''A Rock and Roll Alternative'' is an

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by the

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band

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, released in 1976. This album includes the band's biggest hit, "

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", which peaked at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 11 on the

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chart.

Track listing

#"Sky High" (Buie, Daughtry, Hammond, Nix) – 5:17 #"Hitch-Hikers' Hero" (Buie, Nix) – 3:38 #"Don't Miss the Message" (Buie, Cobb, Nix) – 3:27 #"Georgia Rhythm" (Buie, Cobb, Nix) – 4:52 #"

" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 4:20 #"

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" (

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) – 4:53 #"Everybody Gotta Go" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 4:10 #"Neon Nites" (Buie, Nix) – 3:57

Personnel

*Ronnie Hammond – vocals, background vocals *Barry Bailey –

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J.R. Cobb James Barney Cobb Jr. (February 5, 1944 – May 4, 2019) was an American guitarist and songwriter, most notable for co-writing "Spooky", " Stormy" and "Traces", among others, as a member of the Classics IV, plus "Champagne Jam" and "Do It Or Die" ...

–

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, background vocals *

Dean Daughtry Dean Daughtry (born September 8, 1946, in Kinston, Alabama) is an American musician. He was the keyboard player with the Classics IV after Joe Wilson departed. They had a 1968 #3 US/#46 UK hit with "Spooky". He co-founded the Atlanta Rhythm Sec ...

–

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*Paul Goddard –

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* Robert Nix –

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, vocals, background vocals

Production

*Producer: Buddy Buie *Associate producers: J.R. Cobb, Robert Nix *Engineer: Rodney Mills *Mixing: Rodney Mills *Remixing: Suha Gur *Design: Mike McCarty *Art direction: Buddy Buie, Mike McCarty *Photography: Jim Wiggins

Charts

Album Singles

Certifications

References

Atlanta Rhythm Section albums 1976 albums Albums produced by Buddy Buie Polydor Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub