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1983 studio album by Alabama
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1]
The Closer You Get... country music band Alabama , released in 1983 . All three singles from this album — "The Closer You Get", "Lady Down on Love" and "Dixieland Delight" — reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1983. The album itself reached number ten on the Billboard 200easy listening " country pop and neotraditional country by AllMusic 's Vik Iyengar.[1]
The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .[2]
Track listing [ edit ]
Personnel [ edit ]
Alabama [ edit ]
Additional musicians [ edit ]
Shane Keister – keyboards
Willie Rainsford – keyboards
Jack Eubanks – acoustic guitar
George "Leo" Jackson – acoustic guitar
Dave Kirby – electric guitar
Fred Newell – electric guitar
William Adair – bass guitar
Larry Paxton – bass guitar
Steve Schaffer – bass guitar
Hayward Bishop – drums
Farrell Morris – percussion
Bruce Watkins – fiddle
Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements
Nashville String Machine – strings
Production [ edit ]
Alabama – producers
Harold Shedd – producer
Paul Goldberg – engineer
Gene Rice – engineer
Randy Kling – mastering at Randy's Roost (Nashville, Tennessee)
Hogan Entertainment – art direction
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction, design
Moshe Brakha – photography
Chart performance [ edit ]
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Singles [ edit ]
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
US Country
US US AC
CAN Country
CAN AC
1983
"Dixieland Delight"
1 —
—
1 —
"The Closer You Get"
1 38 9 1 1
"Lady Down on Love"
1 76 18 1 10
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard
^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983" . Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1983" . Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984" . Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – Alabama – The Closer You Get" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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