FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              August 26, 2002

ALABAMA WILL RING IN NEW YEAR 2003 WITH

NEW ALBUM AND FAREWELL TOUR

RCA Supergroup's In The Mood: The Love Songs Set To Release On February 4, 2003

Country Weekly Confirmed As “Official Information Source” For "The American Farewell Tour," Kicking Off New Year's Eve At The Aladdin In Las Vegas

Nashville, TN –  RCA Records Label confirms today that supergroup Alabama’s next album, In The Mood: The Love Songs, will be available to consumers on Tuesday, February 4, 2003. This hits-packed collection of romantic ballads will include two newly-recorded tracks – “I’m In The Mood,” the band’s 61^st single, and “The Living Years.”  A complete listing of the 23-tracks on this disc is at the end of this press release.

In The Mood: The Love Song, the band’s 24^th album, will release around the launch of Alabama’s “The American Farewell Tour.” Plans for this up-to-40-market concert series were announced by the best-selling country group of all time to millions of surprised fans during the “Academy of Country Music Awards” telecast on May 22. The tour will start off with two major events in the winter, followed by the bulk of dates in the summer and fall of 2003.

“I have worked every Alabama single starting with Tennessee River and have been honored to be part of their musical journey on RCA,” responds Joe Galante, Chairman, RCA Label Group-Nashville. “They have opened the doors to country music throughout the world, and their music will continue to be felt for decades to come.  For their entire career, they’ve been recording with us,” adds Galante, “And, this farewell tour will be an exciting send off for a band that has known no musical limits.”

Country Weekly magazine has been named the “Official Information Source” for the “Alabama American Farewell Tour.” For updated concert details, as they are confirmed, fans will find information in the magazine – two issues published each month – and, also, its website, www.countryweekly.com.

 “Alabama has always been a fan favorite, and no magazine reaches the country fans like Country Weekly,” says Neil Pond, Editor-in-Chief of the magazine. “Country Weekly is pleased to be the “Official Information Source” for the Alabama American Farewell Tour. This first-ever association with a national tour makes perfect sense for the #1 Best Selling Country Music Magazine.” Continues Pond, “We’re thrilled to be able to bring our readers on board for the full, start-to-finish scope of this historic event.”

The tour will be promoted or featured in every issue of Country Weekly, which is read by more than 3.3 million country music fans each week and is sold in more than 94,000 retail checkout locations across America.

With its vibrant stage energy and casual, working-class attire, Alabama presented a newly youthful image and thereby opened the door to the titanic sales that country music enjoyed in the 1980s and 90s.  The group's longevity is one of the marvels of the music world.  Their incredible credentials include: The RIAA’s “Country Group Of The Century,” BMI’s prestigious President's Award (only three other artists have received this - Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, Country Music Hall of Fame member Harlan Howard and noted TV composer Earle Hagen), career sales topping 66 million records and ranking as one of the 10 biggest-selling bands in the annals of popular music (and ahead of such rock greats as Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Queen, Pink Floyd and The Who).

Alabama has more number one records than any band in country-music history and has sold more concert tickets than any other country group.  It has won more than 150 show-business awards, and they have accumulated seventeen Platinum sellers, may of which are quintuple and quadruple albums. Alabama’s list of hits demonstrates Alabama's lifetime commitment to quality “message” lyrics.

Track Listing For Alabama’s In The Mood:  The Love Songs

(* indicates newly-recorded material)

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