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A banda surgiu em 1977 em Fort Payne, AL. Antes de Alabama.
Os primos Randy Owen e Teddy Gentry cresceram juntos em Fort Payne, Alabama, que fica a cerca de três horas de Nashville, Tennessee. Eles começaram a tocar e cantar na igreja. Teddy começou a tocar violão na igreja, mas mais tarde mudou para o baixo quando ele estava no ginásio, ganhando uma de batalha das bandas. Esse foi o inicio do que viria a se tornar no futuro a banda Alabama, que tocava uma mistura de Country e Southern Rock combinado com elementos da música gospel e música pop.
A banda também gravou "My Home's, in Alabama" e devido ao sucesso dessa canção, a banda foi convidada para um show, onde várias bandas se reuniram para tocar para DJs e executivos da música. Naquele show, Alabama tinha que tocar com uma banda da casa. A banda não pôde tocar seus próprios instrumentos, e disseram para o baterista Mark Herndon se sentar na platéia. Randy, Teddy e Jeff cantaram "My Home's, in Alabama" e "Tennessee River". Randy impressionou Joe Galante que na época era o diretor de marketing da RCA. Randy disse à multidão que se a banda da casa não sabia as músicas, eles cantavam a cappella. A banda sentiu que eles tinham tocado horrivelmente, mas na verdade tinha três gravadoras interessadas neles, a RCA era uma delas.
A banda gravou três álbuns antes de assinar com a RCA: "Wildcountry" (1973), "Deuces Wild" (1977) e "Alabama 3" (1978). RCA comprou o álbum, "My Home's, in Alabama" da MDJ e re-lançou. Alabama quis assinar com a RCA, pois essa era a gravadora de Elvis Presley.
Em maio de 1980 foi lançado "My Home's, in Alabama", o álbum teve 3 singles, sendo que dois estrearam na 1° posição da Hot Country Songs, "Tennessee River" e "Why Lady Why". Esse álbum já vendeu mais de 2 milhões de cópias e iniciou uma trajetória espetacular, que poucas bandas na história da música conseguiram superar: a banda emplacou uma sequencia de 14 álbuns de estúdio, todos venderam mais de 1 milhão de cópias, fora um álbum natalino, um ao vivo e quatro compilações, totalizando 20 álbuns que venderam mais de 1 milhão de cópias. A banda já vendeu mais de 70 milhões de álbuns.
Na década de 1980, a banda lançou nove álbuns de estúdio, sendo que oito estrearam em 1° lugar na Top Country Albuns, foram 29 singles lançados e 27 estrearam na 1° posição da Hot Country Songs.
Em 2001, a banda lançou seu último álbum de estúdio, "When It All Goes South". Em maio de 2002, a banda anunciou sua "Farewell Tour", que aconteceu em todo os EUA durante 2003 e 2004. banda já não faz mais turnês, mas lançaram dois álbuns gospel, "Songs of Inspiration" (2006) e "Songs of Inspiration 2" (2007).
A banda já ganhou mais de 150 prêmios ao longo dos anos.
Em 2011 a banda se reuniu novamente para tocar no ACM Awards, quando eles tocaram "OldAlabama no palco com Brad Paisley. A banda também se apresentou no Stagecoach Festival 2012 e tem mais algumas datas marcadas para 2012.
