Drive (Alan Jackson album)

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Drive
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Studio album by
Alan Jackson
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreCountry
Length49:37
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerKeith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
When Somebody Loves You
(2000) 		Drive
(2002) 		Let It Be Christmas
(2002)
Singles from Drive
  1. "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
    Released: November 26, 2001
  2. "Drive (For Daddy Gene)"
    Released: January 28, 2002
  3. "Work in Progress"
    Released: June 24, 2002
  4. "That'd Be Alright"
    Released: December 9, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com4/5 stars [1]
Allmusic4/5 stars [2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+ [3]
Los Angeles Times2.5/4 stars [4]
Plugged In(average) [5]
Q3/5 stars [6]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention) [7]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars [8]

Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the number 1 hit, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", a ballad written in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. "Drive (For Daddy Gene)", "Work in Progress", and "That'd Be Alright" were also released as singles, peaking at number 1, number 3, and number 2, respectively, on the same chart; "Designated Drinker" also reached number 44 without officially being released. In addition, all four released singles cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 28, 28, 35 and 29, respectively.

Reception[]

At the 2003 Academy of Country Music Awards, Jackson was nominated for 10 awards winning Album of the Year for Drive and Video of the Year for the video to "Drive (For Daddy Gene)."[9]

In 2009, Rhapsody ranked the album number 3 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.[10]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drive (For Daddy Gene)"Jackson4:02
2."A Little Bluer Than That"Mark Irwin, Irene Kelley2:54
3."Bring On the Night"Jackson, Charlie Craig, Keith Stegall4:04
4."Work in Progress"Jackson4:07
5."The Sounds"Jackson3:23
6."Designated Drinker" (with George Strait)Jackson3:52
7."Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"Jackson5:06
8."That'd Be Alright"Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers3:41
9."Once in a Lifetime Love"Jackson3:25
10."When Love Comes Around"Jackson3:07
11."I Slipped and Fell in Love"Harley Allen, John Wiggins2:55
12."First Love"Jackson3:14
13."Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" (Live from the 35th Annual CMA Awards, spoken intro by Vince Gill)Jackson5:47

Personnel[]

  • Eddie Bayers – drums
  • J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
  • Robbie Flint – steel guitar (track 13)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Vince Gill – introduction (track 13)
  • Danny Groah – electric guitar (track 13)
  • Greenwood Hart - acoustic guitar, piano, accordion
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • Jim Hoke – harmonica
  • Alan Jackson – acoustic guitar (track 13), lead vocals
  • Irene Kelley – background vocals
  • John Kelton – tic-tac bass
  • Matthew McCauley – conductor, string arrangements
  • Mark McClurg – fiddle (track 13)
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • Gordon Mote – keyboards, piano
  • The Nashville String Machine - strings
  • Monty Parkey – piano (track 13)
  • Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
  • Bruce Rutherford – drums (track 13)
  • Tom Rutledge – acoustic guitar (track 13)
  • Kim Parent - background vocals
  • John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
  • Marty Slayton - background vocals (track 13)
  • Tony Stephens – acoustic guitar (track 13)
  • George Strait – duet vocals (track 6)
  • Bruce Watkins – banjo, acoustic guitar
  • Bergen White – conductor (track 13)
  • Roger Wills – bass guitar (track 13)
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Chart performance[]

Drive debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, his first number 1 debut, and debuted at number 1 on the Top Country Albums selling 211,000 copies, his sixth number 1 Country album. The album was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA in May 2003.

References[]

  1. ^ About.com review
  2. ^ Drive at AllMusic
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ Los Angeles Times review
  5. ^ Plugged In review
  6. ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
  7. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  8. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2007.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Editor unknown (2004), "2003 Academy of Country Music Awards". World Almanac & Book of Facts. Volume unknown:287. ISSN 0084-1382
  10. ^ "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  11. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – Drive". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – Drive". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  19. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  20. ^ "Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010". RIAA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2010.


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