34 Number Ones

34 Number Ones
Greatest hits album by Alan Jackson
Released November 23, 2010
Genre Country
Length 132:48
Label Arista Nashville
Producer Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology

Freight Train
(2010)		 34 Number Ones
(2010)		 Thirty Miles West
(2012)
Singles from 34 Number Ones
  1. "As She's Walking Away"
    Released: August 23, 2010
  2. "Ring of Fire"
    Released: December 6, 2010

34 Number Ones is the seventh compilation album by American country artist Alan Jackson. It was released in the United States on November 23, 2010 through Arista Nashville.[1] The release celebrates Jackson's 20-year anniversary since the release of his debut album.[2] As of the chart dated February 26, 2011, the album has sold 200,131 copies in the US.[3]

Content

The release includes all of Jackson's number one hits on various trade charts, from his first, "Here in the Real World", to his latest, "Country Boy".[4] Included in the release is his cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and Jackson's late-2010 duet with Zac Brown Band, "As She's Walking Away".[1]

The Essential

34 Number Ones was re-released on April 17, 2012 as The Essential. Both albums have an identical track listing.[5] The Essential peaked at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[6]

Track listing

CD 1
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Ring of Fire"  June Carter, Merle Kilgore 3:11
2. "Here in the Real World"  Mark Irwin, Alan Jackson 3:38
3. "Wanted"  Charlie Craig, Jackson 2:56
4. "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"  Jackson, Jim McBride 3:05
5. "I'd Love You All Over Again"  Jackson 3:10
6. "Don't Rock the Jukebox"  Jackson, Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall 2:50
7. "Someday"  Jackson, McBride 3:17
8. "Dallas"  Jackson, Stegall 2:44
9. "Midnight in Montgomery"  Jackson, Don Sampson 3:44
10. "Love's Got a Hold on You"  Carson Chamberlain, Stegall 2:53
11. "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"  Jackson, Randy Travis 2:24
12. "Tonight I Climbed the Wall"  Jackson 3:30
13. "Chattahoochee"  Jackson, Jim McBride 2:27
14. "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All"  Jackson, McBride 3:28
15. "Summertime Blues"  Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran 3:11
16. "Livin' on Love"  Jackson 3:48
17. "Gone Country"  Bob McDill 4:19
18. "I Don't Even Know Your Name"  Jackson, Ron Jackson, Andy Loftin 3:49
19. "Tall, Tall Trees"  George Jones, Roger Miller 2:27
CD 2
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "As She's Walking Away" (with Zac Brown Band)Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette 3:45
2. "Look at Me"  Jim Collins, Paul Overstreet 3:16
3. "I'll Try"  Jackson 3:51
4. "Home"  Jackson 3:18
5. "Little Bitty"  Tom T. Hall 2:38
6. "Who's Cheatin' Who"  Jerry Hayes 4:01
7. "There Goes"  Jackson 3:55
8. "Between the Devil and Me"  Allen, Chamberlain 4:21
9. "Right on the Money"  Charlie Black, Phil Vassar 3:49
10. "It Must Be Love"  McDill 2:50
11. "Where I Come From"  Jackson 3:59
12. "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"  Jackson 5:04
13. "Drive (For Daddy Gene)"  Jackson 4:01
14. "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"  Jim "Moose" Brown, Don Rollins 3:49
15. "Remember When"  Jackson 4:30
16. "Small Town Southern Man"  Jackson 4:40
17. "Good Time"  Jackson 5:07
18. "Country Boy"  Jackson 4:06

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[7] 7
US Billboard 200[8] 37
US Billboard Top Country Albums[8] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Australian Albums Chart[9] 95

Certifications

Country Certification
United States Gold[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "CMT : News : Alan Jackson's 34 Number Ones Due Nov. 23". CMT. 2010-11-20. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Alan Jackson Delivers Definitive Hits Package, 34 Number Ones, on November 23!". Sony Music Nashville. 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Thompson Square Debuts Strong on Album Charts". Roughstock. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  4. ↑ Richardson, Gayle (2010-09-08). "Alan Jackson Releasing '34 Number Ones' in November - The Boot". theboot.com. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  5. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2012). "Album Review: Alan Jackson - The Essential Alan Jackson". Roughstock. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Essential Alan Jackson awards". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Alan Jackson – 34 Number Ones – World Charts". Ultratop 50. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 34 Number Ones - Alan Jackson, Billboard, archived from the original on 5 December 2010, retrieved 2010-12-05
  9. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  10. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Search". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-03-04.