Pass It On Down (Alabama album)

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Pass It on Down
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 21, 1990
January 16, 1998 (re-release)
Recorded1989–1990
StudioEmerald Sound Studio, Masterfonics Studio 6 and Recording Arts (Nashville, Tennessee); Cook Sound Studio (Fort Payne, Alabama).
Genre Country
Length45:01
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Alabama
Larry Michael Lee
Josh Leo
Alabama chronology
Southern Star
(1989)
Pass It on Down
(1990)
Greatest Hits Vol. II
(1991)
Singles from Pass It On Down
  1. "Pass It On Down"
    Released: March 25, 1990
  2. "Jukebox in My Mind"
    Released: July 13, 1990
  3. "Forever's as Far as I'll Go"
    Released: October 18, 1990
  4. "Down Home"
    Released: February 4, 1991
  5. "Here We Are"
    Released: June 3, 1991
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Pass It on Down is the thirteenth studio album from American country music band Alabama, released in 1990. Singles released from the album were the title track, "Here We Are", "Down Home", "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" and "Jukebox in My Mind". "I Ain't Got No Business Doing Business Today" is a cover of Razzy Bailey.

Contents

It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Country Albums charts and No. 57 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pass It On Down" Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Will Robinson, Ronnie Rogers 4:53
2."Here We Are" Beth Nielsen Chapman, Vince Gill 2:52
3."Down Home"Rick Bowles, Josh Leo 3:29
4."Forever's as Far as I'll Go"" Mike Reid 3:36
5."Jukebox in My Mind" Dave Gibson, Rogers3:40
6."Moonlight Lounge"Rogers3:06
7."Goodbye (Kelly's Song)"Owen3:59
8."Fire on Fire"Gentry, Rogers, Greg Fowler4:28
9."Until It Happens to You" Jeff Cook, Gentry, Rogers, Fowler3:42
10."Gulf of Mexico"Gentry, Robert Byrne 3:15
11."Starting Tonight"Gentry, Fowler, John Jarrard, S. Alan Taylor3:!5
12."I Ain't Got No Business Doin' Business Today"Danny Morrison, Johnny Slate4:03

Note: The last three tracks were not added to the cassette version.

Production

Personnel

Alabama

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

Additional Musicians

Kids Choir

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US AC CAN Country
1990"Pass It On Down"32
"Jukebox in My Mind"11
"Forever's as Far as I'll Go"1143
1991"Down Home"11
"Here We Are"23

Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r85328
  2. "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  4. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  6. "American album certifications – Alabama – Pass It on Down". Recording Industry Association of America.


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