"Born Country" is the title of a song written by Byron Hill

Byron Hill

Byron Hill , is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than thirty years, his songs have been recorded by over 650 Country and Pop artists.-Music career:...

 and John Schweers, and recorded by the American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 country music

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...

 band Alabama

Alabama (band)

Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...

. It was released in December 1991 as the second and final single on their compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. II

Greatest Hits Vol. II (Alabama album)

Greatest Hits Vol. II is the second greatest hits package released by the American country music band Alabama. The album was released on RCA Records in 1991, and has since been certified platinum for sales of 1 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America.As with Alabama's first...

. It reached No. 1 on the Radio & Records

Radio & Records

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chart in March of 1992, also peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs

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...

 charts.

The single was one of three new tracks on Alabama's Greatest Hits Vol. II

Greatest Hits Vol. II (Alabama album)

Greatest Hits Vol. II is the second greatest hits package released by the American country music band Alabama. The album was released on RCA Records in 1991, and has since been certified platinum for sales of 1 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America.As with Alabama's first...

 album (the other two being "Then Again" and "Hats Off") and was released in 1992 on RCA Records

RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

. The song won an ASCAP Award for being among the most performed country songs of 1992.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator expresses his pride for the country.

Chart positions

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2