''Alabama Wild Man'' is a song written and recorded by American

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artist

Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008) was an American singer, guitarist, composer, and songwriter as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included " Guitar Man", " U.S. Male", "A Thi ...

. It was released in July 1972 as the only single from the album, ''Jerry Reed''. The

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reached peaks of number 22 on the

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chart and number 12 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart. The B-side, "Take It Easy (In Your Mind)," would later be sampled in the 1972 top ten hit "Convention '72" by The Delegates.

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