Mountain Music (album)


Mountain Music is the sixth studio album by country music group Alabama, released in 1982. A crossover success, it ranked well as an album on both country and pop charts and launched singles that were successful in several markets. This is Alabama's most successful studio album. In 1998, the album was certified 5× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Early LP pressings of this album were mastered at a slower speed. Reissues made after have corrected this error.

Track listing

Note: The BMGSP reissue of this album replaces the full versions of "Mountain Music" and "Take Me Down" with their single edits.

Personnel

Alabama

Owen, Cook and Gentry share lead vocals on "Gonna Have a Party" and one verse of "Mountain Music"

Additional musicians

String arrangements by Kristin Wilkinson

Production

Album

Mountain Music charted No. 1 on Billboard's Country Albums chart in 1982 and reached No. 14 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart the same year. It won 1982's Grammy Award for "Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals".
Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums1
U.S. Billboard 20014
Canadian RPM Top Albums38

Year End Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums3
U.S. Billboard 20030

Year End Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums1
U.S. Billboard 20019

Singles

The album produced three hit singles, with the title song "Mountain Music" reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The other two singles were successful in several markets: "Take Me Down", a No. 1 country hit, reached No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart. "Close Enough to Perfect" charted No. 1 on the Hot Country Singles and No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Certifications