In the Mood: Love Songs [Enhanced]

Alabama

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 4, 2003)
• Original Release Date: February 4, 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00006JO4U
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,732 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I'm In The Mood

2. The Living Years

3. When We Make Love

4. Touch Me When We're Dancing

5. Feels So Right

6. How Do You Fall In Love

7. Fallin' Again

8. Lady Down On Love

9. The Closer You Get

10. If I Had You

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Here We Are

2. Face To Face

3. Take Me Down

4. In Pictures

5. Close Enough To Perfect

6. Forever's As Far As I'll Go

7. Love In The First Degree

8. There's No Way

9. God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You

10. Nothing Comes Close

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

While their success has long been celebrated since their first No. 1 singles in 1980, Alabama's influence tends to be ignored. The quartet's sustained success opened doors for bands from Exile, Shenandoah, and Confederate Railroad to Diamond Rio. Commemorating the end of their active touring career was occasion for this, their 24th album, which is not a garden-variety "greatest hits" package. This compilation reflects their more romantic side, beginning with 1981's "Feels So Right," their 1983 hit cover of Rita Coolidge's pop hit "The Closer You Get," and the Carpenters' "Touch Me When We're Dancing" (1986). Mixing original material with quality songs from, among others, Mike Reid and Ronnie Rogers allowed them to maintain their momentum. Two recent recordings, "In the Mood" and "The Living Years," bring the collection full circle. Their ability to sustain this softer side so strongly and consistently, even as they galvanized fans with catchy, upbeat singles like "Mountain Music," reflects a legacy that will resonate for the foreseeable future. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What A Way To Go!, March 31, 2003

By	Michael A. Clark (Londonderry Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

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It's sad to see Alabama retire but I guess after 20+ years they deserve it. In The Mood again is an Alabama classic despite that there are only two previously unreleased tracks on this awesome CD. Every song is a fantastic classic hit. This compilation was very well picked and all the songs are truely awesome love songs. If Alabama wanted to give us one final hoooraaahhhhhhhh! ---- then this is it and they went out with a bang! I would highly recommend this CD to any Alabama fan. All the awesome love songs together on a double CD. What more could we ask for as a grand finale? Happy retirement Alabama and thank you for all those years of beautiful music!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alot of the popular songs, but missing some of the classics., February 26, 2003

By	"[e-mail]" (Tallahassee, FL United States) - See all my reviews

Do you really need to hear the CD to review it? Well, it's pretty obvious that a lot of these songs are collections of ones they've done before. However, I think they kept it a little in the safe zone and didn't take any risks on songs that may not have been chart toppers but probably didn't get the airtime they deserved. I believe Burn Georgia Burn from the Feel So Right album (CD, whatever it was album back then) was one of the best love songs they have ever done, and it's not even sung by Randy Owens. With that said, it's Alabama so I'd be kidding myself to give them anything lower than four stars.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really In the Mood, February 19, 2003

By	xeonman87 "xeonman87" (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

When I saw the songs on this album, I said, if they're calling it quits, why not make a bunch of new songs? I think that's exactly what they didn't wish to do, keep their success, not just fill up their Farewell album with Filler. The last new ones, In the Mood, a man coming home from work after an especially tough day, (we all know those) and The Living Years (I think this is a remake of an older song) seem to not be the tracks I foresaw as, the end. But from Track 3 to Track 20-something, there's nothing but good old hits, oldies for forever. God bless Alabama, whereever they Go!