Roll On (Alabama album)

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Roll On
Alabama - Roll on.jpg
Studio album by
Alabama
ReleasedJanuary, 1984
October 25, 1990 (re-release)
Recorded1983
StudioCook Sound Studio, Fort Payne, AL Music Mill, Nashville, TN[1]
GenreCountry
Length40:08
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama
Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
The Closer You Get...
(1983) 		Roll On
(1984) 		40-Hour Week
(1985)
Singles from Roll On
  1. "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)"
    Released: January 6, 1984
  2. "When We Make Love"
    Released: April 20, 1984
  3. "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)"
    Released: July 16, 1984
  4. "(There's A) Fire in the Night"
    Released: October 22, 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars link

Roll On is the eighth studio album of country music band Alabama, released in 1984.

All four singles released from this album reached Number One on the Hot Country Singles chart: "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)", "When We Make Love", "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" and "(There's A) Fire in the Night". Music videos were made for "I'm Not That Way Anymore" and "(There's A) Fire in the Night".

The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing[]

Side A[]

  1. "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" (Dave Loggins) - 4:21
  2. "Carolina Mountain Dewe" (Randy Owen) - 4:22
  3. "The End of the Lyin'" (Robert Byrne, Alan Schulman) - 2:59
  4. "I'm Not That Way Anymore" (Owen, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon, Greg Fowler) - 4:49
  5. "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" (Dan Mitchell, Murry Kellum) - 4:28

Side B[]

  1. "(There's A) Fire in the Night" (Bob Corbin) - 4:14
  2. "When We Make Love" (Troy Seals, Mentor Williams) - 3:36
  3. "Country Side of Life" (Maurice R. Hirsch) - 3:46
  4. "The Boy" (Owen, Gentry, Fowler)- 3:34
  5. "Food on the Table" (Owen) - 3:59

Note: "I'm Not That Way Anymore" was recorded live at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.

Personnel[]

Alabama
  • Randy Owen: electric guitar, lead vocals
  • Teddy Gentry: bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "The Boy"
  • Jeff Cook: electric guitar, organ, background vocals, lead vocals on "Country Side of Life"
  • Mark Herndon: drums
Additional musicians
  • Jack Eubanks: acoustic guitar
  • Gregg Galbraith: electric guitar
  • Carl Jackson: banjo
  • George "Leo" Jackson: acoustic guitar
  • Shane Keister: keyboards
  • Farrell Morris: percussion
  • Fred Newell: electric guitar
  • Larry Paxton: bass guitar
  • Willie Rainsford: keyboards
  • Larry Shell: acoustic guitar
  • Milton Sledge: drums
  • Blaine Sprouse: fiddle

Strings by the "A" Strings, arranged by Kristin Wilkinson

Charts and certifications[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Roll On".
  2. ^ "Alabama – Gold & Platinum Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – Roll On". Recording Industry Association of America.
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