Roll On (Alabama album)

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Roll On is the eighth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released on January 16, 1984 through RCA Records Nashville.

ReleasedJanuary 16, 1984 (1984-01-16)
October 25, 1990 (1990-10-25) (re-release)
Recorded1983 (1983)
StudioCook Sound Studio, Fort Payne, AL Music Mill, Nashville, TN[1]
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Roll On
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 16, 1984 (1984-01-16)
October 25, 1990 (1990-10-25) (re-release)
Recorded1983 (1983)
StudioCook Sound Studio, Fort Payne, AL Music Mill, Nashville, TN[1]
GenreCountry
Length40:08
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama
Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
The Closer You Get...
(1983)
Roll On
(1984)
40-Hour Week
(1985)
Singles from Roll On
  1. "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)"
    Released: January 6, 1984
  2. "When We Make Love"
    Released: April 20, 1984
  3. "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)"
    Released: July 16, 1984
  4. "(There's A) Fire in the Night"
    Released: October 22, 1984
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All four singles released from this album reached Number One on the Hot Country Singles chart: "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)", "When We Make Love", "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" and "(There's A) Fire in the Night". Music videos were made for "I'm Not That Way Anymore" and "(There's A) Fire in the Night".

The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)"Dave Loggins4:21
2."Carolina Mountain Dewe"Randy Owen4:22
3."The End of the Lyin'"Robert Byrne, Alan Schulman2:59
4."I'm Not That Way Anymore"Owen, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon, Greg Fowler4:49
5."If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)"Dan Mitchell, Murry Kellum4:28
6."(There's A) Fire in the Night"Bob Corbin4:14
7."When We Make Love"Troy Seals, Mentor Williams3:36
8."Country Side of Life"Maurice R. Hirsch3:46
9."The Boy"Owen, Gentry, Fowler3:34
10."Food on the Table"Owen3:59
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Personnel

Alabama
Additional musicians
  • Jack Eubanks: acoustic guitar
  • Gregg Galbraith: electric guitar
  • Carl Jackson: banjo
  • George "Leo" Jackson: acoustic guitar
  • Shane Keister: keyboards
  • Farrell Morris: percussion
  • Fred Newell: electric guitar
  • Larry Paxton: bass guitar
  • Willie Rainsford: keyboards
  • Larry Shell: acoustic guitar
  • Milton Sledge: drums
  • Blaine Sprouse: fiddle

Strings by the "A" Strings, arranged by Kristin Wilkinson

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