Southern Star (song)

"Southern Star"
"Southern Star"
Single by Alabama
from the album Southern Star
B-side	"Barefootin'"
Released	November 22, 1989
Recorded	January 1, 1988
Genre	Country
Length	3:11
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Rich Alves; Steve Dean; Roger Murrah
Producer(s)	Alabama; Barry Beckett
Alabama singles chronology

"Southern Star" is a song written Rich Alves, Steve Dean and Roger Murrah, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in November 1989 as the fourth and final single and title track from the album Southern Star. The song hit number one in the United States on the Hot Country Singles charts.^[1]

Chart history

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	25
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	11

Other versions

David Allan Coe recorded the song prior to Alabama on his 1987 album A matter of life and death.^[6]

References

^ "allmusic ((( Southern Star > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6690." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 24, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^ "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^ "A matter of life and death - David Allan Coe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".

External links

"Southern Star" at AllMusic

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[allmusic-1] "allmusic ((( Southern Star > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-15.

[sc_Canadacountry_-2] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6690." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 24, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Alabama-3] "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[4] "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[5] "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[6] "A matter of life and death - David Allan Coe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".

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v t e Alabama 1977–1989 singles
My Home's in Alabama	"I Wanna Come Over" "My Home's in Alabama" "Tennessee River" "Why Lady Why"
Feels So Right	"Old Flame" "Feels So Right" "Love in the First Degree"
Mountain Music	"Mountain Music" "Take Me Down" "Close Enough to Perfect"
The Closer You Get...	"Dixieland Delight" "The Closer You Get" "Lady Down on Love"
Roll On	"Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" "When We Make Love" "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" "(There's A) Fire in the Night"
40-Hour Week	"There's No Way" "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" "Can't Keep a Good Man Down"
Greatest Hits	"She and I"
The Touch	"Touch Me When We're Dancing" ""You've Got" the Touch"
Just Us	"Tar Top" "Face to Face" "Fallin' Again"
Southern Star	"Song of the South" "If I Had You" "High Cotton" "Southern Star"
Other singles	"Christmas in Dixie" "Deep River Woman"