Good Time (album)

Good Time
Studio album by Alan Jackson
Released March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04)
Genre Country
Length 71:11
Label Arista Nashville
Producer Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Like Red on a Rose
(2006)		 Good Time
(2008)		 Freight Train
(2010)
Singles from Good Time
  1. "Small Town Southern Man"
    Released: November 19, 2007
  2. "Good Time"
    Released: April 21, 2008
  3. "Country Boy"
    Released: September 29, 2008
  4. "Sissy's Song"
    Released: March 2, 2009
  5. "I Still Like Bologna"
    Released: August 3, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
The 9513 [3]
Slant [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+[5]

Good Time is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on March 4, 2008 and produced five singles on the country singles charts. The first three of these — "Small Town Southern Man", the title track, and "Country Boy" — have all become Number One hits.

Good Time debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 119,000 copies in its first week,[6] and was certified Platinum on February 16, 2010.[7]

Contents

Production

After working with Alison Krauss for his previous studio album, Like Red on a Rose, Jackson returned to Keith Stegall (who had produced or co-produced all of Jackson's previous albums) as his producer for this album.[8] Good Time is also the first album of his career on which Jackson wrote all of the material by himself.[9]

Singles

"Small Town Southern Man", the first single, was released in late 2007, and in March 2008, the song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, becoming Jackson's first Number One hit since "Remember When" in 2004. The album itself was released in March 2008.[10] Following "Small Town Southern Man" were the album's title track and "Country Boy", both of which became Number One hits as well. "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.

Track listing

All songs by Alan Jackson.

  1. "Good Time" - 5:06
  2. "Small Town Southern Man" - 4:40
  3. "I Wish I Could Back Up" - 5:05
  4. "Country Boy" - 4:06
  5. "Right Where I Want You" - 3:51
  6. "1976" - 4:09
  7. "When the Love Factor's High" - 4:18
  8. "Long Long Way" - 4:08
  9. "Sissy's Song" - 3:02
  10. "I Still Like Bologna" - 4:39
  11. "Never Loved Before" - 3:32
  12. "Nothing Left to Do" - 4:44
  13. "Listen to Your Senses" - 3:09
  14. "This Time" - 4:34
  15. "Laid Back 'n Low Key (Cay)" - 2:51
  16. "If You Want to Make Me Happy" - 4:20
  17. "If Jesus Walked the World Today" - 4:57

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN
2007 "Small Town Southern Man" 1 42 62
2008 "Good Time" 1 40 57
"Country Boy" 1 49 61
2009 "Sissy's Song" 9 61 67
"I Still Like Bologna" 32 — —

Chart performance

Good Time debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming his fourth #1 album, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his tenth #1 country album. In February 2010, Good Time was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Charts

Charts (2003) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Charts 21
Australian Top Country Albums 2
Canadian Albums Chart 3
Canadian Top Country Albums 1
Norwegian Albums Chart 2
U.S. Billboard 200[11] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[11] 1

Sales and Certifications

Region Provider Certification
Australia ARIA Gold[12]
United States RIAA Platinum[7]

Personnel

Handclaps and Vocoder on Good Time: Greenwood Hart Shane Keister Melodie Crittenden Jessi Alexander Joanna Janet

Preceded by
Discipline by Janet Jackson		 Billboard 200 number-one album
March 16, 2008 - March 22, 2008		 Succeeded by
Trilla by Rick Ross
Preceded by
Taylor Swift by Taylor Swift		 Top Country Albums number-one album
March 22, 2008 - March 29, 2008		 Succeeded by
Taylor Swift by Taylor Swift

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Good Time review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1291187. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  2. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2008-02-07). "Good Time review". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/alanjackson/albums/album/18242042/review/18251172/good_time. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  3. ^ Tamburin, Adam (2008-03-20). "Good Time review". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/album-review-alan-jackson-good-time/. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
  4. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (2008-03-02). "Good Time review". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1307. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  5. ^ Willman, Chris. "Good Time review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20181209,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
  6. ^ Katie Hasty, "Alan Jackson Bests Janet To Top Billboard 200", Billboard.com, March 12, 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum - March 19, 2010". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=alan%20jackson&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  8. ^ Vince Gill Inspires Alan Jackson
  9. ^ Alan Jackson Looks Forward To 'Good Time'
  10. ^ 'Time' Is Right For New Alan Jackson Disc
  11. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/album/alan-jackson/good-time/1098236#/album/alan-jackson/good-time/1098236
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Albums". ARIA Charts. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2010Albums.htm. Retrieved November 24, 2010. 
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