Jedna z najważniejszych amerykańskich grup country-rockowych lat 80-tych. Historia zespołu rozpoczęła się w 1969 w Fort Payne w stanie Alabama (USA). Powstała tam wtedy formacja Wild Country założona przez kuzynów Jeffa Cooka (ur. 27.08.1949r w Fort Payne w stanie Alabama, USA; śpiew, gitara), Randy’ego Owena (ur. 13.12.1949r w Fort Payne; śpiew, gitara) oraz Teddy’ego Gentry’ego (ur. 22.01.1952r w Fort Payne; gitara basowa, śpiew).Perkusista z pierwszego składu (jedyny, który nie należał do rodziny) wkrótce odszedł. Po kilku falstartach nastąpił przełom: w 1973r grupa została rezydentem pewnego klubu w Myrtle Beach w Kalifornii. Wkrótce muzycy „przeszli na zawodowstwo”; nagrywali dla kilku małych wytwórni. W 1977r grupa zmieniła nazwę na Alabama.
Szczyt kariery nastąpił wkrótce potem: po sukcesie „I Want To Be With You” cała seria nagrań zespołu trafiła na listy przebojów country. Formacja postanowiła zaangażować „na pełny etat” perkusistę; okazał się nim Mark Herndon (ur. 11.05.1955r w Springfield w stanie Massachusetts, USA). „My Home's In Alabama” wszedł do Top 20 w USA, a w 1980r grupa podpisała kontrakt z wytwórnią RCA i zaczęła natychmiast odnosić sukcesy. Z całej serii przebojów country wymienić można „Tennessee River” i „Feels So Right”.
Późniejsze single, jak np. „Love In The First Degree”, znalazły uznanie również wśród miłośników popu. Spośród pięciu platynowych płyt z lat 80-tych najbardziej udana była 40 Hour Week-w USA dotarła do 10. miejsca. W 1986 zespól nagrywał z Lionelem Richiem, ale ostatnio jego nagrania pojawiają się niemal wyłącznie na listach muzyki country. Choć brzmienie Alabamy jest coraz bardziej skostniałe, koncerty zespołu cieszą się wciąż dużym powodzeniem; jednak sprzedaż płyt znacząco spadła na skutek konkurencji młodszych formacji. Mimo to poruszający problemy ochrony środowiska Pass It On Down z 1990 potwierdził, że zespół ciągle potrafi zaskakiwać swoich fanów.
W 1995 grupa świętowała 15. rocznicę powstania. Może się pochwalić wieloma osiągnięciami
- sprzedała ponad 50 mln płyt długogrających i otrzymała tytuł Artysty Dziesięciolecia Akademii Muzyki Country za osiągnięcia z lat 80-tych. Wokalista Randy Owen w taki sposób tłumaczy niegasnącą popularność Alabamy: „W naszym przypadku odbiorca dostaje to, co widzi. W zasadzie jesteśmy grupą robotniczą. Ciężko pracujemy dla naszych fanów i słuchamy ich komentarzy”. Do 1995 grupa wprowadziła na 1. miejsce list 40 utworów, tyle co Conway Twitty.