Deuces Wild (1977)
01. I Wanna Be With You Tonight
02. Get It While It's Hot
03. Lifetime Memories
04. Loving You Is Killing
05. Lady Down On Love
06. Back To Alabam'
07. Some Other Place, Some Other Time, Some Other Love
08. Tennessee River And A Mountain, Man
Wild Country (1977)
01. My Sweet Country Woman
02. Try Me
03. Flying United
04. All American Woman
05. Hangin' Up My Travelin' Shoes
06. Tied To The Music
07. I Go On Lovin' You
08. I'll Be There Call On Me
09. Make It With You
10. Music Moves Me
Alabama Band No. 3 (1979)
01. Fantasy
02. Why Lady Why
03. Just Along For The Ride
04. Tennessee River
05. Can't Forget About You
06. Keep On Dreamin'
07. My Home's In Alabama
My Home's in Alabama (1980)
01. My Homes In Alabama
02. Hangin Up My Travelin Shoes
03. Why Lady Why
04. Gettin Over You
05. I Wanna Come Over
06. Tennessee River
07. Some Other Place, Some Other Time
08. Can't Forget About You
09. Get I While Its Hot
10. Keep On Dreamin
Feels So Right (1981)
01. Feels So Right
02. Love In The First Degree
03. Burn Georgia Burn
04. Ride The Rain
05. Fantasy
06. Hollywood
07. Old Flame
08. Woman Back Home
09. See The Embers, Feel The Flame
10. I'm Stoned
Mountain Music (1982)
01. Mountains Music
02. Close Enough To Perfect
03. Words At Twenty Paces
04. Changes Comin On
05. Green River
06. Take Me Down
07. You Turn Me On
08. Never Be One
09. Lovin You Is Killin' Me
10. Gonna Have a Party
The Closer you Get... (1983)
01. The Closer You Get
02. Lady Down On Love
03. She Put The Sad In All His Songs
04. Red River
05. What In The Name Of Love
06. Dixieland Delight
07. Very Special Love
08. Dixie Boy
09. Alabama Sky
10. Lovin' Man
Roll On (1984)
01. Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
02. Carolina Mountain Dewe
03. The End Of The Lyin'
04. I'm Not That Way Anymore
05. If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle In The Band)
06. (There's a) Fire In The Night
07. When We Make Love
08. Country Side Of Life
09. The Boy
10. Food On The Table
40-Hour Week (1985)
01. Fourty Hour Week (For a Livin')
02. Cant Keep Good Man Down
03. There's No Way
04. Down On Longboat Key
05. Louisiana Moon
06. I Want To Know You Before We Make Love
07. Fireworks
08. (She Won't Have A Thing To To With) Nobody But Me
09. As Right Now
10. If It Aint Dixie (It Wont Do)
Alabama Christmas (1985)
01. Santa Claus (Istill Believe In You)
02. Joseph And Mary's Boy
03. Happy Holidays
04. Christmas Memories
05. Tonight Is Christmas
06. Thistlehair The Christmas Bear
07. Tennessee Christmas
08. A Candle In The Window
09. Homecoming Christmas
10. Christmas In Dixie
The Touch (1986)
01. You'ge Got The Touch
02. Vacation
03. True, True Housewife
04. Is This How Love Begins
05. Cruisin'
06. Touch Me When We're Dancing
07. Let's Hear It For The Girl
08. It's All Coming Back To Me Now
09. I Taught Her Everything She Knows
10. Pony Express
Greatest Hits (1986)
01. She And I
02. Mountain Music
03. Feels So Roght
04. Old Flame
05. Tennessee River
06. Love In The First Degree
07. 40 Hour Week (For a Livin')
08. Why Lady Why
09. The Fans
10. My Home's In Alabama
Just Us (1987)
01. Tar Top
02. I Can't Stop
03. I Saw The Time
04. You're My Explanation For Living
05. Face To Face
06. (I Wish It Could Aways Be) '55
07. Old Man
08. If I Could Just See You Now
09. Falling' Again
Alabama Live (1988)
01. Cant Keep a Good Man Down
02. Tennessee River
03. Take Me Down
04. Love in The First Degree
05. Red River
06. Dixieland Delight
07. Lady Down On Love
08. (If You're Gonna Play in Texas) You Gotta Have a Fiddle In The Band
09. Fireworks
10. There's No Waywhen We Make Love
11. Gonna Have a Party
12. Cant You See
13. My Homes In Alabama
Southern Star (1989)
01. Song Of The South
02. Down On The River
03. High Cotton
04. Ole Baugh Road
05. The Boderline
06. Im Still Dreamin
07. Pete's Music City
08. Southern Star
09. If a Had You
10. She Can
11. I Showed Her
12. Barefootin'
13. Dixie Fire
Pass it Down (1990)
01. Pass It Down
02. Here We Are
03. Down Home
04. Forever's as Far As I'll Go
05. Jukebox In My Mind
06. Moonlight Lounge
07. Goodbye (Kelly's Song)
08. Fire On Fire
09. Until It Happens To You
10. Gulf Of MExico
11. Starting Tonight
12. I Aint Got No Business Doin' Business Today
Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991)
01. Born Country
02. Then Again
03. Dixieland Delight
04. Lady Down On Love
05. The Closer You Get
06. Roll On
07. Fallin Again
08. Song Of The South
09. High Cotton
10. Take Me Down
11. Hats Off
American Pride (1992)
01. Take a Little Trip
02. Hometown
03. Once Upon a Lifetime
04. You Cant Take The Country Out Of Me
05. I'm a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
06. Richard Petty Fans
07. Homesick Fever
08. Between The Two Of Them
09. American Pride
10. Sometimes Out Of Touch
11. Pictures And Memories
Cheap Seats (1993)
