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Twentieth Century (Alabama album)

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Twentieth Century
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 1999
StudioSoundshop Recording Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length45:36
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama
Don Cook
Alabama chronology
For the Record
(1998)
Twentieth Century
(1999)
When It All Goes South
(2001)

Twentieth Century is the eighteenth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 1999 by RCA Records. It produced the singles "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You", a collaboration with 'N Sync, "Small Stuff", "We Made Love" and "Twentieth Century", which respectively reached No. 3, No. 24, No. 63, and No. 51 on the Hot Country Songs charts. In addition, "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" was the band's last Top 10 hit on the country charts.[1]

"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" was originally recorded by 'N Sync in 1998 on their first album *NSYNC.

The album peaked at No. 5 on Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 51 on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated the album 2 out of 5 stars, saying that "There's not a note out of place or a missed harmony. It's easy to marvel at the sheer technical achievement of the record, since not only is it so well made, but the songs rarely make an impression…That's the problem with Twentieth Century: although it's pleasant, it never creates its own identity, even compared to latter-day Alabama records." He praised "Twentieth Century", "Mist of Desire", "Life's Too Short to Love This Fast", and "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" as the best tracks, but said that "taken in the context of the record, they're nearly indistinguishable from the rest".[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Twentieth Century"Chris A.T. Cummings, Don Schlitz4:11
2."(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" (featuring 'N Sync)Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken4:38
3."I'm In That Kind of Mood"Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, Ronnie Rogers3:38
4."We Made Love"Tom Douglas, Billy Kirsch3:36
5."Life's Too Short To Love This Fast"Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers, Owen3:18
6."Then We Remember"Don Cook, John Barlow Jarvis4:12
7."Little Things"Buddy Cannon, Fowler, Gentry, John Jarrard, Owen3:22
8."Mist of Desire"Jeff Cook3:06
9."Small Stuff"Mark Collie, Hillary Kanter, Even Stevens3:59
10."Too Much Love"Fowler, Owen3:55
11."Write It Down In Blue"Fowler, Gentry, Owen, R. Rogers4:15
12."I Love You Enough To Let You Go"Baker, Myers, Owen3:26

Personnel

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Compiled from liner notes.[3] Alabama

  • Randy Owen – vocals, acoustic guitars
  • Jeff Cook – vocals, electric guitars, lead vocals (8)
  • Teddy Gentry – vocals, bass guitar, lead vocals (6)

Mark Herndon is not credited on the album.

Additional musicians

Production

  • Alabama – producers
  • Don Cook – producer
  • Mike Bradley – recording, mixing
  • Mark Capps – recording, editing
  • Dave Boyer – editing
  • John Kunz – editing
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Bill Brunt – art direction, design
  • Susan Eaddy – art direction
  • Blake Morgan – design
  • Peter Nash – photography

Chart performance

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ a b Allmusic review
  3. ^ Twentieth Century (CD booklet). Alabama. RCA Records. 1999. 67793.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – Twentieth Century". Recording Industry Association of America.