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Times Played142
First Played11/4/79
Last Played6/2/95
Typical Length5:06
Longest9:13 (5/12/81)
#1 Consensus PickSept. 6, 1980
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90
#1 Sept. 6, 1980 · State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME SBD
Length: 5:35 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.59/5 (121 reviews, 379,148 dl)
90
#2 Dec. 28, 1979 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:44 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.73/5 (102 reviews, 221,978 dl)
89
#3 June 24, 1985 · River Bend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 6:25 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (131 reviews, 257,322 dl)
87
#4 Mar. 14, 1981 · Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 5:07 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
84
#5 Oct. 14, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 6:00 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.43/5 (59 reviews, 232,065 dl)
83
#6 Sept. 2, 1980 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 5:43 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.56/5 (76 reviews, 171,651 dl)
83
#7 Oct. 9, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
#1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.59/5 (77 reviews, 210,719 dl)
83
#8 May 1, 1981 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 4:51 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.76/5 (69 reviews, 245,376 dl)
82
#9 Nov. 29, 1980 · Alligator Alley Gym, U. of Florida - Gainesville, FL SBD
Length: 4:32 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.88/5 (98 reviews, 246,308 dl)
82
#10 Nov. 30, 1979 · Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 8:43 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.70/5 (34 reviews, 119,299 dl)
82
#11 Nov. 9, 1979 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 6:20 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.47/5 (51 reviews, 135,722 dl)
82
#12 July 31, 1982 · Manor Downs - Austin, TX SBD
Length: 6:32 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.45/5 (85 reviews, 149,413 dl)
81
#13 Sept. 15, 1985 · Devore Field, Southwestern College - Chula Vista, CA SBD
Length: 5:57 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.49/5 (68 reviews, 158,984 dl)
81
#14 Nov. 6, 1979 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:21 · Archive: 4.50/5 (40 reviews, 139,435 dl)
77
#15 June 20, 1980 · West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK SBD
Length: 4:53 · Archive: 4.60/5 (50 reviews, 192,974 dl)
75
#16 Dec. 5, 1981 · Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN SBD
Length: 5:18 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.63/5 (67 reviews, 132,247 dl)
75
#17 Sept. 6, 1983 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 5:06 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.44/5 (66 reviews, 182,413 dl)
75
#18 Mar. 27, 1987 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 5:09 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.45/5 (44 reviews, 175,802 dl)
74
#19 Aug. 8, 1982 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 4:46 · #3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.47/5 (49 reviews, 190,148 dl)
74
#20 Dec. 3, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 7:04 · Archive: 4.52/5 (29 reviews, 110,761 dl)
74
#21 Dec. 5, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 7:12 · Archive: 4.37/5 (43 reviews, 186,432 dl)
72
#22 Apr. 23, 1983 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
#3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.63/5 (43 reviews, 110,157 dl)
71
#23 Dec. 31, 1980 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:49 · Archive: 4.38/5 (30 reviews, 159,649 dl)
71
#24 Apr. 3, 1982 · The Scope - Norfolk, VA SBD
Length: 5:34 · Archive: 4.30/5 (58 reviews, 159,330 dl)
70
#25 Nov. 24, 1979 · Golden Hall, Community Concorse - San Diego, CA SBD
Length: 7:21 · Archive: 4.39/5 (35 reviews, 110,827 dl)
70
#26 Aug. 31, 1980 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 5:50 · Archive: 4.50/5 (31 reviews, 109,289 dl)
70
#27 Mar. 7, 1981 · Cole Field House, U. of Maryland - College Park, MD SBD
Length: 7:34 · Archive: 4.24/5 (52 reviews, 203,901 dl)
70
#28 Mar. 21, 1981 · Rainbow Theatre - London, England SBD
Length: 5:20 · Archive: 4.49/5 (32 reviews, 112,731 dl)
69
#29 Dec. 12, 1980 · Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino, CA SBD
Length: 4:43 · Archive: 4.59/5 (54 reviews, 122,008 dl)
68
#30 May 6, 1981 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 4:53 · Archive: 4.55/5 (39 reviews, 153,671 dl)
68
#31 Oct. 14, 1984 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 8:03 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.21/5 (45 reviews, 110,660 dl)
67
#32 Oct. 2, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.49/5 (27 reviews, 124,279 dl)
67
#33 July 11, 1981 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 5:42 · Archive: 4.41/5 (41 reviews, 103,210 dl)
66
#34 Apr. 12, 1983 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY SBD
Length: 4:47 · Archive: 4.31/5 (63 reviews, 160,505 dl)
66
#35 Nov. 3, 1984 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:35 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.23/5 (37 reviews, 96,159 dl)
65
#36 May 10, 1980 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 4:28 · Archive: 4.38/5 (52 reviews, 188,571 dl)
64
#37 Mar. 28, 1981 · Gruga Halle - Essen, Germany SBD
Length: 4:40 · Archive: 4.32/5 (46 reviews, 184,488 dl)
64
#38 Sept. 11, 1983 · Santa Fe Downs - Santa Fe, NM SBD
Length: 5:25 · Archive: 4.23/5 (46 reviews, 132,143 dl)
63
#39 Apr. 4, 1985 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 5:41 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.19/5 (53 reviews, 134,583 dl)
63
#40 Oct. 30, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:44 · Archive: 4.55/5 (23 reviews, 93,720 dl)

Best Version of Alabama Getaway for Every Year (1979–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1979 15× Dec. 28, 1979 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA 6:44 90 Archive.org ↗
1980 51× Sept. 6, 1980 SBD State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME 5:35 90 Archive.org ↗
1981 23× Mar. 14, 1981 SBD Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT 5:07 87 Archive.org ↗
1982 12× Oct. 9, 1982 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA - 83 Archive.org ↗
1983 10× Oct. 14, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 6:00 84 Archive.org ↗
1984 8× Oct. 14, 1984 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 8:03 68 Archive.org ↗
1985 6× June 24, 1985 SBD River Bend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH 6:25 89 Archive.org ↗
1986 5× Dec. 17, 1986 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 4:35 47 Archive.org ↗
1987 3× Mar. 27, 1987 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 5:09 75 Archive.org ↗
1988 3× Mar. 16, 1988 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 5:05 41 Archive.org ↗
1989 2× June 18, 1989 SBD Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA 8:54 44 Archive.org ↗
1995 4× Mar. 19, 1995 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 6:45 55 Archive.org ↗