Dancin' on the Boulevard

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Dancin' on the Boulevard
Alabama - Dancin.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 8, 1997
RecordedOctober 1996
StudioSoundshop Studio A and Sony ATV Tree (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre Country
Length42:05
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Alabama and Don Cook [1]
Alabama chronology
Christmas Vol. II
(1996)
Dancin' on the Boulevard
(1997)
Twentieth Century
(1999)
Singles from Dancin' on the Boulevard
  1. "Sad Lookin' Moon"
    Released: February 17, 1997
  2. "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard"
    Released: June 23, 1997
  3. "Of Course I'm Alright"
    Released: October 11, 1997
  4. "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes"
    Released: February 9, 1998

Dancin' on the Boulevard is the seventeenth studio album by country music band Alabama, released in 1997 by RCA Records. It includes the singles "Dancin, Shaggin' on the Boulevard", "Sad Lookin' Moon," "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes" and "Of Course I'm Alright". Also included on the album are cover versions of The Temptations' "My Girl" and Bruce Channel's "Hey! Baby". The album peaked at No. 5 on Billboard Country Albums Chart and No. 55 on Billboard 200.

Contents

Content

Dancin' on the Boulevard was produced by the band, along with Don Cook. [1] "Sad Lookin' Moon" was the first single-release from the album, peaking at No. 2 on the U.S. country singles charts in 1997. Following it was the title track which, like "Sad Lookin' Moon", was co-written by lead singer Randy Owen along with bass guitarist Teddy Gentry and frequent collaborator Greg Fowler. [1] This song reached #3 on the same chart late that year. [2] "Of Course I'm Alright" followed late in the year and reached No. 22. [2] Finishing off the single releases was "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes", an Owen-Gentry collaboration which peaked at #21. [2]

Two covers are included on the album as well: "Hey! Baby" and "My Girl", originally Number One pop hits for Bruce Channel and The Temptations, respectively. [1]

Critical reception

Thom Owens of Allmusic gave the album a two-star rating out of five, calling it "a fairly predictable and routine record that only catches fire on its singles". [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard" Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Greg Fowler4:43
2."Sad Lookin' Moon"Owen, Gentry, Fowler3:33
3."Anytime (I'm Your Man)"Owen, Gentry, Fowler, Ronnie Rogers 3:52
4."She's Got That Look in Her Eyes"Owen, Gentry3:18
5."My Girl" Ronald White, Smokey Robinson 3:08
6."Of Course I'm Alright" Billy Kirsch 3:44
7."I Just Couldn't Say No"Owen, Gentry, Fowler4:35
8."Is the Magic Still There"Owen, Gentry, Fowler3:14
9."Calling All Angels"Jeff Jones4:37
10."Hey! Baby" Bruce Channel, Margaret Cobb3:06
11."One More Time Around"Owen, Gentry, Fowler, Tim Briggs, Larry Hanson4:15

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [1]

Alabama

Alabama's drummer, Mark Herndon, does not play on the album.

Additional musicians

String section

Production

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1997)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums5
U.S. Billboard 20055
Canadian RPM Country Albums2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dancin' on the Boulevard (CD insert). Alabama. RCA Records. 1997. 67426.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 20. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. Owens, Thom. "Dancin' on the Boulevard review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  4. "American album certifications – Alabama – Dancin on the Boulevard". Recording Industry Association of America.