For the Record is a two-disc, 44-track greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 package released by the American

United States

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 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...

.

The album chronicles the biggest hits from Alabama released between 1980 and 1998. The lineup includes all 33 of their Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks

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...

 No. 1 singles, as well as other songs which reached Number One on the former Radio & Records

Radio & Records

Radio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009.-History:The company was founded in 1973 and...

(now Mediabase 24/7) charts; each of the non-Billboard No. 1 hits made the top 5 on that chart.

Three new tracks are also included. Of these, "How Do You Fall in Love" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in late 1998. The follow-up single, "Keepin' Up", reached the Top 20 in early 1999, while "Five O'Clock 500" was not released as a single.

All of the greatest hits are presented in their single/radio edit forms; in some cases, the songs were nearly two minutes shorter than their original album versions.

The Essential

For the Record was re-released in 2005 as The Essential. Both albums have an identical track lineup. In his review of The Essential, Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...

 stated that the new album title eliminated "the misleading subtitle that claimed all of the songs on the album hit No. 1." A disclaimer on the back of the album indicates that The Essential is the reissued For the Record.

Sales

The original For the Record album was certified platinum for sales of 5 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America

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.

Disc 1

1. "Five O'Clock 500" (Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen
   Randy Owen
   Randy Owen is an American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of Alabama, a country rock band which saw considerable mainstream success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Although Alabama only records new albums on occasion, Owen himself has maintained a career...
   
   , Ronnie Rogers
   Ronnie Rogers
   Randall "Ronnie" Rogers is an American country music singer and songwriter. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Rogers charted eight singles on the Billboard country charts, including the top 40 hits "Gonna Take My Angel Out Tonight" and "My Love Belongs to You." He recorded for the Lifesong, Epic...
   
   ) – 3:36^A
2. "Keepin' Up
   Keepin' Up
   "Keepin' Up" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in November 1998 as the second and final single from their compilation album For the Record...
   
   " (Greg Fowler, Gentry, Owen, Rogers) – 3:05^A
3. "How Do You Fall in Love
   How Do You Fall in Love
   "How Do You Fall in Love" is the title of a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was a newly recorded song from their 1998 compilation album For the Record, where it was released as a single...
   
   " (Fowler, Gentry, Owen) – 3:00^A
4. "Tennessee River
   Tennessee River (song)
   "Tennessee River" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Written by the group's lead singer, Randy Owen, the song was released in 1980, and eventually became the group's first No...
   
   " (Owen) – 3:02
5. "Why Lady Why
   Why Lady Why
   "Why Lady Why" is a song by the country music band Alabama. Written by Rick Scott and band member Teddy Gentry, the song was released in 1980, and eventually became the group's second No...
   
   " (Gentry, Rick Scott) – 3:09
6. "Old Flame
   Old Flame (song)
   "Old Flame" is a song by the country music band Alabama. Written by Donny Lowery and Mac McAnally, the song was released in 1981, and eventually became the group's third number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart....
   
   " (Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally
   Mac McAnally
   Lyman Corbitt "Mac" McAnally, Jr. is an American country music singer-songwriter, session musician and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his singles were hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and six more on the Hot Country Songs charts...
   
   ) – 3:10
7. "Feels So Right
   Feels So Right (song)
   "Feels So Right" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Written by the group's lead singer, Randy Owen when he was only 18 years old, the song was released in 1981 as the title track to the band's second RCA Records album. It became the group's fourth straight No. 1 single "Feels...
   
   " (Owen) – 3:35
8. "Love in the First Degree
   Love in the First Degree (Alabama song)
   "Love in the First Degree" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song was released in 1981 and is included on the band's second RCA Records album, Feels So Right. It became the group's fifth straight No. 1 single "Love in the First Degree" is a song made famous by the country...
   
   " (Tim DuBois
   Tim DuBois
   Tim DuBois is a Nashville-based music executive. He attended Oklahoma State University and received a B.A. and M.A. in Accounting. He then entered into the music business and has taken part in multiple aspects of the industry including songwriting, record labels, management, and production...
   
