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| My Home's in Alabama | ||||
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| Studio album by Alabama | ||||
| Released | May 1980 September 15, 1998 (re-released) | |||
| Recorded | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 | |||
| Studio | LSI Studio, Pyramid's Eye, Music Mill | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:09 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Alabama, Larry McBride, Harold Shedd, Sonny Limbo | |||
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| Singles from My Home's in Alabama | ||||
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| AllMusic |    |
My Home's in Alabama is the fourth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in May 1980 on RCA Nashville. It was the band's major label debut and breakthrough album, peaking at No. 3 on the Country album charts and no. 71 on Billboard 200.
The title track pays homage to Alabama's southern rock roots. It reached No. 17 on the Billboard 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 band'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 band was signed to RCA in early 1980. The album eventually became the group's first major-label debut studio album to be distributed by RCA Records in Nashville.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer | Length |
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| 1. | "My Home's in Alabama" | Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen | Randy Owen | 6:27 |
| 2. | "Hanging Up My Travelin' Shoes" | Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen | Randy Owen | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Why Lady Why" | Teddy Gentry, Rick Scott | Randy Owen | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Getting Over You" | Cary Rutledge | Randy Owen | 3:15 |
| 5. | "I Wanna Come Over" | Richard Berardi, Michael Berardi | Randy Owen | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Tennessee River" | Randy Owen | Randy Owen | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Some Other Place, Some Other Time" | Jeff Cook | Jeff Cook | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Can't Forget About You" | Teddy Gentry | Randy Owen | 5:39 |
| 9. | "Get It While It's Hot" | Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Jeff Cook, Richard Scott | Randy Owen | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Keep On Dreamin'" | Jeff Cook, Richard Scott | Jeff Cook | 4:04 |
Personnel
Alabama
- Randy Owen - lead vocals and rhythm guitar
- Teddy Gentry - bass guitar and vocals
- Jeff Cook - lead guitar, keyboards, fiddle and vocals, lead vocals on "Some Other Place, Some Other Time" and "Keep On Dreamin'"
- Mark Herndon - drums (Track 2)
Other musicians
CREDITED:
- Jack Eubanks - acoustic guitar (Tracks 4, 6)
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar (Tracks 5, 6, 7)
- David Humphreys - drums (Tracks 4)
- Leo Jackson - acoustic guitar (Tracks 4, 6)
- Terry McMillan - harmonica (Track 1)
- Fred Newell - guitar (Tracks 4, 6)
- Willie Rainsford - keyboards (Tracks 1, 4, 6)
- Billy Reynolds - guitar (Tracks 4, 6)
- David Smith - bass guitar (Tracks 4, 6)
- Strings arranged by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by "The Wire Choir".
UnCredited:
- Rick Scott - drums (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Arliss Scott - rhythm guitar (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), gut-string lead guitar (Track 7)
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano (Track 7)
- Strings (Track 5) arranged by Wayne Mosley
Production: Harold Shedd, Larry McBride & Alabama. Tracks 5 & 8 produced by Sonny Limbo (Associate producer, Shelton Irwin).
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000 |
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Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- "My Home's in Alabama Review by Al Campbell". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Alabama – My Home's in Alabama". Recording Industry Association of America.
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