STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - ALABAMA - 40-HOUR WEEK

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Yesterday brought us the sad news that both Dan McCafferty, vocalist for the Scottish rock band Nazareth and founding member and guitarist, Jeff Cook, from country group Alabama, had passed away. Our Hearts, Thoughts, and Prayers are with those bands, their Families, and fans. Today we find ourselves spinning the 9th studio album by Alabama, 40-Hour Week. The LP was released January 1985 on the RCA Nashville and produced by  Harold Shedd with Alabama. The record reached #69 in Canada, #28 on the Billboard 200, and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. three #1 singles were released from the double Platinum disc ;  "There's No Way" (#3 Canada Country, #1 Hot Country Songs), "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" (#1 Canada Country, #1 Hot Country Songs), and the title track, "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')"   (#1 Canada Country, #1 Hot Country Songs). Jeff Cook was born on August 27, 1949 in Fort Payne, Alabama. He was a founding member of the group, alongside his cousins, Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, and  contributed vocals, lead guitar, keyboard, and fiddle to the group. He passed away November 7, 2022, age 73. In 2017 he revealed he had Parkinson's disease.

1. "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')"

Dave Loggins, Lisa Silver, Don Schlitz \

3:18

2. "Can't Keep A Good Man Down"

Bob Corbin

3:45

3. "There's No Way"

Lisa Palas, Will Robinson, John Jarrard

4:11

4. "Down On Longboat Key"

Dennis Morgan, Stephen Allen Davis

4:05

5. "Louisiana Moon"

Larry Shell, Dan Mitchell

3:04

Side B

1. "I Want to Know You Before We Make Love"

Becky Hobbs, Candy Parton

3:58

2. "Fireworks"

Ronny Scaife, Phil Thomas, Kenny Durham

3:52

3. "(She Won't Have A Thing To Do With) Nobody But Me"

Dean Dillon, Buzz Rabin, "Flash Gordon"

3:16

4. "As Right Now"

Teddy Gentry, Greg Fowler

2:45

5. "If It Ain't Dixie (It Won't Do)"

Jarrard, Kent Robbins

7:34

Alabama

Jeff Cook – electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "(She Won't Have a Thing to Do With) Nobody But Me"

Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "As Right Now"

Mark Herndon – drums

Randy Owen – lead vocals, electric guitar

With :

Eddie Bayers – drums

Kenneth Bell – acoustic guitar

David Briggs – keyboards

Costo Davis – Kurzweil Synthesizer

Jack Eubanks – acoustic guitar

Gregg Galbraith – electric guitar

Roger Hawkins – drums

George (Leo) Jackson – acoustic guitar

Fred Newell – electric guitar

Larry Paxton – bass guitar

Willie Rainsford – keyboards

Brent Rowan – electric guitar

Ronnie Scaife – electric guitar

Milton Sledge – drums

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