A Rock and Roll Alternative

A Rock and Roll Alternative is an album by the southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). This album includes the band's biggest hit, "So in to You", which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Easy Listening chart.[2]

A Rock and Roll Alternative
Studio album by
Atlanta Rhythm Section
ReleasedDecember 1976
RecordedStudio One, Doraville, Georgia
GenreSouthern rock, soft rock
Length34:34
LabelPolydor
ProducerBuddy Buie
Atlanta Rhythm Section chronology
Red Tape
(1976)		 A Rock and Roll Alternative
(1976)		 Champagne Jam
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Christgau's Record GuideC+[1]

Track listing
  1. "Sky High" (Buie, Daughtry, Hammond, Nix) – 5:17
  2. "Hitch-Hikers' Hero" (Buie, Nix) – 3:38
  3. "Don't Miss the Message" (Buie, Cobb, Nix) – 3:27
  4. "Georgia Rhythm" (Buie, Cobb, Nix) – 4:52
  5. "So in to You" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 4:20
  6. "Outside Woman Blues" (Blind Joe Reynolds) – 4:53
  7. "Everybody Gotta Go" (Buie, Daughtry, Nix) – 4:10
  8. "Neon Nites" (Buie, Nix) – 3:57

Personnel

Production
  • Producer: Buddy Buie
  • Associate producers: J.R. Cobb, Robert Nix
  • Engineer: Rodney Mills
  • Mixing: Rodney Mills
  • Remixing: Suha Gur
  • Design: Mike McCarty
  • Art direction: Buddy Buie, Mike McCarty
  • Photography: Jim Wiggins

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1977 Pop Albums 11

Singles

Year Single Chart Position (U.S.)
1977 "So in to You" Pop Singles 7 (# 5 Cash Box Top 100;[3] #11 AC;[4] # 2 Canada; # 14 New Zealand[5])
1977 "Georgia Rhythm" Pop Singles 68
1977 "Neon Nites" Pop Singles 42
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References
  1. CG Book '70s: A
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 24.
  3. Cashbox Magazine
  4. http://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1977-04-23
  5. http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2744
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