Keepin' Up

"Keepin' Up"
Single by Alabama
from the album For the Record
Released November 23, 1998
Genre Country
Length 3:05
Label RCA
Writer(s) Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, Ronnie Rogers
Producer Alabama, Don Cook
Alabama singles chronology
"How Do You Fall in Love"
(1998)
"Keepin' Up"
(1998)
"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
(1999)

"Keepin' Up" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in November 1998 as the second and final single from their compilation album For the Record. It peaked at #14 in the United States, and #8 in Canada.[1]

Contents

Content

The song sings about the challenges of trying to survive in a hectic world.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "bouncy uptempo track." She goes on to say that the song "boasts an infectious melody buoyed by Jeff Cook's guitar prowess, and of course it just doesn't get any better than Randy Owen's lead vocal."[2]

Chart positions

"Keepin' Up" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 5, 1998.

Chart (1998-1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 69
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 8

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 20. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  2. ^ Billboard, November 21, 1998