Alabama & Friends is a tribute album to American country rock group Alabama. It was released on August 27, 2013 via Show Dog-Universal Music. The album includes two new tracks, "That's How I Was Raised" and "All American", performed by Alabama.
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.
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
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) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 52
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