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Dancin' on the Boulevard 
Studio album by Alabama Released April 8, 1997 Recorded October 1996 Genre Country Length 42:05 Label RCA Producer Alabama and Don Cook[1] Alabama chronology Christmas Vol. II
(1996)Dancin' on the Boulevard
(1997)The Essential Alabama
(1998)Dancin' on the Boulevard is the fourteenth studio album by country music band Alabama. It was released on April 8, 1997, via RCA Records. The album includes the singles "Dancin, Shaggin' on the Boulevard", "Sad Lookin' Moon," "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes" and "Of Course I'm Alright". Also included on the album are cover versions of The Temptations' "My Girl" and Bruce Channel's "Hey! Baby".
Contents
Content
Dancin' on the Boulevard was produced by the band, along with Don Cook.[1] "Sad Lookin' Moon" was the first single release from the album, peaking at #2 on the U.S. country singles charts in 1997. Following it was the title track which, like "Sad Lookin' Moon", was co-written by lead singer Randy Owen along with bass guitarist Teddy Gentry and frequent collaborator Greg Fowler.[1] This song reached #3 on the same chart late that year.[2] "Of Course I'm Alright" followed late in the year and reached #22.[2] Finishing off the single releases was "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes", an Owen-Gentry collaboration which peaked at #21.[2]
Two covers are included on the album as well: "Hey! Baby" and "My Girl", originally Number One pop hits for Bruce Channel and The Temptations, respectively.[1]
Critical reception
Thom Owens of Allmusic gave the album a two-star rating out of five, calling it "a fairly predictable and routine record that only catches fire on its singles".[3]
Track listing
- "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard" (Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Greg Fowler) - 4:43
- "Sad Lookin' Moon" (Owen, Gentry, Fowler) - 3:33
- "Anytime (I'm Your Man)" (Owen, Gentry, Fowler, Ronnie Rogers) - 3:52
- "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes" (Owen, Gentry) - 3:18
- "My Girl" (Ronald White, Smokey Robinson) - 3:08
- "Of Course I'm Alright" (Billy Kirsch) - 3:44
- "I Just Couldn't Say No" (Owen, Gentry, Fowler) - 4:35
- "Is the Magic Still There" (Owen, Gentry, Fowler) - 3:14
- "Calling All Angels" (Jeff Jones) - 4:37
- "Hey! Baby" (Bruce Channel, Margaret Cobb) - 3:06
- "One More Time Around" (Owen, Gentry, Fowler, Tim Briggs, Larry Hanson) - 4:15
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[1]
Alabama
- Jeff Cook – electric guitar, vocals
- Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, vocals
- Randy Owen – vocals
Alabama's drummer, Mark Herndon, does not play on the album.
Additional musicians
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Bruce Channel – background vocals on "Hey! Baby"
- Dennis Good – trombone
- Mike Haynes – trumpet
- Don Jackson – baritone saxophone
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer bass
- Chris McDonald – trombone
- Terry McMillan – harmonica on "Hey! Baby"
- Steve Nathan – piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar, slide guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin
- Dennis Solee – tenor saxophone
- George Tidwell – trumpet
- Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion
String section
- Carl Gorodetzky, Pamela Sixfin, Lee Larrison, Conni Ellisor, Alan Umstead, David Davidson, David Angell, Catherine Umstead – violins
- Kris Wilkinson, Gary Vanosdale, Jim Grosjean – violas
- Bob Mason, John Catchings – cellos
Strings arranged by Dennis Burnside.
Chart performance
Album
Chart (1997) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 5 U.S. Billboard 200 55 Canadian RPM Country Albums 2 Singles
Year Single Peak positions US Country CAN Country 1997 "Sad Lookin' Moon" 2 1 "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard" 3 4 "Of Course I'm Alright" 22 23 1998 "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes" 21 10 References
- ^ a b c d e (1997) Album notes for Dancin' on the Boulevard by Alabama [CD insert]. RCA Records (67426).
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 20. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Owens, Thom. "Dancin' on the Boulevard review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r259501. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
Jeff Cook · Mark Herndon · Randy Owen · Teddy Gentry Studio albums Wild Country (1976) · Deuces Wild (1977) · Alabama Band No. 3 (1979) · My Home's in Alabama (1980) · Feels So Right (1981) · Mountain Music (1982) · The Closer You Get... (1983) · Roll On (1984) · 40-Hour Week (1985) · The Touch (1986) · Just Us (1987) · Southern Star (1989) · Pass It On Down (1990) · American Pride (1992) · Cheap Seats (1993) · In Pictures (1995) · Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997) · Twentieth Century (1999) · When It All Goes South (2001)Holiday albums Alabama Christmas (1985) · Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994) · Alabama Christmas Vol. II (1996) · Songs of Inspiration (2006) · Christmas Collection (2006) · Songs of Inspiration II (2007)Other albums Greatest Hits (1986) · Alabama Live (1988) · Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991) · Gonna Have a Party...Live (1993) · For Our Fans (1993) · Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994) · Super Hits (1996) · Born Country (1997) · Super Hits II (1998) · The Essential Alabama (1998) · For the Record (1998) · Legendary (2002) · In the Mood: The Love Songs (2003) · The American Farewell Tour (2003) · The Ultimate Alabama (2004) · The Essential (2005) · Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006) · 16 Biggest Hits (2007) · Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (2008)Related articles Categories:- 1997 albums
- RCA Records albums
- Alabama (band) albums
- Albums produced by Don Cook
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