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| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] | Komentarz |
| I Wanna' Come Over/Get It While It's Hot | Alabama | 11.1979 | - | - | MDJ 7906 | [written by M. Berardi, R. Berardi][produced by Sonny Limbo][33[4].Country Chart] |
| My Home's In Alabama/Some Other Time, Some Other Place | Alabama | 02.1980 | - | - | MDJ 1002 | [written by Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry][produced by Harold Shedd][17[9].Country Chart] |
| Tennessee River/Can't Forget About You | Alabama | 06.1980 | - | - | RCA 12 018 | [written by Randy Owen][produced by Harold Shedd, Larry McBride, Alabama][1[1][13].Country Chart] |
| Why Lady Why/I Wanna Come Over | Alabama | 10.1980 | - | - | RCA 12 091 | [written by T. Gentry, R. Scott][produced by Harold Shedd, Larry McBride, Alabama][1[1][13].Country Chart] |
| Old flame/I'm stone | Alabama | 05.1981 | - | 103[2] | RCA 12 169 | [written by Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally][produced by Harold Shedd, Alabama, Larry McBride][1[1][11].Country Chart] |
| Feels so right/See the embers,feel the flame | Alabama | 06.1981 | - | 20[22] | RCA 12 236 | [written by Randy Owen][produced by Harold Shedd, Alabama, Larry McBride][1[2][9].Country Chart] |
| Love in the first degree/Ride the train | Alabama | 11.1981 | - | 15[21] | RCA 12 288 | [written by Jim Hurt, Tim DuBois][produced by Harold Shedd, Alabama, Larry McBride][1[2][11].Country Chart] |
| Mountain music/Never be one | Alabama | 03.1982 | - | 101[2] | RCA 13 019 | [written by Randy Owen][produced by Harold Shedd, Alabama][1[1][13].Country Chart] |
| Take me down/Lovin' you is killin' me | Alabama | 05.1982 | - | 18[13] | RCA 13 210 | [written by J. P. Pennington, Mark Gray][produced by Harold Shedd, Alabama][1[1][13].Country Chart][pierwotnie nagrana przez Exile w 1980r] |
| Close enough to perfect/Fantasy | Alabama | 09.1982 | - | 65[12] | RCA 13 294 | [written by Carl Chambers][produced by Alabama, Larry McBride, Harold Shedd][1[1][11].Country Chart] |
| Christmas In Dixie/Christmas Is Just A Song For Us This Year Louise Mandrell / R C Bannon] | Alabama | 01.1983 | - | - | RCA 13 358 | [written by Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][35[2].Country Chart] |
| Dixieland Delight/Very Special Love | Alabama | 02.1983 | - | - | RCA 13 446 | [written by Ronnie Rogers][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][11].Country Chart] |
| The closer you get/You turn me on | Alabama | 05.1983 | - | 38[11] | RCA 13 524 | [written by James P. Pennington, Mark Gray][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][12].Country Chart] |
| Lady down on love/Lovin' man | Alabama | 10.1983 | - | 76[6] | RCA 13 590 | [written by Randy Owen][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][13].Country Chart] |
| Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)/Food On The Table | Alabama | 02.1984 | - | - | RCA 13 716 | [written by Dave Loggins][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][13].Country Chart] |
| When we make love/Carolina Mountain Dewe | Alabama | 05.1984 | - | 72[10] | RCA 13 763 | [written by Troy Seals, Mentor Williams][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][13].Country Chart] |
| If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)/ I'm Not That Way Anymore | Alabama | 08.1984 | - | - | RCA 13 840 | [written by Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon, Greg Fowler][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][14].Country Chart] |
| (There's A) Fire In The Night/Rock On The Bayou | Alabama | 11.1984 | - | - | RCA 13 926 | [written by Bob Corbin][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][12].Country Chart] |
| There's No Way/The Boy | Alabama | 02.1985 | - | - | RCA 13 992 | [written by Lisa Palas, Will Robinson, John Jarrard][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][13].Country Chart] |
| Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')/As Right Now | Alabama | 05.1985 | - | - | RCA 14 085 | [written by Dave Loggins, Lisa Silver, Don Schlitz][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][13].Country Chart] |