   , Jim Hurt) – 3:18
9. "Mountain Music
   Mountain Music (song)
   "Mountain Music" is the title of a song written by Randy Owen and recorded by his band, Alabama. It was released in January 1982 as the lead-off single and title track to Alabama's third album, Mountain Music.-About the song:...
   
   " (Owen) – 3:38
10. "Take Me Down" (Mark Gray, J.P. Pennington
    J.P. Pennington
    James Preston "J.P." Pennington is an American musician, known primarily as a founding member of the country pop band Exile. Pennington was the founding member and lead singer of the group until departing in 1990. After his leaving Exile, he signed to MCA Records as a solo artist. There, he...
    
    ) – 3:43
11. "Close Enough to Perfect
    Close Enough to Perfect
    "Close Enough to Perfect" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1982, the song was the third single from Alabama's third album, Mountain Music....
    
    " (Carl Chambers) –3:33
12. "Dixieland Delight
    Dixieland Delight
    "Dixieland Delight" is a song written by Ronnie Rogers and recorded by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in January 1983, the song was the lead-off single to Alabama's fourth album, The Closer You Get....-Background and writing:...
    
    " (Rogers) – 3:56
13. "The Closer You Get" (Gray, Pennington) – 3:37
14. "Lady Down on Love
    Lady Down on Love
    "Lady Down on Love" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1983, the song was the third single to Alabama's fourth album, The Closer You Get....-About the song:...
    
    " (Owen) – 3:57
15. "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
    Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
    "Roll On " is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Written by Dave Loggins, the song was released in 1984 as the title track to the band's fifth album. It became the group's 12 straight No...
    
    " (Dave Loggins
    Dave Loggins
    David Allen "Dave" Loggins is a singer, songwriter and musician. He is widely remembered for his 1974 composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a top-10 hit in the U.S. for him, and was subsequently covered by numerous other artists. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame...
    
    ) – 3:43
16. "When We Make Love
    When We Make Love
    "When We Make Love" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song — a love ballad — was released in 1984 as the second single from the band's fifth album, Roll On, and became the group's 13th straight No...
    
    " (Troy Seals
    Troy Seals
    Troy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
    
    , Mentor Williams
    Mentor Williams
    Mentor Williams is an American songwriter and producer. He is best known for writing "Drift Away", a middle-of-the-road playlist classic performed by Dobie Gray in 1973. He is the brother of famed songwriter Paul Williams.-Background:...
    
    ) – 3:36
17. "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
    If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
    "If You're Gonna Play in Texas " is a song written by Murray Kellum and Dan Mitchell, and recorded by American country music band Alabama...
    
    " (Murry Kellum, Dan Mitchell) – 3:22
18. "(There's A) Fire in the Night
    (There's A) Fire in the Night
    " Fire in the Night" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song was released in 1984 as the fourth track from the band's fifth album, Roll On, and became the group's 15th straight No. 1 single on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in January 1985.A video of the...
    
    " (Bob Corbin) – 3:57
19. "There's No Way
    There's No Way
    "There's No Way" is the title of a song written by John Jarrard, Lisa Palas and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music band Alabama...
    
    " (John Jarrard, Lisa Palas, Will Robinson) – 4:11
20. "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')
    40 Hour Week (For a Livin')
    "40 Hour Week " is the title of a song written by Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz and Lisa Silver, and recorded the American country music band Alabama. Originally released as a single in April 1985, the song was the title track to Alabama's sixth album....
    
    " (Loggins, Don Schlitz
    Don Schlitz
    Donald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
    
    , Lisa Silver) – 3:18
21. "Can't Keep a Good Man Down
    Can't Keep a Good Man Down (Alabama song)
    "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song was released in 1985 as the third track from the band's sixth album, 40-Hour Week.That November, it became the band's 18th straight No...
    
    " (Corbin) – 3:39
22. "She and I
    She and I
    "She and I" is a song written by Dave Loggins and recorded by American country music band Alabama. Originally released in December 1985, the song — an uptempo, rock-tinged song professing marital lust — was one of two new tracks on Alabama's first greatest hits album.The song became their 19th...
    
