Alabama & Friends

Alabama & Friends
Alabama & Friends
Studio album by Various Artists
Released	August 27, 2013
Genre	Country
Length	42:24
Label	Show Dog-Universal Music
Producer	Various

Alabama & Friends is a tribute album to American country rock group Alabama. It was released on August 27, 2013 via Show Dog-Universal Music.^[1]^[2] The album includes two new tracks, "That's How I Was Raised" and "All American", performed by Alabama.^[3]^[4]

The album debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Top Country Albums, selling 32,000 copies in the United States in the first week.^[5]

The artists on the album also later performed a tribute concert in Nashville, Tennessee at the historic Ryman Auditorium. The show was filmed, and the film was released on 2-disc DVD, titled "Alabama & Friends – At The Ryman", on September 30, 2014 via Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Tennessee River" (Jason Aldean)	Randy Owen	Michael Knox	4:22
2.	"Love in the First Degree" (Luke Bryan)	Tim DuBois, Jim Hurt	Jeff Stevens	3:23
3.	"Old Flame" (Rascal Flatts)	Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally	Jay DeMarcus	3:12
4.	"Lady Down on Love" (Kenny Chesney)	Owen	Buddy Cannon	3:57
5.	"The Closer You Get" (Eli Young Band)	J.P. Pennington, Mark Gray	Knox	3:38
6.	"Forever's as Far as I'll Go" (Trisha Yearwood)	Mike Reid	Garth Fundis	3:35
7.	"She and I" (Toby Keith)	Dave Loggins	Toby Keith	3:56
8.	"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" (Florida Georgia Line)	Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer	Joey Moi	2:51
9.	"That's How I Was Raised" (Alabama)	Charley Stefl, Tony Ramey, Skip Sasser, Trent Tomlinson	Harold Shedd	3:40
10.	"All American" (Alabama)	Trey Bruce	Shedd	3:13
11.	"My Home's in Alabama" (Jamey Johnson)	Owen, Teddy Gentry	Jamey Johnson	6:37

Personnel

Alabama

Jeff Cook – electric guitar, background vocals, producer
Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, background vocals, producer
Randy Owen – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, producer

Additional Musicians

Tim Akers – Hammond B-3 organ, piano
Jason Aldean – lead vocals on "Tennessee River"
Kurt Allison – electric guitar
David Angell – violin
Richard Bennett – electric guitar
Luke Bryan – lead vocals on "Love in the First Degree"
Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
John Catchings – cello
Kenny Chesney – lead vocals on "Lady Down on Love"
Jason Cope – electric guitar
J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
Mark Crum – bass guitar
Eric Darken – percussion
David Davidson – violin
Jay DeMarcus – bass guitar and background vocals on "Old Flame"
Mike Eli – acoustic guitar and lead vocals on "The Closer You Get"
Shawn Fichter – drums
Johnny Garcia – electric guitar
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
Tony Harrell – keyboards
Chris Hennessee – harmonica
Wes Hightower – background vocals
Tyler Hubbard – lead vocals on "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
Jamey Johnson – acoustic guitar and lead vocals on "My Home's in Alabama"
Jon Jones – bass guitar and background vocals on "The Closer You Get"
Charlie Judge – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer
Toby Keith – lead vocals on "She and I"
Brian Kelley – background vocals on "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"
Tully Kennedy – bass guitar
Anthony LaMarchina – cello
Gary LeVox – lead vocals on "Old Flame"
Joey Moi – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
Steve Nathan – keyboards
Mary Kathryn Van Osdale – violin
Larry Paxton – bass guitar
Ethan Pilzer – bass guitar
Chris Powell – drums
Gary Prim – synthesizer
Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
Mike Reid – piano
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Jim Riley – drums
Mike Rojas – Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
Joe Don Rooney – electric guitar and background vocals on "Old Flame"
John Scott – piano, synthesizer strings
Steve Sheehan – acoustic guitar
Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
Pam Sixfin – violin
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
Chris Thompson – drums on "The Closer You Get"
Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, dobola, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
Wanda Vick – fiddle
Roger Weismeyer – oboe
Kristin Wilkinson – viola
John Willis – acoustic guitar
Trisha Yearwood – lead vocals on "Forever's as Far as I'll Go"
James Young – electric guitar and background vocals on "The Closer You Get"

Production

Derek Bason – engineer, mixing
Drew Bollman – production assistant
Buddy Cannon – producer
T.W. Cargile – engineer, mixing, overdubs
Tony Castle – engineer
Peter Coleman – engineer, mixing
Mickey Jack Cones – editing
Scott Cooke – digital editing
Juanita Copeland – production assistant
Jay DeMarcus – Producer
Richard Dodd – mastering
Leland Elliott – production assistant
Charles English – engineer
Brandon Epps – digital editing, editing
Shannon Finnegan – production assistant
Fletcher Foster – executive producer
Garth Fundis – producer
Shalacy Griffin – production assistant
Mike "Frog" Griffith – production assistant
Schatzi Hageman – publicity
Gordon Hammond – engineer
Carie Higdon – project coordinator
Alex Jarvis – production assistant, digital editing
Jamey Johnson – producer
Scott Johnson – production assistant
Toby Keith – producer
Michael Knox – producer
Stephen Lamb – copyist
Miles Logan – engineer, mixing
Sam Martin – production assistant
Joey Moi – engineer, mixing, producer, programming
Natalie Moore – art direction
Sean Neff – engineer, mixing
Justin Niebank – mixing
Taylor Nyquist – production assistant
Ernesto Olvera – production assistant
Alison Owen – photography
Evan Owen – production assistant
Susannah Parrish – art direction, design
Ronnie Pinnell – production assistant
Rich Redmond – drum programming
Lowell Reynolds – production assistant
Ed Seay – engineer, mixing
Harold Shedd – producer
Chris Small – production assistant
Jarod Snowden – production assistant
Mike Stankiewicz – production assistant
Jeff Stevens – producer
Gaines Sturdivant – project manager
Todd Tidwell – production assistant
Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements
Hank Williams Jr. – mastering
Mark Wright – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	8
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	52

References

^ Whitaker, Sterling (July 22, 2013). "Alabama Reveal Release Date, Cover Art + Track Listing for Tribute Album". The Boot. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
^ Wyland, Sarah (July 24, 2013). "Alabama to Release Alabama & Friends August 27". Great American Country. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
^ Nicholson, Jessica (July 22, 2013). "'Alabama & Friends' Set For August Release". MusicRow. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
^ "Alabama & Friends Will Feature All-Star Cast". Country Music Television. July 22, 2013. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
^ Wade Jessen (September 5, 2013). "Alabama Earns Highest Charting Album on Billboard 200". Billboard.
^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^ "Various Artists Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

[1] Whitaker, Sterling (July 22, 2013). "Alabama Reveal Release Date, Cover Art + Track Listing for Tribute Album". The Boot. Retrieved July 25, 2013.

[2] Wyland, Sarah (July 24, 2013). "Alabama to Release Alabama & Friends August 27". Great American Country. Retrieved July 25, 2013.

[3] Nicholson, Jessica (July 22, 2013). "'Alabama & Friends' Set For August Release". MusicRow. Retrieved July 25, 2013.

[4] "Alabama & Friends Will Feature All-Star Cast". Country Music Television. July 22, 2013. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.

[5] Wade Jessen (September 5, 2013). "Alabama Earns Highest Charting Album on Billboard 200". Billboard.

[ac_Billboard200_Various_Artists-6] "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Various_Artists-7] "Various Artists Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

[8] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

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