A Rock and Roll Alternative

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A Rock and Roll Alternative
Atlanta Rhythm Section - A Rock and Roll Alternative.jpg
Studio album by
Atlanta Rhythm Section
ReleasedDecember 1976
Studio Studio One, Doraville, Georgia, U.S.
Genre Southern rock
Length34:34
Label Polydor
Producer Buddy Buie
Atlanta Rhythm Section chronology
Red Tape
(1976)		A Rock and Roll Alternative
(1976)		 Champagne Jam
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide C+ [2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]

A Rock and Roll Alternative is an album by the Southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1976. This album includes the band's biggest hit, "So in to You", which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Easy Listening chart. [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Sky High" (Buie, Daughtry, Hammond, Nix) – 5:17
  2. "Hitch-Hikers' Hero" (Buie, Nix) – 3:38
  3. "Don't Miss the Message" (Buie, Cobb, Nix) – 3:27
  4. "Georgia Rhythm" (Buie, Cobb, Nix) – 4:52
  5. "So in to You" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 4:20
  6. "Outside Woman Blues" (Blind Joe Reynolds) – 4:53
  7. "Everybody Gotta Go" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 4:10
  8. "Neon Nites" (Buie, Nix) – 3:57

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1977Pop Albums11

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition (U.S.)
1977"So in to You" Pop Singles 7 (# 5 Cash Box Top 100; [5] #11 AC; [6] # 2 Canada; # 14 New Zealand) [7]
1977"Georgia Rhythm"Pop Singles68
1977"Neon Nites"Pop Singles42

Certifications

OrganizationLevelDate
RIAA – USAGold [8] April 12, 1977

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References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta Rhythm Section - A Rock and Roll Alternative Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG Book '70s: A". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 14, 597
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 24.
  5. ↑ "Cashbox Magazine". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Adult Contemporary – Billboard". Billboard .
  7. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz.
  8. ↑ "RIAA searchable certification database: Atlanta Rhythm Section". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
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