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Alan Jackson
"A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love)"
© Arista Records
Year of Release: 1992
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track listing
Chattahoochee
She's Got The Rhythm(And I Got The Blues)
Tonight I
Climbed The Wall
I Don't Need The Booze(To Get A Buzz On)
(Who Says)
You Can't Have It All
Up To My Ears In Tears
Tropical Depression
She Likes It Too
If It Ain't One Thing
(It's You)
Mercury Blues
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Alan Jackson
"A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love)"
YEE-HAWWWW!!! That pretty much sums it up for Alan Jackson's 1992 release,
A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love). And to honestly describe
this album in three words: Good (if not, great), honest,
"Chattahoochee" makes you yell out YEE-HAWW throughout the whole
song; it was a popular one for AJ, and is considered the title track of the
album, having the album name in its lyrics. And, this song is a great one,
indeed. "She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues)" is a groovin'
country and blues song, which is another great song.
Slow ballad country best defines "Tonight I Climbed The Wall", a
typical slow country song, with some great slide country guitar. "I Don't
Need The Booze (To Get A Buzz On)" is a great honky-tonkin' country party
song. With its catchy title, you can't help but laugh and enjoy this one.
Another slow ballad, "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" is similar
to a great ballad by Randy Travis. This song also has some great country violin,
likewise, the steel country guitar and country piano.
"Up To My Ears In Tears" is another catchy title honky-tonkin' number,
"Tropical Depression" has a medium tempo, compared to most songs by Garth
Brooks. The honky-tonkin' sound returns with "She Likes It Too", and
another great ballad, "If It Ain't One Thing (It's You)" features two
great instruments for slow country songs: the steel guitar and piano. The
album closes with "Mercury Blues", another common honky-tonker.
Alan Jackson's A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love) truly
defines country. It seems the 1990s Country leans toward the sound of pop
and/or rock, and not really sounding country as it was in the beginning of
country's existence. It also features two instruments throughout the album,
the steel country guitar and the piano, sounding so unique for the standard
country ballads. The violin is also featured, but not as heavily as the
previous instruments mentioned.
In hearing country music as it should be, this album will satisfy that
crave. Alan Jackson kept this sound throughout his entire career, making it
a good move, as people will define him as a true country star, both in
appearance (wearing the country hat like everyone else does), and, most
imporantly, in sound -- the Country sound.
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