Back to Then is the title of a solo album released by singer/songwriter Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker is an American musician. He first gained fame as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld and Dean Felber...

, lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish

Hootie & the Blowfish

Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that enjoyed popularity in the second half of the 1990s. They were originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan. The band has recorded five studio albums to date, and has...

. The album was a departure for him as this project was a contemporary R&B album, as compared to his group's pop/rock efforts.

In 2001, he recorded his solo debut album The Return of Mongo Slade for Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

. However due to contractual changes, it was never released. Rucker then signed with Hidden Beach Recordings and released Back to Then in July 2002.

The song "This Is My World" was used in the soundtrack for the film Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal

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.

Track listing

1. "Wild One" (Vidal Davis, Andre Harris, Ryan Toby) - 3:38
2. "Exodus" (Carvin Haggins, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer) - 4:11
3. "Sometimes I Wonder" (featuring Jill Scott
   Jill Scott
   Jill Scott is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter, poet, and actress. In 2007, Scott made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and in Tyler Perry's feature film, Why Did I Get Married? That year, her third studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, was released on...
   
   ) (Davis, Aja Graydon, Harris, Darius Rucker, Jill Scott) - 4:14
4. "Back to Then" (Harris, Kipper Jones, Rucker, Derek Washington) - 4:58
5. "This Is My World" (Henson, Pelzer, Rucker, Kenna Zemedkun) - 5:05
6. "I'm Glad You're Mine" (Al Green) - 3:05
7. "Butterfly" (Peter Black) - 4:31
8. "Hold On" (Jimmy Cozier, Jr., Justin Cozier, S. Phillips, Rucker) - 4:06
9. "Ten Years" (Edward Ferrell, Darren Lightly, Cynthia Loving, Rucker) - 3:56
10. "One More Night" (Jazz Nixon, Rucker) - 4:17
11. "Amazing Grace
    Amazing Grace
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    " (Interlude) (John Newton
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    John Henry Newton was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career on the sea at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of...
    
    ) - 0:48
12. "Somewhere" (Daniel Johnson, Nixon, Rucker) - 3:41
13. "Sleeping in My Bed" (featuring Snoop Dogg
    Snoop Dogg
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    ) (Darrell Allamby, Calvin Broadus, Kenneth Dickerson, Antoinette Roberson, Rucker) - 4:43

Album

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums	1
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	43
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	127