Alabama Live
1988 album by the American band, Alabama
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Live album by Alabama | ||||
Released | 1988 January 21, 2002 (re-release) | |||
Studio | Record Plant Mobile Studio (New York City, New York); The Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 64:05 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Producer | Harold Shedd and Alabama | |||
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Alabama Live is the first live album by the American band Alabama. Released in 1988, it became a Number One album on Top Country Albums chart, marking their inaugural live compilation. The album features live renditions of various singles from the band's career, along with album tracks "Red River", "Fireworks" and "Gonna Have a Party". Additionally, the album includes is a cover of the Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See", track never before featured on any of Alabama's 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 – keyboards, electric guitar, fiddle, vocals
- Randy Owen – electric guitar, vocals
- Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, vocals
- Mark Herndon – drums
Guest musicians
- Costo Davis – keyboards
- Joe "Dixie" Fuller – percussion
Production
- Alabama – producers
- Harold Shedd – producer
- Dave Hewitt – recording engineer
- Kooster McAllister – recording engineer
- Jim Cotton – mix engineer
- Paul Goldberg – mix engineer
- Joe Scaife – mix engineer
- David Zammit – additional live and mix engineer
- Ed "K-9" Celletti – assistant engineer
- Phil Gitomer – assistant engineer
- Peter Hefter – assistant engineer
- Robert Kinkle – assistant engineer
- Fritz Lang – assistant engineer
- J.B. Matteotti – assistant engineer
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Benny Quinn – digital editing, mastering
- Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
- Kym Juister – art production
- Mary Hamilton – art direction, design
- Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
- Charlie McGallen – hand tinting
- Cheryle Riddle – hair stylist
- Ann Payne Rice – make-up
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Sources
- Alabama Live (cassette liner notes). Alabama. RCA Records. 1988. 6825-4-R.
{{cite AV media notes}}
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- ^ Alabama Live at AllMusic
- ^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – Alabama Live". Recording Industry Association of America.
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Alabama
- 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)
- Christmas (1985)
- Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994)
- Christmas Vol. II (1996)
- Christmas Collection (2006)
- Songs of Inspiration (2006)
- Songs of Inspiration II (2007)
- Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites (2014)
- 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)
- Discography
- List of songs
- Awards and nominations
- One on One