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- ↑ Erlewine et al. 1997, p. 4.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The Closer You Get... (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1983.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 Alabama & Friends (liner notes). Alabama. Show Dog-Universal Music. 1984.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Songs of Inspiration (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 2006.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 American Pride (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1992.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Cheap Seats (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1993.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Dancin' on the Boulevard (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1997.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings (liner notes). Various artists. Scatter Records. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 40-Hour Week (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1984.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Southern Star (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1989.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Christmas Vol. II (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1996.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 Greatest Hits Vol. II (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1991.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Roll On (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1984.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Feels So Right (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1981.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 My Home's in Alabama (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1980.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Alabama Christmas (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1986.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mountain Music (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1982.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Songs of Inspiration II (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 2006.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 When It All Goes South (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 2001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Touch (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1986.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Dancing on the Ceiling (liner notes). Lionel Richie. Motown Records. 1987.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pass It on Down (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1990.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Just Us (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1987.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 Greatest Hits (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1986.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 For the Record (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1998.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 Greatest Hits Vol. III (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1994.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Twentieth Century (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1999.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 In Pictures (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 1995.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 In the Mood: The Love Songs (liner notes). Alabama. RCA Nashville. 2003.
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