Essential Alabama [2005]
The Essential Alabama
RCA Legacy s 2005 double-disc release Essential Alabama should not be confused with RCA s 1998 single-disc release The Essential Alabama which may have had the same title but boasted a different track listing. However, the 2005 Essential Alabama should be confused with the 1998 double-disc set For the Record: 41 Number One Hits since it has the same track listing as that album. At least the back cover of Essential acknowledges that it was "formerly available" as For the Record so most fans will likely not be duped into buying the same album a second time. For the rest of us, Essential Alabama keeps everything good about For the Record: 41 Number One Hits and eliminates its one flaw: the misleading subtitle that claimed all of the songs on the album hit number one, which was not true (it also implied that the album had 41 songs when it really had 44). Which means that Essential Alabama is now the definitive Alabama collection, containing every one of their big hits -- including such contemporary classics as "Tennessee River," "Mountain Music," "The Closer You Get," "Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')," "Jukebox on My Mind," and "Down Home" -- in one concise, entertaining package. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Credits »
Alabama - Main Performer
Barry Beckett - Producer
Mike Bradley - Engineer
Mike Bradley - Mixing
Mark Capps - Engineer
Mark Capps - Assistant
Don Cook - Producer
Steve Dorff - Composer
Steve Dorff - Conductor
Steve Dorff - String Arrangements
Garth Fundis - Producer
Teddy Gentry - Group Member
Emory Gordy - Producer
Mark Herndon - Group Member
John Kunz - Digital Editing
Josh Leo - Producer
Larry MacBride - Producer
Glenn Meadows - Mastering
Randy Owen - Group Member
Charles Paakkari - Assistant Engineer
Harold Shedd - Producer
Larry Michael Lee - Producer
Larry Michael Lee - Associate Producer
Peter Nash - Photography
Peter Nash - Cover Photo
Greg Gorman - Photography
Senor McGuire - Photography
Dean Dixon - Photography
Bill Brunt - Art Direction
Bill Brunt - Design
Susan Eaddy - Art Direction
Kimberly Dumas - Design
Hank Williams - Mastering
Patty Zimmitti - String Contractor
Ed Turner - Technical Assistance
Datz Pyle, Debbi - String Contractor
Music Team - String Contractor
Blake Morgan - Design
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