Southern Drawl (album)

Southern Drawl
Studio album by Alabama
Released	September 18, 2015
Genre	Country
Label	BMG Chrysalis[1]
Producer	Jeff Cook Randy Owen Teddy Gentry[2]
Alabama chronology
Angels Among Us: Hymns and Gospel Favorites (2014) Southern Drawl (2015)

Southern Drawl is the twenty-third studio album by American country music group Alabama, and their first album of new material since When It All Goes South in 2001. The album was released on September 18, 2015, with lead single "Wasn't Through Lovin' You Yet" released the same month.^[3] The track "One on One" previously appeared on lead singer Randy Owen's 2008 album of the same name.^[4]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars. He criticized some tracks, including the title track, "Hillbilly Wins the Lotto Money", "I Wanna Be There", and "American Farmer" as "trying too hard", but added that "Such down-the-middle numbers overshadow much subtler and nicer moments scattered throughout the record, moments that usually arrive in the soft, sweet ballads that give the group plenty of opportunity to showcase its gentle, interwoven harmonies. These slow tunes more than the over-pumped rockers feel the truest to old Alabama."^[5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 14 on the Billboard 200, selling 20,900 copies in its debut week in the US.^[6] The album has sold 68,900 copies in the US as of January 2016.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Southern Drawl"	Damon Carroll, Chip Davis, Randy Owen, Ronnie Rogers	4:26
2.	"Wasn't Through Lovin' You Yet"	Tony Lane, David Lee	4:03
3.	"This Ain't Just a Song"	Tim James, Rivers Rutherford, George Teren	4:02
4.	"As Long as There's Love"	R. Owen	4:07
5.	"Back to the Country"	R. Owen, Rogers, Teddy Gentry, Josh Leo	3:25
6.	"Hillbilly Wins the Lotto Money"	Heath Owen	4:13
7.	"Come Find Me" (With Alison Krauss)	Lane, Lee	4:04
8.	"No Bad Days"	Jeff Cook, Patrick Davis, Ray Johnston, James Otto, James T. Slater, Django Walker	4:23
9.	"One on One"	R. Owen	3:31
10.	"American Farmer"	Gentry, R. Owen, Rogers, Charles English, Dave Gibson	4:57
11.	"It's About Time"	English, Gentry, Gibson	3:28
12.	"Footstompin' Music"	R. Owen, H. Owen	4:04
13.	"I Wanna Be There"	Harley Allen, Paul Overstreet	3:10

deluxe edition from Cracker Barrel
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Backwoods Boogie"	3:42
15.	"I Got Some Lovin'"	3:45

Personnel

Alabama

• Jeff Cook – electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Randy Owen – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

Additional Musicians

Tom Bukovac – electric guitar Chris Carmichael – string arrangements, strings Damon Carroll – background vocals Lisa Cook – background vocals J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar Billy Davis – background vocals Chip Davis – background vocals Charles English – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar

Charlie Judge – horns Joel Key – banjo, acoustic guitar Randall Key – trumpet Alison Krauss – fiddle and vocals on "Come Find Me" Richard Madenfort – 12-string acoustic guitar Greg Morrow – drums Gordon Mote – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer, background vocals Jim Nelson – saxophone Angela Primm – background vocals

Danny Rader – acoustic guitar Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar, background vocals Jason Spencer – background vocals Jimmy Stewart – dobro, fiddle Doug Stokes – percussion Bryan Sutton – dobro, acoustic guitar Wanda Vick – banjo Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	14
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9]	2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10]	2

References

1. "Everything We Know About Alabama’s New Album, ‘Southern Drawl’". The Boot. August 16, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
2. Dauphin, Chuck (3 September 2015). "Alabama Is Back With 'Southern Drawl': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
3. "Alabama's 'Southern Drawl' Mixes Party-Starters With Emotional Ballads: 'I've Seen a Few Tears'". Billboard. September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "One on One". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Southern Drawl". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
6. Bjorke, Matt (September 28, 2015). "Country Albums Chart Report: September 28, 2015". Roughstock. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
7. Bjorke, Matt (January 11, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 11, 2016". Roughstock.
8. "Alabama – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Alabama. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
9. "Alabama – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Alabama. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
10. "Alabama – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Alabama. Retrieved September 29, 2015.