My Home's in Alabama
| My Home's in Alabama | ||||
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| Studio album by Alabama | ||||
| Released |
May, 1980 September 15, 1998 (re-released) | |||
| Recorded | 1979, 1980 at Music Mill Studios-Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:09 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer |
Alabama Larry McBride Harold Shedd | |||
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| Allmusic |    |
My Home's in Alabama is the fourth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 1980 on RCA Nashville, their breakthrough album.
The title track pays homage to Alabama's southern rock roots. It reached No. 17 on the Billboard magazine 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 group'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 group was signed to RCA in early 1980. This fourth studio album eventually became the group's first major label debut studio album to be distributed by RCA Records label in Nashville. After this first major label album was released, Alabama would go on and record more new studio albums at the RCA Records label for the rest of their music career.
Track listing
- "My Home's in Alabama" (Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen) – 6:27
- "Hanging Up My Travelin' Shoes" (Gentry, Owen) – 2:17
- "Why Lady Why" (Gentry, Richard Scott) – 4:11
- "Getting Over You" (Cary Rutledge) – 3:15
- "I Wanna Come Over" (Richard Berardi, Michael Berardi) – 3:52
- "Tennessee River" (Owen) – 3:04
- "Some Other Place, Some Other Time" (Jeff Cook) – 3:10
- "Can't Forget About You" (Gentry) – 5:39
- "Get It While It's Hot" (Owen, Gentry, Cook, Scott) – 3:03
- "Keep On Dreamin'" (Cook, Scott) - 4:04
Personnel
Alabama
- Jeff Cook - lead guitar, keyboards, fiddle and vocals, lead vocals on "Some Other Place, Some Other Time" and "Keep On Dreamin'"
- Teddy Gentry - bass guitar and vocals
- Mark Herndon - drums and vocals
- Randy Owen - lead singer and rhythm guitar
Other musicians
- Jack Eubanks - acoustic guitar
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
- David Humphries - drums
- Leo Jackson - acoustic guitar
- Terry McMillan - percussion
- Fred Newell - guitar
- Willie Rainsford - keyboards
- Billy Reynolds - guitar
- David Smith - bass guitar
Strings arranged by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by "The Wire Choir".
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 71 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1979 | "I Wanna Come Over" | 33 | — |
| 1980 | "My Home's in Alabama" | 17 | — |
| "Tennessee River" | 1 | 1 | |
| "Why Lady Why" | 1 | 3 | |
| Preceded by Dolly, Dolly, Dolly by Dolly Parton |
RPM Country Albums number-one album October 25, 1980 |
Succeeded by Somebody's Waiting by Anne Murray |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[1] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000 |
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