Back to Then is the debut studio album by American singer Darius Rucker, lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish. The album was a departure for him as this project was a R&B album, as compared to his group's pop rock efforts, and his later country solo albums. In 2001, he recorded his first solo album, The Return of Mongo Slade, for Atlantic Records. However due to contractual changes, it was never released. Rucker then signed with Hidden Beach Recordings and released Back to Then in July 2002. The song, "This Is My World" was used in the soundtrack for the film, Shallow Hal.