Pass It On Down (Alabama album)
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Released | May 21, 1990 January 16, 1998 (re-release) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 45:01 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Producer | Alabama Larry Michael Lee Josh Leo | |||
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Singles from Pass It On Down | ||||
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Pass It on Down is the thirteenth studio album from American country music band Alabama, released in 1990. Singles released from the album were the title track, "Here We Are", "Down Home", "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" and "Jukebox in My Mind". "I Ain't Got No Business Doing Business Today" is a cover of Razzy Bailey.
It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Country Albums charts and No. 57 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing[]
- "Pass It On Down" (Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Will Robinson, Ronnie Rogers) - 4:53
- "Here We Are" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Vince Gill) - 2:52
- "Down Home" (Rick Bowles, Josh Leo) - 3:29
- "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" (Mike Reid) - 3:36
- "Jukebox in My Mind" (Dave Gibson, Rogers) - 3:40
- "Moonlight Lounge" (Rogers) - 3:06
- "Goodbye (Kelly's Song)" (Owen) - 3:59
- "Fire on Fire" (Gentry, Rogers, Greg Fowler) - 4:28
- "Until It Happens to You" (Jeff Cook, Gentry, Rogers, Fowler) - 3:42
- "Gulf of Mexico" (Gentry, Robert Byrne) - 4:00
- "Starting Tonight" (Gentry, Fowler, John Jarrard, S. Alan Taylor) - 3:15
- "I Ain't Got No Business Doin' Business Today" (Danny Morrison, Johnny Slate) - 4:03
Note: The last three tracks were not added to the cassette version.
Production[]
- Producers: Alabama, Larry Michael Lee, Josh Leo
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
Personnel[]
Alabama[]
- Jeff Cook- fiddle, electric guitar, background vocals; lead vocals on "Until It Happens to You" and "I Ain't Got No Business Doin' Business Today"
- Teddy Gentry- bass guitar, background vocals; lead vocals on "Fire on Fire" and "Starting Tonight"
- Randy Owen- acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Mark Herndon, Alabama's drummer, does not play on the album.
Additional Musicians[]
- Ken Bell- high string guitar
- Sam Bush- fiddle, mandolin
- John Catchings- cello
- Jeremy Cowart- kids choir
- Benji Cowart- kids choir
- Bill Cuomo- keyboards
- Kristin DeLauer- kids choir conductor
- Lara Gardner - kids choir
- Tommy Gardner- kids choir
- Rob Hajacos- fiddle
- Mike Haynes- trumpet
- Heather Holland - kids choir
- Craig Krampf- drums, percussion
- Bernie Leadon- banjo, acoustic guitar
- Josh Leo- electric guitar
- Shannon Love- kids choir
- Susannah Smith- kids choir
- Bobby G. Taylor- oboe
- Ben Voltz- kids choir
- Heather Voltz- kids choir
- Heidi Voltz- kids choir
- Biff Watson- acoustic guitar, keyboards
- John Willis- electric guitar
- Glenn Worf- bass guitar
Chart performance[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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Singles[]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country | US AC | CAN Country | ||
1990 | "Pass It On Down" | 3 | — | 2 |
"Jukebox in My Mind" | 1 | — | 1 | |
"Forever's as Far as I'll Go" | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
1991 | "Down Home" | 1 | — | 1 |
"Here We Are" | 2 | — | 3 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Notes[]
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r85328
- ^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – Pass It on Down". Recording Industry Association of America.
Categories:
- 1990 albums
- RCA Records albums
- Alabama (American band) albums
- Albums produced by Josh Leo
- 1990s country album stubs