Alabam (song)

"Alabam"
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
"'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered" (1952) "Alabam" (1960) "Flat Top" (1961)

"Alabam" is a 1960 song written and performed by Cowboy Copas.

Chart performance

"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
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	63

Cover versions

• 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

1. "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 193.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 90.