American Pride (album)

American Pride is the fourteenth studio album by the country music band Alabama, released in 1992 by RCA Records. It included the singles "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)", "Take a Little Trip", "Hometown Honeymoon" and "Once Upon a Lifetime". "I'm in a Hurry" was a Number One hit for the band, while the other singles all reached the Top Five on the U.S. country charts. "Between the Two of Them" was later released as a single by Tanya Tucker from her 1994 album Fire to Fire.

Brian Mansfield of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that it did not have any "surprises".^[1]

Track listing

"Take a Little Trip" (Ronnie Rogers, Mark Wright) - 3:17
"Hometown Honeymoon" (Josh Leo, Jim Photoglo) - 3:18
"Once Upon a Lifetime" (Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers) - 4:14
"You Can't Take the Country Out of Me" (Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne) - 2:58
"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" (Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer) - 2:50
"Richard Petty Fans" (Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, John Jarrard, Randy Owen) - 3:35
"Homesick Fever" (Owen, Rogers) - 3:53
"Between the Two of Them" (Mickey Cates) - 3:58
"American Pride" (Owen) - 4:42
"Sometimes Out of Touch" (Fowler, Gentry, Rogers) - 3:36^A
"Pictures and Memories" (Jeff Cook, Monty Wilson) - 3:41^A

^AOmitted from cassette version.

Personnel

Alabama

Jeff Cook – electric guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Pictures and Memories"
Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Sometimes Out of Touch"
Mark Herndon – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Randy Owen – electric guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals on "Sometimes Out of Touch" and "Pictures and Memories"

Additional musicians

Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar on "Pictures and Memories" and "Sometimes Out of Touch"
Sam Bush – fiddle on "Hometown Honeymoon"
Bill Cuomo – keyboards
Conni Ellisor – string arrangements and violin on "Between the Two of Them"
Jim Grosjean – viola on "Between the Two of Them"
Larry Hanson – acoustic guitar on "Pictures and Memories" and "Sometimes Out of Touch"
Craig Krampf – drums, percussion
Bernie Leadon – acoustic guitar on all tracks; mandolin on "Hometown Honeymoon"; banjo on "You Can't Take the Country Out of Me"; hi-strung guitar and tiple on "I'm in a Hurry"
Josh Leo – electric guitar and tremolo guitar on "Take a Little Trip"; electric guitar on "You Can't Take the Country Out of Me", "I'm in a Hurry" and "Homesick Fever"; guitar solo on "You Can't Take the Country Out of Me" and "I'm in a Hurry"
Chris Leuzinger – acoustic and hi-strung guitar on "Take a Little Trip"; electric guitar on "Pictures and Memories" and "Sometimes Out of Touch"
Ted Madsen – violin on "Between the Two of Them"
Carl Marsh – synthesizer bass on "Hometown Honeymoon"; synthesizer strings on "Once Upon a Lifetime"; synthesizer on "I'm in a Hurry", "Pictures and Memories" and "Homesick Fever"; synthesizer harp on "Between the Two of Them"
Bob Mason – cello on "Between the Two of Them"
John Mattick – grand piano on "Richard Petty Fans"
Steve Nathan – keyboards
"Raoul" – tick-tock on "I'm in a Hurry"
Dan Toler – guitar solo on "Homesick Fever"
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar; hi-strung guitar on "Take a Little Trip" and "I'm in a Hurry"; grand piano on "I'm in a Hurry"; classical guitar on "Between the Two of Them" and "Richard Petty Fans"
John D. Willis – electric guitar; acoustic guitar on "Between the Two of Them"

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	11
U.S. Billboard 200	46
Canadian RPM Country Albums	4
Canadian RPM Top Albums	62

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country
1992	"Take a Little Trip"	2	2
	"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"	1	1
	"Once Upon a Lifetime"	3	2
1993	"Hometown Honeymoon"	3	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[2]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Mansfield, Brian. "American Pride review". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
↑ "American album certifications – Alabama – American Pride". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

Alabama

Jeff Cook Mark Herndon Randy Owen Teddy Gentry

Studio albums	Wild Country (1976) Deuces Wild (1977) Alabama Band No. 3 (1979) My Home's in Alabama (1980) Feels So Right (1981) Mountain Music (1982) The Closer You Get... (1983) Roll On (1984) 40-Hour Week (1985) The Touch (1986) Just Us (1987) Southern Star (1989) Pass It On Down (1990) American Pride (1992) Cheap Seats (1993) In Pictures (1995) Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997) Twentieth Century (1999) When It All Goes South (2001) Alabama & Friends (2013) Southern Drawl (2015)

Holiday albums	Christmas (1985) Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994) Christmas Vol. II (1996) Christmas Collection (2006)

Gospel albums	Songs of Inspiration (2006) Songs of Inspiration II (2007) Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites (2014)

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1986) Alabama Live (1988) Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991) Gonna Have a Party...Live (1993) For Our Fans (1993) Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994) Super Hits (1996) Born Country (1997) Super Hits II (1998) The Essential Alabama (1998) For the Record (1998) Legendary (2002) In the Mood: The Love Songs (2003) The American Farewell Tour (2003) The Ultimate Alabama (2004) The Essential (2005) Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006) 16 Biggest Hits (2007) Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (2008) Mountain Music: The Best of Alabama (2009) Setlist: The Very Best of Alabama Live (2010) Country: Alabama (2013) The Classic Christmas Album (2013) Alabama & Friends: At the Ryman (2014)

Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards and nominations RCA Records Lionel Richie Brad Paisley One on One

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