"In Pictures" is a single by American country music group 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...

. Released in September 1995, it was the second single from their 1995 album, In Pictures

In Pictures

In Pictures is the thirteenth studio album released by American country music band Alabama. It was released on August 15, 1995. The album produced the singles "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl", "In Pictures", "It Works", "Say I" and "The Maker Said Take Her", which respectively reached #2, #4, #19,...

. The song reached #4 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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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...

 chart in December 1995. The song was previously recorded by Linda Davis

Linda Davis

Linda Kaye Davis is an American country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she charted three minor country singles as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recorded five major-label studio albums and more than 15 singles...

 on her album Shoot for the Moon

Shoot for the Moon

Shoot for the Moon, the third album by country music artist Linda Davis, was the first to achieve placement on the Billboard Music Charts. It was the first album released following a win at the 1993 Grammy Awards for Best Country Vocal Collaboration for their hit "Does He Love You." The album rose...

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Content

The song tells the story of a divorced father which the song implies that the mother has full custody of his daughter (and apparently has very little if any visitation rights) and thus is forced to watch his daughter "grow up in pictures".

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	4
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	18
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	3