A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) is the third studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 6, 1992, and produced the singles, "Chattahoochee", "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)", "Tonight I Climbed the Wall", "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All", and "Mercury Blues". "Chattahoochee", and "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" were both #1 hits on the Hot Country Songs charts, while the other three songs all reached Top 5.
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Released | October 6, 1992 | |||
Recorded | May–June 1992 | |||
Studio | Cayman Moon Recorders, Recording Arts, Sound Emporium Studios, Nashville, TN Castle Recording Studio, Franklin, TN | |||
Genre | Country, country rock, rockabilly, blues[1] | |||
Length | 31:15 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Keith Stegall "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" co-produced by Scott Hendricks | |||
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Singles from A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) | ||||
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Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
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Keith Stegall produced the entire album, working with Scott Hendricks on "Tonight I Climbed the Wall".
Commercial performance
A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) peaked at #13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming Alan Jackson's first #1 country album. In January 1996, A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chattahoochee" | Alan Jackson, Jim McBride | 2:29 |
2. | "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" | Jackson, Randy Travis | 2:25 |
3. | "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" | Jackson | 3:30 |
4. | "I Don't Need the Booze (To Get a Buzz On)" | Toni Dae, Joy Swinea | 3:15 |
5. | "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" | Jackson, McBride | 3:29 |
6. | "Up to My Ears in Tears" | Jackson, Don Sampson | 2:53 |
7. | "Tropical Depression" | Charlie Craig, Jackson, McBride | 2:57 |
8. | "She Likes It Too" | Zack Turner, Tim Nichols | 2:50 |
9. | "If It Ain't One Thing (It's You)" | Jackson, McBride | 3:52 |
10. | "Mercury Blues" | K. C. Douglas, Bob Geddins | 3:39 |
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Robbie Flint – acoustic slide guitar
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Roy Huskey Jr. – double bass
- Alan Jackson – lead vocals
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Weldon Myrick – pedal steel guitar
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Bruce Rutherford – backing vocals
- Hank Singer – fiddle
- Keith Stegall – acoustic guitar
- Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
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