"Take Me Down" is a song recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in May 1982 as the second single from Alabama's album Mountain Music.[1]
"Take Me Down" | ||||
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Single by Alabama | ||||
from the album Mountain Music | ||||
B-side | "Lovin' You Is Killin' Me" | |||
Released | May 6, 1982 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:43 (single edit) 4:53 (album version) | |||
Label | RCA Nashville 13210 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mark Gray, J.P. Pennington | |||
Producer(s) | Harold Shedd and Alabama | |||
Alabama singles chronology | ||||
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Written by Exile band members Mark Gray and J.P. Pennington, the song was originally recorded by Exile in 1980. The Exile version was released as a single, but failed to become a major hit, although it reached number 102 on the US Bubbling Under chart[2] and number 11 in South Africa.[3]
However, it was not until Alabama released the song that it was the group's seventh number one on the country chart.[4] In addition to its success on the country charts, the song fared modestly well on pop radio, reaching No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]
The single edit to "Take Me Down," released for retail sale and radio airplay, is about 1:10 shorter than the full-length album version. Excised from the single version:
The B-side to "Take Me Down" is a song titled "Lovin' You Is Killin' Me," a re-recording of one of Alabama's earliest songs. "Lovin' You Is Killin' Me" originally appeared as the B-side to the band's first charted single, 1977's "I Wanna Be With You Tonight."
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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South Africa (Springbok)[6] | 11 |
US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[7] | 102 |
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 18 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
Chart (1982) | Position |
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US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] | 18 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 32 |
The song was covered in by soul singer Johnny Bristol the same year and released as the first single off his Free to Be Me album.
Works cited
Exile | |
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Studio albums | |
Notable singles |
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Related articles |
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Alabama 1977–1989 singles | |
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My Home's in Alabama | |
Feels So Right | |
Mountain Music | |
The Closer You Get... | |
Roll On | |
40-Hour Week | |
Greatest Hits | |
The Touch |
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Just Us |
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Southern Star | |
Other singles |
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