High Cotton: A Tribute To Alabama

My wife loves "ALABAMA" and if you saw her "ALABAMA" collection of memorabilia starting from High School, you'd be amazed. I bought this for her (and the other new "ALABAMA" CD) and when the mailman delivered it, she was very happy, to say the least. I bought it for her and now she has them all, on CD, Record, Cassette and even 8 Track. She's going to the "ALABAMA" concert in Nashville this year. She's got great seats and I love her very much and that's why I'm sending her to Nashville to see them. This might be their last concert. Both new CDs are excellent quality and arrived in great shape. Buy them both, you'll enjoy them in your CD player. Hope you also are going to see them. Both concert nights are SOLD OUT

Some great Texas artists cover or take classic Alabama tunes in a new direction in this terrific CD. "Love in the First Degree" is staggeringly good, turning this into a haunting, beautiful love song. Check this whole CD out for a great listen.

I heard Jason Boland and The Turnpike Troubadours play their songs, in concert, and loved them. But several of the others are just slowed down versions of the original. Not what I expected from Red Dirt Country. Some quality Alabama songs suddenly putting me to sleep.

I was expecting Alabama's songs and arrangements. The artists I had never heard of (except Brandy Clark) sang their own ideas of the Alabama songs, changing not only the instrumentals and arrangements, but the whole ideas of the beloved songs. The other recent Alabama album I purchased featured Alabama with guests joining in on the original songs. This is more what I expected.

This is NOT the real artist, bought this for my dad. He was sooooo disappointed. I bought it for his 89 th bday, so that was disappointing for us both!

great

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Tribute albums often attract some controversy and this one is no exception. Other artists stamp their own identity on some of the tracks, and this upsets some fans who think the only way is the original way. No it isn't, although even I will point it out if somebody trying to pay tribute messes it up. That isn't the case here. Some tracks are closer to the originals than others, but Alabama as well as the artists paying tribute should be proud of this album.When I bought it, I recognized some of the artists (Elizabeth Cook, the Blind boys of Alabama) and I've also heard of the Old Crow Medicine Show, while the name Brandy Clark rings a bell too. Other than that, the artists are unfamiliar to me, The album came with a sticker on the front saying the album was by Jessica Lea Mayfield and other artists. On first playing, I felt that Jessica didn't quite justify that billing because (for me) the backing music was a little too dominant, but that's a minor criticism in an otherwise outstanding album.The songs, we are told, are in each case the artist's favorite Alabama song. I'm slightly surprised that nobody selected Tennessee River, but all the choices are good so I'm not complaining there. I reminded myself of Alabama's hits and there are plenty of other great songs that could have been featured but weren't. I particularly like I can't love you any less (Amanda Shires), which I wasn't released as an Alabama single. It may be the least obvious choice on the album here, but it's a good one.So many outstanding tracks make this a fantastic tribute to Alabama.

Bought for elderly father. He loves it

Not what I expected. All the songs have been changed and was disappointed. Will have to look for the original Alabama songs.