''My Home's in Alabama'' is the fourth studio album by American

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band

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

, released in May 1980 on

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, their breakthrough album. It peaked at No. 3 on the Country album charts and no. 71 on

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. The title track pays homage to Alabama's southern rock roots. It reached No. 17 on the ''

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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

Personnel

Alabama

Randy Owen Randy Yeuell Owen (born December 13, 1949) is an American country music artist. He is best known for his role as the lead singer of Alabama, a country rock band that saw tremendous mainstream success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Alabama became ...

- lead vocals and rhythm guitar *Teddy Gentry - bass guitar and vocals *

Jeff Cook Jeffrey Alan Cook (August 27, 1949 – November 7, 2022) was an American country music artist. He was best known for being a founding member of the band Alabama, in which he contributed to lead vocals, guitar, fiddle, piano and other musical ins ...

- lead guitar, keyboards, fiddle and vocals, lead vocals on "Some Other Place, Some Other Time" and "Keep On Dreamin'" *Mark Herndon - drums (Track 2)

Other musicians

CREDITED: *Jack Eubanks -

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(Tracks 4, 6) *Sonny Garrish -

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(Tracks 5, 6, 7) *David Humphreys - drums (Tracks 4) *Leo Jackson - acoustic guitar (Tracks 4, 6) *Terry McMillan -

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(Track 1) *Fred Newell - guitar (Tracks 4, 6) *Willie Rainsford - keyboards (Tracks 1, 4, 6) *Billy Reynolds - guitar (Tracks 4, 6) *David Smith - bass guitar (Tracks 4, 6) *Strings arranged by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by "The Wire Choir". UnCredited: *Rick Scott - drums (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) *Arliss Scott - rhythm guitar (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), gut-string lead guitar (Track 7) *

Hargus "Pig" Robbins Hargus Melvin Robbins (January 18, 1938 – January 30, 2022), known by his nickname "Pig," was an American session keyboard player. Having played on records for many artists, including John Stewart, Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Lore ...

- piano (Track 7) *Strings (Track 5) arranged by Wayne Mosley Production: Harold Shedd, Larry McBride & Alabama. Tracks 5 & 8 produced by Sonny Limbo (Associate producer, Shelton Irwin).

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1980 albums RCA Records albums Alabama (American band) albums Albums produced by Harold Shedd