Pass It on Down

Alabama

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 14, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bmg Special Product
• ASIN: B000006O0V
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #182,234 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great album from Alabama, February 13, 2004

By	Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

With four country number one hits and another single that just missed the top, you might think that this would be one of Alabama's most highly-acclaimed albums, but no so. Still, it is one of my favorites of theirs.

The title track reached number two on the country charts. It is about the state of the environment, an issue that some people are passionate about, but not enough to cause politicians to take action.

Following that near miss, the remaining four singles (Here we are, Down home, Forever's as far as I'll go, Jukebox in my mind) all reached number one. If you're thinking of buying this album, you'll be familiar with most or all of these very different songs. They were all included on the double CD For the record 41 number one hits, which I've already reviewed.

So the singles from the album proved to be very popular, at least with the radio stations, but the other tracks, mainly ballads, are also of a high quality, especially Moonlight lounge and Goodbye Kelly's song. The tempo picks up on Until it happens to you (a song addressed to a former partner) and I ain't got no business doing business today (first recorded by George Jones, but also recorded by Razzy Bailey).

This is a far better album than some would have you believe. If you want to collect some of Alabama's original albums, this may not be the one to start with but it should be high on the list.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pass It On Down, December 17, 1999

By	Pamela S Frey (Colorado, United States) - See all my reviews

Though not a highly acclaimed album, it did feature five TOP 5 songs, including 3 number ones. "Pass It On Down" has an undying ring to it, a song that never gets old. Cover to cover, this is one of the best albums Alabama ever produced, with everything from the emotional "Forever's As Far As I'll Go" and "Goodbye (Kelly's Song), to the hard driving "Moonlight Lounge" and zippy "Here We Are", written by Vince Gill. The harmonizing on this album is very reminiscent of the work put in on the former BMI Song of the Year "Fallin' Again". A wonderfully produced album, this is one of Alabama's finest works.

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the -ONLY- country song I'll ever like., November 8, 2006

By	C. A Morrow "Kitsune Youkai" (Des Moines, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Pass it On Down" is so obviously about conservsation and the earth, and I think that's pretty cool for country band to be doing like that, and I normally don't like country at all (except for Johnny Cash's version of HURT) I saw the video for "Pass it On Down" when I was about 13, so I barely remember much from it except the end part which showed a dog sniffing around a toxic waste dump. I've been hunting like heck for this video on Youtube and Myspace with no luck.

I'd give anything to see that video again... >.<