Alabama Live

Live album by Alabama

Released

1988
January 21, 2002 (re-release)

Genre

Country

Length

64:05

Label

RCA Records

Producer

Harold Shedd and Alabama

Alabama chronology

Just Us
(1987)

Alabama Live
(1988)

Southern Star
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Alabama Live is the first live album by the American band Alabama. Their first live compilation, it was released in 1988 and was a Number One album on Top Country Albums. The album includes live renditions of various singles from the band's career, as well as the album tracks "Red River", "Fireworks" and "Gonna Have a Party". Also included is a cover of the Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See", which Alabama had never included on any of their studio albums.

Track listing

Side One

"Can't Keep a Good Man Down" (Bob Corbin) – 3:44
"Tennessee River" (Randy Owen) – 7:48
"Take Me Down" (J.P. Pennington, Mark Gray) – 4:50
"Love in the First Degree" (Jim Hurt, Tim DuBois) – 2:56
"Red River" (Bud McGuire, George Pearce) – 4:04
"Dixieland Delight" (Ronnie Rogers) – 5:10
"Lady Down on Love" (Owen) – 3:51

Side Two

"If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" (Dan Mitchell, Murry Kellum) – 3:32
"Fireworks" (Ronnie Scaife, Phil Thomas, Kenny Durham) – 3:58
"When We Make Love/There's No Way" ("When We Make Love" by Lisa Palas, Will Robinson, John Jarrard; "There's No Way" by Troy Seals, Mentor Williams) – 3:31
"Gonna Have a Party" (Bruce Channel, Kieran Kane, Cliff Cochran) – 5:32
"Can't You See" (Toy Caldwell) – 7:41
"My Home's in Alabama" (Owen, Teddy Gentry) – 8:16

Personnel

Alabama

Jeff Cook – electric guitar, keyboards, fiddle, vocals
Mark Herndon – drums
Randy Owen – electric guitar, vocals
Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, vocals

Guest musicians

Costo Davis – keyboards
Joe "Dixie" Fuller – percussion

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	76

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[2]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Sources

Alabama Live (cassette liner notes). Alabama. RCA Records. 1988. 6825-4-R.

↑ Alabama Live at AllMusic
↑ "American album certifications – Alabama – Alabama Live". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

Preceded by Reba by Reba McEntire	Top Country Albums number-one album August 6, 1988	Succeeded by Wild Streak by Hank Williams, Jr.

Alabama
Jeff Cook Mark Herndon Randy Owen Teddy Gentry
Studio albums	Wild Country (1976) Deuces Wild (1977) Alabama Band No. 3 (1979) My Home's in Alabama (1980) Feels So Right (1981) Mountain Music (1982) The Closer You Get... (1983) Roll On (1984) 40-Hour Week (1985) The Touch (1986) Just Us (1987) Southern Star (1989) Pass It On Down (1990) American Pride (1992) Cheap Seats (1993) In Pictures (1995) Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997) Twentieth Century (1999) When It All Goes South (2001) Alabama & Friends (2013) Southern Drawl (2015)
Holiday albums	Christmas (1985) Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994) Christmas Vol. II (1996) Christmas Collection (2006)
Gospel albums	Songs of Inspiration (2006) Songs of Inspiration II (2007) Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites (2014)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1986) Alabama Live (1988) Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991) Gonna Have a Party...Live (1993) For Our Fans (1993) Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994) Super Hits (1996) Born Country (1997) Super Hits II (1998) The Essential Alabama (1998) For the Record (1998) Legendary (2002) In the Mood: The Love Songs (2003) The American Farewell Tour (2003) The Ultimate Alabama (2004) The Essential (2005) Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006) 16 Biggest Hits (2007) Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (2008) Mountain Music: The Best of Alabama (2009) Setlist: The Very Best of Alabama Live (2010) Country: Alabama (2013) The Classic Christmas Album (2013) Alabama & Friends: At the Ryman (2014)
Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards and nominations RCA Records Lionel Richie Brad Paisley One on One
Book Category

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.