Take Me Down
1982 single by Alabama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"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]