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910:." Also giving it three stars, Roughstock critic Liz Jungers thought that the album was "feel-good through and through" and that it had "killer musicianship," but criticized it for lacking musical variety. Pierce Greenberg of Engine 145 also criticized the album for having too many "frothy feel-good, I-am-blessed" songs, saying that it such songs "would benefit from being on a more diverse album." He rated the album two stars out of five. In his Consumer Guide, 825: 893: 888: 883: 859: 854: 809: 776: 771: 878: 873: 849: 844: 839: 804: 799: 794: 766: 761: 756: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 681:. Released in late 2008, the song went on to become the fifth Number One single of his career. It was followed by "15 Minutes" at number 20, and "Chasin' Girls", which failed to make the Top 40. The latter was partially re-written for its radio edit. The song debuted in September 2009 but failed to reach the country Top 40, peaking at No. 48. 684:
In March 2010, the album was re-released with "Farmer's Daughter" added to the track list, and the radio edit of "Chasin' Girls" in place of the original recording. "Farmer's Daughter" has reached Top 20 on Hot Country Songs.
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chart. It was followed by "15 Minutes" (a Top 20 hit) and "Chasin' Girls." The album was re-issued in mid-2010 to include a new single, "
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rated the album three stars out of five, saying that Atkins "plays it safe and sticks to the same formula used on
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gave the album a "dud" rating, calling it "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought."
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The album's first single release was its title track, written by
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As of August 2010, the album has sold 129,820 copies in the US.
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If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)
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Index


Studio album
Rodney Atkins
Genre
Country
Label
Curb Records
Producer
Ted Hewitt
Rodney Atkins
If You're Going Through Hell
Take a Back Road
Singles
It's America
15 Minutes
Farmer's Daughter
country music
Rodney Atkins
Curb Records
title track
Billboard
Hot Country Songs
Farmer's Daughter
Neal Coty
Rodney Atkins
Casey Beathard
Ed Hill
James T. Slater
Dallas Davidson
Ben Hayslip

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