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Wikipedia article




"'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. Its B-side, "Company Time", was later a single for Linda Davis in 1994.

Content



The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator expresses nostalgia towards his hometown in Mississippi. 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." 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.

Cover versions



"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."

Personnel



From 'Simple Life' liner notes.

* 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



References



Category:1990 singles

Category:1996 singles

Category:Mac McAnally songs

Category:Kenny Chesney songs

Category:Songs written by Mac McAnally

Category:Song recordings produced by Jim Ed Norman

Category:Warner Records singles

Category:1990 songs

Category:Songs about Mississippi

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