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For the song, see My Home's in Alabama (song).
My Home's in Alabama Studio album by Alabama Released May, 1980
September 15, 1998 (re-released)Recorded 1979, 1980 at Music Mill Studios-Nashville, TN Genre Country Length 39:09 Label RCA Records Producer Alabama
Larry McBride
Harold SheddProfessional reviews Alabama chronology Alabama Band No. 3
(1979)My Home's In Alabama
(1980)Feels So Right
(1981)My Home's in Alabama is an album by American country music band Alabama, released on RCA Records in 1980. For a majority of fans, this represents the first widespread success of Alabama, despite the fact that they had released three albums before this one.
The title track pays homage to Alabama's southern rock roots. It reached No. 17 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in early 1980. Two other tracks — the fiddle-heavy, southern rock-influenced "Tennessee River" and the ballad "Why Lady Why" — were the band's first two No. 1 songs, and laid the foundation for what became one of the most impressive popularity runs in country music history.
Also included on My Home's In Alabama is the group's 1979 single, "I Wanna Come Over", which peaked at No. 33 in November 1979. Both that song and the better-known title track were originally issued by MDJ Records, before the group was signed to RCA in early 1980.
Contents
Track listing
- "My Home's in Alabama" (Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen) – 6:27
- "Hanging Up My Travelin' Shoes" (Gentry, Owen) – 2:17
- "Why Lady Why" (Gentry, Richard Scott) – 4:11
- "Getting Over You" (Cary Rutledge) – 3:15
- "I Wanna Come Over" (Richard Berardi, Michael Berardi) – 3:52
- "Tennessee River" (Owen) – 3:04
- "Some Other Place, Some Other Time" (Jeff Cook) – 3:10
- "Can't Forget About You" (Gentry) – 5:39
- "Get It While It's Hot" (Owen, Gentry, Cook, Scott) – 3:03
- "Keep On Dreamin'" (Cook, Scott) - 4:04
Personnel
Alabama
- Jeff Cook - lead guitar, keyboards, fiddle and vocals, lead vocals on "Some Other Place, Some Other Time" and "Keep On Dreamin'"
- Teddy Gentry - bass guitar and vocals
- Mark Herndon - drums and vocals
- Randy Owen - lead singer and rhythm guitar
Other musicians
- Jack Eubanks - acoustic guitar
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
- David Humphries - drums
- Leo Jackson - acoustic guitar
- Terry McMillan
- Fred Newell - guitar
- Willie Rainsford - keyboards
- Billy Reynolds
- David Smith
Strings arranged by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by "The Wire Choir".
Chart performance
Album
Chart (1980) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3 U.S. Billboard 200 71 Canadian RPM Country Albums 1 Singles
Year Single Peak positions US Country CAN Country 1979 "I Wanna Come Over" 33 — 1980 "My Home's in Alabama" 17 — "Tennessee River" 1 1 "Why Lady Why" 1 3 Preceded by
Dolly, Dolly, Dolly by Dolly PartonRPM Country Albums number-one album
October 25, 1980Succeeded by
Somebody's Waiting by Anne MurrayJeff Cook · Mark Herndon · Randy Owen · Teddy Gentry Studio albums Wild Country (1976) · Deuces Wild (1977) · Alabama Band No. 3 (1979) · My Home's in Alabama (1980) · Feels So Right (1981) · Mountain Music (1982) · The Closer You Get... (1983) · Roll On (1984) · 40-Hour Week (1985) · The Touch (1986) · Just Us (1987) · Southern Star (1989) · Pass It On Down (1990) · American Pride (1992) · Cheap Seats (1993) · In Pictures (1995) · Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997) · Twentieth Century (1999) · When It All Goes South (2001)Holiday albums Alabama Christmas (1985) · Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994) · Alabama Christmas Vol. II (1996) · Songs of Inspiration (2006) · Christmas Collection (2006) · Songs of Inspiration II (2007)Other albums Greatest Hits (1986) · Alabama Live (1988) · Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991) · Gonna Have a Party...Live (1993) · For Our Fans (1993) · Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994) · Super Hits (1996) · Born Country (1997) · Super Hits II (1998) · The Essential Alabama (1998) · For the Record (1998) · Legendary (2002) · In the Mood: The Love Songs (2003) · The American Farewell Tour (2003) · The Ultimate Alabama (2004) · The Essential (2005) · Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006) · 16 Biggest Hits (2007) · Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (2008)Related articles Categories:- 1980 albums
- RCA Records albums
- Alabama (band) albums
- Albums produced by Harold Shedd
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