Quinella (album)

Quinella is the tenth album by American southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, and their only album on Columbia Records, released in August 1981. The band was supposed to release another album in the label. But due to differences between Columbia and the band, the album was shelved.[1][2]

Quinella
Studio album by Atlanta Rhythm Section
Released	August 1981
Venue	Studio One
Genre	Southern rock
Label	Columbia
Producer	Buddy Buie
Atlanta Rhythm Section chronology
The Boys from Doraville (1980) Quinella (1981) Truth in a Structured Form (1989)
Singles from Quinella
"Alien" Released: 1981

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

The album peaked at #70 on the Billboard 200. Its only single, "Alien", peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their final Top 40 hit.[3][4]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Homesick"	Buie, Cobb	4:16
2.	"Quinella"	Buie, Cobb	5:28
3.	"Alien"	Buie, Lewis, McRay	4:55
4.	"Higher"	Buie, Hammond	4:12

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"You're So Strong"	Buie, Daughtry	5:02
6.	"Outlaw Music"	Buie, Cobb	5:03
7.	"Pretty Girl"	Buie, Hammond	3:31
8.	"Southern Exposure"	Buie, Cobb	2:53
9.	"Going to Shangri-La"	Buie, Daughtry	3:44

Personnel

Atlanta Rhythm Section

• Barry Bailey - guitar
• J.R. Cobb - guitar
• Dean Daughtry - keyboards
• Paul Goddard - bass guitar
• Ronnie Hammond - acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Roy Yeager - percussion, drums

Additional Musicians

• Buddy Buie - backing vocals
• Steve McRay - piano and backing vocals on "Alien"
• Mark Denning - synthesizer

Production

• Producer: Buddy Buie
• Associate producer: Rodney Mills
• Engineers: Rodney Mills, Greg Quesnel
• Associate engineer: Greg Quesnel
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Art direction: Mike McCarty
• Design: Mike McCarty

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Billboard 200	70

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	"Alien"	Billboard Hot 100[5]	29
		Billboard Adult Contemporary[6]	16
		Billboard Top Tracks[7]	18

References

1. "Atlanta Rhythm Section – Quinella". Proper Music. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
2. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
3. "Atlanta Rhythm Section – Quinella". Atlanta Rhythm Section. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
4. Banister, C. Eric (May 12, 2016). Counting Down Southern Rock: The 100 Best Songs. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 135. ISBN 9781442245402. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
5. "Alien (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
6. "Alien (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
7. "Alien (Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

External links

• Quinella at Discogs
• Quinella at AllMusic