Underdog (Atlanta Rhythm Section album)
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Music Week | [1] |
Underdog is an album by the Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1979 by Polydor Records. It is their last album with drummer Robert Nix who left the band near the end of 1979.
The album reached number 26 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart,[2] and was certified gold by the RIAA in June 1979.[3] The album contained two songs which reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, "Do It or Die" and "Spooky".[4] 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.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Personnel
Atlanta Rhythm Section
- Ronnie Hammond - vocals
- James B. Cobb, Jr. - guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Barry Bailey - acoustic and electric guitar
- Dean Daughtry - keyboards
- Paul Goddard - bass guitar
- Robert Nix - drums
Additional players
- James Stroud - percussion
- Bob Ludwig and Rodney Mills - Original LP mastering at Masterdisk NYC
Chart performance
- Album
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 26[2] |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Do It or Die" | Billboard Hot 100[6] | 19 |
| Billboard Adult Contemporary[7] | 11 | ||
| Billboard Country | 92 | ||
| RPM Top Singles[8] | 43 | ||
| Kent Music Report | 75 | ||
| "Spooky" | Billboard Hot 100[9] | 17 | |
| Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] | 23 | ||
| RPM Top Singles | 37 | ||
| Kent Music Report | 96 |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RIAA – USA | Gold[11] | June 12, 1979 |
References
- ^ "Album Reviews: Atlanta Rhythm Section — Underdog" (PDF). Music Week. Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. November 17, 1979. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.
- ^ a b "Atlanta Rhythm Section - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Search Results - Atlanta Rhythm Section". RIAA. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ "Atlanta Rhythm Section - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 30, 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.
- ^ "Do It or Die (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Do It or Die (Canada)". RPM. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Spooky (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Spooky (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "RIAA searchable certification database: Atlanta Rhythm Section". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
