The Boys Are Back (Sawyer Brown album)

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The Boys Are Back
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1989
Recorded Scruggs Sound Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre Country
Length38:24
Label Capitol/Curb
Producer Mark Miller
Randy Scruggs
Sawyer Brown chronology
Wide Open
(1988)
The Boys Are Back
(1989)
Greatest Hits
(1990)
Singles from The Boys Are Back
  1. "The Race Is On"
    Released: September 2, 1989
  2. "Did It for Love"
    Released: March 3, 1990
  3. "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night"
    Released: May 26, 1990

The Boys Are Back is the sixth studio album released by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. Released in 1989 on Capitol Records, it features three singles: "The Race Is On" (a cover of a George Jones song), "I Did It for Love", and "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Miller, unless otherwise noted.

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night" 3:08
2."Rosie Knows"Mark Miller, Gregg Hubbard3:47
3."Did It for Love" 4:35
4."The Race Is On"Don Rollins2:53
5."Hey, Hey" Jennifer Kimball, Ed Arkin2:47
6."Good While It Lasted" Don Cook, Bill LaBounty 2:56
7."Locomotive" 3:34
8."The Heartland"Miller, Randy Scruggs 4:05
9."I'm Gonna Miss You After All"Tony Haselden, Keith Worsham3:19
10."Gettin' Tough (Good Ol' Boy)" Steve Earle, Richard Bennett 4:01
11."Passing Train"Hubbard3:19
Total length:38:24

Personnel

Sawyer Brown

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [3] Platinum100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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