The Closer You Get...

The Closer You Get... is the seventh studio album by 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 Hot Country Songs charts in 1983. "She Put the Sad in All His Songs" was also recorded by Ronnie Dunn (who formed the duo Brooks & Dunn with Kix Brooks in 1991) and was released by him as a single in 1983. The album itself reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album.

The Closer You Get...
Studio album by
Alabama
ReleasedMarch 1983
Recorded1981-1982
GenreCountry, country rock
Length40:53
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama
Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
Mountain Music
(1982)		 The Closer You Get...
(1983)		 Roll On
(1984)
Singles from The Closer You Get...
  1. "Dixieland Delight"
    Released: January 28, 1983
  2. "The Closer You Get"
    Released: April 29, 1983
  3. "Lady Down on Love"
    Released: August 5, 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2]

Track listing

Side A
  1. "The Closer You Get" (J.P. Pennington, Mark Gray) - 4:33
  2. "Lady Down on Love" (Randy Owen) - 4:00
  3. "She Put the Sad in All His Songs" (Robert Byrne, Mac McAnally) - 4:03
  4. "Red River" (Bud McGuire, George Pearce) - 4:20
  5. "What in the Name of Love" (Bill Boling, Chris Deal, Rick Wayne) - 3:54

Side B
  1. "Dixieland Delight" (Ronnie Rogers) - 5:25
  2. "Very Special Love" (Teddy Gentry, Owen) - 4:50
  3. "Dixie Boy" (Jim McBride) - 4:20
  4. "Alabama Sky" (Larry Shell) - 3:21
  5. "Lovin' Man" (Jeff Cook) - 2:33

Personnel

Alabama
  • Randy Owen: electric guitar, lead vocals
  • Teddy Gentry: bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Red River" and "Alabama Sky"
  • Jeff Cook: electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "What in the Name of Love" and "Lovin' Man"
  • Mark Herndon: drums

Additional musicians
  • William Adair: bass guitar
  • Hayward Bishop: drums
  • Jack Eubanks: acoustic guitar
  • George "Leo" Jackson: acoustic guitar
  • Shane Keister: keyboards
  • Dave Kirby: electric guitar
  • Farrell Morris: percussion
  • Fred Newell: electric guitar
  • Larry Paxton: bass guitar
  • Willie Rainsford: keyboards
  • Stephen Schaffer: bass guitar
  • Bruce Watkins: fiddle

Strings by the Nashville String Machine, arranged by Kristin Wilkinson

Chart performance

Singles
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
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r105289
  2. "Alabama – Gold & Platinum Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  8. "American album certifications – Alabama – The Closer You Get". Recording Industry Association of America.
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