Pictures (Atlanta album)
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Pictures is the title of a country
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...

 album by American 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...

 group Atlanta
Atlanta (band)
Atlanta was an American country music group formed in 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. It was composed of Brad Griffis , Bill Davidson , Tony Ingram , Alan David , Allen Collay , Bill Packard , Jeff Baker , Dick Stevens and John Holder...

. It was released in March 1984. The album peaked at number 8 on the Top Country Albums charts and number 140 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The biggest hit on the album, and also one of Atlanta's biggest hits, was "Sweet Country Music
Sweet Country Music
"Sweet Country Music" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Atlanta. It was released in February 1984 as the third single from their debut album Pictures. It was their highest charting single, reaching #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and peaking at #2 on...

," which reached number 5 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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...

 charts. Also on the US Country charts, the title track, "Atlanta Burned Again Last Night
Atlanta Burned Again Last Night
"Atlanta Burned Again Last Night" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Atlanta. It was released in May 1983 as the lead single from their debut album Pictures. The song reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart It was written by Jeff Stevens, Terry...

," peaked at number 9, "Dixie Dreaming
Dixie Dreaming
"Dixie Dreaming" is the title of a song written by John Gilbert and recorded by American country music group Atlanta. It was released in September 1983 through MDJ Records and later appeared on the band's MCA Records album Pictures. The song reached #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles...

" peaked at number 11, "Pictures" peaked at number 35, and "Wishful Drinkin'" peaked at number 22.

Both "Atlanta Burned Again Last Night" and "Sweet Country Music" were co-written by Jeff Stevens
Jeff Stevens (singer)
Jeffery David "Jeff" Stevens is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. He recorded two albums on Atlantic America Records with his brother Warren Stevens and cousin Terry Dotson as Jeff Stevens and the Bullets, and later as a solo artist on the same label...

 and Terry Dotson, who recorded for Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

 as part of Jeff Stevens & the Bullets at the time.

Track listing

  1. "Dixie Dreaming
    Dixie Dreaming
    "Dixie Dreaming" is the title of a song written by John Gilbert and recorded by American country music group Atlanta. It was released in September 1983 through MDJ Records and later appeared on the band's MCA Records album Pictures. The song reached #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles...

    " (John Gilbert) - 3:43
  2. "Wishful Drinkin'" (Blake Mevis, Bill Shore) - 2:44
  3. "Pictures"
  4. "Sweet Was Our Rose"
  5. "Blue Side of the Gray"
  6. "Atlanta Burned Again Last Night
    Atlanta Burned Again Last Night
    "Atlanta Burned Again Last Night" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Atlanta. It was released in May 1983 as the lead single from their debut album Pictures. The song reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart It was written by Jeff Stevens, Terry...

    " (Jeff Stevens
    Jeff Stevens (singer)
    Jeffery David "Jeff" Stevens is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. He recorded two albums on Atlantic America Records with his brother Warren Stevens and cousin Terry Dotson as Jeff Stevens and the Bullets, and later as a solo artist on the same label...

    , Terry Dotson, Dwaine Rowe) - 2:59
  7. "Sweet Country Music
    Sweet Country Music
    "Sweet Country Music" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Atlanta. It was released in February 1984 as the third single from their debut album Pictures. It was their highest charting single, reaching #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and peaking at #2 on...

    " (Stevens, Dotson, Rowe, A.P. Carter) - 3:33
  8. "But Alabama"
  9. "You Are the Wine"
  10. "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
    Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
    "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" is a song written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway and performed by the British pop group The Hollies...

    " (Allan Clarke
    Allan Clarke (singer)
    Allan Clarke is a retired British singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He retired in 1999.-Career:...

    , Roger Cook
    Roger Cook (songwriter)
    Roger Cook is an English songwriter who has written many hits for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording career in his own right.-Early life:Cook was born in Fishponds, Bristol, England...

    , Roger Greenaway
    Roger Greenaway
    Roger Greenaway , is a popular English songwriter, best known for his collaborations with Roger Cook.-Career:...

    )

Chart performance

Chart (1984) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 8
U.S. Billboard 200 140
Canadian RPM Country Albums 6
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