| Can't Keep A Good Man Down/If It Ain't Dixie (It Won't Do) | Alabama | 08.1985 | - | - | RCA 14 165 | [written by Bob Corbin][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][14].Country Chart] |
| She And I/The Fans | Alabama | 02.1986 | - | - | RCA 14 281 | [written by Dave Loggins][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][13].Country Chart] |
| Touch Me When We're Dancing/Hanging Up My Travelin' Shoes | Alabama | 09.1986 | - | - | RCA 5003 | [written by Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace, Ken Bell][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][14].Country Chart] |
| Deep river woman/Ballerina Girl [L.Richie] | Lionel Richie with Alabama | 01.1987 | - | 71[8] | Motown 1873 | [written by L. Richie][produced by Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael][10[9].Country Chart] |
| "You've Got" The Touch/ True, True Housewife | Alabama | 01.1987 | - | - | RCA 5081 | [written by Will Robinson, John Jarrard, Lisa Palas][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][14].Country Chart] |
| Tar Top/If I Could Just See You Now | Alabama | 08.1987 | - | - | RCA 5222 | [written by Randy Owen][produced by Harold Shedd][7[12].Country Chart] |
| Face To Face/Vacation | Alabama | 12.1987 | - | - | RCA 5328 | [written by Randy Owen][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][15].Country Chart] |
| Fallin' Again/I Saw The Time | Alabama | 04.1989 | - | - | RCA 6902 | [written by Teddy Gentry, Greg Fowler, Randy Owen][produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd][1[1][14].Country Chart] |
| Song Of The South/(I Wish It Could Always Be) '55 | Alabama | 04.1988 | - | - | RCA 8744 | [written by Bob McDill][produced by Alabama, Josh Leo][1[1][14].Country Chart] |
| If I Had You/I Showed Her | Alabama | 03.1989 | - | - | RCA 8817 | [written by Danny Mayo, Kerry Chater][produced by Barry Beckett, Alabama][1[1][13].Country Chart] |
| High Cotton/"Ole" Baugh Road | Alabama | 08.1989 | - | - | RCA 8948 | [written by Roger Murrah, Scott Anders][produced by Josh Leo, Alabama][1[1][14].Country Chart] |
| Southern Star/Barefootin' | Alabama | 12.1989 | - | - | RCA 9083 | [written by Roger Murrah, Steve Dean, Rich Alves][produced by Barry Beckett, Alabama][1[1][19].Country Chart] |
| Pass It On Down/The Borderline | Alabama | 05.1990 | - | - | RCA 2519 | [written by Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, Will Robinson, Ronnie Rogers][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama][3[15].Country Chart] |
| Jukebox In My Mind/Fire On Fire | Alabama | 08.1990 | - | - | RCA 2643 | [written by Dave Gibson, Ronnie Rogers][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama][1[4][19].Country Chart] |
| Forever's As Far As I'll Go/Starting Tonight | Alabama | 11.1990 | - | - | RCA 2706 | [written by Mike Reid][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama][1[1][20].Country Chart] |
| Down Home/Goodbye (Kelly's Song) | Alabama | 03.1991 | - | - | RCA 2778 | [written by Rick Bowles, Josh Leo][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama][1[3][19].Country Chart] |
| Here We Are/Gulf Of Mexico | Alabama | 06.1991 | - | - | RCA 2828 | [written by Beth Nielsen Chapman, Vince Gill][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama ][2[19].Country Chart] |
| Then Again/Hats Off | Alabama | 10.1991 | - | - | RCA 62 059 | [written by Rick Bowles, Jeff Silber][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama][4[16].Country Chart] |
| Born Country/Until It Happens To You | Alabama | 01.1992 | - | - | RCA 62 168 | [written by John Schweers, Byron Hill][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama ][2[18].Country Chart] |
| Take A Little Trip/Pictures And Memories | Alabama | 06.1992 | - | - | RCA 62 253 | [written by Ronnie Rogers, Mark Wright][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama ][2[16].Country Chart] |
| I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)/Sometimes Out Of Touch | Alabama | 10.1992 | - | - | RCA 62 336 | [written by Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama ][1[2[19].Country Chart] |
