dennis, Mike Haynes, Jim Horn, Frank Kavelin, Charles Rose, Denis Solee, George Tidwell - horns
Chuck Jones, J.D. Martin, Bergen White - horn arrangements
Mitch Humphries, Shane Keister, Larry Knechtel, Ronnie Milsap, Jay Spell - keyboards
Farrell Morris - percussion
Jim Horn - saxophone solos
Sonny Garrish, Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
Charlie Calello - string arrangements, conductor
Shane Keister, Mike Lawler - synthesizer

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	172
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	64

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	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

^ ^a ^b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r123517
^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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[allmusic-1] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r123517

[ac_Billboard200_Ronnie_Milsap-2] "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Ronnie_Milsap-3] "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[4] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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v t e Ronnie Milsap
Studio albums	Ronnie Milsap Where My Heart Is Pure Love Legend in My Time A Rose By Any Other Name Night Things 20/20 Vision It Was Almost Like a Song Only One Love in My Life Images Milsap Magic Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing There's No Gettin' Over Me Inside Keyed Up One More Try for Love Lost in the Fifties Tonight Christmas with Ronnie Milsap Heart & Soul Stranger Things Have Happened Back to the Grindstone True Believer Sings His Best for Capitol Records Just for a Thrill My Life Then Sings My Soul
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 40 #1 Hits 16 Biggest Hits
#1 singles	"Pure Love" "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" "Daydreams About Night Things" "What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down" "(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man" "Let My Love Be Your Pillow" "It Was Almost Like a Song" "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" "Only One Love in My Life" "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" "Back on My Mind Again" "Nobody Likes Sad Songs" "Why Don't You Spend the Night" "My Heart" "Cowboys and Clowns" "Smoky Mountain Rain" "Am I Losing You" "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World" "Any Day Now" "He Got You" "Inside" "Stranger in My House" "Don't You Know How Much I Love You" "Show Her" "Still Losing You" "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" "In Love" "How Do I Turn You On" "Snap Your Fingers" "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Kenny Rogers) "Where Do the Nights Go" "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" "A Woman in Love" "Stranger Things Have Happened"
Other songs	"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" "Just in Case" "In No Time at All" "Prisoner of the Highway" "Old Folks" (with Mike Reid) "Button Off My Shirt" "Houston Solution" "Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You" "Since I Don't Have You" "Turn That Radio On" "All Is Fair in Love and War" "True Believer"
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