The Closer You Get... is the seventh studio album by American
country music band
Alabama, released in
1983. All three singles from this album — "The Closer You Get", "Lady Down on Love" and "Dixieland Delight" — reached number one on the BillboardHot Country Singles chart in 1983. The album itself reached number ten on the
Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album. Considered a stylistic move towards a more pop-friendly sound, the album was described as a mix of "
easy listening"
country pop and
neotraditional country by
AllMusic's Vik Iyengar.[1]
The Closer You Get... is the seventh studio album by American
country music band
Alabama, released in
1983. All three singles from this album — "The Closer You Get", "Lady Down on Love" and "Dixieland Delight" — reached number one on the BillboardHot Country Singles chart in 1983. The album itself reached number ten on the
Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album. Considered a stylistic move towards a more pop-friendly sound, the album was described as a mix of "
easy listening"
country pop and
neotraditional country by
AllMusic's Vik Iyengar.[1]