Keepin' Up Explained

Keepin' Up
Cover:Alabama - Keepin Up single cover.png
Type:single
Artist:Alabama
Album:For the Record
Released:November 23, 1998
Genre:Country
Length:3:05
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:Alabama, Don Cook
Prev Title:How Do You Fall in Love
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You
Next Year:1999

"Keepin' Up" is a song written by Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Ronnie Rogers and Greg Fowler, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in November 1998 as the second and final single from their compilation album For the Record. It peaked at number 14 on the country charts in the United States, and number 8 in Canada.[1]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "bouncy uptempo track." She goes on to say that the song "boasts an infectious melody buoyed by Jeff Cook's guitar prowess, and of course it just doesn't get any better than Randy Owen's lead vocal."[2]

Chart positions

"Keepin' Up" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 5, 1998.

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 42
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 59

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 20. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Billboard, November 21, 1998
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999. RPM. December 13, 1999. July 7, 2013.
  4. Web site: Best of 1999: Country Songs . . . 1999. July 7, 2013.