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All rights reserved.The Greatest Hits Collection - Jackson, Alan (CD 1995)
| Track Listing 1. Chattahoochee - (extended mix) 2. Gone Country 3. She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues) 4. Midnight in Montgomery 5. Tall, Tall Trees - ('95) 6. Chasin' That Neon Rainbow 7. I'll Try - ('95) 8. Don't Rock the Jukebox 9. Livin' on Love 10. Summertime Blues 11. Love's Got a Hold on You 12. You Can't Have It All, (Who Says) 13. Home 14. Wanted 15. I Don't Even Know Your Name 16. Dallas 17. Here in the Real World 18. Someday 19. Mercury Blues 20. I'd Love You All Over Again
Album Notes Personnel: Alan Jackson (vocals); Bruce Watkins, Jimmy Capps (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (acoustic & electric guitars, 6-string electric bass); Keith Stegall (acoustic guitar, piano, background vocals); Robbie Flint (acoustic slide & steel guitars); Steve Gibson (electric guitar); Paul Franklin, Weldon Myrick (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan, Rob Hajacos, Larry Franklin, Mark McClurg (fiddle); Jo-El Sonnier (accordion); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Roy Huskey, Jr. (acoustic & electric basses); Glenn Worf, Larry Paxton, Dave Pomeroy, Michael Rhodes, Roger Wills (electric bass); Harold Bradley (6-string bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Bruce Rutherford (drums, background vocals); John Kelton (programming); John Wesley Ryles, Denny Henson (background vocals). Producers: Keith Stegall (tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 9-10, 12, 15, 19); Scott Hendricks, Keith Stegall (tracks 4, 6, 8, 11, 13-14, 16-18, 20). Engineers: Bill Deaton, Chris Hammond, Scott Hendricks, John Kelton, Gary Laney. Recorded between June 26, 1989 and May 31, 1995. Includes liner notes by Alan Jackson. With twenty songs (two of them newly recorded) and more than an hour of playing time, THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION is particularly generous by Nashville standards, and it shows off how easily this blonde-haired honky-tonk hero can wear a variety of country hats. Included are a few songs from each of Jackson's four hit albums, and they range from the waltzing regret of "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" and the stately, vintage balladry of "I'd Love You All Over Again," to the jangly country-rock of "Gone Country" and flat-out barn-burners like "Chattahoochee." Jackson has a magnificent voice that registers halfway between George Jones' low drawl and Dwight Yoakam's nasally impudent twang, and he's comfortable in either of his predecessors' milieus. The proof is in the cover songs--Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" is pure Yoakam country, and "Tall, Tall Trees" is a great, early Jones/Roger Miller collaboration. But Jackson wrote most of these tunes himself, and one of his amazing achievements is that he's been able to build a formidable catalog of honky-tonk-related stuff with hardly any references to moonshine or any other kind of wet stuff. "She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues)" is the token drinking song here, and its presence only makes the absence of them in the Jackson ouevre that much clearer. He may be a slave to the honky-tonk spirit, but he's not addicted to the music's vices. If it hadn't been for Garth Brooks' pop-crossover success, Alan Jackson probably would have been the male face of country music in the first half of the 1990s. Though he started off as a basic New Traditionalist ballad singer in the style of Randy Travis or George Strait, Jackson quickly developed a slightly rougher edge on honky-tonk classics like "Don't Rock the Jukebox" and "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)." He also shows off a taste for R&B and rockabilly classics like K.C. Douglas' "Mercury Blues" and Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues." But it was with 1994's career-defining "Gone Country" that Jackson scored his most enduring hit. A catchy but subtly damning dismissal of the "hat acts" that were flooding the Nashville scene in the wake of Garth Brooks' success, "Gone Country" states the case for country music tradition as something more than a fashion statement. This impressive 20-track summation of Jackson's first five albums is a perfect example of that stance in action. Editorial Reviews Entertainment Weekly (11/03/1995) Q (01/01/1996) Journal Of Country Music | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||
Top Reviews  ALAN JACKSON - GREATEST HITS COLLECTION - CDReview created: 04/19/08 by:  8 of 8 people found this review helpful. Alan Jackson has a style that is not quite classic country, but retains that base .. This album does a very good job of putting together the popular hits and music of A.J .. This is a very good selection for the collection .. I would have given it an excellent rating .. BUT .. I'm hoping his best stuff is coming .. Review ID: 10000000006764680 Was this review helpful? Report this review  6/5 -- Must Have CountryReview created: 04/02/06 by: 9 of 11 people found this review helpful. Alan Jackson was great before this CD and is even better after this CD. If you don't have this CD, you can't consider yourself a country fan. Review ID: 10000000000836007 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews alan jackson 1995 cdReview created: 07/15/08 by: marriedcarr ( 1 ) I loved the fact that it contained so many of my favorites songs on one cd, and every one of them played so perfectly. Arrived quickly and packaged real well. This was my first purchase on ebay and a pleasant experience. Thanks. Jane Austin Review ID: 10000000007988057 Was this review helpful? Report this review Alan Jackson CDReview created: 04/20/08 by: This is an amazing CD it has all of the hits that I like and it was at a very reasonable price. I highly recommend this seller Review ID: 10000000006779615 Was this review helpful? Report this review  great entertainer but only a few great songs on this cdI like the entertainer that is why I bought it but only has 2 or 3 good tracke on this one in my opinion Review ID: 10000000005586245 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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