American Pride (album) explained

American Pride
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Alabama
Cover:	Alabama - American Pride.jpg
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
Prev Title:	Greatest Hits Vol. II
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Cheap Seats
Next Year:	1993

American Pride is the fourteenth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 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

• ^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

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	52
Chart (1993)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	23

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		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

Notes and References

1. Web site: American Pride review. Mansfield. Brian. Allmusic. April 20, 2011.
2. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. September 25, 2021.
3. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993. Billboard. September 25, 2021.