Where Have You Gone

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Where Have You Gone
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Studio album by
Alan Jackson
ReleasedMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
Length82:52
LabelACR/EMI Nashville
ProducerKeith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Angels and Alcohol
(2015) 		Where Have You Gone
(2021)
Singles from Where Have You Gone
  1. "The Older I Get"
    Released: October 2017[1]
  2. "You'll Always Be My Baby"
    Released: August 16, 2021[2][3]

Where Have You Gone is the twenty-first studio album by American country artist Alan Jackson, released on May 14, 2021 through ACR/EMI.

Content[]

Where Have You Gone is Jackson's first new studio album since Angels and Alcohol in 2015. Jackson wrote 15 of the songs on the album. It was produced by Keith Stegall,[4] who has produced all but one of his studio albums. Many of the studio musicians are ones who have played on his previous albums, including guitarist J. T. Corenflos, fiddler Stuart Duncan, drummer Eddie Bayers, and steel guitarist Paul Franklin.Three songs were released in advance: "The Older I Get" was a single in 2017 prior to the album's release. Also released were the title track, in which Jackson comments on the contemporary state of the country music genre, and "You'll Always Be My Baby", a song that he wrote with the intention of having listeners play at weddings. Also included on the album is a cover of the Lefty Frizzell-Sanger D. Shafer composition "That's the Way Love Goes", which has been a hit single for both Johnny Rodriguez and Merle Haggard.[5]

Critical reception[]

Rating it 4 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "Jackson knows himself so well as a singer and songwriter that he doesn't shy from his strengths, he writes songs to showcase his smooth, supple voice and love of old-fashioned country. The simplicity of his goals means Where Have You Gone might seem a bit modest even at its oversized length, but that's also its charm."[6]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Alan Jackson, except where noted.

  1. "Where Have You Gone" – 4:47
  2. "Wishful Drinkin'" – 3:50
  3. "I Can Be That Something" – 4:40
  4. "Where the Cottonwood Grows" – 3:01
  5. "Way Down in My Whiskey" – 3:56
  6. "Things That Matter" (Keith Stegall, Michael White) – 3:42
  7. "Livin' on Empty" – 4:31
  8. "You'll Always Be My Baby" – 3:46
  9. "Where Her Heart Has Always Been" – 3:27
  10. "The Boot" (Adam Wright) – 3:24
  11. "Back" – 5:13
  12. "Write It in Red" – 4:15
  13. "So Late So Soon" (Scotty Emerick, Daniel Tashian, Sarah Buxton) – 3:46
  14. "This Heart of Mine" (Wright) – 3:18
  15. "A Man Who Never Cries" – 4:55
  16. "Chain" – 3:06
  17. "I Was Tequila" – 5:10
  18. "I Do" — 2:51
  19. "Beer:10" – 4:18
  20. "The Older I Get" (Wright, Sarah Turner, Hailey Whitters) – 3:49
  21. "That's the Way Love Goes" (Lefty Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer) – 3:08

Personnel[]

  • Roy Agee – trombone, background vocals
  • Eddie Bayers – drums
  • Vinnie Ciesielski – trumpet, background vocals
  • J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
  • Robbie Flint – Dobro
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Brad Guin – saxophone, background vocals
  • Tania Hancheroff – background vocals
  • Travis Humbert – background vocals
  • John Kelton – bass guitar, background vocals
  • Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar
  • Alecia Nugent – background vocals
  • Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
  • Gary Prim – Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
  • Scotty Sanders – Dobro, steel guitar
  • Sammy Shelor – banjo
  • Keith Stegall – gut string guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, hand drums, piano, background vocals
  • Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Charts[]

Chart performance for Where Have You Gone
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 14
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 70
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 44
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 16
UK Country Albums (OCC)[14] 1
US Billboard 200[15] 9
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] 2

References[]

  1. ^ "Hear Alan Jackson's Tender New Song 'The Older I Get'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Alan Jackson Talks Coming Out of Semi-Retirement for 'Where Have You Gone,' First Album in 6 Years". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Alan Jackson's New Album – Where Have You Gone – Available May 14th!". The Country Daily. April 5, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Deborah Evans Price (May 13, 2021). "Alan Jackson Talks Coming Out of Semi-Retirement for 'Where Have You Gone,' First Album in 6 Years". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Where Have You Gone review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Alan Jackson – Where Have You Gone" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Alan Jackson – Where Have You Gone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alan Jackson – Where Have You Gone" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alan Jackson – Where Have You Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  16. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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