34 Number Ones

34 Number Ones
Greatest hits album by
Alan Jackson
ReleasedNovember 23, 2010 (2010-11-23)
Recorded1989–2010
Genre
Length132:48
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerKeith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Freight Train
(2010) 		34 Number Ones
(2010) 		Thirty Miles West
(2012)
Singles from 34 Number Ones
  1. "As She's Walking Away"
    Released: August 23, 2010
  2. "Ring of Fire"
    Released: December 6, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

34 Number Ones is the seventh greatest hits compilation album by American country artist Alan Jackson. It was released in the United States on November 23, 2010, through Arista Nashville.[3] The release celebrates Jackson's 20-year anniversary since the release of his debut album.[4] As of the chart dated February 26, 2011, the album has sold 200,131 copies in the US.[5]

Content

The release includes all of Jackson's number one hits on various trade charts, from his first, "Here in the Real World", to his (at the time) latest, "Country Boy".[6] Newly included in the release is his cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and Jackson's late-2010 contribution with Zac Brown Band, "As She's Walking Away".[3] "Look at Me", a song which was initially recorded for the soundtrack to Billy: The Early Years, was previously unreleased on a Jackson album.

The Essential Alan Jackson

34 Number Ones was re-released and re-packaged on April 17, 2012, as The Essential Alan Jackson. Both albums have an identical track listing.[7]

The Essential peaked at number 20 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[8] It also reached #145 on the main Billboard album chart.

Track listing

CD 1 (1990–1995)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ring of Fire"June Carter, Merle Kilgore3:11
2."Here in the Real World"Mark Irwin, Alan Jackson3:38
3."Wanted"Charlie Craig, Jackson2:56
4."Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"Jackson, Jim McBride3:05
5."I'd Love You All Over Again"Jackson3:10
6."Don't Rock the Jukebox"Jackson, Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall2:50
7."Someday"Jackson, McBride3:17
8."Dallas"Jackson, Stegall2:44
9."Midnight in Montgomery"Jackson, Don Sampson3:44
10."Love's Got a Hold on You"Carson Chamberlain, Stegall2:53
11."She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"Jackson, Randy Travis2:24
12."Tonight I Climbed the Wall"Jackson3:30
13."Chattahoochee"Jackson, Jim McBride2:27
14."(Who Says) You Can't Have It All"Jackson, McBride3:28
15."Summertime Blues"Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran3:11
16."Livin' on Love"Jackson3:48
17."Gone Country"Bob McDill4:19
18."I Don't Even Know Your Name"Jackson, Ron Jackson, Andy Loftin3:49
19."Tall, Tall Trees"George Jones, Roger Miller2:27
CD 2 (1996–2008)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."As She's Walking Away" (Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson)Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette3:45
2."Look at Me"Jim Collins, Paul Overstreet3:16
3."I'll Try"Jackson3:51
4."Home"Jackson3:18
5."Little Bitty"Tom T. Hall2:38
6."Who's Cheatin' Who"Jerry Hayes4:01
7."There Goes"Jackson3:55
8."Between the Devil and Me"Allen, Chamberlain4:21
9."Right on the Money"Charlie Black, Phil Vassar3:49
10."It Must Be Love"McDill2:50
11."Where I Come From"Jackson3:59
12."Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"Jackson5:04
13."Drive (For Daddy Gene)"Jackson4:01
14."It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett)Jim "Moose" Brown, Don Rollins3:49
15."Remember When"Jackson4:30
16."Small Town Southern Man"Jackson4:40
17."Good Time"Jackson5:07
18."Country Boy"Jackson4:06

Personnel on new tracks

Adapted from liner notes.[9]

  • Eddie Bayers – drums on "Ring of Fire" & "Look at Me"
  • Coy Bowles – Hammond B-3 organ on "As She's Walking Away"
  • Zac Brown – acoustic guitar and lead vocals on "As She's Walking Away"
  • Clay Cook – electric guitar and background vocals on "As She's Walking Away"
  • Jimmy De Martini – fiddle and background vocals on "As She's Walking Away"
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle on "Ring of Fire"
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar on "Ring of Fire"
  • Chris Fryar – drums on "As She's Walking Away"
  • John Driskell Hopkins – bass guitar and background vocals on "As She's Walking Away"
  • Alan Jackson – lead vocals
  • Brent Mason – acoustic guitar on "Look at Me", electric guitar on "Ring of Fire"
  • Gary Prim – piano on "Ring of Fire" & "Look at Me"
  • John Wesley Ryles – background vocals on "Ring of Fire"
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar on "Look at Me"
  • Rafe Van Hoy – acoustic guitar on "Look at Me"
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar on "Ring of Fire"
  • Lee Ann Womack – background vocals on "Ring of Fire"
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar on "Ring of Fire"

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Platinum 70,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ 34 Number Ones – Apple Music
  2. ^ 34 Number Ones on AllMusic
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  4. ^ "Alan Jackson Delivers Definitive Hits Package, 34 Number Ones, on November 23!". Sony Music Nashville. October 24, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  5. ^ "Thompson Square Debuts Strong on Album Charts". Roughstock. February 16, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Richardson, Gayle (September 8, 2010). "Alan Jackson Releasing '34 Number Ones' in November – The Boot". theboot.com. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  7. ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2012). "Album Review: Alan Jackson – The Essential Alan Jackson". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  8. ^ "The Essential Alan Jackson awards". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  9. ^ 34 Number Ones (CD booklet). Alan Jackson. Arista Records Nashville. 2010. 88697-78681-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – 1 - 34 Number Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  15. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Alan Jackson – 34 Number Ones". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 28, 2021.