American Pride (album)

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American Pride
Alabama - American Pride.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 11, 1992
March 7, 2000 (re-release)
RecordedJanuary–May 1992
StudioEmerald Sound Studio and Javelina Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre Country
Length39:56
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Alabama
Larry Michael Lee
Josh Leo
Alabama chronology
Greatest Hits Vol. II
(1991)
American Pride
(1992)
Cheap Seats
(1993)
Singles from American Pride
  1. "Take a Little Trip"
    Released: June 1, 1992
  2. "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"
    Released: September 1, 1992
  3. "Once Upon a Lifetime"
    Released: December 15, 1992
  4. "Hometown Honeymoon"
    Released: March 29, 1993

American Pride is the fourteenth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 1992 by RCA Nashville. It included the singles "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)", "Take a Little Trip", "Hometown Honeymoon" and "Once Upon a Lifetime". "I'm in a Hurry" was a Number One hit for the band, while the other singles all reached the Top Five on the U.S. Billboard country charts. "Between the Two of Them" was later released as a single by Tanya Tucker from her 1994 album Fire to Fire .

Contents

Brian Mansfield of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that it did not have any "surprises". [1] The album was their first not to hit the Top 10 of Billboard Country Albums chart and peaked at No. 11. It ranked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take a Little Trip" Ronnie Rogers, Mark Wright 3:17
2."Hometown Honeymoon" Josh Leo, Jim Photoglo 3:18
3."Once Upon a Lifetime" Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers 4:14
4."You Can't Take the Country Out of Me"Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne 2:58
5."I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer 2:50
6."Richard Petty Fans"Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, John Jarrard, Randy Owen 3:35
7."Homesick Fever"Owen, Rogers3:53
8."Between the Two of Them"Mickey Cates3:58
9."American Pride"Owen4:42
10."Sometimes Out of Touch"Fowler, Gentry, Rogers3:36A
11."Pictures and Memories" Jeff Cook, Monty Wilson3:41A

Personnel

Alabama

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country CAN Country
1992"Take a Little Trip"22
"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"11
"Once Upon a Lifetime"32
1993"Hometown Honeymoon"31

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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