Christmas, Vol. 2

Performer: Alabama
Engineer: Russ Martin
Producer: Emory Gordy, Jr.; Alabama
Distributor: BMG Special Products

Notes: Alabama: Jeff Cook (vocals, guitar, fiddle); Randy Owen (vocals, guitar); Teddy Gentry (vocals, bass); Mark Herndon (drums). Additional personnel: Biff Watson (accoustic guitar); Dan Huff (electric guitar); Pamela Sixfin, Christian Teal, David Davidson, Connie Heard (violin); Glen Duncan (fiddle); Kristin Wilkinson, Bruce Christensen, Jim Grosjean, Kathryn Plummer (viola); Anthony Lamarchina (cello); Terry McMillan (harmonica, percussion); Jim Nelson (saxophone); Steve Nathan (keyboards); Emory Gordy, Jr. (bass); Lonnie Wilson (drums); The Jeffettes, Bob Moffatt, Clint Moffatt, Dave Moffatt, Scott Moffatt (background vocals). Principally recorded at The Tracking Room, Nashville, Tennessee. Like its predecessor, Alabama's Christmas, Vol. 2 is a pleasant mix of traditional holiday carols ("Little Drummer Boy," "O Little Town of Bethlehem"), and fine but undistinguished, original carols like "New Year's Eve 1999" and "Christmas in Your Arms." There's not much about Christmas, Vol. 2 for listeners that aren't already fans of the group, but for fans, it's a fine addition to their collection. ~ Thom Owens

Entertainment Weekly (12/6/96, p.65) - "...a surprisingly mature collection of originals and traditional carols....If their regular albums were this solid, they'd still rule Nashville." - Rating: B+

The most successful country band of the 1980s and '90s, Alabama are notable for the fact that they ARE a band; before their advent in the late '70s, the idea of a self-contained mainstream country group was almost unheard of. Hailing from Ft. Payne, Alabama, the group parlayed its mix of country, pop, and Southern rock into 20 years of chart success, including a record-breaking string of over 40 number-one country hits. Along the way, Alabama blazed a trail followed by subsequent country/pop bands like Restless Heart, Diamond Rio and Lonestar.

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