Jukebox in My Mind

"Jukebox in My Mind"
Single by Alabama
from the album Pass It On Down
B-side	"Fire on Fire"[1]
Released	July 13, 1990
Recorded	January 1, 1990
Genre	Neotraditional country,[2] honky-tonk[3]
Length	3:40
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Dave Gibson, Ronnie Rogers
Producer(s)	Alabama, Larry Michael Lee, Josh Leo
Alabama singles chronology
"Pass It On Down" (1990) "Jukebox in My Mind" (1990) "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" (1990)

"Jukebox in My Mind" is a song written by Dave Gibson and Ronnie Rogers, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in July 1990 as the second single from their album Pass It On Down. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs in the United States and the defunct RPM country music charts in Canada.

Content

The song uses a jukebox as a metaphor for the memories within the narrator's mind.[4] It is composed in the key of B-flat major with a moderate tempo and 4/4 time signature.[5]

Critical reception

An uncredited review in Stereo Review magazine of Pass It On Down described "Jukebox in My Mind" as "a fine song in the pure honky-tonk mold...which lead singer Randy Owen delivers in his best Merle Haggard syntax. The tune is vastly different from anything else the band has recorded".[3] In 1991, the Academy of Country Music nominated the song for Single of the Year.[6]

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[9]	11
US Country Songs (Billboard)[10]	18

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
2. Kephart, Zackary (August 10, 2022). "The Boom-or-Bust Jukebox – Week 32 (2022): Drake Milligan, Cody Johnson, and Alabama". The Musical Divide. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
3. "Popular music" (PDF). Stereo Review. September 1990. p. 105.
4. "Juke joints". Santa Maria Times. September 23, 1990. pp. C1. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
5. "'Jukebox in My Mind' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 2 April 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
6. Debbie Holley (March 16, 1991). "26th Country Music Awards Nominations Are In" (PDF). Billboard. p. 52.
7. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1346." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
8. "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
9. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
10. "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.