'' American Pride'' is the fourteenth studio album by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
band
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
, released in 1992 by
RCA Nashville
RCA Nashville is an American country music record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is distributed by Sony Music Nashville which is part of Sony Music.
Current artists
*Kane Brown
*Andrew Jannakos
*Miranda Lambert
*Niko Moon (RCA/River Hou ...
. 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. Billboard country charts. "Between the Two of Them" was later released as a single by
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature int ...
from her 1994 album ''
Fire to Fire
''Fire to Fire'' is the twenty-second studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker, released on March 21, 1995. It produced the singles "Between the Two of Them" and " Find Out What's Happenin'", both of which charted on the Hot Cou ...
''.
Brian Mansfield
Brian Mansfield (born September 24, 1963) is an American writer and journalist.
Early life and education
Mansfield grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from David Lipscomb High School.
In 1984, Mansfield received a bachelor's degre ...
of
Allmusic
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rated the album three stars out of five, saying that it did not have any "surprises".
The album was their first not to hit the Top 10 of
Billboard Country Albums
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chart and peaked at No. 11. It ranked at No. 46 on the
Billboard 200
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.
Track listing
*
AOmitted from cassette version.
Personnel
Alabama
*
Randy Owen
Randy Yeuell Owen (born December 13, 1949) is an American country music artist. He is best known for his role as the lead singer of Alabama, a country rock band that saw tremendous mainstream success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Alabama became ...
– electric guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals (10, 11)
*
Jeff Cook
Jeffrey Alan Cook (August 27, 1949 – November 7, 2022) was an American country music artist. He was best known for being a founding member of the band Alabama, in which he contributed to lead vocals, guitar, fiddle, piano and other musical ins ...
– electric guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (11)
* Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (10)
* Mark Herndon – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
* Bill Cuomo – keyboards
*
Steve Nathan
Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios.
Biography
Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring wit ...
– keyboards
* Carl Marsh – synth bass (2), synth strings (3), synthesizers (5, 7, 11), synth harp (8)
* John Mattick – grand piano (6)
*
Josh Leo
Josh Leo (born 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee.
Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1976, he moved to Chicago, Illinois ...
– electric guitar (1, 4, 5, 7),
tremolo guitar (1), guitar solo (4, 5)
* Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar (1),
hi-strung guitar (1), electric guitar (10, 11)
*
Bernie Leadon
Bernie Leadon (pronounced ''led-un''; born July 19, 1947) is an American singer, musician, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member ...
– acoustic guitar,
mandolin
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(2),
banjo
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(4), hi-strung guitar (5),
tiple
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(5)
*
Biff Watson
Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists.
Biography Early years
Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at a ...
– acoustic guitar, hi-strung guitar (1, 5), grand piano (5),
classical guitar
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(6, 8)
*
John Willis – electric guitar, acoustic guitar (8)
* Dan Toler – guitar solo (7)
*
Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (10, 11)
* Larry Hanson – acoustic guitar (10, 11)
*
Craig Krampf
Craig Krampf (born October 22, 1954) is an American drummer, percussionist, arranger, record producer and songwriter.
The majority of his notable credits are as a studio drummer. Since the 1970s, he has played on albums by other artists ranging f ...
– drums, percussion
*
Sam Bush
Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival.
...
–
fiddle
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(2)
* Bob Mason – cello (8)
* Jim Grosjean – viola (8)
* Conni Ellisor – violin (8), string arrangements (8)
* Ted Madsen – violin (8)
* "Raoul" – tick-tock (5)
Production
* Alabama – producers
* Larry Michael Lee – producer
* Josh Leo – producer
* Jay Messina – recording
* Steve Marcantonio – mixing
* Jeff Giedt – recording assistant, mix assistant
* Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
* Barbara Behler – production assistant
* Mary Hamilton – art direction
* Bill Brunt Designs – design
* Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
* Charlie McCallen – hand tinting
* Cheryl Riddle – hair stylist, make-up
* Trish Townsend – wardrobe stylist
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Certifications
References
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1992 albums
RCA Records albums
Alabama (American band) albums
Albums produced by Josh Leo