Old Alabama

Old Alabama
"Old Alabama"
Single by Brad Paisley featuring Alabama
from the album This Is Country Music
Released March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)
Format Music download
Genre Country
Length 4:35
Label Arista Nashville
Writer(s) Brad Paisley
Chris DuBois
Dave Turnbull
Randy Owen
Producer Frank Rogers
Certification Gold (RIAA)[1]
Brad Paisley singles chronology
"This Is Country Music"
(2010)
"Old Alabama"
(2011)
"Remind Me"
(2011)

"Old Alabama" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley, featuring guest vocals from the band Alabama. The song is the second single from Paisley's studio album, This Is Country Music, released on May 23, 2011.

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When writing the song, Paisley thought that the bridge to Alabama's 1982 single "Mountain Music" would fit well with the song. Instead of sampling that song, he asked Alabama band members Randy Owen, Jeff Cook and Teddy Gentry to join him in the studio and sing the bridge.[2]

"Old Alabama" incorporates into its lyrics the titles of several of Alabama's classic songs, including "Why Lady Why," "Tennessee River," "Feels So Right," "Love in the First Degree" and "Dixieland Delight." A man's illustration of his idea of spending time with a desirable woman on a Saturday night, the song references the names of Alabama songs that the couple are listening to on their way to an unnamed rendezvous. In the song's bridge, Owen, Gentry and Cook sing the bridge of "Mountain Music," in fact the same parts they did on their original 1982 hit. The song ends with a fiddle-heavy reprisal of "Old Alabama"'s refrain, which is musically in the vein of "Mountain Music."

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock rated the single three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that the references to Alabama songs were "cleverly intertwined" and that the appearance of Alabama gave the song a "nostalgia" factor.[3] Blake Boldt of The 9513 thought that the tributes to the band Alabama were "admirable", but criticized the melody for sounding similar to his 2007 single "Online" and thought that it "leans heavily […] on song mentions and recycled production."[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in May 2011. It features the group Alabama and appearances from NASCAR drivers, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick. The video was filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina.[5]

Chart performance

"Old Alabama" entered the Hot Country Songs charts at number 44 on the chart dated for the week ending March 26, 2011. It has since become Alabama's first number one hit since "Reckless" in 1993. It is also the seventeenth number one for Paisley.[6]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 38
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 1


Preceded by
"Heart Like Mine"
by Miranda Lambert
Billboard Hot Country Songs
number-one single

June 4-11, 2011
Succeeded by
"Without You"
by Keith Urban

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