01. Still Going Strong
02. T.L.C.A.S.P.
03. Katy Brought My Guitar Back Today
04. On This Side Of The Moon
05. The Cheap Seats
06. Recless
07. That Feeling
08. This Love's On Me
09. Clear Water Blues
10. A Better Word For Love
11. Angels Among Us
Gonna Have a Party... Live (1993)
01. Gonna Have a Party
02. Red River
03. Roll On (Eighteen Whiler)
04. She And I
05. Lady Down On Love
06. Tennessee River
07. Green River
08. My Home's In Alabama
09. Takin' Care Of Business
For Our Fans (1993)
01. I'm In a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
02. Can't Keep a Good Man Down
03. Take Me Down
04. Forever's As Far I'll Go
05. "You've Got" The Touch
06. Face To Face
07. Born Country
08. Here We Are
09. There's No Way
10. Then Again
11. Down Home
12. If I Had You
13. Take A Little Trip
14. Once Upon a Lifetime
15. Pass It On Down
Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994)
01. Give Me One More Shot
02. We Can't Love Like This Anymore
03. Tennessee River
04. When We Make Love
05. If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)
06. There's No Way
07. Face To Face
08. Jukebox In My Mind
09. Forever's As Far As I'll Go
10. I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
11. Angels Among Us
In Pictures (1995)
01. Sunday Drive
02. She Aint You Ordinary Girl
03. My Love Belongs To You
04. I've Loved Alot More Than I've Hurt
05. Spin The Wheel
06. Nothing Comes Close
07. Say I
08. It Works
09. The Maker Said Take Her
10. In Pictures
11. Heartbreak Express
Alabama Christmas Vol. II (1996)
01. The Blessings
02. Christmas In Your Arms
03. Christmas In Your Arms
04. When It Comes To Christmas
05. I Was Young Once Too
06. The Night Before Christmas
07. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
08. Happy Birthday Jesus
09. The Christmas Spirit
10. Hangin' Round The Mistletoe
11. Little Drummer Boy
12. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
13. New Year's Eve 1999
Super Hits (1996)
01. My Home's In Alabama (Single Edit)
02. Feels So Right
03. Love In The First Degree
04. Dixieland Delight (Single Edit)
05. Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
06. There's No Way
07. The Closer You Get
08. Forever's As Far As I'll Go
09. Give Me One More Shot
10. In Pictures
Dancin' On The Boulevard (1997)
01. Dandin' On The Boulevard
02. Sad Lookin Moon
03. Anytime (I'm You're Man)
04. She's Got That Look In Her Eyes
05. My Girl
06. Of Course I'm Alright
07. I Just Couldn't Say No
08. Is He Magic Still There
09. Calling All Angels
10. Hey Baby
11. One More Time Around
Born Country (1997)
01. Born Country
02. Dixieland Delight
03. Tennessee River
04. Alabama Sky
05. Country Side Of Life
06. Green River
07. Louisiana Moon
08. If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle In The Band)
09. Carolina Mountain Dewe
10. You Can't Take The Country Out Of Me
Southern Stars: Wildhouse Saloon, Walt Disney Worl-Orlando, Florida (1998)
Southern Stars: Wildhouse Saloon, Walt Disney Worl-Orlando, Florida (1998)
01. Big Bang Promo
02. Roll On (Eighteen Wheleer)
03. I'm In a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
04. She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl
05. Dixieland Delight
06. She's Got That Look In Her Eyes
07. If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle In The band)
08. Cold Budweiser 'N S Sweet Tater
09. Take Me Down
10. Song Of The South
11. Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')
12. Knock On Wood
13. Big Bang Interview
14. Dancin', Shaggin' On The Boulevard
15. Feels So Right
16. Give Me One More Shot
17. Mountain Music
18. The Cheap Seats
19. Angels Among Us
20. Tennessee River
21. My Home's In Alabama
The Essential Alabama (1998)
01. Old Flame
02. My Home's In Alabama
03. Close Enough To Perfect
04. Mountain Music
05. Lady Down On Love
06. There's a Fire In The Night
07. Very Special Love
