Back to the Grindstone

Back to the Grindstone
Studio album by Ronnie Milsap
Released	March 12, 1991
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Ronnie Milsap, Rob Galbraith
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Stranger Things Have Happened (1989) Back to the Grindstone (1991) Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (1991)

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Back to the Grindstone is the twentieth studio album by country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released on March 12, 1991, his last album until My Life in 2006. 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.

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

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" (Johnny 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, Jeffrey Pescetto, Mark Mueller) 5:37
7. "Love Certified" (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

Chart performance

Album

Singles

References

• Back to the Grindstone RCA Tracklist, letssingit.com.

Ronnie Milsap
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 Country Again Summer #17
Compilation albums	Ronnie Milsap Live Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 The Essential Ronnie Milsap Super Hits Only One Love 40 #1 Hits Ultimate Ronnie Milsap 16 Biggest Hits Playlist: The Very Best of Ronnie Milsap The RCA Albums Collection
#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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