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Roll On is the eighth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in January 1984.
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| Released | January 1984 October 25, 1990 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Cook Sound Studio, Fort Payne, AL Music Mill, Nashville, TN[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:08 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Alabama Harold Shedd | |||
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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.[2] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
| 6. | "(There's A) Fire in the Night" | Bob Corbin | 4:14 |
| 7. | "When We Make Love" | Troy Seals, Mentor Williams | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Country Side of Life" | Maurice R. Hirsch | 3:46 |
| 9. | "The Boy" | Owen, Gentry, Fowler | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Food on the Table" | Owen | 3:59 |
Personnel
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- Randy Owen: electric guitar, lead vocals
- Teddy Gentry: bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals (9)
- Jeff Cook: electric guitar, organ, background vocals, lead vocals (8)
- Mark Herndon: drums
- 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
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References
edit- ^ "Roll On". AllMusic.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Alabama – Roll On". Music Canada. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – Roll On". Recording Industry Association of America.