Dancin' on the Boulevard

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Dancin' on the Boulevard
Studio album by
Alabama
ReleasedApril 8, 1997
RecordedOctober 1996
StudioSoundshop Studio A and Sony ATV Tree (Nashville, Tennessee).
GenreCountry
Length42:05
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama 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 American

Billboard Country Albums Chart and No. 55 on Billboard 200
.

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 Rogers3:52
4."She's Got That Look in Her Eyes"Owen, Gentry3:18
5."My Girl"Ronald White, Smokey Robinson3:08
6."Of Course I'm Alright"Billy Kirsch3:44
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

  • Randy Owen – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Jeff Cook – electric guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (10)
  • Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (5)

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

Additional musicians

  • Wurlitzer organ
    , synth bass
  • Steve Nathan – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitars
  • Brent Rowan – electric guitars, slide guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin
  • Larry Paxton – bass guitar
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion
  • Don Jackson – baritone saxophone
  • Denis Solee – tenor saxophone
  • Dennis Good – trombone
  • Chris McDonald – trombone
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet
  • George Tidwell – trumpet
  • Dennis Burnside – horn arrangements and conductor
  • Terry McMillan – harmonica (10)
  • Bruce Channel – backing vocals (10)
String section
  • Dennis Burnside – string arrangements and conductor
  • John Catchings and Bob Mason – cello
  • Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
  • David Angell, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead and Catherine Umstead – violin

Production

  • Alabama – producers
  • Don Cook – producer
  • Mike Bradley – recording, mixing
  • Mark Capps – additional recording, recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Bart Pursley – additional recording, recording assistant
  • John Dickson – mix assistant
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Susan Eaddy – art direction
  • Bill Brunt – design
  • Blake Morgan – design
  • Peter Nash – photography
  • David Haskell – background photography

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 5
U.S. Billboard 200 55
Canadian RPM Country Albums 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^
    ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2
    .
  3. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – Dancin on the Boulevard". Recording Industry Association of America.
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