08. Can't Keep a Good Man Down
09. She And I
10. As Right Now
11. You've Got The Touch
12. The Fans (Previously Unreleased)
13. Tar Top
14. I Showed Her
15. High Cotton
16. If I Had You
For The Record (1988)
01. Five O'Clock 500
02. Keepin' Up
03. How Do You Fall In Love
04. Tennessee River
05. Why Lady Why
06. Old Flame
07. Feels So Right
08. Love In The First Degree
09. Mountain Music
10. Take Me Down
11. Close Enough To Perfect
12. Dixieland Delight
13. The Closer You Get
14. Lady Down On Love
15. Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
16. When We Maske Love
17. If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle In The Band)
18. (There's A) Fire In The Night
19. There's No Way
20. Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')
21. Can't Keep a Good Man Down
22. She And I
CD.2
01. Touch Me When We're Dancing
02. You've Got The Touch
03. Face To Face
04. Fallin' Again
05. Song Of The South
06. If I Had You
07. High Cotton
08. Southern Star
09. Jukebox In My Mind
10. Forever's AS Far As I'll Go
11. Down Home
12. Here We Are
13. Then Again
14. Born Country
15. I'm In a Hurry (And Don't Know)
16. Once Upon a Lifetime
17. Hometown Honeymoon
18. Reckless
19. Give Me One More Shot
20. She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl
21. In Pictures
22. Sad Lookin' Moon
Twentieht Century (1999)
01. Twentieth Century
02. God Must Havr Spent a Little More Time On You
03. I'm in That Kind Of Mood
04. We Made Love
05. Life's Too Short To love This Fast
06. Then We Remember
07. Little Things
08. Mist Of Desire
09. Small Stuff
10. Too Much Love
11. Write It Down in Blue
12. I Love You Too Much Too Let You Go
When It All Goes South (2001)
01. When It All Goes South
02. The Woman He Loves
03. Clear Across America Tonight
04. Will You Marry Me (Duest With Jann Arden)
05. I Can't Hide My Heart
06. I Can't Love You Any Less
07. Reinvent The Wheel
08. I Write a Little
09. Down This Road
10. Love Remains (Guest Vocals Christopher Cross)
11. Start Living
12. Simple as That
13. You Only Paint The Picture Once
14. Right Where i Am
16. Second Chances
In The Mood: The Love Songs (2003)
01. I'm in The Mood
02. The Living Years
03. When We Make Love
04. Touch Me When We're Dancing
05. Feel's So Right
06. Hou Do You Fall in Love
07. Fallin' Again
08. Lady Down On Love
09. The closer You Get
10. If i Had You
11. Whe Can't Love Like This Anymore
12. Then Again
CD.2
01. Here We Are
02. Face to Face
03. Take Me Down
04. In Pictures
05. Closer Enough To Perfect
06. Forever's As Far As I'll Go
07. Love in The First Degree
08. There's No Way
09. God Must Have Spent a Little More Time On You
10. Nothing Comes Close
11. Once Upon a Lifetime
The American Farewell Tour (2003)
01. When It All Goes South
02. Love In The First Degree
03. The Closer You Get
04. High Cotton
05. Sad Lookin' Moon
06. Feels So Right
07. Lady Down On Love
08. Down Home
09. Christmas In Dixie
10. Give Me One More Shot
11. Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
12. Song Of The South
13. The Fans
14. I'm In a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
15. Tennessee River
16. Old Flame
17. Dixieland Delight
18. Dancin' Shaggin' On The Boulevard
19. Mountain Music
20. My Home's in Alabama
The Ultimate Alabama (2004)
01. Born Country
02. Jukebox in my Mind
03. Reckless
04. Feels So Right
05. Love In The First Degree
06. Mountain Music
07. Song Of The South
08. Tennessee River
09. Take Me Down
10. Lady Down On Love
11. She And I
12. Down Home
13. Why Lady Why
14. I'm In a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
15. Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
16. You've Gat The Touch
17. There's No Way
18. Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')
19. If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)
20. Southern Star
Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006)
CD.01
