My Home's in Alabama

For the song, see My Home's in Alabama (song).

My Home's in Alabama
Studio album by Alabama
Released	May 1980 September 15, 1998 (re-released)
Recorded	1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Studio	LSI Studio, Pyramid's Eye, Music Mill
Genre	Country
Length	39:09
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Alabama, Larry McBride, Harold Shedd, Sonny Limbo
Alabama chronology
Alabama Band No. 3 (1979) My Home's in Alabama (1980) Feels So Right (1981)
Singles from My Home's in Alabama
"I Wanna Come Over" Released: September 1979 "My Home's in Alabama" Released: January 1980 "Tennessee River" Released: May 16, 1980 "Why Lady Why" Released: August 29, 1980

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My Home's in Alabama is the fourth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in May 1980 on RCA Nashville. It was the band's major label debut and breakthrough album, peaking at No. 3 on the Country album charts and no. 71 on Billboard 200.

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer	Length
1.	"My Home's in Alabama"	Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen	Randy Owen	6:27
2.	"Hanging Up My Travelin' Shoes"	Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen	Randy Owen	2:17
3.	"Why Lady Why"	Teddy Gentry, Rick Scott	Randy Owen	4:11
4.	"Getting Over You"	Cary Rutledge	Randy Owen	3:15
5.	"I Wanna Come Over"	Richard Berardi, Michael Berardi	Randy Owen	3:52
6.	"Tennessee River"	Randy Owen	Randy Owen	3:04
7.	"Some Other Place, Some Other Time"	Jeff Cook	Jeff Cook	3:10
8.	"Can't Forget About You"	Teddy Gentry	Randy Owen	5:39
9.	"Get It While It's Hot"	Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Jeff Cook, Richard Scott	Randy Owen	3:03
10.	"Keep On Dreamin'"	Jeff Cook, Richard Scott	Jeff Cook	4:04

Personnel

Alabama

• Randy Owen - lead vocals and rhythm guitar
• Teddy Gentry - bass guitar and vocals
• Jeff Cook - 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 - acoustic guitar (Tracks 4, 6)
• Sonny Garrish - steel guitar (Tracks 5, 6, 7)
• David Humphreys - drums (Tracks 4)
• Leo Jackson - acoustic guitar (Tracks 4, 6)
• Terry McMillan - harmonica (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 - 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

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canada Country Albums (RPM)	1
US Billboard 200	71
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	13
Chart (1982)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.