Rodney Allan Atkins (born March 28, 1969) is an American country music singer and songwriter.

The album, which has since been certified platinum in the United States, produced two more number one singles in "These Are My People" and "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)".

[2] She hid the pregnancy from her parents and put him up for adoption at the Holston United Methodist Home for Children in Greeneville, Tennessee.

[3] His first adoptive parents, Charles Hutchins and Linda Weems, returned him to the home after he developed a major respiratory infection.

[5] The Atkins family moved frequently in his youth, eventually settling in Claiborne County, Tennessee.

[9] He entered the Top 10 for the first time in late 2003-early 2004 with "Honesty (Write Me a List)", which went on to peak at number 4 on the country charts and 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[1] "Someone to Share It With" and "Monkey in the Middle" (both also co-written by Gowan) were also issued as singles, with the former peaking at number 41 on the country charts.

He thought that Atkins seemed too similar in sound to labelmate Tim McGraw, but praised some of the songs for having strong melodies.

[9] Atkins also received the 2006 Academy of Country Music award for Top New Male Vocalist, and "If You're Going Through Hell" was nominated for Song of the Year.

Poet of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, praising the "less produced sound" and Atkins' vocals on the singles.

Atkins re-wrote the album's third single, "Chasin' Girls", for his wife to make it more applicable to their life at the time.

"Farmer's Daughter" followed in early 2010, and after it reached top 5 late in the year, Curb added it and the re-recording of "Chasin' Girls" to a re-issue of It's America.

[28] The label also re-released If You're Going Through Hell for exclusive sale at Cracker Barrel restaurants, with "Farmer's Daughter" and the previously-unreleased song "More Like Your Memory (Always Takes Me Back)" added to the track listing.

Todd Sterling of Allmusic and Liz Jungers of Roughstock both criticized it for lacking musical variety.

The song was originally recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus, and Atkins chose to release it because it received positive reactions from fans in concert.

"Just Wanna Rock N' Roll", the album's third single,[35] peaked at number 31 on the Country Airplay chart in late 2012.

"[36] It received a "B" from Entertainment Weekly, whose Mikael Wood wrote that Atkins "makes for a first-rate correspondent from Anytown, USA.

[40] In 2018, Atkins released a new single titled "Caught Up in the Country", which features the Fisk Jubilee Singers on backing vocals.

He co-produced the track with Jordan Schmidt and co-wrote with Rose Falcon, Blake Redferrin, and Jake Saghi.

He was released on $2,500 bail three hours after the arrest, and was ordered by the Williamson County, Tennessee, court to take an anger assessment which found no need for any further action.