    " (Loggins) – 3:34

Disc 2

1. "Touch Me When We're Dancing
   Touch Me When We're Dancing
   "Touch Me When We're Dancing" is a song written by Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace and Ken Bell. Skinner and Wallace headed the Muscle Shoals, Alabama session group Bama, who first recorded this song and released it as a single in 1979 reaching the Billboard Easy Listening chart at #42 and ranking on...
   
   " (Kenneth Bell, Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace) – 3:41
2. "You've Got the Touch
   You've Got the Touch
   "You've Got the Touch" is a song by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1987, the song — a ballad done in the band's signature mellow style — became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in April 1987....
   
   " (Jarrard, Palas, Robinson) – 4:15
3. "Face to Face
   Face to Face (Alabama song)
   "Face to Face" is a 1987 single by Alabama, written by lead singer Randy Owen. "Face to Face" featured K.T. Oslin on guest vocals and was Alabama's twenty-second number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent fifteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart...
   
   " (Owen) – 3:00
4. "Fallin' Again
   Fallin' Again
   "Fallin' Again" is a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was the third and final single to their 1987 album Just Us. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada.-Single and album versions:...
   
   " (Fowler, Gentry, Owen) – 3:59
5. "Song of the South
   Song of the South (song)
   "Song of the South" is the title of a song written by Bob McDill. First recorded by American country music artist Johnny Russell, it reached number 57 on the U.S. Billboard country chart in 1981. Covered by Tom T. Hall and Earl Scruggs, it was a number 72 country single for them in 1982 from the...
   
   " (Bob McDill
   Bob McDill
   Robert Lee "Bob" McDill is an American country music songwriter. Active from the 1960s until 2000, he has written several songs for country music artists, including more than thirty Number One hits...
   
   ) – 3:11
6. "If I Had You
   If I Had You (Alabama song)
   "If I Had You" is the title of a song written by Kerry Chater and Danny "Bear" Mayo and recorded by Alabama. "If I Had You" was Alabama's twenty-fifth number one on the country chart. The single went number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart...
   
   " (Kerry Chater, Danny "Bear" Mayo) – 3:33
7. "High Cotton
   High Cotton (song)
   "High Cotton" is a country song by Alabama from their 1989 album Southern Star. The song was one of four singles on the album to reach number one on the Hot Country Singles chart.- Lyrics :...
   
   " (Scott Anders, Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
   
   ) – 3:00
8. "Southern Star
   Southern Star (song)
   "Southern Star" is the name of a country song Alabama from their 1989 album Southern Star. The song hit number one in the United States on the Hot Country Singles charts.-Lyrics:...
   
   " (Rich Alves, Steve Dean, Murrah) – 3:08
9. "Jukebox in My Mind
   Jukebox in My Mind
   "Jukebox in My Mind" is a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was the second single to their 1990 album Pass It On Down. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Dave Gibson, Rogers) – 3:39
10. "Forever's as Far as I'll Go
    Forever's as Far as I'll Go
    "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" is a 1990 single by Alabama. "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" was written by Mike Reid and was Alabama's twenty-ninth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twenty weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...
    
    " (Mike Reid) – 3:33
11. "Down Home
    Down Home (song)
    "Down Home" is the title of a song written by Rick Bowles and Josh Leo and recorded by American country music band, Alabama. It was released in February 1991 as the fourth single from their album Pass It On Down...
    
    " (Rick Bowles, Josh Leo
    Josh Leo
    Josh Leo is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee.Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1973, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and subsequently became a guitarist of the short-lived Eddie Boy Band...
    
    ) – 3:27
12. "Here We Are
    Here We Are (Alabama song)
    "Here We Are" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in June 1991, it was the fifth and final single from their 1990 album, Pass It On Down. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1991....
    
    " (Beth Nielsen Chapman
    Beth Nielsen Chapman
    Beth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.-Early history:...
    
    , Vince Gill
    Vince Gill
    Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
    
    ) – 2:51
13. "Then Again
    Then Again (song)
    "Then Again" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in September 1991, it was the first single from their compilation, Greatest Hits Vol. II. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1991.-Chart performance:"Then Again" debuted at...
    
    " (Bowles, Jeff Silbar) – 3:43
14. "Born Country
    Born Country
    "Born Country" is the title of a song written by Byron Hill and John Schweers, and recorded by the American country music band Alabama. It was released in December 1991 as the second and final single on their compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. II. It reached No...
    
