The Essential Alabama [Original recording remastered]

Disc: 1

1. Five O'Clock 500 [#]

2. Keepin' Up [#]

3. How Do You Fall in Love [#]

4. Tennessee River

5. Why Lady Why

6. Old Flame

7. Feels So Right

8. Love in the First Degree

9. Mountain Music

10. Take Me Down

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Touch Me When We're Dancing

2. You've Got the Touch

3. Face to Face

4. Fallin' Again

5. Song of the South

6. If I Had You

7. High Cotton

8. Southern Star

9. Jukebox in My Mind

10. Forever's as Far as I'll Go

See all 22 tracks on this disc

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Average customer rating: PERFECT ALABAMA COLLECTION A jump in the country music. Hey, it's Alabama, right? No regrets An outstanding compilation

The Essential Alabama Alabama Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Box Sets at 30% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: In the Mood: Love Songs Ultimate Alabama 20 # 1 Hits Alabama - Greatest Hits III Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection 50 Number Ones ASIN: B0009A3ZH6 Release Date: 2005-05-17

Tracks:

1. Five O'Clock 500 [#]
2. Keepin' Up [#]
3. How Do You Fall in Love [#]
4. Tennessee River
5. Why Lady Why
6. Old Flame
7. Feels So Right
8. Love in the First Degree
9. Mountain Music
10. Take Me Down
11. Close Enough to Perfect
12. Dixieland Delight
13. Closer You Get
14. Lady Down on Love
15. Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
16. When We Make Love
17. If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
18. (There's A) Fire in the Night
19. There's No Way
20. Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')
21. Can't Keep a Good Man Down
22. She and I

Tracks:

1. Touch Me When We're Dancing
2. You've Got the Touch
3. Face to Face
4. Fallin' Again
5. Song of the South
6. If I Had You
7. High Cotton
8. Southern Star
9. Jukebox in My Mind
10. Forever's as Far as I'll Go
11. Down Home
12. Here We Are
13. Then Again
14. Born Country
15. I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
16. Once Upon a Lifetime
17. Hometown Honeymoon
18. Reckless
19. Give Me One More Shot
20. She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl
21. In Pictures
22. Sad Lookin' Moon

Customer Reviews:

PERFECT ALABAMA COLLECTION.......2007-04-27

LIKE I SAID ABOVE THIS IS A PERFECT ALABAMA COLLECTION, THE SOUND IS ORIGINAL , THE MUSIC SOUNDS AS GOOD AS ALWAYS , THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR ANY ALABAMA FAN.

A jump in the country music........2007-03-23

This is one special collection for return on the 80's years.
Optimal to listen in the car.

Hey, it's Alabama, right?.......2007-02-15

What I wanted was a strong assortment of Alabama hits. I got it.

No regrets.......2006-03-09

I'm a huge Alabama follower and have no regrets with buying this album.
Excellent group, awesome music and lyrics and enjoyable listening.
I'd resommend this album for any country fan.

An outstanding compilation.......2005-07-14

Please note that this is a straight re-issue of a previous compilation (For the record - 41 number one hits) with a different title and packaging.

41 number one hits (and they've had a 42nd since then) on the American country charts is an impressive record by any standards. They've also had a lot of other hits which came close. One of my favorite Alabama songs, Pass it on down, peaked at number two, therefore didn't make this collection. Their debut single, My home's in Alabama, only peaked at number 16 and also misses out. I'm not complaining really, but it would be nice to see another compilation - perhaps it could be called Not the number one hits (it would contain a lot of quality songs, and would be better than most Greatest hits collections).

What you get here is three songs recorded especially for this album, one of which made number one when eventually released as singles, together with all those 41 hits.

Alabama were always the champions of the blue collar workers, most clearly illustrated on Forty hour week, in which they pay tribute to all those who keep America going. It's a great song, but there are several others I like even better. One of my favorites, In pictures, is a cover of a song first recorded by Linda Davis. It is about being so busy working that you don't see much of your family except in pictures. Tennessee River, another of my favorites, was Alabama's first number one. Hank Williams Junior did a great cover of it for his Rowdy album, which is one of his best albums. My favorites also include Old flame, Feels so right, Mountain music, Song of the south and Hometown honeymoon - but most of the other songs are not far behind.

Alabama wrote nearly all their own material, but they did occasionally record covers. Apart from In pictures, the only one to qualify for this collection is Touch me when we're dancing, previously recorded by the Carpenters. This is a wonderful collection that may not appeal to the critics, but the fans love it, and it's not difficult to see why.

Average customer rating: The Essential Alabama great cd

The Essential Alabama Alabama Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000007NJM Release Date: 1998-06-02

Tracks:

1. Old Flame
2. My Home's In Alabama (Single Edit)
3. Close Enough To Perfect
4. Mountain Music
5. Lady Down On Love
6. (There's A) Fire In The Night
7. Very Special Love
8. Can't Keep A Good Man Down
9. She And I
10. As Right Now
11. You've Got The Touch
12. The Fans (Original Version)
13. Tar Top
14. I Showed Her
15. High Cotton
16. If I Had You

Customer Reviews:

The Essential Alabama.......2002-07-16

I first saw Alabama at the Bowery in Myrtle Beach, SC back in the late 1970's. They did a song entitled "I Wanna Be With You Tonight", and I knew then that Alabama would be very big. The Essential Alabama probably has more of their #1 songs than any other CD out there, though it would take 3 or 4 of these to get all of Alabama's top hits. This CD by the top country band of all time is highly recommended.

great cd.......2000-06-23

This cd brings back some old songs as well as some new. i dont not like the new ones but they will grow on me since it is alabama, this greatest band alive

Average customer rating:

Somewhere in Alabama Eric Essix Manufacturer: Essential Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B00022348Q Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

1. Sweet Tea
2. Easy
3. C Side
4. Drive Time
5. Somewhere in Alabama
6. Prevailation
7. Like a River
8. Nobody Turn Me 'Round (Intro)
9. Nobody Turn Me 'Round
10. Sara Smile
11. Brown Town

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6. The Hardest Part
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