# Back to Then

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C |
| People | (mixed) |
| PopMatters | (favorable) |
| Rolling Stone | |
Back to Then is the first studio album by the American singer Darius Rucker, lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish. The album marks a stylistic departure of the alternative rock 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.

## Track listing

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

## Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
* Darrell "Delite" Allamby – backing vocals (track 13)
* Arden Altino – co-producer (track 8)
* Davis Barnett – viola (track 5)
* Rob Chiarelli – mixing (tracks 1–5)
* Chris Conway – engineer (track 8)
* Jimmy Cozier – producer, vocal arrangements, and backing vocals (track 8)
* Mike Davis – trombone (track 10)
* Vidal Davis – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4), engineer and drums (track 3)
* Ivan Dupée – producer, engineer, mixing, programming, bass guitar, clavinet, drum programming, Fender Rhodes, organ, synthesizer, 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 (track 5)
* Vivian Green – backing vocals (track 4)
* Carvin Haggins – producer and backing vocals (track 2)
* Woody Harrelson – backing vocals (track 8)
* Andre Harris – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4), engineer and keyboards (track 3)
* Keith Henderson – guitar (track 13)
* Darren Henson – producer (tracks 2, 5)
* Shawn Hibbler – drum fills and hi-hats (track 13)
* Travis House – producer (tracks 6, 7), engineer and mixing (track 7)
* Jim Hynes – trumpet (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 (track 5)
* Emma Kummrow – violin (track 5)
* Darren Lighty – producer, arrangements, drum programming, and instrumentation (track 9)
* David Lopez – engineer (tracks 10, 12)
* Lil' Mo – backing vocals (track 9)
* Joe Mardin – horn arrangements (track 10)
* Darius "D-Rain" McGuire – backing vocals (track 8)
* Musiq – 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 – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 13)
* Jacob Robinson – engineer and mixing (track 13)
* Darius Rucker – lead vocals (all tracks), vocal arrangements and backing vocals (tracks 8, 13)
* Erik Sayles – acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 4)
* Jill Scott – lead vocals and vocal arrangements (track 3)
* Andy Snitzer – saxophone (track 10)
* Snoop Dogg – additional vocals (track 13)
* Greg Tepperman – violin (track 5)
* Ryan Toby – vocal arrangements and backing vocals (track 1)
* Terry Tribbett – bass guitar (tracks 3, 5)
* Sid Vee – co-producer (track 8)
* Dave Way – 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

| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 127 |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard) | 43 |