hypersongs

Don't Rock the Jukebox

His second album: ten songs, with four number one singles and a George Jones duet.
Alan Jackson, 1991

Don't Rock the Jukebox was produced by Scott Hendricks and Keith Stegall and recorded at five Nashville studios over about five months. Players include Eddie Bayers on drums, Michael Rhodes on bass, Hargus Pig Robbins on piano, Brent Mason on guitar and Paul Franklin on steel guitar, with George Jones singing on "Just Playin' Possum". Its singles were "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (number one, 1991), "Someday" (number one), "Dallas" (number one), "Midnight in Montgomery" (number three, 1992) and "Love's Got a Hold on You" (number one, 1992).

It reached number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the country albums chart, and is five times platinum in the US and twice platinum in Canada. AllMusic gave it 4.5 stars, the Chicago Tribune four and Entertainment Weekly an A.

Track listing

  1. Don't Rock the Jukebox2:52
  2. That's All I Need to Know3:47
  3. Dallas2:43
  4. Midnight in Montgomery3:46
  5. Love's Got a Hold on You2:54
  6. Someday3:18
  7. Just Playin' Possum2:54
  8. From a Distance3:38
  9. Walkin' the Floor Over Me2:26
  10. Working Class Hero3:14

Sources

  1. Don't Rock the Jukebox, Wikipedia
  2. Alan Jackson, Wikipedia