01 - My Home's In Alabama (Live)
02 - Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')
03 - Medley
04 - High Cotton
05 - Mountain Music
06 - Dixieland Delight (Live)
07 - Carolina Mountain Dewe
08 - Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
09 - If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band) (Live)
10 - Christmas In Dixie (With spoken outro)
11 - I Write A Little
12 - Song Of The South
13 - Pass It On Down
14 - Five O'Clock 500
15 - Tar Top
16 - Dancin', Shaggin' On The Boulevard
CD.02
01 - Feels So Right
02 - Old Flame
03 - Lady Down On Love
04 - Very Special Love
05 - Close Enough To Perfect
06 - Take Me Down
07 - Medley - Deep River Woman, When We Make Love
08 - Face To Face (Alt. Version)
09 - You've Got The Touch
10 - You Turn Me On
11 - Forever's As Far As I'll Go
12 - How Do You Fall In Love
13 - I Just Couldn't Say No
14 - Too Much Love
15 - If I Had You
16 - The Woman He Loves
17 - God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You
18 - Angels Among Us (Vocal Remix Version)
CD.03
01 - Tennessee River (Live)
02 - Vacation (Live)
03 - She And I
04 - Sad Lookin' Moon
05 - Give Me One More Shot
06 - Fallin' Again
07 - I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
08 - Can't Keep A Good Man Down (Live)
09 - If It Ain't Dixie (It Won't Do)
10 - The Cheap Seats
11 - Gonna Have A Party (Live)
12 - When It All Goes South (Extended Version)
13 - Down Home
14 - Born Country
15 - Ripperly O' Tucke (Demo)
16 - Hats Off
17 - The Fans (Original Version)
Christmas Collection (2006)
01. Santa Claus (I Still Believe In You)
02. Joseph And Mary's Boy
03. Happy Holidays
04. Christmas Memories
05. Tonight Is Christmas
06. Thistlehair The Christmas Bear
07. Tennessee Christmas
08. A Candle In The Window
09. Homecoming Christmas
10. Christmas In Dixie
CD.02
01. The Blessings
02. Christmas In Your Arms
o3. Christmas Is Love
04. When It Comes To Christmas
05. I Was Young Once Too
06. The Night Before Christmas
07. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
08. Happy Birthday Jesus
09. The Christmas Spirit
10. Hangin' Round The Mistletoe
11. Little Drummer Boy
12. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
13. New Year's Eve 1999
Songs Of Inspiration (2006)
Songs Of Inspiration (2006)
01. His Eye Is On The Sparrow
02. In The Garden
03. Amazing Grace
04. How Great Thou Art
05. I Need Thee (With The Isaacs)
06. Old Shep
07. Jesus Love Me
08. Silent Night
09. I Am The Man Thomas (With Dr. Ralph Stanley)
10. Rock Of Ages
11. In The Sweet By And By
12. The Old Rugged Cross
13. What Will I Leave Behind
14. One Big Heaven
15. Rain
Songs Of Inspiration II (2007)
Songs Of Inspiration II (2007)
01. I Am a Pilgram
02. Church In The Wildwood
03. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
04. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
05. Suppertime
06. Down By The Riverside
07. Precious Memories
08. Lonesome Valley
09. The Refrain Of John Dillion James
10. Love Lifted Me
11. When It Comes My Time
12. One Life
13. The Star Spangled Banner
16 Biggest Hits (2007)
01. Mountain Music
02. Song Of The South
03. Love In The First Degree
04. If Youre Gonna Play In Texas ( You Gotta Have a Fiddle In The Band)
05. Born Country
06. Feels So Right
07. The Closer You Get
08. She And I
09. Fallin' Again
10. Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
11. Jukebox In My Mind
12. Down Home
13. I'm A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
14. Can't Keep a Good Man Down
15. Southern Star
16. High Cotton16 Biggest Hits (2007)
Playlist: The Very Best Of Alabama (2008)
01. Love In The First Degree
02. Mountain Music
03. Pass It On Down
04. Jukebox In My Mind
05. Southern Star
06. Down Home
07. The Closer You Get
08. Hats Off
09. When It All Goes South (Extended Version)
10. My Home's In Alabama (Single Edit)
11. Tar Top
12. Gonna Have A Party
13. Say I
14. Small Stuff