My Home's in Alabama

My Home's in Alabama
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1980
September 15, 1998 (re-released)
Recorded1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
StudioLSI Studio, Pyramid's Eye, Music Mill
GenreCountry
Length39:09
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama, Larry McBride, Harold Shedd, Sonny Limbo
Alabama chronology
Alabama Band No. 3
(1979)
My Home's in Alabama
(1980)
Feels So Right
(1981)
Singles from My Home's in Alabama
  1. "I Wanna Come Over"
    Released: September 1979
  2. "My Home's in Alabama"
    Released: January 1980
  3. "Tennessee River"
    Released: May 16, 1980
  4. "Why Lady Why"
    Released: August 29, 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

My Home's in Alabama is the fourth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in May 1980 on RCA Nashville. It was the band's major label debut and breakthrough album, peaking at No. 3 on the Country album charts and no. 71 on Billboard 200.

The title track pays homage to Alabama's southern rock roots. It reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in early 1980. Two other tracks — the fiddle-heavy, southern rock-influenced "Tennessee River" and the ballad "Why Lady Why" — were the band's first two No. 1 songs, and laid the foundation for what became one of the most impressive popularity runs in country music history.

Also included on My Home's In Alabama is the band's 1979 single, "I Wanna Come Over", which peaked at No. 33 in November 1979. Both that song and the better-known title track were originally issued by MDJ Records, before the band was signed to RCA in early 1980. The album eventually became the group's first major-label debut studio album to be distributed by RCA Records in Nashville.

  1. ^ "My Home's in Alabama Review by Al Campbell". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2023.