Back to the Grindstone

Back to the Grindstone
Back to the Grindstone
Studio album by Ronnie Milsap
Released	March 12, 1991
Recorded	1990
Studio	GroundStar Laboratory (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Ronnie Milsap, Rob Galbraith, Richard Landis
Ronnie Milsap chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Back to the Grindstone is the twentieth studio album by American 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

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

Personnel

Ronnie Milsap – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards
Mitch Humphries – keyboards
Shane Keister – keyboards, synthesizers, synthesizer sequencing, drum programming
Larry Knechtel – keyboards
Mike Lawler – synthesizers
Jay Spell – keyboards
Paul Davis – backing vocals, synthesizer sequencing (8), drum programming (8)
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
Don Potter – acoustic guitar
Vince Gill – acoustic guitar (3)
Dave Baker – electric guitar
Larry Byrom – electric guitar
Bruce Dees – electric guitar, backing vocals
Steve Gibson – electric guitar
Jon Goin – electric guitar
Chuck Jones – electric guitar, horn arrangements (7)
Dean Parks – electric guitar
Brent Rowan – electric guitar
Mark Knopfler – electric guitar (2)
John Hiatt – electric guitar (9)
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
David Hungate – bass
Bob Wray – bass
Paul Leim – drums (1, 3-10)
Larrie Londin – drums (2)
Farrell Morris – percussion
Terry McMillan – harmonica
Quitman Dennis – horns
Jim Horn – horns, saxophone solos
Denis Solee – horns
Frank Kavelin – horns
Charles Rose – horns
Mike Haynes – horns
George Tidwell – horns
Bergen White – horn arrangements
J.D. Martin – horn arrangements (7)
Charlie Calello – string arrangements and conductor
The Robert Jason Singers – backing vocals (1)
Carol Chase – backing vocals
Cindy Richardson-Walker – backing vocals
Lisa Silver – backing vocals
Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (6)
Donna McElroy – backing vocals (6)
Michael Mishaw – backing vocals (6)
Scat Springs – backing vocals (6)
The Boys Choir of Harlem – choir (6)
Patti LaBelle – lead vocals (7)
Jamie Brantley – backing vocals (7)
Steve Brantley – backing vocals (7)

Production

Rob Galbraith – producer
Ronnie Milsap – producer
Richard Landis – producer (1)
Ed Thacker – track recording (1)
Ben Harris – track recording (2-10), overdub recording
Keith Odle – overdub recording
Randy Gardner – tracking assistant, overdubbing assistant
Kyle Lehning – mixing
Milan Bogdan – digital editing
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Sandy Howell – session coordinator
Mary Hamilton – art direction
Deb Mahalanobis – design
Randee St. Nicholas – photography
Beverly Patterson – hair stylist, make-up

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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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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