Alabam (song)
Appearance
"Alabam" | ||||
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Single by Cowboy Copas | ||||
B-side | "I Can" | |||
Released | June 1960 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:21 | |||
Label | Starday | |||
Songwriter(s) | Cowboy Copas[1] | |||
Cowboy Copas singles chronology | ||||
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"Alabam" is a 1960 song written and performed by Cowboy Copas.
Chart performance
[edit]"Alabam" was the most successful release of Cowboy Copas and was his only single to hit the Hot 100, peaking at number sixty-three.[2] On the country chart, "Alabam" was the sole number one single for Cowboy Copas, staying at the top spot for twelve weeks and spending thirty-four weeks on the chart.[3]
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
Cover versions
[edit]- Guy Mitchell released a cover version in 1968. It reached No. 61 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
- Minnie Pearl in 1966
- Lynn Anderson in 1970
- Pat Boone
- Willie Nelson
- Bobby Vinton
- Hank Williams Jr.
References
[edit]- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 193.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 90.