Pass It on Down (Alabama album)
Encyclopedia
Pass It on Down is the tenth studio album
from American
country music
band Alabama
. It was released in 1990
. Singles released from the album were the title track, "Here We Are", "Down Home", "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" and "Jukebox in My Mind".
Note: The last three tracks were deleted from the cassette version.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
from American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
band Alabama
Alabama (band)
Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...
. It was released in 1990
1990 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:* January 20 — Billboard magazine begins basing the Hot Country Singles chart entirely on radio airplay through Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems , which uses a computerized system to detect actual radio spins....
. Singles released from the album were the title track, "Here We Are", "Down Home", "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" and "Jukebox in My Mind".
Track listing
- "Pass It On DownPass It On Down (song)"Pass It On Down" is a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was the lead-off single to their 1990 album of the same name. It peaked at #3 in the United States, and #2 in Canada.-Chart positions:...
" (Randy OwenRandy OwenRandy Owen is an American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of Alabama, a country rock band which saw considerable mainstream success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Although Alabama only records new albums on occasion, Owen himself has maintained a career...
, Teddy Gentry, Will Robinson, Ronnie RogersRonnie RogersRandall "Ronnie" Rogers is an American country music singer and songwriter. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Rogers charted eight singles on the Billboard country charts, including the top 40 hits "Gonna Take My Angel Out Tonight" and "My Love Belongs to You." He recorded for the Lifesong, Epic...
) - 4:53 - "Here We AreHere We Are (Alabama song)"Here We Are" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in June 1991, it was the fifth and final single from their 1990 album, Pass It On Down. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1991....
" (Beth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.-Early history:...
, Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
) - 2:52 - "Down HomeDown Home (song)"Down Home" is the title of a song written by Rick Bowles and Josh Leo and recorded by American country music band, Alabama. It was released in February 1991 as the fourth single from their album Pass It On Down...
" (Rick Bowles, Josh LeoJosh LeoJosh Leo 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 1973, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and subsequently became a guitarist of the short-lived Eddie Boy Band...
) - 3:29 - "Forever's as Far as I'll GoForever's as Far as I'll Go"Forever's as Far as I'll Go" is a 1990 single by Alabama. "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" was written by Mike Reid and was Alabama's twenty-ninth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twenty weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Mike Reid) - 3:36 - "Jukebox in My MindJukebox in My Mind"Jukebox in My Mind" is a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was the second single to their 1990 album Pass It On Down. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada.-Chart performance:...
" (Dave Gibson, Rogers) - 3:40 - "Moonlight Lounge" (Rogers) - 3:06
- "Goodbye (Kelly's Song)" (Owen) - 3:59
- "Fire on Fire" (Gentry, Rogers, Greg Fowler) - 4:28
- "Until It Happens to You" (Jeff Cook, Gentry, Rogers, Fowler) - 3:42
- "Gulf of Mexico" (Gentry, Robert Byrne) - 4:00
- "Starting Tonight" (Gentry, Fowler, John Jarrard, S. Alan Taylor) - 3:15
- "I Ain't Got No Business Doin' Business Today" (Danny Morrison, Johnny Slate) - 4:03
Note: The last three tracks were deleted from the cassette version.
Album
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 57 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US AC | CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1990 | "Pass It On Down" | 3 | — | 2 |
| "Jukebox in My Mind" | 1 | — | 1 | |
| "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
| 1991 | "Down Home" | 1 | — | 1 |
| "Here We Are" | 2 | — | 3 |