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"In 1982, Alabama released their album Mountain Music and cemented their place one of country music&amp;apos;s greatest acts. In addition to the smash title track, the multi-platinum album featured &amp;quot;Close Enough to Perfect,&amp;quot; which went on to become the Ft. Payne-based group&amp;apos;s eighth Number One song.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nSinger Jake Owen was hardly even old enough to walk at the time, but still cites Alabama as a seminal influence on his recording career. In a recent video, he sings a reverent cover of &amp;quot;Close Enough to Perfect&amp;quot; armed with only an&amp;#xA0;electric guitar and voice. Seated in front of a window and balcony, Owen lets his warm, resonant vocals&amp;#xA0;search&amp;#xA0;out the song&amp;apos;s emotional core. It&amp;apos;s a message that flows into Owen&amp;apos;s newly-released single &amp;quot;American Country Love Song,&amp;quot; which touches on the perfect imperfection of kids trying to navigate their way through relationships.\r\nOwen found a unique way to promote the new release, driving a 1966 VW bus &amp;#x2014; nicknamed the &amp;quot;Love Bus&amp;quot; &amp;#x2014; from Nashville all the way to Key West, Florida in a short span. The trip was filmed by director Jeff Venable and will be used for&amp;#xA0;the forthcoming &amp;quot;American Country Love Song&amp;quot; video."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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