When Somebody Loves You (album)
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| Studio album by Alan Jackson | ||||
| Released | November 7, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:56 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Producer | Keith Stegall | |||
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| Singles from When Somebody Loves You | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [1] |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [3] |
| People | (unfavorable)[4] |
| Plugged In | (average) [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
When Somebody Loves You is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on November 7, 2000, and produced the singles "Where I Come From", "www.memory", "When Somebody Loves You", and "It's Alright to Be a Redneck."
Reception
Critical reception to the album was pretty positive. Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Jackson gets a vote not only for holding on to the tradition but because he is able to articulate its heart in a heartless age."[2] While People found the album "innocuous enough" and "mildly amusing," ultimately the reviewer found it "a waste of one of the most distinctive voices in country music."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Meat and Potato Man" | Harley Allen, John Pennell | 2:28 |
| 2. | "When Somebody Loves You" | Alan Jackson | 3:28 |
| 3. | "The Thrill Is Back" | Anna Lisa Graham, Dana Hunt | 2:45 |
| 4. | "www.memory" | Jackson | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Where I Come From" | Jackson | 4:02 |
| 6. | "I Still Love You" | Allen | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Life or Love" | Allen, Gary Cotton | 2:31 |
| 8. | "A Love Like That" | Jackson | 3:28 |
| 9. | "It's Alright to Be a Redneck" | Bill Kenner, Pat McLaughlin | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Maybe I Should Stay Here" | Robert Lee Castleman | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Three Minute Positive Not Too Country Up-Tempo Love Song" | Jackson | 3:02 |
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
- Larry Franklin - fiddle on "Meat and Potato Man"
- Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar on "Where I Come From", dobro on "When Somebody Loves You"
- Alan Jackson - lead vocals
- Terry McMillan - harmonica and jews harp on "Where I Come From"
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Gary Prim - keyboards, piano
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals on all tracks except "Meat and Potato Man"
- Keith Stegall - piano
- Rhonda Vincent - background vocals on "I Still Love You" and "Life or Love"
- Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar, banjo on "Life or Love"
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Chart performance
When Somebody Loves You peaked at #15 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at #1 on the Top Country Albums, his fifth #1 Country album. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in August 2001.
Charts
Singles
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Sales and Certifications
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Footnotes
- ↑ Attebury, Carrie. "When Somebody Loves You - Alan Jackson". About.com. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- 1 2 When Somebody Loves You at AllMusic
- ↑ Nash, Alanna (2000-11-10). "When Somebody Loves You Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- 1 2 Ralph Novak (2000-12-04). "Picks & Pans Review: When Somebody Loves You". People. 54 (24):52. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ↑ Waliszewski, Bob. "Alan Jackson: When Somebody Loves You". Plugged In. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 409. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- 1 2 "When Somebody Loves You - Alan Jackson". Billboard.com. 2000-11-25. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
| Preceded by Breathe by Faith Hill |
Top Country Albums number-one album November 25 - December 8, 2000 |
Succeeded by Greatest Hits by Tim McGraw |