The Boys Are Back (Sawyer Brown album)
# The Boys Are Back (Sawyer Brown album)

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

All tracks are written by Mark Miller, unless otherwise noted.

## 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

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Platinum | $100,000^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
