Quotable:
“Jackson took his brand of new honky tonk country and pushed it all the way into the mainstream” – Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Album Tracks:
Chattahoochee
She’s Got the Rhythm and I Got the Blues
Tonight I Climbed the Wall
I Don’t Need the Booze to Get a Buzz On
Who Says You Can’t Have It All
Up to My Ears in Tears
Tropical Depression
She Likes It Too
If It Ain’t One Thing, It’s You
Mercury Blues
Sales:
6 million
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7 million
Peak:
13
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Singles/Hit Songs:
She’s Got the Rhythm and I Got the Blues (10/24/92) #1 CW
Tonight I Climbed the Wall (2/6/93) #4 CW
Chattahoochee (5/15/93) #1 CW, #46 HT. Sales: ½ million
Tropical Depression (8/28/93) #75 CW
Mercury Blues (9/18/93) #2 CW. Airplay: 1 million
Who Says You Can’t Have it All (1/29/94) #4 CW
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Awards:
A Lot about Livin’ and a Little ‘Bout Love
Alan Jackson
Review:
“Three years after his first number one single, Alan Jackson took his brand of new honky tonk country and pushed it all the way into the mainstream, making it possible for another batch of acts to follow him. Sticking with producer Keith Stegall, Jackson wrote over half the tracks on the set, including a pair of singles, She’s Got the Rhythm and I Got the Blues and Tonight I Climbed the Wall, as well as Chattahoochee” (Jurek).
“The uptempo numbers with the jukebox kick are what works best with Jackson’s restless country-soul voice – check I Don’t Need the Booze to Get a Buzz On. The smoking Western swing of Up to My Ears in Tears walks a line between Bob Wills and Buck Owens, and could have been covered by Dwight Yoakam” (Jurek).
“But the set’s winner is its closer, the Geddins/Douglas classic Mercury Blues. Taking the tune back to its country roots and claiming it for the Fender Telecaster’s particular brand of pinch and tang, Jackson sings the hell out of it. At this point in his career, Jackson established himself as one of the most consistent talents country had to offer” (Jurek).
6 million
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7 million
