Backroads - Ricky Van Shelton - MP3 instrumental karaoke

"Backroads" is a song by American country music singer Ricky Van Shelton. It served as the title track to Ricky Van Shelton's 1991 fifth studio album, Backroads. It was originally written by Canadian country artist Charlie Major. The song is characterized by its rugged sense of nostalgia, with its lyrics telling the story of a man who, plagued by his everyday troubles, hops on his van and drives around in order to feel free. Produced by Steve Buckingham, Ricky Van Shelton's version of "Backroads" is modeled after the country music of yore, with pedal steel guitar adorning a yearning country ballad that sounds classic and timeless all at once. "Backroads" quickly became one of the album's most celebrated tracks. It was also released as a promotional single, and managed to peak at number 2 on the Hot Country Songs chart as well as number 3 on the Canadian RPM charts. The song would go on to earn the SOCAN Song of the Year award in 1993.