How Sweet the Sound: Seeking Inspiration With Alabama

How Sweet the Sound: Seeking Inspiration With Alabama

Country Music's Supergroup Delivers Classic Favorites to QVC Viewers

WEST CHESTER, Pa., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Country meets gospel in the latest release from Country Music Hall of Fame 2005 inductee Alabama, as the band lends its legendary sound to some of the most inspirational songs of all time. On Wednesday, October 11 at 7 PM (ET), Alabama is scheduled to launch its first release in five years - and its first-ever gospel album - called "Songs of Inspiration," during a QVC(R) broadcast live from Nashville, Tennessee.

Packaged especially for QVC, "Songs of Inspiration" will be accompanied by a six-track bonus CD and will be available nearly two full weeks before the street release date.

Alabama, renowned for its record-setting collection of awards from the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music and American Music Awards and 42 number-one country hits, will perform a selection of inspirational songs during the broadcast, pulled from such tracks as "Rock of Ages," "How Great Thou Art," and "Amazing Grace." The band also recorded two original tracks for the album, entitled "One Big Heaven" and "Rain."

"Alabama is the definitive country music group, and we are thrilled that they chose QVC to launch this new inspirational album," said Rich Yoegel, director of merchandising for QVC. "It's a testament to the fans' loyal support and the band's status in the country music industry that they can traverse musical genres in this way."

"These are songs that we grew up listening to as little kids," said Alabama front man Randy Owen. "They've been 'hits' for hundreds of years, and our hope was to just carry them along in the same tradition. They'll be around long after we're gone, and I hope what we did with these songs will fit in somewhere in a good spot in history."

"Songs of Inspiration" (QVC Item #E01794) will be available through QVC at 800.345.1515 or http://www.qvc.com/ while supplies last.

About QVC:

QVC, Inc., a $7 billion company, is an e-commerce leader, marketing a wide variety of brand name products in such categories as home furnishings, licensed products, fashion, beauty, electronics and fine jewelry. QVC, which celebrates its 20th birthday this year, reaches over 160 million homes worldwide. Other divisions/subsidiaries include QVC.com, QVC @, QVC Local and QVC ProductWorks. The QVC Studio Tour is located at the company's world headquarters in West Chester, Pa. QVC is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation.

Source: QVC, Inc.

CONTACT: Tara Hunter, +1-484-701-8163, tara_hunter@qvc.com, or Kate
Patarcity, +1-484-701-1028, kate_patarcity@qvc.com, both of QVC

Web site: http://www.qvc.com/

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