| Once Upon A Lifetime/American Pride | Alabama | 01.1993 | - | - | RCA 62 428 | [written by Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama ][3[15].Country Chart] |
| Hometown Honeymoon/Homesick Fever | Alabama | 04.1993 | - | - | RCA 62 495 | [written by Josh Leo, Jim Photoglo][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama ][3[16].Country Chart] |
| Reckless/Clear water blues | Alabama | 11.1993 | - | 123[1] | RCA 62 636 | [written by Jeff Stevens, Michael Clark][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama ][1[1][19].Country Chart] |
| T.L.C. A.S.A.P./That Feeling | Alabama | 01.1994 | - | - | RCA 62 712 | [written by Gary Baker, Frank Myers][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama ][7[14].Country Chart] |
| The Cheap Seats/This Love's On Me | Alabama | 05.1994 | - | - | RCA 62 623 | [written by Marcus Hummon, Randy Sharp][produced by Josh Leo, Larry Michael Lee, Alabama ][13[10].Country Chart] |
| We Can't Love Like This Anymore/Still Goin' Strong | Alabama | 10.1994 | - | - | RCA 62 897 | [written by John Jarrard, Wendell Mobley][produced by Garth Fundis, Alabama][6[14].Country Chart] |
| Angels among us/Santa Claus [I still believe in you] | Alabama | 01.1995 | - | 122[1] | RCA 65 312 | [written by Becky Hobbs, Don Goodman][produced by Garth Fundis, Alabama][28[1].Country Chart] |
| Give Me One More Shot/Jukebox In My Mind | Alabama | 02.1995 | - | - | RCA 64 273 | [written by Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, Ronnie Rogers][produced by Garth Fundis, Alabama][3[17].Country Chart] |
| She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl/Heartbreak Express | Alabama | 07.1995 | - | - | RCA 64 346 | [written by Robert Jason][produced by Emory Gordy Jr., Alabama][2[13].Country Chart] |
| In pictures/Between the two of them | Alabama | 12.1995 | - | 118[4] | RCA 64 419 | [written by Joe Doyle, Bobby E. Boyd][produced by Emory Gordy Jr., Alabama][4[16].Country Chart] |
| It Works/Kathy Brought My Guitar Back Today | Alabama | 02.1996 | - | - | RCA 64 473 | [written by Mickey Cates, Mark Alan Springer][produced by Emory Gordy Jr., Alabama][19[12].Country Chart] |
| Say I (Remix)/My Love Belongs To You | Alabama | 06.1996 | - | - | RCA 64 543 | [written by Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens][produced by Emory Gordy Jr., Alabama][38[1].Country Chart] |
| The Maker Said Take Her/Nothing Comes Close | Alabama | 08.1996 | - | - | RCA 64 588 | [written by Ronnie Rogers, Mark Wright][produced by Emory Gordy Jr., Alabama][4[16].Country Chart] |
| Sad Lookin' Moon/Give Me One More Shot | Alabama | 03.1997 | - | - | RCA 64 775 | [written by Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Greg Fowler][produced by Don Cook, Alabama][2[19].Country Chart] |
| Dancin', Shaggin' On The Boulevard (Edit)/Very Special Love | Alabama | 07.1997 | - | - | RCA 64 849 | [written by Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Greg Fowler ][produced by Don Cook, Alabama][3[17].Country Chart] |
| Of Course I'm Alright/(I Wish It Could Always Be) '55 | Alabama | 11.1997 | - | - | RCA 64 965 | [written by Billy Kirsch][produced by Don Cook, Alabama][22[12].Country Chart] |
| She's Got That Look In Her Eyes/That Feeling | Alabama | 03.1998 | - | - | RCA 65 409 | [written by Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry][produced by Don Cook, Alabama][21[11].Country Chart] |
| How do you fall in love/ Keepin' Up | Alabama | 12.1998 | - | 82[5] | RCA 65 561 | [written by Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Greg Fowler][produced by Don Cook, Alabama][2[18].Country Chart] |
| Keepin' up | Alabama | 02.1999 | - | 69[8] | album cut | [written by Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Greg Fowler, Ronnie Rogers ][produced by Don Cook, Alabama][14[16].Country Chart] |
| Christmas In Dixie | Alabama | 01.1999 | - | - | album cut | [40[1].Country Chart] |
| God must have spent a little more time on you/Sad lookin' man | Alabama feat NSync | 05.1999 | - | 29[20] | RCA 65 759 | [written by Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers][produced by Don Cook, Alabama][3[21].Country Chart] |
