Alan Jackson - Genuine (The Alan Jackson Story) (Music CD)
Release Date: 05 August 2016
Artist: Alan Jackson

£18.19
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There have been plenty of Alan Jackson compilations -- some, like 2010's double-disc 34 Number Ones, have been quite extensive -- but there's never been an Alan Jackson box until 2015's Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story, a triple-disc set covering his long run at Arista Records. Genuine opens 1989's "Blue Blooded Woman" and closes with his duet with the Zac Brown Band, "As She's Walking Away," a 2010 hit that arrived two years after his last Top 10 country hit -- either for Arista or, as of this 2015 writing, in general -- "Sissy's Song." He's made good records for EMI in the 2010s -- as a rule, Alan Jackson doesn't make bad records -- but this set unquestionably covers his popular heyday, featuring every one of his enduring hits and a good selection of deep cuts to boot. The eight unreleased tracks, none of which come with specific recording details, touch upon many of Jackson's signatures, ranging from straight-ahead traditionalist country ("Born Too Late," "If Tears Could Talk"), soft-focused '70s singer/songwriter (a live cover of Steve Young's "Seven Bridges Road"), balladry ("Wings"), south-of-the border fiestas ("Seguro Que Hell Yes"), love of country ("The Star-Spangled Banner"), a chipper twanging neo-novelty ("Love Is Hard"), and rocking country ("Ain't Just a Southern Thing"). Every one of these are solid, worthwhile fan bait for the hardcore, and they do nothing to diminish a box set that accurately exemplifies one of the great careers in country music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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- Disk 1
- 1. Blue Blooded Woman
- 2. Here in the Real World
- 3. Wanted
- 4. Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
- 5. I'd Love You All Over Again
- 6. Don't Rock the Jukebox
- 7. Someday
- 8. Dallas
- 9. Midnight in Montgomery
- 10. Love's Got a Hold on You
- 11. She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)
- 12. Tonight I Climbed the Wall
- 13. Chattahoochee
- 14. Mercury Blues
- 15. (Who Says) You Can't Have It All
- 16. Summertime Blues
- 17. Gone Country
- 18. Born Too Late (Previously Unreleased)
- 19. If Tears Could Talk (Previously Unreleased)
- 20. Seven Bridges Road (Live Previously Unreleased)
- Disk 2
- 1. Livin' on Love
- 2. I Don't Even Know Your Name
- 3. Tall, Tall Trees
- 4. I'll Try
- 5. Home
- 6. Little Bitty
- 7. Who's Cheatin' Who
- 8. There Goes
- 9. Between the Devil and Me
- 10. A House with No Curtains
- 11. I'll Go on Loving You
- 12. Right on the Money
- 13. Gone Crazy
- 14. Little Man
- 15. Pop a Top
- 16. The Blues Man
- 17. It Must Be Love
- 18. Wings (Previously Unreleased)
- 19. Seguro Que Hell Yes (Previously Unreleased)
- 20. The Star-Spangled Banner (Previously Unreleased)
- Disk 3
- 1. Where I Come From
- 2. When Somebody Loves You
- 3. Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
- 4. Drive (For Daddy Gene)
- 5. Work in Progress
- 6. That'd Be Alright
- 7. It's Five o'Clock Somewhere
- 8. Remember When
- 9. Too Much of a Good Thing
- 10. Monday Morning Church
- 11. Like Red on a Rose
- 12. A Woman's Love
- 13. Small Town Southern Man
- 14. Good Time
- 15. Country Boy
- 16. Sissy's Song
- 17. As She's Walking Away - Brown, Zac
- 18. Love Is Hard (Previously Unreleased)
- 19. Ain't Just a Southern Thing (Previously Unreleased)
Release Date: 05 August 2016
Artist: Alan Jackson
SKU: 88725406392