American Pride (album)

American Pride
American Pride
Studio album by Alabama
Released	August 11, 1992; March 7, 2000 (re-release)
Recorded	January–May 1992
Studio	Emerald Sound Studio and Javelina Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	39:56
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Alabama; Larry Michael Lee; Josh Leo
Alabama chronology
Singles from American Pride
	"Take a Little Trip"; Released: June 1, 1992; "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"; Released: September 1, 1992; "Once Upon a Lifetime"; Released: December 15, 1992; "Hometown Honeymoon"; Released: March 29, 1993;

American Pride is the fourteenth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released on August 11, 1992 by RCA Nashville. 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. Billboard 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] The album was their first not to hit the Top 10 of Billboard Country Albums chart and peaked at No. 11. It ranked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take a Little Trip"	Ronnie Rogers, Mark Wright	3:17
2.	"Hometown Honeymoon"	Josh Leo, Jim Photoglo	3:18
3.	"Once Upon a Lifetime"	Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers	4:14
4.	"You Can't Take the Country Out of Me"	Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne	2:58
5.	"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"	Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer	2:50
6.	"Richard Petty Fans"	Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, John Jarrard, Randy Owen	3:35
7.	"Homesick Fever"	Owen, Rogers	3:53
8.	"Between the Two of Them"	Mickey Cates	3:58
9.	"American Pride"	Owen	4:42
10.	"Sometimes Out of Touch"	Fowler, Gentry, Rogers	3:36^A
11.	"Pictures and Memories"	Jeff Cook, Monty Wilson	3:41^A

^AOmitted from cassette version.

Personnel

Alabama

Randy Owen – electric guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals (10, 11)
Jeff Cook – electric guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (11)
Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (10)
Mark Herndon – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Bill Cuomo – keyboards
Steve Nathan – keyboards
Carl Marsh – synth bass (2), synth strings (3), synthesizers (5, 7, 11), synth harp (8)
John Mattick – grand piano (6)
Josh Leo – electric guitar (1, 4, 5, 7), tremolo guitar (1), guitar solo (4, 5)
Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar (1), hi-strung guitar (1), electric guitar (10, 11)
Bernie Leadon – acoustic guitar, mandolin (2), banjo (4), hi-strung guitar (5), tiple (5)
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, hi-strung guitar (1, 5), grand piano (5), classical guitar (6, 8)
John Willis – electric guitar, acoustic guitar (8)
Dan Toler – guitar solo (7)
Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (10, 11)
Larry Hanson – acoustic guitar (10, 11)
Craig Krampf – drums, percussion
Sam Bush – fiddle (2)
Bob Mason – cello (8)
Jim Grosjean – viola (8)
Conni Ellisor – violin (8), string arrangements (8)
Ted Madsen – violin (8)
"Raoul" – tick-tock (5)

Production

Alabama – producers
Larry Michael Lee – producer
Josh Leo – producer
Jay Messina – recording
Steve Marcantonio – mixing
Jeff Giedt – recording assistant, mix assistant
Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
Barbara Behler – production assistant
Mary Hamilton – art direction
Bill Brunt Designs – design
Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
Charlie McCallen – hand tinting
Cheryl Riddle – hair stylist, make-up
Trish Townsend – wardrobe stylist

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	62
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	4
US Billboard 200^[2]	46
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	52
Chart (1993)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	23

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)^[6]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Mansfield, Brian. "American Pride review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Alabama – American Pride". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Mansfield, Brian. "American Pride review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 20, 2011.

[ac_Billboard200_Alabama-2] "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Alabama-3] "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.

[4] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.

[5] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.

[United_StatesAlabamaAmerican_PridealbumCertRef-6] "American album certifications – Alabama – American Pride". Recording Industry Association of America.

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