Roll On (Alabama album)

Roll On
Studio album by Alabama
Released	January, 1984 October 25, 1990 (re-release)
Recorded	1983
Genre	Country
Length	40:08
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Alabama Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
The Closer You Get... (1983) Roll On (1984) 40-Hour Week (1985)
Singles from Roll On
"Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" Released: January 6, 1984 "When We Make Love" Released: April 1984 "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" Released: July 16, 1984 "(There's A) Fire in the Night" Released: October 22, 1984

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Roll On is the eighth studio album of country music band Alabama, released in 1984.

All four singles released from this album reached Number One on the Hot Country Singles chart: "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)", "When We Make Love", "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" and "(There's A) Fire in the Night". Music videos were made for "I'm Not That Way Anymore" and "(There's A) Fire in the Night".

The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[1]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" (Dave Loggins) - 4:21
2. "Carolina Mountain Dewe" (Randy Owen) - 4:22
3. "The End of the Lyin'" (Robert Byrne, Alan Schulman) - 2:59
4. "I'm Not That Way Anymore" (Owen, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon, Greg Fowler) - 4:49
5. "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" (Dan Mitchell, Murry Kellum) - 4:28

Side B

1. "(There's A) Fire in the Night" (Bob Corbin) - 4:14
2. "When We Make Love" (Troy Seals, Mentor Williams) - 3:36
3. "Country Side of Life" (Maurice R. Hirsch) - 3:46
4. "The Boy" (Owen, Gentry, Fowler)- 3:34
5. "Food on the Table" (Owen) - 3:59

Note: "I'm Not That Way Anymore" was recorded live at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.

Personnel

Alabama

• Randy Owen: rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Teddy Gentry: bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "The Boy"
• Jeff Cook: lead guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Country Side of Life"
• Mark Herndon: drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Jack Eubanks: acoustic guitar
• Gregg Galbraith: electric guitar
• Carl Jackson: banjo
• George "Leo" Jackson: acoustic guitar
• Shane Keister: keyboards
• Farrell Morris: percussion
• Fred Newell: electric guitar
• Larry Paxton: bass guitar
• Willie Rainsford: keyboards
• Larry Shell: acoustic guitar
• Milton Sledge: drums
• Blaine Sprouse: fiddle

Strings by the "A" Strings, arranged by Kristin Wilkinson

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1984) Peak position U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1 U.S. Billboard 200 21 Canadian RPM Top Albums 37

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United States (RIAA)[2] 4× Platinum 4,000,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. "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.
2. "American album certifications – Alabama – Roll On". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH