The Boys Are Back is the sixth studio album released by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. Released in 1989 on Capitol Records, it features three singles: "The Race Is On" (a cover of a George Jones song), "I Did It for Love", and "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night".
The Boys Are Back | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 19, 1989 | |||
Recorded | Scruggs Sound Studio (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 38:24 | |||
Label | Capitol/Curb | |||
Producer | Mark Miller Randy Scruggs | |||
Sawyer Brown chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Boys Are Back | ||||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Mark Miller, unless otherwise noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night" | 3:08 | |
2. | "Rosie Knows" | Mark Miller, Gregg Hubbard | 3:47 |
3. | "Did It for Love" | 4:35 | |
4. | "The Race Is On" | Don Rollins | 2:53 |
5. | "Hey, Hey" | Jennifer Kimball, Ed Arkin | 2:47 |
6. | "Good While It Lasted" | Don Cook, Bill LaBounty | 2:56 |
7. | "Locomotive" | 3:34 | |
8. | "The Heartland" | Miller, Randy Scruggs | 4:05 |
9. | "I'm Gonna Miss You After All" | Tony Haselden, Keith Worsham | 3:19 |
10. | "Gettin' Tough (Good Ol' Boy)" | Steve Earle, Richard Bennett | 4:01 |
11. | "Passing Train" | Hubbard | 3:19 |
Total length: | 38:24 |
Personnel
Sawyer Brown
- Mark Miller – lead vocals, prempensua
- Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard – keyboards, backing vocals
- Bobby Randall – lead guitars, backing vocals
- Jim Scholten – bass
- Joe "Curley" Smyth – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards, acoustic piano
- Mike Lawler – synthesizers
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Randy Scruggs – guitars
- Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion
- Jerry Kroon – drums, percussion
- Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Mac McAnally – vocal arrangements
Production
- Mark Miller – producer
- Randy Scruggs – producer
- Ron "Snake" Reynolds – recording, mixing
- John Kliner – backing engineer
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Bonnie Rasmussen – art coordinator
- Bill Brunt Designs – art direction
- Greg Gorman – photography
Charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1990) | Position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] | 9 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[3] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
External links
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