# When It All Goes South

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When It All Goes South is the nineteenth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 2001. It produced the singles "When It All Goes South", "Will You Marry Me" and "The Woman He Loves". This became Alabama's final studio album of original materials until 2015's Southern Drawl. It ranked at No. 37 in Billboard Album Charts and No. 4 on Country Album Chart.

## Personnel

Alabama
* Jeff Cook- background vocals, electric guitar; lead vocals on "Wonderful Waste of Time"
* Teddy Gentry- background vocals, bass guitar; lead vocals on "Love Remains"
* Randy Owen- lead vocals, background vocals
Alabama's drummer, Mark Herndon, does not play on the album.
Additional Musicians
* Tim Akers- keyboards
* Jann Arden- vocals on "Will You Marry Me"
* Eddie Bayers- drums
* Dennis Burnside- B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
* Trinecia Butler- background vocals
* Larry Byrom- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Rick Carnes- keyboards
* Mark Casstevens- acoustic guitar
* Christopher Cross- vocals on "Love Remains"
* Dan Dugmore- steel guitar
* Shannon Forrest- drums, percussion
* Larry Franklin- fiddle, mandolin
* Paul Franklin- steel guitar
* Steve Gibson- electric guitar
* Rick Hall- electric mandolin, percussion
* Larry Hanson- electric guitar, trumpet
* John Hobbs- keyboards, piano
* Jim Horn- saxophone
* John Barlow Jarvis- keyboards
* Wayne Jackson - trumpet
* Jeff King- electric guitar
* Josh Leo- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Andrew Love- tenor saxophone
* Brent Mason- electric guitar
* Mac McAnally- acoustic guitar
* Chris McHugh- drums
* Terry McMillan- harmonica, percussion
* Jerry McPherson- bouzouki, electric guitar, electric sitar
* Wendell Mobley- background vocals
* Greg Morrow- drums, percussion
* Steve Nathan- B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, synthesizer
* James Nelson- saxophone
* Floyd S. Newman- baritone saxophone
* Jimmy Nichols- piano, synthesizer
* Michael Omartian- piano, keyboards
* Dean "Dino" Pastin- harmonica, keyboards, saxophone
* Bob Patin- B-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer, synth flute
* Michael Rhodes- bass guitar
* Tom Roady- percussion
* Brent Rowan- electric guitar, electric sitar
* John Wesley Ryles- background vocals
* Scotty Sanders- steel guitar
* Michael Severs- electric guitar
* Cindy Shelton- background vocals
* Brian D. Siewert- synth strings
* Lisa Silver- background vocals
* Jimmie Lee Sloas- bass guitar
* Michael Spriggs- acoustic guitar
* Don Srygley- electric guitar, percussion
* James Stroud- drums
* Harvey Thompson- tenor saxophone
* Cindy Walker- background vocals
* Christopher Walters- keyboards
* Biff Watson- bouzouki, acoustic guitar
* Glenn Worf- bass guitar
* Bob Wray - bass guitar
Voices on "I Write a Little" by Chris DeCarlo, Greg Fowler, Keith Gale, Sam Harrell, Adrian Michaels, Darcy Miller, Dan Nelson, Mike Siris, Suzette Tucker, and Mike Wilson; Military Advisor: LTC James (Jim) E. Pyle U.S. Army (Ret.)

### Production

* Alabama (all tracks except "Love Remains" and "The Woman He Loves")
* Don Cook ("Wonderful Waste of Time", "I Write a Little", "Simple as That", "When It All Goes South")
* Josh Leo and Larry Michael Lee ("Right Where I Am", "I Can't Love You Any Less", "Clear Across America Tonight")
* James Stroud ("Will You Marry Me", "You Only Paint the Picture Once", "I Can't Hide My Heart")
* Rick Hall ("Reinvent the Wheel", "Start Living", "Down This Road")
* Michael Omartian and Teddy Gentry ("Love Remains")
* Teddy Gentry and Randy Owen ("The Woman He Loves")

## Chart performance
### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Peak positions |
| Year | Single | US Country | US |
| 2000 | "When It All Goes South" | 15 | 110 |
| 2001 | "Will You Marry Me" | 41 | — |
| 2001 | "The Woman He Loves" | — | — |