1983 album by the American band, Alabama
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1983 studio album by Alabama
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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 [ ]
"The Closer You Get " (J.P. Pennington , Mark Gray ) - 4:33
"Lady Down on Love " (Randy Owen ) - 4:00
"She Put the Sad in All His Songs" (Robert Byrne , Mac McAnally ) - 4:03
"Red River" (Bud McGuire, George Pearce) - 4:20
"What in the Name of Love" (Bill Boling, Chris Deal, Rick Wayne) - 3:54
Side B [ ]
"Dixieland Delight " (Ronnie Rogers ) - 5:25
"Very Special Love" (Teddy Gentry, Owen) - 4:50
"Dixie Boy" (Jim McBride) - 4:20
"Alabama Sky" (Larry Shell) - 3:21
"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 [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
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 [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r105289
^ "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 .
^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983" . Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1983" . Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984" . Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – Alabama – The Closer You Get" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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