The Closer You Get...
| The Closer You Get... | ||||
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| Studio album by Alabama | ||||
| Released | March 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:53 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer |
Alabama Harold Shedd | |||
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| Singles from The Closer You Get... | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [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 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: rhythm guitar, lead vocals
- Teddy Gentry: bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Red River" and "Alabama Sky"
- Jeff Cook: lead guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "What in the Name of Love" and "Lovin' Man"
- Mark Herndon: drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- William Adair: bass
- Hayword 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
- Willie Rainsford: keyboards
- Stephen Schaffer: bass
- Bruce Watkins: fiddle
Strings by the Nashville String Machine, arranged by Kristin Wilkinson
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 17 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| 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 | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[3] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
| Preceded by Pancho & Lefty by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Pancho & Lefty by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Pancho & Lefty by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Pancho & Lefty by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Pancho & Lefty by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson |
Top Country Albums number-one album April 16 - July 2, 1983 July 16, 1983 August 6–27, 1983 September 24, 1983 October 8–22, 1983 |
Succeeded by Pancho & Lefty by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Pancho & Lefty by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Pancho & Lefty by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Pancho & Lefty by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Eyes That See in the Dark by Kenny Rogers |
Notes
- ↑ http://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.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Alabama – The Closer You Get". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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