Southern Star is the twelfth studio album by American 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. It also reached No. 68 on the Billboard 200.

Southern Star
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 31, 1989
Recorded1988
Studio
  • The Castle, Franklin, Tennessee
  • Emerald Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length45:43
LabelRCA Nashville
Producer
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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Song of the South"Bob McDill3:12
2."Down on the River"Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, Robert Byrne3:05
3."High Cotton"Roger Murrah, Scott Anders3:02
4."'Ole' Baugh Road""Randy Owen3:53
5."The Borderline" (featuring Charlie Daniels)Larry Hanson, Virgil Beckham, Gentry, Fowler4:34
6."I'm Still Dreamin'"John Dillon, Steve Cash3:01
7."Pete's Music City"Monty Powell3:35
8."Southern Star"Murrah, Steve Dean, Rich Alves3:11
9."If I Had You"Danny Mayo, Kerry Chater3:35
10."She Can"Steve Seskin, Austin Gardner3:39
11."I Showed Her"Gentry, Fowler, Walt Aldridge4:26
12."Barefootin'""Robert Parker2:48
13."Dixie Fire"Jeff Cook, Vern Dant, Hunter Moore3:58

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

Personnel

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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

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Singles

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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

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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.