Alan Jackson – Blue Blooded Woman
A DEBUT SINGLE MISSED THE TOP 40 — BUT IT STILL INTRODUCED THE MAN COUNTRY MUSIC WAS ABOUT TO NEED. Before Alan Jackson became the quiet giant of ’90s country,…
Alan Jackson – Blessed Assurance
A COUNTRY GIANT COULD FILL ARENAS — BUT ONE OLD HYMN MADE HIM SOUND LIKE HE WAS BACK IN CHURCH. Alan Jackson has always carried a kind of quiet weather…
Alan Jackson – Blacktop
BLACKTOP WAS NEVER JUST ASPHALT IN ALAN JACKSON’S MUSIC — IT WAS THE PLACE WHERE RESTLESS HEARTS LEARNED TO MOVE. There is something about a road song that country music…
Alan Jackson – Big Green Eyes
BIG GREEN EYES SOUNDS LIKE A SIMPLE LOVE SONG — UNTIL ALAN JACKSON MAKES ONE GLANCE FEEL LIKE A LIFETIME. Some country songs begin with a place. Some begin with…
Alan Jackson – Between the Devil and Me
BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND ME WASN’T JUST A COUNTRY TITLE — IT WAS A LINE DRAWN THROUGH A MAN’S SOUL. Some songs walk into a room with a grin. This…
Alan Jackson – Beer:10
“BEER:10” LOOKS LIKE A BARROOM JOKE — UNTIL ALAN JACKSON TURNS CLOSING TIME INTO A MIRROR. Some country songs walk in wearing boots, grinning like they already know the punchline.…
Alan Jackson – Back
“BACK” IS SUCH A SMALL WORD — UNTIL ALAN JACKSON MAKES IT SOUND LIKE EVERYTHING A HEART HAS LOST. Some country songs do not need a long title. They only…
Alan Jackson – Away In A Manger
“AWAY IN A MANGER” DOESN’T SOUND LIKE A STAGE IN ALAN JACKSON’S VOICE — IT SOUNDS LIKE CHRISTMAS EVE AT HOME. Some songs arrive wrapped in lights. Others arrive quietly,…
Alan Jackson – As She’s Walking Away
AS SHE’S WALKING AWAY WAS A SONG ABOUT MISSING A CHANCE — UNTIL ALAN JACKSON MADE IT SOUND LIKE COUNTRY WISDOM. Some songs do not break your heart with what…
Alan Jackson – As Lovely as You
“AS LOVELY AS YOU” DOESN’T TRY TO PROVE LOVE IS GRAND — IT SIMPLY SHOWS HOW QUIETLY IT CAN SAVE A LIFE. Some love songs arrive with roses, violins, and…
Alan Jackson – Are You Washed in the Blood
“ARE YOU WASHED IN THE BLOOD” SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD CHURCH HYMN — UNTIL ALAN JACKSON MAKES IT FEEL LIKE YOUR OWN FAMILY HISTORY. Some songs do not begin on…
Alan Jackson – Appalachian Mountain Girl
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN GIRL WASN’T JUST A SONG ABOUT LOVE — IT WAS A MEMORY HIDING IN THE HILLS. Some country songs sound like a porch light. Others sound like a…
Alan Jackson – Anywhere on Earth You Are
ANYWHERE ON EARTH YOU ARE SOUNDS LIKE A LOVE SONG — UNTIL THE ROAD STARTS FEELING LIKE THE REAL HEARTBREAK. There is a special kind of loneliness that belongs only…
Alan Jackson – Another Good Reason
ANOTHER GOOD REASON SOUNDS LIKE A SMILE — UNTIL YOU HEAR THE HEARTBREAK HIDING UNDER THE HONKY-TONK LIGHTS. Alan Jackson has always had a gift for making country music feel…
Alan Jackson – Angels and Alcohol
ALAN JACKSON PUT ANGELS AND ALCOHOL IN THE SAME SONG — AND SOMEHOW MADE THE WHOLE ROOM LOOK INWARD. There are country songs that warn you. Then there are country…
Alan Jackson – Amazing Grace
ALAN JACKSON DIDN’T SING “AMAZING GRACE” LIKE A PERFORMANCE — HE SANG IT LIKE A PEW REMEMBERING A PRAYER. Some songs are too old to belong to one voice. “Amazing…
Alan Jackson – Amarillo
AMARILLO WAS NEVER JUST A PLACE ON THE MAP — IN ALAN JACKSON’S HANDS, IT BECAME A LONG ROAD HOME. There are songs that sound like neon. Then there are…
Alan Jackson – Always On My Mind
ALAN JACKSON DIDN’T NEED TO OWN “ALWAYS ON MY MIND” — HE ONLY NEEDED TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE HOME. Some songs arrive already carrying ghosts. “Always On My Mind”…
Alan Jackson – All My Ex’s Live in Texas
ALL HIS EXES LIVE IN TEXAS — BUT THE REAL STORY IS THE MAN TRYING TO LAUGH HIS WAY OUT OF HEARTBREAK. “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” sounds like…
Alan Jackson – All American Country Boys
A COUNTRY BOY CAN SOUND SIMPLE — UNTIL YOU REALIZE HE WAS SINGING FOR EVERY ROOT AMERICA ALMOST FORGOT. Alan Jackson’s “All American Country Boy” carries the kind of pride…