Underdog is an album by the Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1979 by Polydor Records. It is their first album with the drummer Roy Yeager since the former drummer Robert Nix left the band near the end of 1978. The album reached number 26 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart,[1] and was certified gold by the RIAA in June 1979.[2] The album contained two songs which reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, "Do It or Die" and "Spooky".[3] The latter was a re-recording of the 1968 number three hit for Classics IV, a pop rock group whose line up included members who later joined Atlanta Rhythm Section.[4]
| Underdog | ||||
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| Released | June 1979 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 41:14 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Buddy Buie | |||
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| Singles from Underdog | ||||
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Track listingEdit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Do It or Die" | Buie, Cobb, Hammond | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Born Ready" | Buie, Daughtry, Nix | 3:53 |
| 3. | "I Hate the Blues" "Let's Go Get Stoned" | Buie, Daughtry, Nix Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | 7:10 |
| 4. | "Indigo Passion" | Buie, Cobb | 3:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "While Time is Left" | Bailey, Buie, Daughtry, Nix | 5:20 |
| 6. | "It's Only Music" | Buie, Cobb | 5:32 |
| 7. | "Spooky" | Buie, Cobb, Middlebrooks, Shapiro | 4:58 |
| 8. | "My Song" | Buie, Hammond | 3:15 |
PersonnelEdit
- Buddy Buie - vocals, backing vocals
- Ronnie Hammond - vocals
- Barry Bailey - acoustic and electric guitar
- James B. Cobb, Jr. - guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Paul Goddard - bass guitar, double bass
- Roy Yeager - drums, percussion
- Robert Nix - drums, backing vocals
- Dean Daughtry - keyboards
- Original LP mastering - Bob Ludwig and Rodney Mills at Masterdisk NYC
Chart performanceEdit
- Album
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 26[1] |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Do It or Die" | Billboard Hot 100[5] | 19 |
| Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] | 11 | ||
| Billboard Country | 92 | ||
| RPM Top Singles[7] | 43 | ||
| Kent Music Report | 75 | ||
| "Spooky" | Billboard Hot 100[8] | 17 | |
| Billboard Adult Contemporary[9] | 23 | ||
| RPM Top Singles | 37 | ||
| Kent Music Report | 96 |
CertificationsEdit
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RIAA – USA | Gold[10] | June 12, 1979 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "Atlanta Rhythm Section - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Search Results - Atlanta Rhythm Section". RIAA. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "Atlanta Rhythm Section - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-8230-7499-0.
- ^ "Do It or Die (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Do It or Die (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Do It or Die (Canada)". RPM. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Spooky (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Spooky (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "RIAA searchable certification database: Atlanta Rhythm Section". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
