Good Time (album)
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| Studio album by Alan Jackson | ||||
| Released | March 4, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 71:11 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Producer | Keith Stegall | |||
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| 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]
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Alan Jackson.
- "Good Time" - 5:06
- "Small Town Southern Man" - 4:40
- "I Wish I Could Back Up" - 5:05
- "Country Boy" - 4:06
- "Right Where I Want You" - 3:51
- "1976" - 4:09
- "When the Love Factor's High" - 4:18
- "Long Long Way" - 4:08
- "Sissy's Song" - 3:02
- "I Still Like Bologna" - 4:39
- "Never Loved Before" - 3:32
- duet with Martina McBride
- "Nothing Left to Do" - 4:44
- "Listen to Your Senses" - 3:09
- "This Time" - 4:34
- "Laid Back 'n Low Key (Cay)" - 2:51
- "If You Want to Make Me Happy" - 4:20
- "If Jesus Walked the World Today" - 4:57
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| 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 | — | — | |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Charts
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[edit] Sales and Certifications
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[edit] Personnel
- Robert Bailey – background vocals
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Angela Bennett – background vocals
- Jamaal Carter – background vocals
- Jimmy Carter – bass guitar
- Janice Corder – background vocals
- Melodie Crittenden – background vocals
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Robbie Flint – lap steel guitar
- Paul Franklin – Dobro, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals
- Emily Harris – background vocals
- Greenwood Hart – vocoder
- Jim Hoke – harmonica, bass harmonica, accordion, Jew's harp
- Edward Jenkins – background vocals
- Shane Keister – vocoder
- Lucas Ketner – percussion
- Brent Mason – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- James Curtis Mitchell – accordion, electric guitar
- Shandra Penix – background vocals
- Gary Prim – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano, Hammond organ
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar, banjo
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar, upright bass
| 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 |
[edit] References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Good Time review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1291187. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tamburin, Adam (2008-03-20). "Good Time review". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/album-review-alan-jackson-good-time/. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Keefe, Jonathan (2008-03-02). "Good Time review". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1307. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ Willman, Chris (March 3, 2008). "Good Time review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20181209,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Alan Jackson Bests Janet To Top Billboard 200", Billboard.com, March 12, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vince Gill Inspires Alan Jackson
- ^ Alan Jackson Looks Forward To 'Good Time'
- ^ 'Time' Is Right For New Alan Jackson Disc
- ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/album/alan-jackson/good-time/1098236#/album/alan-jackson/good-time/1098236
- ^ "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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