    " (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:...
    
    , John Schweers) – 3:19
15. "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
    I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
    I'm in a Hurry is a song written by Roger Murrah and Randy VanWarmer and recorded by the American country music band Alabama. It was released as the second single in September 1992 from their album American Pride...
    
    " (Murrah, Randy VanWarmer
    Randy VanWarmer
    Randy VanWarmer was an American songwriter and guitarist. His biggest success was the pop hit, "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979 after peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart...
    
    ) – 2:48
16. "Once Upon a Lifetime
    Once Upon a Lifetime
    "Once Upon a Lifetime" is the title of a song written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in December 1992 as the third single from their 1992 album, American Pride. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
    
    " (Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers
    Baker & Myers
    Baker & Myers was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers, who first worked as songwriters for other country music artists; one of their most notable compositions is John Michael Montgomery's 1994 crossover hit "I Swear", which won the Grammy Award...
    
    ) – 4:13
17. "Hometown Honeymoon
    Hometown Honeymoon
    "Hometown Honeymoon" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in March 1993, it was the fourth and final single from their 1992 album, American Pride. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1993.-Chart performance:...
    
    " (Leo, Jim Photoglo
    Jim Photoglo
    Jim Photoglo, born James G. Photoglo, who also performed simply as Photoglo, is an American pop singer from Inglewood, California. He released two charting albums in the early 1980s and had two hit singles, "We Were Meant to Be Lovers" and "Fool in Love with You" .After his career as a pop star...
    
    ) – 3:18
18. "Reckless
    Reckless (Alabama song)
    "Reckless" is the title of a song written by Michael Clark and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in September 1993 as the first single from their album, Cheap Seats...
    
    " (Michael Clark, Jeff Stevens
    Jeff Stevens (singer)
    Jeffery David "Jeff" Stevens is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. He recorded two albums on Atlantic America Records with his brother Warren Stevens and cousin Terry Dotson as Jeff Stevens and the Bullets, and later as a solo artist on the same label...
    
    ) – 3:19
19. "Give Me One More Shot
    Give Me One More Shot
    "Give Me One More Shot" is the title of a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was released in February 1995 as the second and final single released from their 1994 album Greatest Hits Vol. III...
    
    " (Gentry, Owen, Rogers) – 3:29
20. "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl
    She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl
    "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" is the title of a song written by Robert Jason and recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was released in June 1995 as the lead-off single to their 1995 album In Pictures...
    
    " (Robert Jason) – 2:53
21. "In Pictures
    In Pictures (song)
    "In Pictures" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in September 1995, it was the second single from their 1995 album, In Pictures. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1995...
    
    " (Bobby E. Boyd, Joe Doyle) – 3:33
22. "Sad Lookin' Moon
    Sad Lookin' Moon
    "Sad Lookin' Moon" is the title of a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was released in February 1997 as the lead-off single to their 1997 album Dancin' on the Boulevard. It peaked at #2 in the United States, while it was a number-one hit in Canada.-Background and writing:Owen...
    
    " (Fowler, Gentry, Owen) – 3:33

• ^A Previously unreleased

Live DVD

A DVD was released with Alabama performing all 41 Number One Hits (plus My Home's In Alabama) at Las Vegas on October 10, 1998.

Track listing

1. "Tennessee River
   Tennessee River (song)
   "Tennessee River" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Written by the group's lead singer, Randy Owen, the song was released in 1980, and eventually became the group's first No...
   
   " (Extended)
2. "Why Lady Why
   Why Lady Why
   "Why Lady Why" is a song by the country music band Alabama. Written by Rick Scott and band member Teddy Gentry, the song was released in 1980, and eventually became the group's second No...
   
   " (Single Version)
3. "Old Flame
   Old Flame (song)
   "Old Flame" is a song by the country music band Alabama. Written by Donny Lowery and Mac McAnally, the song was released in 1981, and eventually became the group's third number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart....
   
   "
4. "Feels So Right
   Feels So Right (song)
   "Feels So Right" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Written by the group's lead singer, Randy Owen when he was only 18 years old, the song was released in 1981 as the title track to the band's second RCA Records album. It became the group's fourth straight No. 1 single "Feels...
   
