The Closer You Get...

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The Closer You Get...
Closer You Get.jpg
Studio album by
Alabama
ReleasedMarch 1983
Recorded1981-1982
GenreCountry, country rock
Length40:53
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama
Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
Mountain Music
(1982) 		The Closer You Get...
(1983) 		Roll On
(1984)
Singles from The Closer You Get...
  1. "Dixieland Delight"
    Released: January 28, 1983
  2. "The Closer You Get"
    Released: April 29, 1983
  3. "Lady Down on Love"
    Released: August 5, 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

The Closer You Get... is the seventh studio album by country music band Alabama, released in 1983. All three singles from this album — "The Closer You Get", "Lady Down on Love" and "Dixieland Delight" — reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1983. "She Put the Sad in All His Songs" was also recorded by Ronnie Dunn (who formed the duo Brooks & Dunn with Kix Brooks in 1991) and was released by him as a single in 1983. The album itself reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album.

The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2]

Track listing[]

Side A[]

  1. "The Closer You Get" (J.P. Pennington, Mark Gray) - 4:33
  2. "Lady Down on Love" (Randy Owen) - 4:00
  3. "She Put the Sad in All His Songs" (Robert Byrne, Mac McAnally) - 4:03
  4. "Red River" (Bud McGuire, George Pearce) - 4:20
  5. "What in the Name of Love" (Bill Boling, Chris Deal, Rick Wayne) - 3:54

Side B[]

  1. "Dixieland Delight" (Ronnie Rogers) - 5:25
  2. "Very Special Love" (Teddy Gentry, Owen) - 4:50
  3. "Dixie Boy" (Jim McBride) - 4:20
  4. "Alabama Sky" (Larry Shell) - 3:21
  5. "Lovin' Man" (Jeff Cook) - 2:33

Personnel[]

Alabama[]

  • Randy Owen: electric guitar, lead vocals
  • Teddy Gentry: bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Red River" and "Alabama Sky"
  • Jeff Cook: electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "What in the Name of Love" and "Lovin' Man"
  • Mark Herndon: drums

Additional musicians[]

  • William Adair: bass guitar
  • Hayward Bishop: drums
  • Jack Eubanks: acoustic guitar
  • George "Leo" Jackson: acoustic guitar
  • Shane Keister: keyboards
  • Dave Kirby: electric guitar
  • Farrell Morris: percussion
  • Fred Newell: electric guitar
  • Larry Paxton: bass guitar
  • Willie Rainsford: keyboards
  • Stephen Schaffer: bass guitar
  • Bruce Watkins: fiddle

Strings by the Nashville String Machine, arranged by Kristin Wilkinson

Chart performance[]

Singles[]

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN AC
1983 "Dixieland Delight" 1 — — 1 —
"The Closer You Get" 1 38 9 1 1
"Lady Down on Love" 1 76 18 1 10

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r105289
  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 February 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – The Closer You Get". Recording Industry Association of America.
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