Alabama Song (album)
Alabama Song is the debut album by singer-songwriter Allison Moorer. The first single from the album, "A Soft Place to Fall", was featured in the Robert Redford film The Horse Whisperer, and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 1999 Academy Awards.[3]
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| Released | September 22, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:41 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Kenny Greenberg, Doyle Lee Primm | |||
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| Allmusic |    |
| About.com | Favourable[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pardon Me" | Allison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Long Black Train" | Moorer, Primm | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Alabama Song" | Moorer, Primm | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Call My Name" | Moorer, Primm | 3:44 |
| 5. | "The One That Got Away (Got Away with My Heart)" | Moorer | 2:20 |
| 6. | "I Found A Letter" | Moorer, Primm | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Easier To Forget" | Moorer, Primm | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Set You Free" | Moorer, Primm | 3:58 |
| 9. | "A Soft Place To Fall" | Moorer, Gwil Owen | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Tell Me Baby" | Walter Hyatt | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Is Heaven Good Enough For You" | Moorer, Primm | 7:15 |
Personnel
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hi-string acoustic guitar
- Ashley Cleveland – background vocals
- John Cowan – background vocals
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- Eric Darken – percussion, tambourine
- Richard Dodd – programming, sampling
- Dan Dugmore – dobro, pedal steel guitar
- Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar
- Glen Hardin – string arrangements, conductor
- Tim Lauer – harmonica, harmonium, Hammond organ
- Larry Marrs – bass guitar, background vocals
- Buddy Miller – background vocals
- Allison Moorer – lead vocals
- Greg Morrow – drums
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Louis Dean Nunley – background vocals
- Rick Plant – banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
- Louise Red – background vocals
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar, tic tac bass
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Joe Spivey – fiddle, acoustic guitar
- Harry Stinson – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Russ Taff – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – upright bass
Chart performance
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] | 68 |
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References
- Thom Jurek (September 22, 1998). "Alabama Song – Allison Moorer | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- "Allison Moorer Alabama Song". Countrymusic.about.com. July 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- "Awards for The Horse Whisperer (1998)". IMDb. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- "Allison Moorer Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
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