Rewind (Rascal Flatts album)

Rewind
Studio album by Rascal Flatts
Released	May 13, 2014
Genre	Country
Length	47:40
Label	Big Machine
Producer	Howard Benson Dann Huff Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts chronology
Changed (2012) Rewind (2014) The Greatest Gift of All (2016)
Singles from Rewind
"Rewind" Released: January 21, 2014 "Payback" Released: June 16, 2014 "Riot" Released: November 24, 2014 "I Like the Sound of That" Released: August 31, 2015[1]

Rewind is the ninth studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on May 13, 2014 via Big Machine Records.^[2][3] The album was produced by Rascal Flatts, Howard Benson and Dann Huff.^[4] A deluxe edition is available at Target with four bonus tracks.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Country Weekly	B+[7]
USA Today	[8]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five, writing that "it's hard not to succumb to Rascal Flatts' smooth touch."^[6] At Country Weekly, Bob Paxman graded the album a B+, stating that "Rewind is a great-sounding album that brings Flatts back to country's forefront."^[7] At USA Today, Brian Mansfield rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, remarking how "The trio retools its style with mixed results", yet its "High-flown ballads remain a strength, and Joe Don Rooney fans will thrill to his guitar work": however, "Elsewhere, the group just sounds as if like it's trying to keep up with the times."^[8]

Commercial performance

The album debuted on its release at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with sales of 61,000 in the US.^[9] As of June 2015, the album has sold 227,600 copies in the US.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Payback"	Aaron Eshuis, Neil Mason, Ryan Hurd	Howard Benson	2:59
2.	"Rewind"	Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley, Eric Paslay	Rascal Flatts	3:24
3.	"I Have Never Been to Memphis"	Eric Holljes, Ian Holljes, Marcus Hummon	Benson	4:08
4.	"DJ Tonight"	Meghan Trainor, Jesse Frasure, Shay Mooney	Rascal Flatts	3:47
5.	"Powerful Stuff"	Gregg Wattenberg, Derek A. E. Fuhrmann, Brett James	Benson	3:15
6.	"Riot"	Jaron Boyer, Sara Haze	Rascal Flatts	3:50
7.	"Night of Our Lives"	Ben Hayslip, Jimmy Yeary	Benson	3:28
8.	"I Like the Sound of That"	Trainor, Frasure, Mooney	Rascal Flatts	3:29
9.	"Aftermath"	Ben Caver, Megan Conner, Brian White	Benson	3:39
10.	"I'm on Fire"	Sean McConnell, Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson	Rascal Flatts	3:56
11.	"Life's a Song"	Jeffrey Steele, Brandon Hood, James T. Slater	Dann Huff, Rascal Flatts	4:08
12.	"Honeysuckle Lazy"	Neil Thrasher, Michael Dulaney, Shane Minor	Rascal Flatts	4:02
13.	"The Mechanic"	Jaren Johnston, Tony Lane	Rascal Flatts	3:32
Total length:				47:40

Target deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Compass"	Diane Warren	Rascal Flatts	4:23
15.	"Wildfire"	James Ryan Ho, Christopher Breaux	Huff, Rascal Flatts	3:44
16.	"She Must Like Broken Hearts"	busbee, Rascal Flatts	Rascal Flatts	3:00
17.	"Bring the Family"	Regie Hamm, Tim Akers, Chase Akers	Benson	3:07
Total length:				61:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic.^[11]

• Tim Akers – keyboards, piano
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Keith Armstrong – assistant
• Alexander Attalla – assistant
• Adam Ayan – mastering
• Leann Bennett – production coordination
• Howard Benson – keyboards, producer, programming, backing vocals
• Drew Bollman – assistant
• Sandi Spika Borchetta – art direction
• David Campbell- conductor, string arrangements
• John Catchings – cello
• Steve Churchyard – String Engineer
• Kevin Connolly – Violin
• Dorian Crozier – Drums
• Kris Crunk – programming, synthesizer, String Arrangements
• Eric Darken – Percussion
• Paul DeCarli – digital editing
• Anthony Diaz Deleon – assistant
• Jay DeMarcus – bass, mandolin, producer, programming, backing vocals
• Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
• Leland Elliott – assistant
• Nina Evtuhov – violin
• Jenee' Fleener – fiddle, viola, violin
• Zack Foster – assistant
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Josh Freese – drums
• Matthew Funes – viola
• Marc VanGool – guitar technician
• Matt Griffin – production coordination
• Mike Griffith – production coordination
• Julian Hallmark – violin
• Chandler Harrod – assistant
• Dann Huff – producer
• David Huff – digital editing
• Hatsukazu Inagaki – engineer, overdub engineer
• Allison Jones – A&R
• Charlie Judge – accordion, hammond B3, keyboards, synthesizer
• Nik Karpen – assistant
• Suzie Katayama – cello, string contractor
• Roland Kato – viola
• Kim Keyes – backing vocals
• Kelly King – A&R
• Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick – cello
• Don Koch – programming
• Dmitar Krnjaic – assistant engineer
• Nick Lane – assistant
• Songa Lee – violin
• Natalie Leggett – violin
• Mario de Leon – violin
• Gary LeVox – vocals
• Rob McNelley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Anthony Martinez – assistant
• James Matchack – programming, synthesizer
• Gail Mayes – backing vocals
• Gordon Mote – piano
• John Murphy – art direction, stylist
• Sean Neff – digital editing, engineer, mixing
• Jon Nicholson – drum technician
• Justin Niebank – mixing
• Sheryl Nields – photography
• Taylor Nyquist – assistant
• Grace Oh – violin
• Ernesto Olvera – assistant
• Sara Parkins – violin
• Tim Pierce – guitar
• Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
• Rascal Flatts – producer
• Drea Rhenee – backing vocals
• Michele Richards – violin
• Steve Richards – cello
• Joe Don Rooney – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
• Mellissa Schleicher – hair stylist, make-Up
• David Schwerkholt – assistant
• Lenny Skolnik – programming
• Rudy Stein – cello
• Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
• Josefina Vergara – violin
• Torne White – graphic design
• Nathan Zwald – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12]	17
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13]	7
UK Country Albums (OCC)[14]	2
US Billboard 200[15]	5
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Billboard 200[17]	107
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[18]	19

References

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