"Sweet Home Alabama" is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping. The song was written in response to Neil Young's Southern Man that was released in 1970 because it took the entire South to task for the bloody history of slavery and its aftermath. Young is name-checked in Sweet Home Alabama's lyrics. It reached number 8 on the US chart in 1974 and was the band's second hit single.
| Recorded | June 15, 1973 |
| Genre | Country rock, Southern rock, blues rock |
| Length | 4:43 |
| Label | MCA |
| Writer(s) | Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant |
| Producer(s) | Al Kooper |
Informazioni su Sweet Home Alabama
A woman returns home to Alabama after seven years of separation from her husband in order to obtain a divorce. Reese Witherspoon was nominated for a Teen Choice Award and MTV Movie Award.
Realizzazione di Sweet Home Alabama
Witherspoon was also nominated, alongside co-star Josh Lucas, for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock.
Top fatti che non sapevi su Sweet Home Alabama
Song recordings produced by Al Kooper.. George Wallace.. Songs written by Ronnie Van Zant.. Lynyrd Skynyrd songs.. Songs written by Gary Rossington.. Music of Alabama.. Neil Young.. Answer songs.. Songs written by Ed King.. Music memes.
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