Southern Star (album)

Southern Star is the twelfth studio album from country music band Alabama, released in 1989. The album produced four singles, "Song of the South", "High Cotton", the title track and "If I Had You", all of which reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Singles charts between 1989 and 1990.

Southern Star
Studio album by
Alabama
ReleasedJanuary 31, 1989
Recorded1988
GenreCountry
Length45:43
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerAlabama
Barry Beckett
Larry Michael Lee
Josh Leo
Alabama chronology
Alabama Live
(1988)		 Southern Star
(1989)		 Pass It On Down
(1990)
Singles from Southern Star
  1. "Song of the South"
    Released: November 7, 1988
  2. "If I Had You"
    Released: February 13, 1989
  3. "High Cotton"
    Released: July 28, 1989
  4. "Southern Star"
    Released: November 22, 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing
  1. "Song of the South" (Bob McDill) - 3:12
  2. "Down on the River" (Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, Robert Byrne) - 3:05
  3. "High Cotton" (Roger Murrah, Scott Anders) - 3:02
  4. "'Ole' Baugh Road" (Randy Owen) - 3:53
  5. "The Borderline" (Larry Hanson, Virgil Beckham, Gentry, Fowler) - 4:34 (Features Charlie Daniels providing co-lead vocals)
  6. "I'm Still Dreamin'" (John Dillon, Steve Cash) - 3:01
  7. "Pete's Music City" (Monty Powell) - 3:35
  8. "Southern Star" (Murrah, Steve Dean, Rich Alves) - 3:11
  9. "If I Had You" (Danny Mayo, Kerry Chater) - 3:35
  10. "She Can" (Steve Seskin, Austin Gardner) - 3:39
  11. "I Showed Her" (Gentry, Fowler, Walt Aldridge) - 4:26
  12. "Barefootin'" (Robert Parker) - 2:48
  13. "Dixie Fire" (Jeff Cook, Vern Dant, Hunter Moore) - 3:58

Note: Tracks 6, 7, 11, and 13 were not added to the cassette version.

Personnel
Alabama
  • Jeff Cook – fiddle, electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Barefootin'" and "Dixie Fire"
  • Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "I Showed Her", co-lead vocals on "The Borderline"
  • Mark Herndon – drums
  • Randy Owen – electric guitar, lead vocals
Additional Musicians

Chart performance

Singles
Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1988 "Song of the South" 1 1
1989 "If I Had You" 1 1
"High Cotton" 1 1
"Southern Star" 1 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Roland, Tom. Southern Star at AllMusic
  2. "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. "American album certifications – Alabama – Southern Star". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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