Down Home (song)

"Down Home" is 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]

Lyrics

"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 positions

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	16
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	8

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 19. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ "allmusic ((( Pass It on Down > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1508." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 4, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
↑ "Alabama – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Alabama.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

External links

"Down Home" at AllMusic
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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

Alabama (band) 1990–2011 singles

Pass It On Down	"Pass It On Down" "Jukebox in My Mind" "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" "Down Home" "Here We Are"

Greatest Hits Vol. II	"Then Again" "Born Country"

American Pride	"Take a Little Trip" "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" "Once Upon a Lifetime" "Hometown Honeymoon"

Cheap Seats	"Reckless" "T.L.C. A.S.A.P." "The Cheap Seats"

Greatest Hits Vol. III	"We Can't Love Like This Anymore" "Give Me One More Shot"

In Pictures	"She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" "In Pictures" "It Works" "Say I" "The Maker Said Take Her"

Dancin' on the Boulevard	"Sad Lookin' Moon" "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard" "Of Course I'm Alright" "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes"

For the Record	"How Do You Fall in Love" "Keepin' Up"

Twentieth Century	"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" "Small Stuff" "We Made Love"

When It All Goes South	"When It All Goes South" "Will You Marry Me" "The Woman He Loves"

In the Mood: The Love Songs	"I'm in the Mood"

Southern Drawl	"Wasn't Through Lovin' You Yet"

Other singles	"Sweet Home Alabama" "Angels Among Us" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" "Old Alabama" (with Brad Paisley)

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