40-Hour Week

Last updated
40-Hour Week
Alabama - 40 Hour Week.jpg
Studio album by
Alabama
ReleasedJanuary 1985
October 25, 1990 (re-released)
RecordedSeptember 1984 at The Music Mill, Nashville, TN [1]
Genre Country
Length39:48
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Alabama
Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
Roll On
(1984)		40-Hour Week
(1985)		 Christmas
(1985)
Singles from 40-Hour Week
  1. "There's No Way"
    Released: January 20, 1985
  2. "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')"
    Released: April 17, 1985
  3. "Can't Keep a Good Man Down"
    Released: August 9, 1985

40-Hour Week is the ninth studio album from American country music band Alabama. Released in 1985, the album included three songs that topped the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and continued the band's dominance during the 1980s. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart and number 28 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

Two of the No. 1 tracks — "There's No Way" and the title track — became milestones in Alabama's recording career during 1985. When it reached the top of the chart on May 4, "There's No Way" became Alabama's 16th consecutive No. 1 single (excepting for the 1982 Christmas single "Christmas in Dixie"). The feat allowed Alabama to tie Sonny James' 14-year-old record for most No. 1 songs in as many consecutive single releases. Then, on August 3, "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" topped the chart, becoming Alabama's 17th-straight chart topper and allowing them to surpass James' record.

Among the album tracks, several of them praising the South, 40 Hour Week also features the ballad "I Want To Know You Before We Make Love", which became a major hit for Conway Twitty in 1987.

This was Alabama's only album from which all the singles had accompanying music videos.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" Dave Loggins, Lisa Silver, Don Schlitz 3:18
2."Can't Keep A Good Man Down"Bob Corbin3:45
3."There's No Way"Lisa Palas, Will Robinson, John Jarrard 4:11
4."Down On Longboat Key" Dennis Morgan, Stephen Allen Davis 4:05
5."Louisiana Moon"Larry Shell, Dan Mitchell3:04
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Want to Know You Before We Make Love" Becky Hobbs, Candy Parton3:58
2."Fireworks"Ronny Scaife, Phil Thomas, Kenny Durham3:52
3."(She Won't Have A Thing To Do With) Nobody But Me" Dean Dillon, Buzz Rabin, "Flash Gordon"3:16
4."As Right Now"Teddy Gentry, Greg Fowler2:45
5."If It Ain't Dixie (It Won't Do)"Jarrard, Kent Robbins 7:34

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country CAN Country
1985"There's No Way"12
"40 Hour Week (For a Livin')"11
"Can't Keep a Good Man Down"11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

as listed in liner notes [1]

Alabama

Additional musicians

Production

Related Research Articles

<i>Breathe</i> (Faith Hill album) 1999 studio album by Faith Hill

Breathe is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released November 9, 1999, via Warner Bros. Records. It won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album. Breathe is one of the most successful country/pop albums to date. It has been certified 8× Platinum by the RIAA, for shipping eight million copies in the US. The album includes the singles "Breathe", "The Way You Love Me", "Let's Make Love", and "If My Heart Had Wings". "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me" both reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart; the former also peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the top pop song of 2000 according to Billboard Year-End. Several of the album's tracks also charted from unsolicited airplay.

<i>Lead On</i> 1994 studio album by George Strait

Lead On is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist George Strait. Released in 1994 on MCA Records, the album was certified platinum in the U.S. for sales of one million copies. It includes the singles "The Big One", "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody", "Lead On", and "Adalida", which respectively reached No. 1, No. 1, No. 7 and No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1994 and 1995. The album's title track was co-written by Teddy Gentry, who at the time was a member of the band Alabama. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" was originally recorded by Mel Street.

<i>My Homes in Alabama</i> 1980 album by the American band, Alabama

My Home's in Alabama is the fourth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in May 1980 on RCA Nashville, their breakthrough album. It peaked at No. 3 on the Country album charts and no. 71 on Billboard 200.

<i>Have You Forgotten?</i> 2003 compilation album by Darryl Worley

Have You Forgotten? is the first compilation album by American country music singer Darryl Worley. It was released on April 15, 2003 via DreamWorks Records Nashville. The album contains material from his first two albums, including four new songs, the title track, "I Will Hold My Ground", "I Need a Breather" and "Shiloh". The title track spent seven weeks at number one on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2003. Also released from this album were "Tennessee River Run" and "I Will Hold My Ground", the latter of which failed to make top 40. This album was certified gold by the RIAA. This CD is in HDCD format, providing improved audio quality on compatible players.

<i>Where Your Road Leads</i> 1998 studio album by Trisha Yearwood

Where Your Road Leads is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood, released in 1998 by MCA Nashville.

<i>Lets Be Us Again</i> 2004 studio album by Lonestar

Let's Be Us Again is the sixth studio album released by the American country music group Lonestar. It was released in 2004 on BNA Records, and has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States. The album produced three singles for the group on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: the title track, "Mr. Mom", and "Class Reunion ". Additionally, "Somebody's Someone" charted at number 53 from unsolicited airplay.

