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The American Farewell Tour

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The American Farewell Tour
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
GenreCountry
Length1:12:07
LabelRCA Nashville
Alabama chronology
In the Mood: The Love Songs
(2003)
The American Farewell Tour
(2003)
The Ultimate Alabama
(2004)

The American Farewell Tour is a compilation album by American country music band Alabama, released in 2003. Although titled as The American Farewell Tour, a tour that Alabama undertook in 2003, the album is actually a compilation of songs released by Alabama over the years.[1]

Commercial performance

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The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] The album has sold 650,800 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When It All Goes South"Rick Carnes, Janis Carnes, John Barlow Jarvis3:16
2."Love in the First Degree"Tim DuBois, Jim Hurt3:19
3."The Closer You Get"J.P. Pennington, Mark Gray3:35
4."High Cotton"Scott Anders, Roger Murrah3:01
5."Sad Lookin' Moon"Greg Fowler, Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen3:33
6."Feels So Right"Owen3:36
7."Lady Down on Love"Owen3:59
8."Down Home"Rick Bowles, Josh Leo3:27
9."Christmas in Dixie"Jeff Cook, Gentry, Mark Herndon, Owen3:34
10."Give Me One More Shot"Gentry, Owen Ronnie Rogers3:30
11."Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)"Dave Loggins3:45
12."Song of the South"Bob McDill3:11
13."The Fans"Fowler, Gentry, Owen4:53
14."I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"Murrah, Randy VanWarmer2:49
15."Tennessee River"Owen3:03
16."Old Flame"Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally3:12
17."Dixieland Delight"Rogers3:58
18."Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard"Fowler, Gentry, Owen4:45
19."Mountain Music"Owen3:39
20."My Home's in Alabama"Owen, Gentry4:02

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "The American Farewell Tour". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "The Farewell Tour Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Alabama – The American Farewell Tour". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 2, 2022.