Back to the River is the fifth and final solo studio album by blues musician Susan Tedeschi, released October 28, 2008, on Verve Forecast.

"[1] The BBC's Angus Taylor stated that Tedeschi's "rasping, good-natured songs should hit you where you live," and remarked: "Gritty, wood smoked, and with its heart pinned in the right place on its sleeve, Back To The River is a record for singing loudly along to in the car.

"[5] Aaron Lafont of OffBeat noted that, on the album, Tedeschi "sets herself apart from her peers, sheds the fair-weather comparisons to Bonnie Raitt, and cements her place at the table... she absolutely owns this record.

"[7] Elsewhere's Graham Reid described the recording as "a fine and challenging album," and stated that Tedeschi possesses "a voice that can drive in lead-head nails from the far corner of a stadium.

"[8] In an article for Jambands.com, Brian Robbins wrote: "Susan definitely has her own six-string voice: a cross between Jimmie Vaughan's just-enough-notes-to-get-the-job-done and a nasty funkiness that comes from somewhere deep inside the woman herself.