40-Hour Week

40-Hour Week
Studio album by Alabama
Released January 1985
October 25, 1990 (re-released)
Recorded September 1984 at The Music Mill, Nashville, TN[1]
Genre Country
Length 39:48
Label RCA Records
Producer Alabama
Harold Shedd
Alabama chronology
Roll On
(1984)		 40-Hour Week
(1985)		 Christmas
(1985)
Singles from 40-Hour Week
  1. "There's No Way"
    Released: January 20, 1985
  2. "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')"
    Released: April 17, 1985
  3. "Can't Keep a Good Man Down"
    Released: August 9, 1985

40-Hour Week is the ninth studio album from country music band Alabama. Released in 1985, the album included three songs that topped the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and continued the band's dominance during the 1980s.

Two of the No. 1 tracks — "There's No Way" and the title track — became milestones in Alabama's recording career during 1985. When it reached the top of the chart on May 4, "There's No Way" became Alabama's 16th consecutive No. 1 single (excepting for the 1982 Christmas single "Christmas in Dixie"). The feat allowed Alabama to tie Sonny James' 14-year-old record for most No. 1 songs in as many consecutive single releases. Then, on August 3, "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" topped the chart, becoming Alabama's 17th-straight chart topper and allowing them to surpass James' record.

Among the album tracks, several of them praising the South, 40 Hour Week also features the ballad "I Want To Know You Before We Make Love", which became a major hit for Conway Twitty in 1987.

This was Alabama's only album from which all the singles had accompanying music videos.

Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

Side A
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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, Steve Davis 4:05
5. "Louisiana Moon"  Larry Shell, Dan Mitchell 3:04
Side B
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 28
Canadian RPM Top Albums 69

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1985 "There's No Way" 1 2
"40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" 1 1
"Can't Keep a Good Man Down" 1 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[3] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

as listed in liner notes[1]

Alabama

Additional musicians

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

References

  1. 1 2 40-Hour Week (LP). Alabama. RCA Records. 1985. 5339.
  2. ↑ Allmusic Review
  3. ↑ "American album certifications – Alabama – 40-Hour Week". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Friendship by Ray Charles		 Top Country Albums number-one album
March 30 – June 15, 1985 		Succeeded by
Five-O by Hank Williams, Jr.
Preceded by
Five-O by Hank Williams, Jr.		 Top Country Albums number-one album
August 3–10, 1985 		Succeeded by
Five-O by Hank Williams, Jr.
Preceded by
Don't Cheat in Our Hometown by Ricky Skaggs		 Top Country Albums number-one album of the year
1985 		Succeeded by
Rockin' with the Rhythm by The Judds


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