Good Time debuted at #1 on the U.S. Your email address will not be published. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Together with George Strait, Alan Jackson embodies the ‘Neo-Traditional’ country music movement. There can’t be any serious country music fans that do not know his classics such as “Do not Rock the Jukebox”, “Chattahoochee” or “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)”. Alan Jackson was born in 1958 in Newman, Georgia as the youngest of five children. 1989 saw him sign a contract with the newly formed Arista Records and a year later his debut album Here In The Real World reached the Top 5 of the country charts. His next two albums – Do Not Rock The Jukebox and A Lot About Livin’ (and a little ‘bout love) brought an incredible five number 1 singles, including the classics “Love’s Got A Hold On You” and his signature song “Chattahoochee”. Customers Also Bought Items By George Strait Brooks & Dunn Garth Brooks Alabama ... Alan Jackson. He has released 16 studio albums, two Christmas albums, 10 compilation albums, and a tribute album for the label. Good Time debuted at number one on the U.S. Precious Memories Alan Jackson. For other albums, see, "Back in familiar territory, subtly scoffing at modern country cliches", "Alan Jackson: Good Time : Music Reviews", "Alan Jackson Bests Janet To Top Billboard 200", Alan Jackson Looks Forward To 'Good Time', 'Time' Is Right For New Alan Jackson Disc, http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Alan+Jackson&titel=Good+Time&cat=a, https://www.billboard.com/music/alan-jackson/chart-history/, "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Albums", A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Good_Time_(album)&oldid=976487929, Articles with dead external links from October 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Throughout the early 80s he held odd jobs and sporadic appearances. His father was a mechanic and Alan would often help him after school. 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Jim Hoke – harmonica, bass harmonica, accordion, James Mitchell – accordion, electric guitar, This page was last edited on 3 September 2020, at 06:25. Jackson’s own move into the Bluegrass arena came with the simply titled The Bluegrass Album. Alan Jackson is an American country music artist. [16] Following "Small Town Southern Man" were the album's title track and "Country Boy", both of which became Number One hits as well. Vinyl: $21.59. Shop for officially licensed Alan Jackson apparel, CDs, and more Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 34 Number Ones Jackson, Alan. In February 2010, Good Time was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Good Time is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. In 1979 Jackson married his high school sweetheart Denise, with whom he is still together and has three daughters. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning), © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. At aged twenty he formed his first band. CD: $14.95 MP3: $13.99. The US press firmly gave Jackson’s album the stamp of authenticity – “The 56-year-old is quite the bluegrass songwriter and has hit the nail on the head…”. Before his solo debut, Jackson worked in Nashville Network as a songwriter and demo singer. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. With his next album, Where I Am, Jackson passed the incredible 10-million album sales mark. The first three of these — "Small Town Southern Man", the title track, and "Country Boy" — have all become Number One hits. It was released on March 4, 2008 and produced five singles on the country singles charts. This goes some way to explain his pure country sound. Listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with Amazon Music Unlimited. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Listen online to Alan Jackson - Remember When and see which albums it appears on. Looking like a cowboy from a storybook, in the tradition of Hank Williams and Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson is the real deal; he’s also arguably Nashville’s most famous moustachioed singer. He is one of the most popular honky-tonk and Western swing singers and has sold over sixty million albums making him one of the ten best-selling country music artists of all time. "Sissy's Song", a song which Jackson originally recorded for the funeral of his housekeeper, was released in March 2009 as the fourth single, and "I Still Like Bologna" was released in August as the fifth. Collectively they moved the genre away from the watered-down pop-country of the 1980s back to the roots of country. Albums. 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Billboard 200 chart, selling about 119,000 copies in its first week,[12] and was certified Platinum on February 16, 2010. Unlike many of his peers, he did not listen to pop music in his youth, only traditional country music. Cancel anytime. The album itself was released in March 2008. The album stayed there for over a year and established him firmly as part of the new generation of country singers, together with his friend Travis Tritt, Vince Gill and Brooks & Dunn.