Mountain Music (song)
"Mountain Music" is a song written by Randy Owen, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in January 1982 as the lead-off single and title track to Alabama's album "Mountain Music". About the song. "Mountain Music" — a song melding the Southern rock and bluegrass genres — has variously been described by country music writers as "a modern country classic" and a song that "practically defined what country groups have strived to accomplish." According to Randy Owen's book, "Born Country", "Mountain Music" took three years to write. He wanted to put his  childhood experiences into a song. The song references chert rocks, which according to the band is one song lyric that is commonly misheard. Vocals. "Mountain Music" is one of the only Alabama songs where solo vocals can prominently be heard from band members Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook (in the song's third verse, where lead singer Owen trades off lead vocals with his bandmates). Brad Paisley's 2011 single "Old Alabama" incorporates the bridge from "Mountain Music", again sung by Owen, Gentry and Cook. Single and album edits. The single edit to "Mountain Music," released for retail sale and  radio airplay, excises the following from the album version: Charts. Released in January 1982, "Mountain Music" became Alabama's sixth No. 1 song on "Billboard magazine"'s Hot Country Singles chart - the same week the Academy of Country Music named the group the Top Vocal Group and Entertainer of the Year. To date, "Mountain Music" remains one of the group's most popular songs. References. Works cited