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"Back Where I Come From"

Well in the town where I was raised,
the clock ticked and the cattle grazed
Time passed with amazing grace,
Back where I come from

You can lie on a river bank,
paint your name on a water tank
Miscount all the beers you drank,
Back where I come from

[Chorus]

Back where I come from
Where I'll be when its said and done
I'm proud as anyone
That's where I come from

We learned in Sunday school,
who made the sun shine through
I know who made the moon shine too,
Back where I come from

Blue eyes on a Saturday night,
tan legs in the broad daylight
TV's they were black and white,
Back where I come from

[Chorus]

Back where I come from
Where I'll be when its said and done
I'm proud as anyone
That's where I come from

Some say it's a backward place,
narrow minds on a narrow wage
But I make it a point to say,
that's where I come from

[Chorus]

Back where I come from
Where I'll be when its said and done
I'm proud as anyone
That's where I come from

That's where I come from
I'm an old Tennessean
Well Im proud as anyone

That's where I come from

Writer(s): Greg Crowe, Ronna Reeves

Mac McAnally first recorded "Back Where I Come From" and released it as the first single from his album "Simple Life" in 1990. He explained to American Songwriter, "When I wrote 'Back Where I Come From' I thought that it was a hit, but also that it said something that I personally wanted to be the first to say."

Kenny Chesney covered this song for his album "Me and You" and also included a live version of the song on his "Greatest Hits" album in 2000.

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album: "Me And You" (1996)

"Back Where I Come From" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Mac McAnally. It was released in January 1990 as the first single from his album Simple Life. The song reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] Its B-side, "Company Time", was later a single for Linda Davis in 1994.

Content[edit]

The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator expresses nostalgia towards his hometown in Mississippi.[2] Regarding its content, McAnally told American Songwriter, "When I wrote 'Back Where I Come From' I thought that it was a hit, but also that it said something that I personally wanted to be the first to say."[3] The song, the first cut on Simple Life, has a play length of 3 minutes and 32 seconds; a 1-minute and 20 second reprise, performed by McAnally on piano with backing from the Nashville String Machine, is the album's sixth track.[4]

Cover versions[edit]

"Back Where I Come From" was covered by Kenny Chesney on his 1996 album Me and You, produced by Barry Beckett. Chesney also included a live version of the song on his 2000 Greatest Hits album. Of Chesney's recordings, McAnally said that "As a publisher I knew I was devaluing the copyright by singing it myself instead of passing it onto better and bigger singers, but I did it anyway. One of many of my classically bad business choices, but thankfully Kenny Chesney was kind enough to bail me out and cut it again."[3]

Personnel[edit]

From Simple Life liner notes.[4]

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Vince Gill - background vocals
• Mac McAnally - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
• "The Mississippi Choir" (Tammy Wynette, J. Fred Knobloch, Tricia Walker, Johnny Crocker, Mark Gray) - background vocals
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Mark O'Connor - fiddle
• Tom Roady - percussion
• Leland Sklar - bass guitar

Chart performance[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
2. ^ "Mac McAnally finding his place on the charts". The Hour. April 10, 1990. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
3. ^ a b Moore, Rick (January 2, 2012). "Mac McAnally". American Songwriter. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
4. ^ a b Simple Life (CD booklet). Mac McAnally. Warner Bros. Records. 1990. 26136-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1245." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 26, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
6. ^ "Mac McAnally Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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