Alabama & Friends

Alabama & Friends
Studio album by Various Artists
Released	August 27, 2013 (2013-08-27)
Genre	Country
Length	42:24
Label	Show Dog-Universal Music
Producer	Various

Alabama & Friends is a tribute album to American country rock group Alabama. It was released on August 27, 2013 via Show Dog-Universal Music. ^{[1] [2]} The album includes two new tracks, "That's How I Was Raised" and "All American", performed by Alabama. ^{[3] [4]}

The album debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Top Country Albums, selling 32,000 copies in the United States in the first week. ^[5]

The artists on the album also later performed a tribute concert in Nashville, Tennessee at the historic Ryman Auditorium . The show was filmed, and the film was released on 2-disc DVD, titled "Alabama & Friends – At The Ryman", on September 30, 2014 via Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Tennessee River" (Jason Aldean)	Randy Owen	Michael Knox	4:22
2.	"Love in the First Degree" (Luke Bryan)	Tim DuBois, Jim Hurt	Jeff Stevens	3:23
3.	"Old Flame" (Rascal Flatts)	Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally	Jay DeMarcus	3:12
4.	"Lady Down on Love" (Kenny Chesney)	Owen	Buddy Cannon	3:57
5.	"The Closer You Get" (Eli Young Band)	J.P. Pennington, Mark Gray	Knox	3:38
6.	"Forever's as Far as I'll Go" (Trisha Yearwood)	Mike Reid	Garth Fundis	3:35
7.	"She and I" (Toby Keith)	Dave Loggins	Toby Keith	3:56
8.	"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" (Florida Georgia Line)	Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer	Joey Moi	2:51
9.	"That's How I Was Raised" (Alabama)	Charley Stefl, Tony Ramey, Skip Sasser, Trent Tomlinson	Harold Shedd	3:40
10.	"All American" (Alabama)	Trey Bruce	Shedd	3:13
11.	"My Home's in Alabama" (Jamey Johnson)	Owen, Teddy Gentry	Jamey Johnson	6:37

Personnel

Alabama

• Jeff Cook – electric guitar, background vocals, producer
• Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, background vocals, producer
• Randy Owen – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, producer

Additional Musicians

• Tim Akers – Hammond B-3 organ, piano
• Jason Aldean – lead vocals on "Tennessee River"
• Kurt Allison – electric guitar
• David Angell – violin
• Richard Bennett – electric guitar
• Luke Bryan – lead vocals on "Love in the First Degree"
• Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
• John Catchings – cello
• Kenny Chesney – lead vocals on "Lady Down on Love"
• Jason Cope – electric guitar
• J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
• Mark Crum – bass guitar
• Eric Darken – percussion
• David Davidson – violin
• Jay DeMarcus – bass guitar and background vocals on "Old Flame"
• Mike Eli – acoustic guitar and lead vocals on "The Closer You Get"
• Shawn Fichter – drums
• Johnny Garcia – electric guitar
• Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
• Tony Harrell – keyboards
• Chris Hennessee – harmonica
• Wes Hightower – background vocals
• Tyler Hubbard – lead vocals on "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
• Jamey Johnson – acoustic guitar and lead vocals on "My Home's in Alabama"
• Jon Jones – bass guitar and background vocals on "The Closer You Get"
• Charlie Judge – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer
• Toby Keith – lead vocals on "She and I"
• Brian Kelley – background vocals on "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"
• Tully Kennedy – bass guitar
• Anthony LaMarchina – cello
• Gary LeVox – lead vocals on "Old Flame"
• Joey Moi – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• Mary Kathryn Van Osdale – violin
• Larry Paxton – bass guitar
• Ethan Pilzer – bass guitar
• Chris Powell – drums
• Gary Prim – synthesizer
• Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
• Mike Reid – piano
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Jim Riley – drums
• Mike Rojas – Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
• Joe Don Rooney – electric guitar and background vocals on "Old Flame"
• John Scott – piano, synthesizer strings
• Steve Sheehan – acoustic guitar
• Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
• Pam Sixfin – violin
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
• Chris Thompson – drums on "The Closer You Get"
• Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, dobola, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
• Wanda Vick – fiddle
• Roger Weismeyer – oboe
• Kristin Wilkinson – viola
• John Willis – acoustic guitar
• Trisha Yearwood – lead vocals on "Forever's as Far as I'll Go"
• James Young – electric guitar and background vocals on "The Closer You Get"

Production

• Derek Bason – engineer, mixing
• Drew Bollman – production assistant
• Buddy Cannon – producer
• T.W. Cargile – engineer, mixing, overdubs
• Tony Castle – engineer
• Peter Coleman – engineer, mixing
• Mickey Jack Cones – editing
• Scott Cooke – digital editing
• Juanita Copeland – production assistant
• Jay DeMarcus – Producer
• Richard Dodd – mastering
• Leland Elliott – production assistant
• Charles English – engineer
• Brandon Epps – digital editing, editing
• Shannon Finnegan – production assistant
• Fletcher Foster – executive producer
• Garth Fundis – producer
• Shalacy Griffin – production assistant
• Mike "Frog" Griffith – production assistant
• Schatzi Hageman – publicity
• Gordon Hammond – engineer
• Carie Higdon – project coordinator
• Alex Jarvis – production assistant, digital editing
• Jamey Johnson – producer
• Scott Johnson – production assistant
• Toby Keith – producer
• Michael Knox – producer
• Stephen Lamb – copyist
• Miles Logan – engineer, mixing
• Sam Martin – production assistant
• Joey Moi – engineer, mixing, producer, programming
• Natalie Moore – art direction
• Sean Neff – engineer, mixing
• Justin Niebank – mixing
• Taylor Nyquist – production assistant
• Ernesto Olvera – production assistant
• Alison Owen – photography
• Evan Owen – production assistant
• Susannah Parrish – art direction, design
• Ronnie Pinnell – production assistant
• Rich Redmond – drum programming
• Lowell Reynolds – production assistant
• Ed Seay – engineer, mixing
• Harold Shedd – producer
• Chris Small – production assistant
• Jarod Snowden – production assistant
• Mike Stankiewicz – production assistant
• Jeff Stevens – producer
• Gaines Sturdivant – project manager
• Todd Tidwell – production assistant
• Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements
• Hank Williams Jr. – mastering
• Mark Wright – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position US Billboard 200 [6] 8 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8] 52

References

1. Whitaker, Sterling (July 22, 2013). "Alabama Reveal Release Date, Cover Art + Track Listing for Tribute Album". The Boot. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
2. Wyland, Sarah (July 24, 2013). "Alabama to Release Alabama & Friends August 27". Great American Country . Retrieved July 25, 2013.
3. Nicholson, Jessica (July 22, 2013). "'Alabama & Friends' Set For August Release". MusicRow . Retrieved July 25, 2013.
4. "Alabama & Friends Will Feature All-Star Cast". Country Music Television . July 22, 2013. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
5. Wade Jessen (September 5, 2013). "Alabama Earns Highest Charting Album on Billboard 200". Billboard.
6. "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
7. "Various Artists Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.