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"High Cotton" is a song written by Scott Anders and Roger Murrah, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in July 1989 as the third single from the album Southern Star. The song was one of four singles on the album to reach number one on the Hot Country Singles chart. [1]
"Song of the South" is a song written by Bob McDill. First recorded by American country music artist Bobby Bare on his 1980 album Drunk & Crazy, a version by Johnny Russell reached number 57 on the U.S. Billboard country chart in 1981.
Alabama's main members — Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, and Jeff Cook — wrote or co-wrote a significant amount of material in their catalogue, which was considered unusual for country musicians at that time. Contributing songwriter Greg Fowler is credited on 72 Alabama songs, followed by Ronnie Rogers at 68.
Song of the South" was another number one, and the album's remaining singles—"If I Had You", "High Cotton", and "Southern Star"—were number ones in both the U.S. and Canada. [18] That year, Alabama was named by Billboard the Country Artist of the 1980s and the ACA voted the band the Artist of the Decade. [26]
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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"
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