| "Down Home" | ||||
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| Single by Alabama | ||||
| from the album Pass It On Down | ||||
| B-side | "Goodbye (Kelly's Song)"[1] | |||
| Released | February 4, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | January 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Rick Bowles Josh Leo |
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| Producer | Josh Leo Larry Michael Lee Alabama |
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"Down Home" is the title of a song written by Rick Bowles and Josh Leo and recorded by American country music band, Alabama. It was released in February 1991 as the fourth single from their album Pass It On Down. The song hit number one on the Hot Country Singles chart in April 1991.[2]
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"Down Home" is about the narrator telling the story of his childhood growing up in a rural area or a small town ("Just off of the beaten path/A little dot on a state road map/That's where I was born and where I'll die"). The song continues by paying homage to the generally tighter knit social integrity of such rural developments ("Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family/Down home, a man's good word and a hand shake/Are all you need").
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" by Garth Brooks |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single April 13-April 27, 1991 |
Succeeded by "Rockin' Years" by Dolly Parton with Ricky Van Shelton |
| Preceded by "Heroes and Friends" by Randy Travis |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 4-May 11, 1991 |
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