American Pride (album)
American Pride | ||||
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Studio album by Alabama | ||||
Released |
August 11, 1992 March 7, 2000 (re-release) | |||
Recorded | January–May 1992 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 39:56 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer |
Alabama Larry Michael Lee Josh Leo | |||
Alabama chronology | ||||
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Singles from American Pride | ||||
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American Pride is the fourteenth studio album by the country music band Alabama, released in 1992 by RCA Records. It included the singles "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)", "Take a Little Trip", "Hometown Honeymoon" and "Once Upon a Lifetime". "I'm in a Hurry" was a Number One hit for the band, while the other singles all reached the Top Five on the U.S. country charts. "Between the Two of Them" was later released as a single by Tanya Tucker from her 1994 album Fire to Fire.
Brian Mansfield of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that it did not have any "surprises".[1]
Track listing
- "Take a Little Trip" (Ronnie Rogers, Mark Wright) - 3:17
- "Hometown Honeymoon" (Josh Leo, Jim Photoglo) - 3:18
- "Once Upon a Lifetime" (Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers) - 4:14
- "You Can't Take the Country Out of Me" (Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne) - 2:58
- "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" (Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer) - 2:50
- "Richard Petty Fans" (Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, John Jarrard, Randy Owen) - 3:35
- "Homesick Fever" (Owen, Rogers) - 3:53
- "Between the Two of Them" (Mickey Cates) - 3:58
- "American Pride" (Owen) - 4:42
- "Sometimes Out of Touch" (Fowler, Gentry, Rogers) - 3:36A
- "Pictures and Memories" (Jeff Cook, Monty Wilson) - 3:41A
- AOmitted from cassette version.
Personnel
Alabama
- Jeff Cook – electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Pictures and Memories"
- Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Sometimes Out of Touch"
- Mark Herndon – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Randy Owen – electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals on "Sometimes Out of Touch" and "Pictures and Memories"
Additional musicians
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar on "Pictures and Memories" and "Sometimes Out of Touch"
- Sam Bush – fiddle on "Hometown Honeymoon"
- Bill Cuomo – keyboards
- Conni Ellisor – string arrangements and violin on "Between the Two of Them"
- Jim Grosjean – viola on "Between the Two of Them"
- Larry Hanson – acoustic guitar on "Pictures and Memories" and "Sometimes Out of Touch"
- Craig Krampf – drums, percussion
- Bernie Leadon – acoustic guitar on all tracks; mandolin on "Hometown Honeymoon"; banjo on "You Can't Take the Country Out of Me"; hi-strung guitar and tiple on "I'm in a Hurry"
- Josh Leo – electric guitar and tremolo guitar on "Take a Little Trip"; electric guitar on "You Can't Take the Country Out of Me", "I'm in a Hurry" and "Homesick Fever"; guitar solo on "You Can't Take the Country Out of Me" and "I'm in a Hurry"
- Chris Leuzinger – acoustic and hi-strung guitar on "Take a Little Trip"; electric guitar on "Pictures and Memories" and "Sometimes Out of Touch"
- Ted Madsen – violin on "Between the Two of Them"
- Carl Marsh – synthesizer bass on "Hometown Honeymoon"; synthesizer strings on "Once Upon a Lifetime"; synthesizer on "I'm in a Hurry", "Pictures and Memories" and "Homesick Fever"; synthesizer harp on "Between the Two of Them"
- Bob Mason – cello on "Between the Two of Them"
- John Mattick – grand piano on "Richard Petty Fans"
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- "Raoul" – tick-tock on "I'm in a Hurry"
- Dan Toler – guitar solo on "Homesick Fever"
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar; hi-strung guitar on "Take a Little Trip" and "I'm in a Hurry"; grand piano on "I'm in a Hurry"; classical guitar on "Between the Two of Them" and "Richard Petty Fans"
- John D. Willis – electric guitar; acoustic guitar on "Between the Two of Them"
Chart performance
Album
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 11 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 46 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 4 |
Canadian RPM Top Albums | 62 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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US Country | CAN Country | ||
1992 | "Take a Little Trip" | 2 | 2 |
"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" | 1 | 1 | |
"Once Upon a Lifetime" | 3 | 2 | |
1993 | "Hometown Honeymoon" | 3 | 1 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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United States (RIAA)[2] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ Mansfield, Brian. "American Pride review". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Alabama – American Pride". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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