A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love) by Alan Jackson (CD, Oct-1992, Arista)

Album Features
UPC:	078221871129
Artist:	Alan Jackson
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1992
Record Label:	Arista
Genre:	Contemporary Country, Country

Track Listing
1. Chattahoochee
2. She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)
3. Tonight I Climbed the Wall
4. I Don't Need the Booze (To Get a Buzz On)
5. (Who Says) You Can't Have It All
6. Up to My Ears in Tears
7. Tropical Depression
8. She Likes It Too
9. If It Ain't One Thing (It's You)
10. Mercury Blues

Details
Playing Time:	31 min.
Producer:	Scott Hendricks, Keith Stegall
Distributor:	BMG (distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Alan Jackson (vocals); Brent Mason, Bruce Watkins, Keith Stegall, Robbie Flint (guitar); Weldon Myrick, Paul Franklin (steel guitars); Stuart Duncan, Hank Singer, Rob Hajacos (fiddle); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Roy Huskey, Jr., Glenn Worf (bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Bruce Rutherford (background vocals).Recorded at Castle Recording Studio, Cayman Moon Recorders, Sound Emporium and Recording Arts, Nashville, Tennessee.Personnel: Alan Jackson (vocals, guitar); Keith Stegall, Bruce Watkins (guitar, acoustic guitar); Bruce Watkis (guitar); Glenn Worf (electric guitar, electric bass); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Robbie Flint (slide guitar); Paul Franklin , Weldon Myrick (steel guitar); Rob Hajacos, Stuart Duncan, Hank Singer (fiddle); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Roy M. "Junior" Husky (upright bass); Eddie Bayers (drums).Audio Mixer: John Kelton.Recording information: Castle Recording Studio, Franklin, TN; Castle Recording Studio, Nashville, TN; Cayman Moon Recorders, Nashville, TN; Recording Arts, Nashville, TN; Sound Emporium Studios, Nashville, TN.Photographers: Randee Saint Nicholas; Jim DeVault .Unknown Contributor Role: Mary Beth Felts.What is Alan Jackson's formula for sucess? Try tall, lanky good looks, a sly crook of the hat, long blonde hair and a mustache. Add a low-slung guitar that wails blistering licks. Include a large dose of traditional instrumentation, first-rate players, and an aversion towards turning country pop.Being an accomplished writer helps, adding well-crafted, honky tonk classics to the lexicon of country music. A slight Georgia drawl, a shy smile, and an elastic baritone. That's about what it takes to sell millions of albums.As it turns out with most of Jackson's albums, A LOT ABOUT LIVIN' is becoming a sort of greatest hits compilation. Everything he releases hits the top of the charts and deservedly so. His songwriting and instrumentation is impeccable.Highlights include the award-winning, foot-stomping summer smash "Chattahoochee"; "Tonight I Climbed The Wall" with its timeless sound, transcendent vocal, and pining instrumentation; "I Don't Need The Booze (To Get A Buzz On)," a yodeling honky tonk reading of alcoholic delights; "Mercury Blues," a rollicking, hard-driving love song to his car; the blues-shuffling "She's Got The Rhythm"; and the yearning "Who Says You Can't Have It All," where Jackson shares effective duet duties with a moody fiddle and sobbing steel guitar.Jackson sings a lot about livin', a little 'bout love, and no one in contemporary country music is doing it better than he does.

Personnel: Alan Jackson (vocals); Brent Mason, Bruce Watkins, Keith Stegall, Robbie Flint (guitar); Weldon Myrick, Paul Franklin (steel guitars); Stuart Duncan, Hank Singer, Rob Hajacos (fiddle); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Roy Huskey, Jr., Glenn Worf (bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Bruce Rutherford (background vocals).Recorded at Castle Recording Studio, Cayman Moon Recorders, Sound Emporium and Recording Arts, Nashville, Tennessee.What is Alan Jackson's formula for sucess? Try tall, lanky good looks, a sly crook of the hat, long blonde hair and a mustache. Add a low-slung guitar that wails blistering licks. Include a large dose of traditional instrumentation, first-rate players, and an aversion towards turning country pop.Being an accomplished writer helps, adding well-crafted, honky tonk classics to the lexicon of country music. A slight Georgia drawl, a shy smile, and an elastic baritone. That's about what it takes to sell millions of albums.As it turns out with most of Jackson's albums, A LOT ABOUT LIVIN' is becoming a sort of greatest hits compilation. Everything he releases hits the top of the charts and deservedly so. His songwriting and instrumentation is impeccable.Highlights include the award-winning, foot-stomping summer smash "Chattahoochee"; "Tonight I Climbed The Wall" with its timeless sound, transcendent vocal, and pining instrumentation; "I Don't Need The Booze (To Get A Buzz On)," a yodeling honky tonk reading of alcoholic delights; "Mercury Blues," a rollicking, hard-driving love song to his car; the blues-shuffling "She's Got The Rhythm"; and the yearning "Who Says You Can't Have It All," where Jackson shares effective duet duties with a moody fiddle and sobbing steel guitar.Jackson sings a lot about livin', a little 'bout love, and no one in contemporary country music is doing it better than he does.

Editorial Reviews
3 Stars - Good - ...Alan Jackson is right in the vanguard of modern country where a rock n' roll swagger and presentation is harnessed to traditional-sounding values....
Q (19940101)

...the most creatively consistent honky-tonker of the new breed, and the most authentically retro in attitude, instrumentation, and tradition...Jackson's songs crackle succinct character sketches and vibrant language... - Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (19921106)