The Boys Are Back is the sixth studio album released by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. Released in 1989 on Capitol Records, it features three singles: "The Race Is On" (a cover of a George Jones song), "I Did It for Love", and "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night".

Track listing

Personnel Sawyer Brown Mark Miller – lead vocals, prempensua Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard – keyboards, backing vocals Bobby Randall – lead guitars, backing vocals Jim Scholten – bass Joe "Curley" Smyth – drums, percussion

Additional musicians John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards, acoustic piano Mike Lawler – synthesizers Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Don Potter – acoustic guitar Randy Scruggs – guitars Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion Jerry Kroon – drums, percussion Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion Mark O'Connor – fiddle Mac McAnally – vocal arrangements

Production Mark Miller – producer Randy Scruggs – producer Ron "Snake" Reynolds – recording, mixing John Kliner – backing engineer Milan Bogdan – digital editing Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) Bonnie Rasmussen – art coordinator Bill Brunt Designs – art direction Greg Gorman – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position Canadian Albums (RPM) 85

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 9

Certifications

References

External links [ The Boys Are Back] at Allmusic