The Boys Are Back
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1989
RecordedScruggs Sound Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
GenreCountry
Length38:24
LabelCapitol/Curb
ProducerMark Miller
Randy Scruggs
Sawyer Brown chronology
Wide Open
(1988)
The Boys Are Back
(1989)
Greatest Hits
(1990)
Singles from The Boys Are Back
  1. "The Race Is On"
    Released: September 2, 1989
  2. "Did It for Love"
    Released: March 3, 1990
  3. "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night"
    Released: May 26, 1990

The Boys Are Back is the sixth studio album released by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. Released in 1989 on Capitol Records, it features three singles: "The Race Is On" (a cover of a George Jones song), "I Did It for Love", and "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Miller, unless otherwise noted

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night" 3:08
2."Rosie Knows"Mark Miller, Gregg Hubbard3:47
3."Did It for Love" 4:35
4."The Race Is On"Don Rollins2:53
5."Hey, Hey"Jennifer Kimball, Ed Arkin2:47
6."Good While It Lasted"Don Cook, Bill LaBounty2:56
7."Locomotive" 3:34
8."The Heartland"Miller, Randy Scruggs4:05
9."I'm Gonna Miss You After All"Tony Haselden, Keith Worsham3:19
10."Gettin' Tough (Good Ol' Boy)"Steve Earle, Richard Bennett4:01
11."Passing Train"Hubbard3:19
Total length:38:24

Personnel

Sawyer Brown

  • Mark Miller – lead vocals, prempensua
  • Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bobby Randall – lead guitars, backing vocals
  • Jim Scholten – bass
  • Joe "Curley" Smyth – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Production

  • Mark Miller – producer
  • Randy Scruggs – producer
  • Ron "Snake" Reynolds – recording, mixing
  • John Kliner – backing engineer
  • Milan Bogdan – digital editing
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Bonnie Rasmussen – art coordinator
  • Bill Brunt Designs – art direction
  • Greg Gorman – photography

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[3] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. "Canadian album certifications – Sawyer Brown – The Boys Are Back". Music Canada. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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