My Home's in Alabama

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My Home's in Alabama
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Studio album by
Alabama
ReleasedMay 1980
September 15, 1998 (re-released)
Recorded1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
StudioLSI Studio, Pyramid's Eye, Music Mill
Genre Country
Length39:09
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Alabama, Larry McBride, Harold Shedd, Sonny Limbo
Alabama chronology
Alabama Band No. 3
(1979)		My Home's in Alabama
(1980)		 Feels So Right
(1981)
Singles from My Home's in Alabama
  1. "I Wanna Come Over"
    Released: September 1979
  2. "My Home's in Alabama"
    Released: January 1980
  3. "Tennessee River"
    Released: May 16, 1980
  4. "Why Lady Why"
    Released: August 29, 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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.

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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.TitleWriter(s)Lead singerLength
1."My Home's in Alabama"Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen Randy Owen6:27
2."Hanging Up My Travelin' Shoes"Gentry, OwenRandy Owen2:17
3."Why Lady Why"Gentry, Rick ScottRandy Owen4:11
4."Getting Over You"Cary RutledgeRandy Owen3:15
5."I Wanna Come Over"Richard Berardi, Michael BerardiRandy Owen3:52
6."Tennessee River"OwenRandy Owen3:04
7."Some Other Place, Some Other Time" Jeff Cook Jeff Cook3:10
8."Can't Forget About You"GentryRandy Owen5:39
9."Get It While It's Hot"Owen, Gentry, Cook, ScottRandy Owen3:03
10."Keep On Dreamin'"Cook, ScottJeff Cook4:04

Personnel

Alabama

Other musicians

CREDITED:

UnCredited:

Production: Harold Shedd, Larry McBride & Alabama. Tracks 5 & 8 produced by Sonny Limbo (Associate producer, Shelton Irwin).

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "My Home's in Alabama Review by Al Campbell". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "American album certifications – Alabama – My Home's in Alabama". Recording Industry Association of America.
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