Under the Influence (Alan Jackson album)

Infobox Album | Name = Under The Influence
Type = cover
Artist = Alan Jackson


Released = October 26, 1999
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 43:04
Label = Arista Nashville
Producer = Keith Stegall
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wzfoxqqkldke link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/alanjackson/albums/album/217708/review/5945637/under_the_influence link] | Last album = "Super Hits" (1999)
This album = "Under The Influence"
(1999)
Next album = "When Somebody Loves You"
(2000) |

"Under The Influence" is the eighth solo album by country singer Alan Jackson. The album features Jackson's covers of other country artists' material. Three singles were released from it — "Pop a Top", "The Blues Man", and "It Must Be Love", which respectively reached #6, #37, and #1 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "My Own Kind of Hat", "Margaritaville" and "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" also entered the lower regions of the charts from unsolicited airplay.

Track by track

*"Pop a Top": recorded by Jim Ed Brown on his 1967 album "Just Jim" and was a number three Billboard country single in 1967.
*"Farewell Party": recorded by Gene Watson on his 1978 album "Reflections" and was a number five country single in 1979.
*"Kiss an Angel Good Morning": recorded by Charley Pride on his 1971 album "Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs" and was a number one country single in 1971.
*"Right in the Palm of Your Hand" was recorded by Mel McDaniel on his 1981 album "I'm Countryfied" and was a number ten country single in 1981.
*"The Blues Man": recorded by Hank Williams, Jr. on his 1980 album "Habits Old And New".
*"Revenooer Man": recorded by George Jones as the B-side of the 1963 single "I Love You Because."
*"My Own Kind of Hat": recorded by Merle Haggard on the 1979 album "Serving 190 Proof" and became a number four country single in 1979.
*"She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs": recorded by John Anderson on the 1980 album "John Anderson" and was a number thirteen country single in 1980.
*"The Way I Am": recorded by Merle Haggard on the 1980 album "The Way I Am" and was a number two country single in 1980.
*"It Must Be Love": recorded by Don Williams on the 1978 album "Expressions" and was a number one country single in 1979.
*"Once You've Had the Best": recorded by George Jones on the 1974 album "The Grand Tour" and was a number three country single in 1973.
*"Margaritaville": recorded by Jimmy Buffett on the 1977 album "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" and was a number thirteen country single in 1977. [Flippo, Chet (1999-09-25), "Jackson returns to roots with traditional set; Arista/Nashville seeks sound's revival". "Billboard". 111 (39):38]

Track listing

#"Pop a Top" (Nat Stuckey) - 3:04
#"Farewell Party" (Lawton Williams) - 4:07
#"Kiss an Angel Good Morning" (Ben Peters) - 2:04
#"Right in the Palm of Your Hand" (Bob McDill) - 3:38
#"The Blues Man" (Hank Williams, Jr.) - 7:04
#"Revenooer Man" (Donny Young) - 2:32
#"My Own Kind of Hat" (Merle Haggard, Red Lane) - 3:22
#"She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" (Kent Robbins) - 2:43
#"The Way I Am" (Sonny Throckmorton) - 3:05
#"It Must Be Love" (Bob McDill) - 2:53
#"Once You've Had the Best" (Johnny Paycheck) - 4:10
#"Margaritaville" (Jimmy Buffett) - 4:15
#*featuring Jimmy Buffett

ingles

Musicians

*Eddie Bayers - drums
*Stuart Duncan - fiddle
*Larry Franklin - fiddle
*Paul Franklin - steel guitar
*Owen Hale - drums
*Brent Mason - electric guitar
*Gary Prim - piano, keyboard
*Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
*Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano, keyboard
*Brent Rowan - electric guitar
*John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
*Scotty Sanders - steel guitar
*Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
*John Willis - acoustic guitar
*Glenn Worf - bass guitar

References