It Works

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"It Works"
Single by Alabama
from the album In Pictures
B-side "Katy Brought My Guitar Back Today"
ReleasedJanuary 13, 1996
Genre Country
Length3:40
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Mickey Cates, Mark Alan Springer
Producer(s) Emory Gordy Jr., Alabama
Alabama singles chronology
"In Pictures"
(1995)
"It Works"
(1996)
"Say I"
(1996)

"It Works" is a song written by Mickey Cates and Mark Alan Springer, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in January 1996 as the third single from the album In Pictures . The song reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Music video

A music video was made for this song and was released in early 1996.

Chart performance

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 17
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 19

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2930." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. April 1, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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