| "Why Lady Why" | ||||
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| Single by Alabama | ||||
| from the album My Home's in Alabama | ||||
| B-side | "I Wanna Come Over" | |||
| Released | August 29, 1980 (U.S.) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | March 28, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:09 (single edit) 4:11 (album version) |
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| Label | RCA Records 12091 | |||
| Writer(s) | Teddy Gentry, Rick Scott | |||
| Producer | Harold Shedd, Larry McBride and Alabama | |||
| Alabama singles chronology | ||||
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"Why Lady Why" is a song by the country music band Alabama. Written by Rick Scott and band member Teddy Gentry, the song was released in 1980, and eventually became the group's second No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.
This ballad is part of the band's first RCA album, My Home's in Alabama.
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Originally, "Why Lady Why" was issued as the B-side to the song "My Home's in Alabama," released by MDJ Records in January 1980. The song later was issued as a single in its own right in August 1980. The B-side: "I Wanna Come Over," the band's first Top 40 hit.
The single and album versions are noticeably different. The single version — which is included on Alabama's For the Record — can be distinguished by a shorter introduction, abridged or deleted musical interludes and an edited musical outro. The original album version is part of Alabama's 1986 Greatest Hits album.
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
| Preceded by "Smoky Mountain Rain" by Ronnie Milsap |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single December 13, 1980 |
Succeeded by "That's All That Matters" by Mickey Gilley |
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