A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)
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A Lot About Livin' is the third studio album by American country music
artist Alan Jackson
. It was released on October 9, 1992, and produced the singles "Chattahoochee", "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)", "Tonight I Climbed the Wall", "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" and "Mercury Blues". "Chattahoochee" and "She's Got the Rhythm" were both Number One hits on the Hot Country Songs
charts, while the other three songs all reached Top Five.
Keith Stegall
produced the entire album, working with Scott Hendricks
on "Tonight I Climbed the Wall".
, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his first #1 country album. In January 1996, A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) was certified 6 x Platinum by the RIAA.
Country Music Association
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
. It was released on October 9, 1992, and produced the singles "Chattahoochee", "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)", "Tonight I Climbed the Wall", "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" and "Mercury Blues". "Chattahoochee" and "She's Got the Rhythm" were both Number One hits on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts, while the other three songs all reached Top Five.
Keith Stegall
Keith Stegall
Robert Keith Stegall is an American country music recording artist and record producer. Active since 1980, Stegall has recorded two-major label studio albums: 1985's Keith Stegall and 1996's Passages...
produced the entire album, working with Scott Hendricks
Scott Hendricks
Scott Hendricks is an American record producer who has worked with several country music artists. He has had over 80 top 10s, and 45 number 1 hits. Between 1995 and 1997, he was also the president and chief executive officer of Capitol Records Nashville...
on "Tonight I Climbed the Wall".
Track listing
- "ChattahoocheeChattahoochee (song)"Chattahoochee" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in May 1993 as the third single from his 1992 album A Lot About Livin' ...
" (Alan Jackson, Jim McBride) – 2:27 - "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"She's Got the Rhythm " is the title of a country music song co-written by American singers Randy Travis and Alan Jackson. Jackson recorded the song on his 1992 album A Lot About Livin' , and released it in late 1992 as that album's lead-off single...
" (Jackson, Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
) – 2:24 - "Tonight I Climbed the WallTonight I Climbed the Wall"Tonight I Climbed the Wall" is the title of a song that was written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in January 1993 as the second single from his 1992 album A Lot About Livin' ...
" (Jackson) – 3:30 - "I Don't Need the Booze (To Get a Buzz On)" (Toni Dae, Joy Swinea) – 3:15
- "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" You Can't Have It All" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist, Alan Jackson. It was released in January 1994 as the fifth and final single from his 1992 album A Lot About Livin' . The song peaked at number 4 on the U.S...
" (Jackson, McBride) – 3:28 - "Up to My Ears in Tears" (Jackson, Don Sampson) – 2:53
- "Tropical Depression" (Charlie CraigCharlie CraigCharlie Craig was a Grammy-nominated songwriter born and raised in Watts Mill, South Carolina. He relocated to Nashville and spent over 40 years in the music industry. Some of his songs have been recorded by Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Johnny Cash, Aaron Tippin and...
, Jackson, McBride) – 2:57 - "She Likes It Too" (Zack Turner, Tim NicholsTim NicholsTim Nichols Tim Nichols Tim Nichols (born in Portsmouth, Virginia is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since the late 1980s, Nichols has written for several country music singers, including Keith Whitley, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina, and Alan Jackson...
) – 2:50 - "If It Ain't One Thing (It's You)" (Jackson, McBride) – 3:52
- "Mercury BluesMercury Blues"Mercury Blues" is the title of song written by K. C. Douglas and Robert Geddins in 1949. The song, originally titled "Mercury Boogie," pays homage to the American automobile, which ended production in 2010....
" (K. C. DouglasK. C. DouglasK. C. Douglas was an American blues singer and guitarist.-Career:Born in Sharon, Mississippi, Douglas was a rural blues stylist in the San Francisco/Oakland area of California. Douglas was influenced by Tommy Johnson, whose "Canned Heat Blues" he adapted on his album, Big Road Blues...
, Bob GeddinsBob GeddinsRobert L. "Bob" Geddins was an American San Francisco Bay Area blues and rhythm and blues musician and record producer....
) – 3:39
Chart performance
A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) peaked at #13 on the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his first #1 country album. In January 1996, A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) was certified 6 x Platinum by the RIAA.
Charts
| Charts (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
13 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 22 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 5 |
Sales and Certifications
| Region | Provider | Certification | Sales/Shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | RIAA | 6 x Platinum | 6,000,000+ |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1992 | "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1993 | "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" | 4 | — | 4 |
| "Chattahoochee" | 1 | 46 | 1 | |
| "Mercury Blues" | 2 | — | 2 | |
| 1994 | "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" | 4 | — | 11 |
Personnel
- Eddie BayersEddie BayersEddie Bayers is an American session drummer who has played on 150 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for eight straight years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Stuart DuncanStuart DuncanStuart Duncan is a bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo. Born in Quantico, Virginia and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band, he has been a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band since 1985, and is a much-in-demand session musician...
– fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music... - Robbie Flint – acoustic slide guitarSlide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...
- Paul FranklinPaul Franklin (musician)Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
– steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use... - Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Roy Huskey, Jr.Roy Huskey, Jr.Roy Milton Huskey was a prominent American upright bass player in country music from Nashville, Tennessee. Huskey performed alongside musicians such as Chet Atkins, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, George Jones, Steve Earle, Doc Watson and many others...
– upright bass - Brent MasonBrent MasonBrent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
– electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Bruce Rutherford – background vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Hank Singer – fiddle
- Keith Stegall – acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
- Glenn WorfGlenn WorfGlenn Worf is one of the premier Nashville session bassists. He was born in Dayton, Ohio but grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and has concentrated on the bass guitar since he was thirteen. He majored in music at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Inevitably his talents forced him to abandon the...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Awards
Academy of Country MusicAcademy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
- Single Record of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1993
- Album of the Year, 1993
Country Music Association
Country Music Association
The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
- Single of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1993
- Music Video of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1993
- Song of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1994