| The Boys Are Back | ||||
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| Released | September 19, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | Scruggs Sound Studio (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:24 | |||
| Label | Capitol/ Curb | |||
| Producer | Mark Miller Randy Scruggs | |||
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| Singles from The Boys Are Back | ||||
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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".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mark Miller, unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada ( Music Canada) [3] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sawyer Brown – The Boys Are Back". Music Canada. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