| Small stuff/God must have spent a little more time on you | Alabama | 01.2000 | - | 110[6] | RCA 65 935 | [written by Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers][produced by Don Cook, Alabama][24[15].Country Chart] |
| When it all goes south/Feels so right | Alabama | 12.2000 | - | 110[8] | RCA 69 019 | [written by John Jarvis, Rick Carnes, Janis Carnes][produced by Don Cook, Alabama][15[18].Country Chart] |
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| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] | Komentarz |
| My home's in Alabama | Alabama | 07.1980 | - | 71[21] | RCA Victor 3644 | [2x-platinum-US][produced by Alabama, Larry McBride, Harold Shedd, Sonny Limbo] |
| Feels so right | Alabama | 03.1981 | - | 16[161] | RCA Victor 3930 | [4x-platinum-US][produced by Alabama, Larry McBride, Harold Shedd] |
| Mountain music | Alabama | 03.1982 | - | 14[114] | RCA Victor 4229 | [5x-platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Harold Shedd] |
| The closer you get... | Alabama | 03.1983 | - | 10[70] | RCA Victor 4663 | [4x-platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Harold Shedd] |
| Roll on | Alabama | 02.1984 | - | 21[62] | RCA Victor 4939 | [4x-platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Harold Shedd] |
| 40 Hour week | Alabama | 02.1985 | - | 28[40] | RCA Victor 5339 | [2x-platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Harold Shedd] |
| Christmas | Alabama | 11.1985 | - | 75[9] | RCA Victor 7014 | [2x-platinum-2x][produced by Alabama,Harold Shedd] |
| Greatest Hits | Alabama | 03.1986 | - | 24[38] | RCA Victor 7170 | [5x-platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Harold Shedd] |
| The touch | Alabama | 10.1986 | - | 42[30] | RCA Victor 5649 | [platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Harold Shedd] |
| Just us | Alabama | 10.1987 | - | 55[28] | RCA Victor 6495 | [platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Harold Shedd] |
| Alabama live | Alabama | 06.1988 | - | 76[19] | RCA 6825 | [platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Harold Shedd] |
| Southern star | Alabama | 02.1989 | - | 62[21] | RCA 8587 | [platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Barry Beckett,Larry Michael Lee,Josh Leo] |
| Pass it on down | Alabama | 06.1990 | - | 57[41] | RCA 2108 | [platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Larry Michael Lee,Josh Leo] |
| Greatest Hits II | Alabama | 10.1991 | - | 72[31] | RCA 61 040 | [platinum-US] |
| American pride | Alabama | 08.1992 | - | 46[51] | RCA 66 044 | [platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Larry Michael Lee,Josh Leo] |
| Cheap seats | Alabama | 10.1993 | - | 76[38] | RCA 66 296 | [platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Larry Michael Lee,Josh Leo] |
| Greatest Hits-Vol. III | Alabama | 10.1994 | - | 56[49] | RCA 66 410 | [2x-platinum-US] |
| In pictures | Alabama | 09.1995 | - | 100[21] | RCA 66 525 | [platinum-US][produced by Alabama,Emory Gordy, Jr.] |
| Christmas Volume II | Alabama | 11.1996 | - | 117[6] | RCA 66 927 | [produced by Alabama,Emory Gordy, Jr.] |
| Dancin' on the boulevard | Alabama | 04.1997 | - | 55[26] | RCA 67 426 | [platinum-US][produced by Alabama, Don Cook] |
| For the record-41 number one hits | Alabama | 09.1998 | - | 13[33] | RCA 67 633 | [5x-platinum-US] |
| Twentieth Century | Alabama | 07.1999 | - | 51[10] | RCA 67 793 | [gold-US][produced by Alabama, Don Cook] |
| When it all goes south | Alabama | 02.2001 | - | 37[8] | RCA 69 337 | [produced by Alabama,Don Cook,Josh Leo,Larry Michael Lee,James Stroud,Rick Hall,Michael Omartian,Teddy Gentry,Randy Owen] |
| Farewell tour | Alabama | 10.2003 | - | 64[5] | RCA 54 371 | - |
| In the Mood: The Love Songs | Alabama | 02.2003 | - | 15[11] | RCA 67 052 | - |
| Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits | Alabama | 10.2004 | - | 52[4] | RCA 64 196 | - |
| Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection | Alabama | 01.2006 | - | 120 | RLG Legacy 71918 | - |
| Songs Of Inspiration | Alabama | 10.2006 | - | 15[7] | RCA 532 | [produced by Randy Owen] |
| Songs Of Inspiration II | Alabama | 03.2007 | - | 33[1] | RCA Nashville 06065 | - |
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