Dixieland Delight

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"Dixieland Delight"
Dixieland Delight Alabama cover.png
Single by Alabama
from the album The Closer You Get...
B-side "Very Special Love"
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1983 (U.S.)
Recorded1982
Genre Country, country rock, [1] bluegrass [1]
Length3:57 (single edit)
5:23 (album version)
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Ronnie Rogers
Producer(s) Harold Shedd and Alabama
Alabama singles chronology
"Christmas in Dixie"
(1982)
"Dixieland Delight"
(1983)
"The Closer You Get"
(1983)
Audio
"Dixieland Delight" on YouTube

Certifications

Certifications for Dixieland Delight
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [22] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. 1 2 Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 ( ISBN   0-82-307553-2)), p. 349-350
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  7. Gerds, Warren (April 24, 1983). "Records". Green Bay Press-Gazette . p. 100. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  11. "Alabama Strikes Top Spot Again To the 'Delight' of Country Fans". The Tennessean . April 17, 1983. p. 71. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  12. 1 2 Roland, Tom (August 7, 2018). "Downtown Music Lands One-Song Deal for Alabama's 'Dixieland Delight'". Billboard . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  13. Patton, Alli (November 15, 2022). "How Alabama's "Dixieland Delight" Became a Foul-Mouthed College Football Tradition". American Songwriter . Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  14. Brel, Tony (December 3, 2014). "Alabama Bans The Playing Of Dixieland Delight At Bryant-Denny". Bama Hammer. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  15. Wilson, Dave (October 13, 2018). "Best of Week 7: Alabama is on 'Dixieland Delight' watch". ESPN . Retrieved October 13, 2018.
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  17. Harralson, Dan (October 10, 2019). "Should 'Dixieland Delight,' a song about Tennessee, not Alabama, be played at Neyland Stadium?". Vols Wire. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  18. Gray, Nick (October 15, 2022). "Tennessee football trolls Alabama by playing 'Dixieland Delight' after Vols win". Knoxville News Sentinel . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  19. Flanagan, Ben (October 1, 2022). "Arkansas fans troll Alabama with their own spin on 'Dixieland Delight'". Alabama Media Group. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  20. "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  21. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  22. "American single certifications – Alabama – Dixieland Delight". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 11, 2022.