Southern Star (album)

Southern Star
Studio album by Alabama
Released January 31, 1989
Recorded 1988
Genre Country
Length 45:43
Label RCA
Producer Alabama
Barry Beckett
Larry Michael Lee
Josh Leo
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Alabama chronology
Alabama Live
(1988)
Southern Star
(1989)
Pass It on Down
(1990)

Southern Star is the ninth studio album from country music band Alabama. It was released in February 1989. The album produced four singles, "Song of the South", "High Cotton", the title track and "If I Had You", all of which reached #1 on the Hot Country Singles charts between 1989 and 1990.

Contents

Track listing

CD listing

  1. "Song of the South" (Bob McDill) - 3:12
  2. "Down on the River" (Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, Robert Byrne) - 3:05
  3. "High Cotton" (Roger Murrah, Scott Anders) - 3:02
  4. "'Ole' Baugh Road" (Randy Owen) - 3:53
  5. "The Borderline" (Larry Hanson, Virgil Beckham, Gentry, Fowler) - 4:34
  6. "I'm Still Dreamin'" (John Dillon, Steve Cash) - 3:01
  7. "Pete's Music City" (Monty Powell) - 3:35
  8. "Southern Star" (Murrah, Steve Dean, Rich Alves) - 3:11
  9. "If I Had You" (Danny Mayo, Kerry Chater) - 3:35
  10. "She Can" (Steve Seskin, Austin Gardner) - 3:39
  11. "I Showed Her" (Gentry, Fowler, Walt Aldridge) - 4:26
  12. "Barefootin'" (Robert Parker) - 2:48
  13. "Dixie Fire" (Jeff Cook, Vern Dant, Hunter Moore) - 3:58

Cassette and record listing

  1. "Song of the South" (Bob McDill) - 3:12
  2. "Down on the River" (Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, Robert Byrne) - 3:05
  3. "High Cotton" (Roger Murrah, Scott Anders) - 3:02
  4. "'Ole' Baugh Road" (Randy Owen) - 3:53
  5. "The Borderline" (Larry Hanson, Virgil Beckham, Gentry, Fowler) - 4:34
  6. "Southern Star" (Murrah, Steve Dean, Rich Alves) - 3:11
  7. "If I Had You" (Danny Mayo, Kerry Chater) - 3:35
  8. "She Can" (Steve Seskin, Austin Gardner) - 3:39
  9. "Barefootin'" (Robert Parker) - 2:48

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 62
Canadian RPM Country Albums 4

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1988 "Song of the South" 1 1
1989 "If I Had You" 1 1
"High Cotton" 1 1
"Southern Star" 1 1
Preceded by
Loving Proof
by Ricky Van Shelton
Top Country Albums number-one album
March 11 - April 1, 1989
Succeeded by
Greatest Hits III
by Hank Williams, Jr.