Alabama is generally considered the most commercially successful country act in the 1980s. The band, composed of Fort Payne, Alabama natives, Randy Owen (lead vocals), his cousin Teddy Gentry (bass guitar, background vocals), Jeff Cook (guitar, fiddle, keyboards), and Mark Herndon (drums, percussion), are often credited with bringing country music groups onto the mainstream pop stage.
The group's sound mixes traditional country, so-called "southern rock," and gospel music, topped off with smooth harmonies. This melodic combination has garnered Alabama record sales of over 70 million, dozens of awards, including two Grammys, and induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame back in 2005.
Alabama released an album every year in the 1980's...every year... and according to Billboard Magazine's country singles chart, they had 26 #1 singles:
· 1980: "Tennessee River"; "Why Lady Why"
· 1981: "Old Flame"; "Feels So Right"; "Love in the First Degree"
· 1982: "Mountain Music"; "Take Me Down"; "Close Enough to Perfect"
· 1983: "Dixieland Delight"; "The Closer You Get"; "Lady Down on Love"
· 1984: "Roll On 18 Wheeler"; "When We Make Love"; "If You're Gonna Play in Texas"
· 1985: "Fire in the Night"; "There's No Way"; "40 Hour Week"; "Can't Keep a Good Man Down"
· 1986: "She and I"; "Touch Me When We're Dancing"
· 1987: "'You've Got' the Touch"
· 1988: "Face to Face" (duet with K.T. Oslin); "Fallin' Again"
· 1989: "Song of the South"; "If I Had You"; "High Cotton"
Additionally in 1987, Alabama contributed harmony vocals to Lionel Richie's hit song, "Deep River Woman," and had a Top 7 single, "Tar Top" from their album, Just Us.
So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. John 13:34
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