   "
5. "Love in the First Degree
   Love in the First Degree (Alabama song)
   "Love in the First Degree" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song was released in 1981 and is included on the band's second RCA Records album, Feels So Right. It became the group's fifth straight No. 1 single "Love in the First Degree" is a song made famous by the country...
   
   "
6. "Mountain Music
   Mountain Music (song)
   "Mountain Music" is the title of a song written by Randy Owen and recorded by his band, Alabama. It was released in January 1982 as the lead-off single and title track to Alabama's third album, Mountain Music.-About the song:...
   
   " (Extended)
7. "Take Me Down" (Single Version)
8. "Close Enough to Perfect
   Close Enough to Perfect
   "Close Enough to Perfect" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1982, the song was the third single from Alabama's third album, Mountain Music....
   
   "
9. "Dixieland Delight
   Dixieland Delight
   "Dixieland Delight" is a song written by Ronnie Rogers and recorded by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in January 1983, the song was the lead-off single to Alabama's fourth album, The Closer You Get....-Background and writing:...
   
   " (Extended)
10. "The Closer You Get" (Intro, Chorus, Bridge and Outro Only)
11. "Lady Down on Love
    Lady Down on Love
    "Lady Down on Love" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1983, the song was the third single to Alabama's fourth album, The Closer You Get....-About the song:...
    
    "
12. "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
    Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
    "Roll On " is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Written by Dave Loggins, the song was released in 1984 as the title track to the band's fifth album. It became the group's 12 straight No...
    
    " (Single Version)
13. "When We Make Love
    When We Make Love
    "When We Make Love" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song — a love ballad — was released in 1984 as the second single from the band's fifth album, Roll On, and became the group's 13th straight No...
    
    "
14. "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
    If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
    "If You're Gonna Play in Texas " is a song written by Murray Kellum and Dan Mitchell, and recorded by American country music band Alabama...
    
    "
15. "(There's A) Fire in the Night
    (There's A) Fire in the Night
    " Fire in the Night" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song was released in 1984 as the fourth track from the band's fifth album, Roll On, and became the group's 15th straight No. 1 single on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in January 1985.A video of the...
    
    "
16. "There's No Way
    There's No Way
    "There's No Way" is the title of a song written by John Jarrard, Lisa Palas and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music band Alabama...
    
    "
17. "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')
    40 Hour Week (For a Livin')
    "40 Hour Week " is the title of a song written by Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz and Lisa Silver, and recorded the American country music band Alabama. Originally released as a single in April 1985, the song was the title track to Alabama's sixth album....
    
    " (Extended)
18. "Can't Keep a Good Man Down
    Can't Keep a Good Man Down (Alabama song)
    "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. The song was released in 1985 as the third track from the band's sixth album, 40-Hour Week.That November, it became the band's 18th straight No...
    
    "
19. "She and I
    She and I
    "She and I" is a song written by Dave Loggins and recorded by American country music band Alabama. Originally released in December 1985, the song — an uptempo, rock-tinged song professing marital lust — was one of two new tracks on Alabama's first greatest hits album.The song became their 19th...
    
    " (Short Version)
20. "Touch Me When We're Dancing
    Touch Me When We're Dancing
    "Touch Me When We're Dancing" is a song written by Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace and Ken Bell. Skinner and Wallace headed the Muscle Shoals, Alabama session group Bama, who first recorded this song and released it as a single in 1979 reaching the Billboard Easy Listening chart at #42 and ranking on...
    
    "
21. "'You've Got' the Touch"
22. "Face to Face
    Face to Face (Alabama song)
    "Face to Face" is a 1987 single by Alabama, written by lead singer Randy Owen. "Face to Face" featured K.T. Oslin on guest vocals and was Alabama's twenty-second number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent fifteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart...
    
    "
23. "Fallin' Again
    Fallin' Again
    "Fallin' Again" is a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was the third and final single to their 1987 album Just Us. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada.-Single and album versions:...
    
