Alone (Vern Gosdin album)

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Alone
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 1989 (1989-06-19)
StudioThe Bennett House, Franklin, TN Sony Tree Studios, Nashville TN
Genre Country
Length33:52
Label Columbia
Producer Bob Montgomery
Vern Gosdin chronology
Chiseled in Stone
(1988)
Alone
(1989)
10 Years of Greatest Hits
(1990)
Singles from Alone
  1. "I'm Still Crazy"
    Released: May 1989
  2. "That Just About Does It"
    Released: September 30, 1989
  3. "Right in the Wrong Direction"
    Released: February 3, 1990
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Alone is a studio album by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was released in 1989 via Columbia Records. The album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "That Just About Does It" (Max D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin) – 3:59
  2. "Take Me Home to Alabama" (Hank Cochran, Gosdin, Mack Vickery) – 3:44
  3. "I'm Still Crazy" (Buddy Cannon, Gosdin) – 2:46
  4. "Paradise '83" (Mike Baker, Cannon, Gosdin) – 3:26
  5. "Do Me a Favor" (Cannon, Cochran, Gosdin) – 3:11
  6. "Tanqueray" (Cochran, Gosdin, Jim Vest, Vickery) – 3:01
  7. "Alone" (Barnes) – 4:40
  8. "Right in the Wrong Direction" (Cochran, Gosdin, Vickery) – 2:13
  9. "I'm Only Going Crazy" (Barnes, Gosdin) – 3:27
  10. "You're Not by Yourself" (Cannon, Cochran, Gosdin) – 3:25

Personnel

Charts

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References

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  3. "Vern Gosdin Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.