<i>Delicious Surprise</i> 2005 studio album by Jo Dee Messina

Delicious Surprise is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina, released in 2005. Her first studio album since Burn almost five years previous, it produced a Number One single on the Billboard country music charts in "My Give a Damn's Busted", a song co-written by country singer Joe Diffie and originally recorded on his 2001 album In Another World. Additional singles released from Delicious Surprise include "Delicious Surprise ", "Not Going Down", and "It's Too Late to Worry", all of which charted in the Top 40 on the country charts as well. The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

<i>Roll On</i> (Alabama album) 1984 album by the American band, Alabama

Roll On is the eighth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 1984.

<i>Just Us</i> (Alabama album) 1987 album by the American band, Alabama

Just Us is the eleventh studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 1987. As with most of their albums, the band co-produced with Harold Shedd. The album charted at number 1 on Billboard Top Country Albums, and accounted for three singles. It also charted at number 55 on the Billboard 200.

<i>Cheap Seats</i> (album) 1993 album by the American band, Alabama

Cheap Seats is the fifteenth studio album by the American country music band Alabama, released in 1993 by RCA Records. It produced the singles "Reckless", "T.L.C. A.S.A.P." and the title track. Of these, "Reckless" was the band's final Number One hit on the Billboard country charts until 2011's "Old Alabama", and "The Cheap Seats" was the band's first single in fourteen years to miss Top Ten of the charts. Alabama produced the album along with Josh Leo and Larry Michael Lee, except for "Angels Among Us", which bassist Teddy Gentry produced.

<i>Twentieth Century</i> (Alabama album) 1999 album by the American band, Alabama

Twentieth Century is the eighteenth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 1999 by RCA Records. It produced the singles "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You", a collaboration with 'N Sync, "Small Stuff", "We Made Love" and "Twentieth Century", which respectively reached numbers 3, 24, 63, and 51 on the Hot Country Songs charts. In addition, "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" was the band's last top ten hit on the country charts.

<i>Lost in the Fifties Tonight</i> 1986 studio album by Ronnie Milsap

Lost in the Fifties Tonight is the seventeenth studio album by country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1986. The album produced four singles, all of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart, including the title track, which was previously featured on Milsap's Second Greatest Hits Volume. The others included "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby", "In Love" and "How Do I Turn You On."

<i>Youve Got a Good Love Comin</i> Album by Lee Greenwood

You've Got a Good Love Comin' is the third studio album by American country music artist Lee Greenwood, released in 1984. It was certified Gold.

<i>I Dont Dance</i> (album) 2014 studio album by Lee Brice

I Don't Dance is the third studio album by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released on September 9, 2014 via Curb Records.

<i>This Ones for You</i> (Luke Combs album) 2017 studio album by Luke Combs

This One's for You is the debut studio album by American country music singer Luke Combs. It was released on June 2, 2017, through Columbia Nashville. It was No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart for 50 weeks, a record for a male artist on this chart. The album includes the singles "Hurricane", "When It Rains It Pours", and "One Number Away". A deluxe reissue titled This One's for You Too was released June 1, 2018, and featured five new tracks to commemorate the album's first anniversary. Two of these tracks, "She Got the Best of Me" and "Beautiful Crazy", were also issued as singles.

<i>I Dont Believe Weve Met</i> 2017 studio album by Danielle Bradbery

I Don't Believe We've Met is the second studio album by American country music singer Danielle Bradbery. It was released on December 1, 2017. The album title, cover, and track listing were revealed on August 4, 2017. According to Bradbery, the album serves as her "reintroduction" into the music world, for it had been four years since the release of her debut album, in 2013.

<i>Graffiti U</i> 2018 studio album by Keith Urban

Graffiti U is the tenth studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 27 April 2018, through Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville. The album was heavily influenced by experiences from Urban's youth, and includes the singles "Female", "Parallel Line", "Coming Home", and "Never Comin' Down". The album has received mixed reviews from critics but received a nomination for CMA Award for Album of the Year.

<i>Fun</i> (Garth Brooks album) 2020 studio album by Garth Brooks

Fun is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. Announced in 2018, the album experienced production delays and its release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually culminating in a release date of November 20, 2020. The lead single, "All Day Long", was released on June 19, 2018, followed by a second single, "Stronger Than Me", on November 19, 2018. The third single, "Dive Bar", a duet featuring Blake Shelton, was released on June 18, 2019. The fourth single, "Shallow", a duet featuring Trisha Yearwood, was released on December 1, 2020. The fifth single, "That's What Cowboys Do" was released on June 29, 2021. A selection of seven tracks were available for streaming via Amazon Music prior to the album's release.

<i>The Speed of Now Part 1</i> 2020 studio album by Keith Urban

The Speed of Now Part 1 is the eleventh studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. The album was released on 18 September 2020 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville.

<i>Pelago</i> (album) 2021 studio album by Ryan Hurd

Pelago is the debut studio album by American country music artist Ryan Hurd. It was released on October 15, 2021, via Sony Music Nashville. Its lead single, "Chasing After You", is certified Platinum by the RIAA.

References

  1. 1 2 40-Hour Week (LP). Alabama. RCA Records. 1985. 5339.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Allmusic Review
  3. ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "American album certifications – Alabama – 40-Hour Week". Recording Industry Association of America.



This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.