<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Fallin' Again" (1988) </Td> <Td> "Song of the South" (1988) </Td> <Td> "If I Had You" (1989) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Fallin' Again" (1988) </Td> <Td> "Song of the South" (1988) </Td> <Td> "If I Had You" (1989) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Song of the South" is a song written by Bob McDill . First recorded by American country music artist Bobby Bare on his 1980 album Drunk & Crazy, a version by Johnny Russell reached number 57 on the U.S. Billboard country chart in 1981 . Another cover by Tom T. Hall and Earl Scruggs peaked at number 72 in 1982 from the album Storyteller and the Banjo Man . A cover released in November 1988 by American country music group Alabama, from their album Southern Star, reached number 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian country charts . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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