Alabama Wild Man
Encyclopedia
Alabama Wild Man is the title of a song written and recorded by American country
artist Jerry Reed
. It was released in July 1972 as the only single from the album, Jerry Reed. The song
reached peaks of number 22 on the U.S. country
chart and number 12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
. It was released in July 1972 as the only single from the album, Jerry Reed. The song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
reached peaks of number 22 on the U.S. country
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart and number 12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
Chart performance
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 62 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 12 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 79 |