Rewind (Rascal Flatts album)
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| Released | May 13, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 47:40 | |||
| Label | Big Machine | |||
| Producer | Howard Benson Dann Huff Rascal Flatts | |||
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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] With the exception of the deluxe edition track "She Must Like Broken Hearts", this is the group's only album to not feature any songwriting credits from the group themselves. It is their final album to be produced by Huff, whose relationship with the group began with their 2006 album Me and My Gang. This is the band's last album to top the Billboard Country Albums chart.
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| 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 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 257,000 copies in the US.[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 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 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Compass" | Diane Warren | Rascal Flatts | 4:23 |
| 15. | "Wildfire" | John Mayer | 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 | |||
