Song of the South (song)

"Song of the South"
Single by Alabama
from the album Southern Star
B-side	(I Wish It Could Always Be) '55"
Released	November 7, 1988
Recorded	January 1, 1988
Genre	Country, country rock, Southern rock
Length	3:12
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Bob McDill[1]
Producer(s)	Alabama Larry Michael Lee Josh Leo
Alabama singles chronology
"Fallin' Again" (1988) "Song of the South" (1988) "If I Had You" (1989)

"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. Another cover by Tom T. Hall and Earl Scruggs peaked at number 72 in 1982 from the album Storyteller and the Banjo Man. A cover released in November 1988 by American country music group Alabama, from their album Southern Star, reached number 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian country charts.