    "
24. "Song of the South
    Song of the South (song)
    "Song of the South" is the title of a song written by Bob McDill. First recorded by American country music artist Johnny Russell, it reached number 57 on the U.S. Billboard country chart in 1981. Covered by Tom T. Hall and Earl Scruggs, it was a number 72 country single for them in 1982 from the...
    
    " (Extended)
25. "If I Had You
    If I Had You (Alabama song)
    "If I Had You" is the title of a song written by Kerry Chater and Danny "Bear" Mayo and recorded by Alabama. "If I Had You" was Alabama's twenty-fifth number one on the country chart. The single went number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart...
    
    "
26. "High Cotton
    High Cotton (song)
    "High Cotton" is a country song by Alabama from their 1989 album Southern Star. The song was one of four singles on the album to reach number one on the Hot Country Singles chart.- Lyrics :...
    
    "
27. "Southern Star
    Southern Star (song)
    "Southern Star" is the name of a country song Alabama from their 1989 album Southern Star. The song hit number one in the United States on the Hot Country Singles charts.-Lyrics:...
    
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28. "Jukebox in My Mind
    Jukebox in My Mind
    "Jukebox in My Mind" is a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was the second single to their 1990 album Pass It On Down. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada.-Chart performance:...
    
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29. "Forever's as Far as I'll Go
    Forever's as Far as I'll Go
    "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" is a 1990 single by Alabama. "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" was written by Mike Reid and was Alabama's twenty-ninth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twenty weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...
    
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30. "Down Home
    Down Home (song)
    "Down Home" is the title of a song written by Rick Bowles and Josh Leo and recorded by American country music band, Alabama. It was released in February 1991 as the fourth single from their album Pass It On Down...
    
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31. "Here We Are
    Here We Are (Alabama song)
    "Here We Are" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in June 1991, it was the fifth and final single from their 1990 album, Pass It On Down. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1991....
    
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32. "Then Again
    Then Again (song)
    "Then Again" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in September 1991, it was the first single from their compilation, Greatest Hits Vol. II. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1991.-Chart performance:"Then Again" debuted at...
    
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33. "Born Country
    Born Country
    "Born Country" is the title of a song written by Byron Hill and John Schweers, and recorded by the American country music band Alabama. It was released in December 1991 as the second and final single on their compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. II. It reached No...
    
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34. "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
    I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
    I'm in a Hurry is a song written by Roger Murrah and Randy VanWarmer and recorded by the American country music band Alabama. It was released as the second single in September 1992 from their album American Pride...
    
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35. "Once Upon a Lifetime
    Once Upon a Lifetime
    "Once Upon a Lifetime" is the title of a song written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in December 1992 as the third single from their 1992 album, American Pride. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
    
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36. "Hometown Honeymoon
    Hometown Honeymoon
    "Hometown Honeymoon" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in March 1993, it was the fourth and final single from their 1992 album, American Pride. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1993.-Chart performance:...
    
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37. "Reckless
    Reckless (Alabama song)
    "Reckless" is the title of a song written by Michael Clark and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in September 1993 as the first single from their album, Cheap Seats...
    
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38. "Give Me One More Shot
    Give Me One More Shot
    "Give Me One More Shot" is the title of a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was released in February 1995 as the second and final single released from their 1994 album Greatest Hits Vol. III...
    
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39. "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl
    She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl
    "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" is the title of a song written by Robert Jason and recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was released in June 1995 as the lead-off single to their 1995 album In Pictures...
    
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40. "In Pictures
    In Pictures (song)
    "In Pictures" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in September 1995, it was the second single from their 1995 album, In Pictures. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1995...
    
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41. "Sad Lookin' Moon
    Sad Lookin' Moon
    "Sad Lookin' Moon" is the title of a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was released in February 1997 as the lead-off single to their 1997 album Dancin' on the Boulevard. It peaked at #2 in the United States, while it was a number-one hit in Canada.-Background and writing:Owen...
    
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42. "My Home's in Alabama
    My Home's in Alabama (song)
    "My Home's in Alabama" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Written by Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, the song was released in 1980 and served as the title track to Alabama's first album for RCA Records....
    
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As For the Record

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	13
Canadian RPM Country Albums	4

As The Essential

Chart (2005)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	52