Roll On (Alabama album)

Roll On is the eighth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 1984.

Roll On
Studio album by Alabama
Released	January 1984 October 25, 1990 (re-release)
Recorded	1983
Studio	Cook Sound Studio, Fort Payne, AL Music Mill, Nashville, TN^[1]
Genre	Country
Length	40:08
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Alabama Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
The Closer You Get... (1983) Roll On (1984) 40-Hour Week (1985)
Singles from Roll On
"Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" Released: January 6, 1984 "When We Make Love" Released: April 20, 1984 "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" Released: July 16, 1984 "(There's A) Fire in the Night" Released: October 22, 1984

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	link

All four singles released from this album reached Number One on the Hot Country Singles chart: "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)", "When We Make Love", "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" and "(There's A) Fire in the Night". Music videos were made for "I'm Not That Way Anymore" and "(There's A) Fire in the Night".

The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[2] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)"	Dave Loggins	4:21
2.	"Carolina Mountain Dewe"	Randy Owen	4:22
3.	"The End of the Lyin'"	Robert Byrne, Alan Schulman	2:59
4.	"I'm Not That Way Anymore"	Owen, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon, Greg Fowler	4:49
5.	"If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)"	Dan Mitchell, Murry Kellum	4:28
6.	"(There's A) Fire in the Night"	Bob Corbin	4:14
7.	"When We Make Love"	Troy Seals, Mentor Williams	3:36
8.	"Country Side of Life"	Maurice R. Hirsch	3:46
9.	"The Boy"	Owen, Gentry, Fowler	3:34
10.	"Food on the Table"	Owen	3:59

Personnel

Alabama

• Randy Owen: electric guitar, lead vocals
• Teddy Gentry: bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals (9)
• Jeff Cook: electric guitar, organ, background vocals, lead vocals (8)
• Mark Herndon: drums

Additional musicians

• Jack Eubanks: acoustic guitar
• Gregg Galbraith: electric guitar
• Carl Jackson: banjo
• George "Leo" Jackson: acoustic guitar
• Shane Keister: keyboards
• Farrell Morris: percussion
• Fred Newell: electric guitar
• Larry Paxton: bass guitar
• Willie Rainsford: keyboards
• Larry Shell: acoustic guitar
• Milton Sledge: drums
• Blaine Sprouse: fiddle

Strings by the "A" Strings, arranged by Kristin Wilkinson

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1984) Peak position Canadian Albums (RPM) 37 US Billboard 200^[3] 21 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5] 4 Chart (1985) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6] 16 Chart (1986) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7] 46 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)^[8] 2× Platinum 200,000^^ United States (RIAA)^[9] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Roll On". AllMusic.
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 May 31, 2021.
4. "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
8. "Canadian album certifications – Alabama – Roll On". Music Canada. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
9. "American album certifications – Alabama – Roll On". Recording Industry Association of America.